FM Static

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FM Static is a two-piece Toronto-based pop punk band currently signed to Tooth & Nail Records. The band was started as a side project by Thousand Foot Krutch frontman Trevor McNevan, and drummer Steve Augustine. The original lineup included John Bunner on guitar and Justin Smith on bass.^[1]

Career

Their first album What Are You Waiting For? was produced by Aaron Sprinkle, who also produced Thousand Foot Krutch's album Phenomenon. The album featured the hit singles "Definitely Maybe", "Something to Believe In", and "Crazy Mary". FM Static toured through 2003 to 2005, John Bunner quickly retired after playing a few shows and so Justin asked his brother Jeremy to fill in for them.

On August 1, 2006, FM Static released their second album titled Critically Ashamed, which featured the single "Waste of Time". Originally, a cover of Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" was to be included on this album, but it was removed later in the production process. The band did not tour in support of their second album because the Smith brothers had stopped playing for them. So FM Static became a two-piece band with studio musicians filling in for the other parts. While their second album featured only the single "Waste of Time", the songs "Tonight" and "Moment of Truth" went on to become huge unadvertised internet hits, as well as hits on some radio stations. The song "Tonight" had accumulated over eight million hits on Youtube as of September 2009, while "Moment of Truth" had nearly five Million. Trevor announced in a TFK broadcast that FM Static plans to tour again in 2009. This was confirmed when FM Static was added to setlist of the Creation Festival tour alongside TFK as well as Jars of Clay, AA Talks, B.Reith and This Beautiful Republic. Due to the fact the Trevor and Steve could not play all instrumentals, Nick Baumhardt from TFK filled in on the tour, as well as Tom Beaupre on Bass and Keyboards

FM Static have been nominated for several GMA Canada Covenant Awards.

Members

• Trevor McNevan - vocals, guitars
• Steve Augustine - drums

Touring Members

• Nick Baumhardt - Guitar (2009)
• Tom Beaupre - Bass, Keyboard (2009)

Former members

• Justin Smith - bass (2003-2005)
• John Bunner - guitar (2003)
• Jeremy Smith - guitar (2004-2005)

Discography

Albums

Singles

• 2003: "Definitely Maybe"
• 2003: "Crazy Mary"
• 2003: "Something to Believe In"
• 2006: "Waste of Time"
• 2006: "Six Candles"
• 2006: "The Video Store"
• 2006: "Girl of the Year"
• 2008: "Tonight"
• 2008: "Moment of Truth"
• 2008: "Nice Piece of Art"
• 2009: "Boy Moves to a New Town with Optimistic Outlook"
• 2009: "The Unavoidable Battle of Feeling on the Outside"
• 2009: "Take Me as I Am"
• 2009: "Her Father's Song"

Songs on compilations

• Canada Rocks, "Moment of Truth" (CMC, 2008)
• GMA Canada presents 30th Anniversary Collection, "Crazy Mary" (CMC, 2008)
• X Christmas, "Christmas Shoes" (BEC, 2008)
• Songs from the Penalty Box, Tooth and Nail Vol. 6, "Boy Moves to a New Town with an Optimistic Look" (Tooth and Nail, 2009)

Videos

• Definitely Maybe (YouTube)
• Boy Moves to a New Town with Optimistic Outlook (YouTube)
• Her Father's Song (YouTube)

Take me as I am.

Awards and recognition

GMA Canada Covenant Awards

• 2009 nominee, Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year: Dear Diary
• 2009 nominee, Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year: "Take Me as I Am"

References

External links

• Official Site
• FM Static at MyPraize
• Official Purevolume
• Official Myspace
• Tooth & Nail Records