Trevor McNevan
Trevor McNevan | |
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McNevan with Thousand Foot Krutch at SoulFest 2011. | |
Background information | |
Also known as | Teerawk, lipsick |
Born |
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | July 17, 1978
Genres | Alternative metal, hard rock, rap rock, nu metal, Christian rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Rapper |
Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Tooth & Nail |
Associated acts | Thousand Foot Krutch, FM Static, Manafest, Oddball, Three Days Grace, Hawk Nelson |
Trevor McNevan (born July 17, 1978 in Peterborough, Ontario), also known as Teerawk, is a Canadian musician and lead singer/songwriter of Thousand Foot Krutch and pop punk side project FM Static along with Steve Augustine (the third Thousand Foot Krutch drummer).[1] His first band, Oddball, included former Thousand Foot Krutch members Dave Smith (guitar) and Tim Baxter (bass), as well as Three Days Grace drummer Neil Sanderson. Oddball released the 27-song record Shutterbug, in 1995, featuring half hip-hop and half rock songs.
McNevan is the only original member of Thousand Foot Krutch. He formed the band in Peterborough, Ontario in 1997, along with original guitarist Dave Smith.
McNevan also co-produced the Thousand Foot Krutch album Welcome to the Masquerade and FM Static's album My Brain Says Stop, But My Heart Says Go!.
Thousand Foot Krutch
McNevan is a founding member of alternative metal band Thousand Foot Krutch and is the only remaining original member, although the current line-up of the band has remained consistent since 2002. The band has released eight studio albums and one live CD/DVD compilation.
FM Static
McNevan started the pop punk band FM Static with drummer Steve Augustine, Guitarist John Bunner and Bassist Justin Smith. The band has released four studio albums.
Other work
McNevan co-wrote and co-produced Hawk Nelson's first album, Letters to the President and co-wrote their second, third, and fourth albums: Smile, It's The End of the World, Hawk Nelson Is My Friend, and Live Life Loud. He also co-wrote the song "Bring 'Em Out" with the band for the movie Yours, Mine and Ours, in which the band also performed. McNevan also starred in Hawk Nelson's "California" music video as the driver of the jeep.
McNevan has his own publishing company called "Teerawk Music" that houses his various songwriting, developing, and production ventures. The company is mentioned in KJ-52's song 'Run for Cover'. Outside of TFK and FM Static, he has written songs for TobyMac, Hawk Nelson, Remedy Drive, Decyfer Down, Wavorly, Worth Dying For, Demon Hunter, KJ-52, Manafest, The Letter Black, Nine Lashes, Aliegh Baumhardt, and many others.[2]
McNevan is a good friend of Nashville Predators NHL player Mike Fisher, and wrote a goal song for Fisher, only used at the Senators' home arena Scotiabank Place when Mike scores.[3][4]
McNevan also sang on Worth Dying For's "Through Your Eyes" on the album Love Riot, as well as Three Days Grace's song, "This Movie".
Guest appearances
Song(s) | Artist | Album | Year |
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"This Movie" | Three Days Grace | Demo | 2000 |
"Rise Up" | KJ-52 | Collaborations | 2002 |
"Like a Racecar" | Hawk Nelson | Letters to the President | 2004 |
"Coffin Builder" | Demon Hunter | Summer of Darkness | 2004 |
"Skills" | Manafest | Epiphany | 2005 |
"Impossible"[5] | Manafest | Glory | 2006 |
"Fearless (250 and Dark Stars)" | Falling Up | Exit Lights | 2006 |
"Run For Cover" | KJ-52 | KJ-52 Remixed | 2006 |
"Ignition" (credited with guitar) | TobyMac | Portable Sounds | 2007 |
"So Beautiful", "Kick It" | Manafest | Citizens Activ | 2008 |
"Let's Go" | KJ-52 | Five-Two Television | 2009 |
"Fire in the Kitchen", "Every Time You Run", "Renegade" | Manafest | The Chase | 2010 |
"Through Your Eyes" | Worth Dying For | Love Riot | 2011 |
"Adrenaline" | Nine Lashes | World We View | 2011 |
"Fathom" | Awaken | Broken Circle | 2014 |
"Diamonds" | Manafest | The Moment | 2014 |
"Electric" | Manic Drive | VIP | 2014 |
"Shine" | Manafest | Reborn | 2015 |
from:[6]
References
- ↑ "Trevor McNevan Talks About His Double Life". Alternative Addiction. February 22, 2009. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ↑ Un. "Teerawk Music Publishing | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ↑ http://www2.ottawasenators.com/eng/Community/themesongs.cfm
- ↑ http://www2.ottawasenators.com/frontEndComponents/specificComponents/video/video.cfm?videoID=60&speed=300k
- ↑ Archived January 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2001-02-01. Archived from the original on August 15, 2001. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
External links
- Thousand Foot Krutch
- FM Static
- Teerawk Music Publishing
- Trevor McNevan talks about working at McDonald's with Three Days Grace