Shane Smith
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Shane Smith is a Canadian
drummer. He has performed with the punk rock
bands SNFU
and Slaveco.
, and the alternative
industrial rock
bands Neurosonic
and Jakalope
.
band SNFU, whom Smith subsequently joined following previous drummer Trevor McGregor
's departure in 2004. He toured with them behind their In the Meantime and In Between Time
album prior to the group's disbanding the following year. Smith was also involved with SNFU and Ocean3 members in the side project Slaveco.
around this time.
Smith next joined producer Dave Ogilvie
's Jakalope project in time to work on their Born 4
album. He also became involved with Neurosonic from 2006–2009.
Following this stint, he rejoined SNFU in early 2009, who had been reactivated two years earlier by singer Ken Chinn
and former bassist Ken Fleming
. Smith remained with the group for a little over a year, departing in March 2010 on good terms and returning to Calgary
to pursue a change in careers. He was replaced by early SNFU drummer Jon Card
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
drummer. He has performed with the punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
bands SNFU
SNFU
SNFU is a Canadian punk rock band formed in 1981 in Edmonton, Alberta and later relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia. They have released nine full-length albums and are cited as a formative influence on the skate punk sub-genre....
and Slaveco.
Slaveco.
Slaveco. was a Canadian alternative rock band primarily active from 2002–2004, and sporadically active until 2006. The group was composed of three former members of the group Ocean 3, joined by Ken Chinn , the lead singer of the influential skate punk band SNFU.-History:The band members first met...
, and the alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
industrial rock
Industrial rock
Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres. Industrial rock spawned industrial metal, with which it is often confused...
bands Neurosonic
Neurosonic
Neurosonic was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia in February, 2006 by vocalist/guitarist Jason Darr, who was the former lead singer of Calgary's Out of Your Mouth...
and Jakalope
Jakalope
Jakalope is a Canadian pop/electronica group. They are named for the fictional animal of the same name, although the animal's name is more commonly spelled jackalope. The band was formed in 2003 by noted Canadian industrial musician and producer Dave "Rave" Ogilvie most famous for his studio work...
.
Career
Smith joined the alternative rock band Ocean3 in 2000. They would go on to release several demos and marginal releases. Around this time, Ocean3 played several tours with the influential skate punkSkate punk
Skate punk is a sub genre of punk rock, originally a derivative of the West Coast hardcore punk scene, that is named after its popularity among skateboarders and association with skateboarding culture. Skate punk most commonly describes the sound of melodic hardcore bands from the 1990s with an...
band SNFU, whom Smith subsequently joined following previous drummer Trevor McGregor
Trevor McGregor
Trevor MacGregor is a Canadian musician, best known as the last and longest-standing drummer in the punk band Treble Charger. He currently resides in Toronto, Ontario and composes music for film and television.-Career:...
's departure in 2004. He toured with them behind their In the Meantime and In Between Time
In the Meantime and In Between Time
In the Meantime and In Between Time is an album by Vancouver, British Columbia punk rock band SNFU, released in 2004. It reached number six on the Top Ten Metal/Punk chart on ChartAttack's radio charts for the week of December 10, 2004 and charted at various Canadian campus and community radio...
album prior to the group's disbanding the following year. Smith was also involved with SNFU and Ocean3 members in the side project Slaveco.
Slaveco.
Slaveco. was a Canadian alternative rock band primarily active from 2002–2004, and sporadically active until 2006. The group was composed of three former members of the group Ocean 3, joined by Ken Chinn , the lead singer of the influential skate punk band SNFU.-History:The band members first met...
around this time.
Smith next joined producer Dave Ogilvie
Dave Ogilvie
Dave "Rave" Ogilvie is a Canadian record producer and musician. He is a producer of industrial music and has been associated with bands such as Skinny Puppy , Doughboys, The Birthday Massacre , Marilyn Manson, Jakalope , Killing Joke, Queensrÿche, Alexz Johnson, Fake Shark...
's Jakalope project in time to work on their Born 4
Born 4
Born 4 is the second album from Canadian group Jakalope. It was released in Japan on the 7th of June, and was released on October 3rd in Canada. The first single off the album is Upside Down , with an accompanying video. It can be noted that the video has left behind the themes of cloning that were...
album. He also became involved with Neurosonic from 2006–2009.
Following this stint, he rejoined SNFU in early 2009, who had been reactivated two years earlier by singer Ken Chinn
Ken Chinn
Kendall "Ken" Chinn is a Canadian punk rock lead vocalist and artist. He is best known, under the pseudonym Mr. Chi Pig, as the lead singer of the band SNFU. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Early life and career:Born to German and Chinese parents, Chinn was the second...
and former bassist Ken Fleming
Ken Fleming (musician)
Ken Fleming is a Canadian punk rock musician. He is the current guitarist in SNFU, and has also played bass in the early Canadian hardcore punk band The Unwanted and the industrial alternative rock band Econoline Crush.-Career:...
. Smith remained with the group for a little over a year, departing in March 2010 on good terms and returning to Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
to pursue a change in careers. He was replaced by early SNFU drummer Jon Card
Jon Card
Jon Card is a Canadian punk rock drummer. He is the current drummer in the long-standing punk bands SNFU and The Subhumans.-Career:Card grew up in Calgary, Alberta and formed his first band, Plasticide in his late teens. In 1981 he joined the Winnipeg-based band Personality Crisis, with whom he...
.