Faber Drive

Faber Drive
Original Faber Drive members. Left to right: Krikit, Hinsley, Faber and Red.
Background information
Origin	Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Pop Punk, New Wave, Powerpop
Years active	2004–present
Labels	604 Records
Associated acts	Nickleback Hedley Simple Plan Metro Station Marianas Trench Cute Is What We Aim For Brian Melo The Latency[citation needed]
Website	www.faberdrive.com
Members
Dave Faber Jeremy Liddle Jordan Pritchett Andrew Stricko
Former members
Ray Bull David Hinsley Calvin Lechner

Faber Drive is a four-piece, Juno award nominated Canadian pop rock band from Mission, British Columbia. They have toured with bands such as Hedley, Marianas Trench, Simple Plan, Metro Station, and Stereos.^{[citation needed]} They have gained a huge amount of popularity in many parts of Canada.

Already well-known for a local fan base, Faber Drive released a limited edition three-song EP under the band name of Faber. Due to legal issues, the band changed their name to Faber Drive.

Discovered by Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, and signed to his 604 Records, Label,^[1] Faber Drive released their debut album, Seven Second Surgery, on May 1, 2007 which was followed by the release of four singles. The band's biggest influences are U2, The Police, Def Leppard, Jimmy Eat World, Stryper and Winger.

The band also featured in the American drama television series Kyle XY. Two of their songs "Killin' Me" and "Summer Fades to Fall" had featured in the show. The band also made an appearance in episode 3.01, "Psychic Friend" which aired on January 19, 2009. The band's lead singer, Dave Faber is also an actor who will be starring in the upcoming Tron 2.0 film ^[2] and is married to ^[3] Ricarda Faber.

Name

The band got their name when Faber and Red were driving and Faber was playing guitar behind the wheel and drove through a red light. Red then said "Faber, drive!", thus giving them the name Faber Drive. After winning the Fox Seeds competition, they changed their name to Faber Drive to avoid potential legal issues. One of the names they considered before electing Faber Drive was Seven Second Surgery, but they decided it made a better album title than band name.^[4]

History

Formation

Faber taught "Red" how to play drums for a while and asked him if he wanted to audition for his band. Hinsley was referred to Faber by his brother. At first, Dave thought he wasn't what he was looking for. A couple days later, Hinsley invited Faber for some beverages and they just connected. Dave found his lead guitarist. Red and Faber saw Krikit playing bass at an Easter service at the local church. Faber gave him his number, Krikit thought he was trying to make him come to church more often but he was going to stop coming because he had started drinking and didn't feel it was right. When he found out Faber and Red weren't from the church he was overwhelmed.^[5] He learned all the songs and played without hesitation three days before the band's first gig. Since then, they have opened for bands such as Nickleback, Hedley, and Simple Plan.^{[citation needed]}

Early Years and Rise to Fame

After forming "Faber" Dave would sign to Chad Kroeger of Nickleback's 604 Records label and hook up with Joey Moi for pre-production and Brian Howes to co-write with Faber. They then joined Fox's Battle of the Bands and would eventually win. After the bands triumph, they released a limted edition self-titled EP.They would later change their name to "Faber Drive" to avoid potential legal issues and would go on tour to promote their debut album titled Seven Second Surgery. Some concerts were partially taped on camera by band members and posted on Youtube. They would release three singles and music videos from Seven Second Surgery. In April 2008, Ray was married and decided to leave the band. Calvin "Poncho" Lechner would join Faber Drive's line up and replace Red. They would later release a fourth single titled "Sleepless Nights" which is about a child's point of view of his parents fighting. In the summer of 2008, David Hinsley quit the band. Zubin Thakkar from the band Prize Fighter would come in to replace Hinsley and play in concerts until Faber Drive's last show in October 2008. Faber Drive will be working on their new album during Winter/Spring 2008/2009.

Seven Second Surgery

Seven Second Surgery is the debut album of pop punk band Faber Drive. Four singles were released from Seven Second Surgery such as: "Second Chance", "Tongue Tied","When I'm With You", and "Sleepless Nights (Never Let Her Go) (featuring Brian Melo)". All of which have been a number 1 single in a chart. While "Second Chance" and "Tongue Tied" had successful chart positions on the west-coast of Canada, "When I'm With You" had the best chart positions on the east-coast.

Can't Keep A Secret (stylized can'T keEp A SecrEt)

The band is currently working on their new single "G-Get Up and Dance" which is produced by Faber, Dave Rave Ogilvie (Nine Inch Nails) and Colin "Crocker" Friesen. The Single aired on July 13, 2009 and was available on iTunes on July 21, 2009. Guitarist Jordan Pritchett and drummer Andrew Stricko have joined and replaced Hinsley and Lechner. The first single "G-Get Up and Dance" went platinum with over 40,000 downloads across Canada, reached #2 of the Top 10 on iTunes Canada, and debuted at #6 on the Canadian Hot 100.

The album Can't Keep A Secret(stylized can'T keEp A SecrEt) was released on November 10, 2009. [3] Faber spoke in August 2009 about the new album and why Faber Drive, his band split. [4]

can'T keEp A SecrEt was released in stores and on iTunes on November 10. [5]. The album debuted at #37 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

Members

Current members

• Dave Faber - Lead vocals and Rhythm guitar (2004–present)
• Jeremy Liddle - Bass guitar and Backing vocals (2004–present)
• Jordan Pritchett Lead guitar and Backing vocals (2009-present)
• Andrew Stricko - Drums and Backing vocals (2009–present)

Former Members

• Ray Bull - Drums and Backing vocals (2004–2008)
• David Hinsley - Lead guitar and Backing vocals (2004–2008)
• Calvin Lechner - Drums and Backing vocals (2008–2009)
• Zubin Thakkar -Guitar and Backing vocals (2008)

Line-ups

Timeline

Discography

Singles

Awards

See also

• Faber Drive discography

References

External links

• Faber Drive at MySpace
• Faber Drive TV on YouTube
• Official Faber Drive Street Team
• Faber Drive interview on mindyourmind.ca