Faber Drive facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Faber Drive
Faber Drive in 2011. Left to right: Faber, JP, Krikit, Stricko.
Background information
Origin	Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Pop punk, alternative rock, synthpop (new material)
Years active	2004–present
Labels	604
Associated acts	These Kids Wear Crowns, Simple Plan, Green Day, Hedley, The Latency, Stereos, Rookie of the Year, Marianas Trench, The New Cities, MXPX, Ishan Morris, Belly, Jessie Farrell, Suzie McNeil
Members	Dave Faber Jeremy "Krikit" Liddle Seamus O'Neill Jordan "JP" Pritchett
Past members	Ray Bull David Hinsley Calvin Lechner Andrew Stricko

Faber Drive is a four-member Canadian pop punk band. They are from Mission, British Columbia. The band started in 2004.

The current members are Dave Faber (lead singer), Jordan Pritchett (lead guitarist), Jeremy "Krikit" Liddle (bass guitarist), and Seamus O'Neill (drummer). They have been nominated for a Juno Award, which is a big music award in Canada.

Faber Drive has toured with other popular bands. These include Hedley, Stereos, Marianas Trench, and Simple Plan.

How Faber Drive Started

In 2005, the band first released a short album with three songs. Back then, they were just called 'Faber'. But they had to change their name to Faber Drive. This was because another big company had the same name.

Also in 2005, Faber Drive won a band competition. It was called Fox Seeds and was held by a radio station in Vancouver. After this, Chad Kroeger from the famous band Nickelback discovered them. He signed them to his record label, 604 Records.

Faber Drive released their first full album on May 1, 2007. It was called Seven Second Surgery. They released four songs from this album as singles.

Faber Drive on TV

Two of Faber Drive's songs were used in a TV show. The songs "Killin' Me" and "Summer Fades to Fall" appeared in the American drama series Kyle XY. The band even appeared on the show themselves. They played a concert in an episode that aired in January 2009.

Faber Drive Albums

Seven Second Surgery Album

After joining 604 Records, the band worked with music producers. They released their first album, Seven Second Surgery, on May 1, 2007.

They went on tour to support the album. They also released four singles and music videos. These songs were "Second Chance", "Tongue Tied", "When I'm with You", and "Sleepless Nights". The song "Sleepless Nights" featured Canadian singer Brian Melo.

In 2008, some band members changed. Ray Bull left and Calvin "Poncho" Lechner joined as the new drummer. Later, guitarist David Hinsley also left. Zubin Thakkar played guitar for their concerts for a few months.

Faber Drive was nominated for a Juno Award in 2008. They were recognized as the New Group of the Year.

Can't Keep a Secret Album

The band's second album was Can't Keep a Secret. It came out on November 10, 2009. The first song released from it was "G-Get Up and Dance". This song became very popular. It reached number 6 on the Canadian Hot 100 music chart.

Around this time, new members joined the band. Jordan Pritchett became the guitarist. He is the son of country singer Aaron Pritchett. Andrew Stricko joined as the new drummer.

In 2011, Can't Keep a Secret was nominated for another Juno Award. It was nominated for Pop Album of the Year.

Lost in Paradise Album

Faber Drive released their third album, Lost in Paradise, on August 28, 2012. They made music videos for songs like "Do It in Hollywood" and "Candy Store".

Andrew Stricko left the band, and Seamus O'Neill became the new drummer. The band went on a successful tour across Canada in late 2012. They also performed in Singapore.

They released two more singles from this album. These were "Too Little Too Late" (featuring Pierre Bouvier from Simple Plan) and "Dead On The Dancefloor".

Recent Years (2014-Present)

In June 2014, Faber Drive played a concert with Simple Plan. They also released two demo songs called "The Best of Me" and "Gonna Make It".

On December 4, 2016, the band had a special reunion concert. They also released a Christmas song called "We 3 Kings". In 2017, they released more demo songs.

In August 2018, they released a new song called "Surrender".

In 2019, Faber Drive released several new songs and videos. They also worked with other artists. They collaborated with Dave Faber's son, the rapper Powfu, on three songs. These were "To Be With You", "Chocolate Milk", and "I Can See the Light". They also worked with Dave Faber's daughter, Sleep.Ing, on a song called "You Lift Me Up".

In 2020, they released more demo songs. As of 2021, Faber Drive was still listed on the 604 Records website.

Band Members

Current Members

• Dave Faber – lead vocals, guitar (2004–present)
• Jeremy "Krikit" Liddle – bass, vocals (2004–present)
• Jordan "JP" Pritchett – lead guitar, vocals (2008–present)
• Seamus O'Neill – drums, vocals (2012–present)

Former Members

• Ray 'red' Bull – drums, backing vocals (2004–2008)
• David Hinsley – lead guitar, backing vocals (2004–2008)
• Calvin Lechner – drums, backing vocals (2008)
• Andrew Stricko – drums, backing vocals (2009–2012)

Touring Members

• Zubin Thakkar – lead guitar and backing vocals (2008)
• Simon Nagel – lead guitar and backing vocals (2008)

Discography

Albums

EP

See also

In Spanish: Faber Drive para niños