Matt Warhurst
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Matt Warhurst is a Canadian
musician and record producer. He has played bass guitar in the punk rock
group SNFU
and the industrial rock
band Jakalope
.
. Warhurst played with the influential skate punk
band for the next two years, appearing on their 2004 album In the Meantime and In Between Time
, and continued with them until their 2005 breakup. He also played with several SNFU and Ocean3 members in the short-lived side project Slaveco.
He did not rejoin SNFU when they reformed two years later.
Warhurst played with Jakalope from 2002–2006, appearing on their It Dreams
album.
He has also produced records for the Canadian band the Invasives. He currently plays in the industrial band Artisan Kane.
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...
musician and record producer. He has played bass guitar in 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...
group 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 the 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...
band 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
Warhurst began his career with the alternative rock band Ocean3, who released several marginal releases and remained active for over a decade. In 2000, they began touring with fellow Vancouver, British Columbia band SNFU, whom Warhurst would go on to join three years later following the departure of long-time bassist Rob JohnsonRob Johnson (musician)
Rob Johnson is a Canadian musician currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia...
. Warhurst played with the influential skate punk
Skate 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 for the next two years, appearing on their 2004 album 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...
, and continued with them until their 2005 breakup. He also played with several SNFU and Ocean3 members in the short-lived 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...
He did not rejoin SNFU when they reformed two years later.
Warhurst played with Jakalope from 2002–2006, appearing on their It Dreams
It Dreams
It Dreams was the debut album by Jakalope, released on October 26, 2004.The music videos made for the album are known for the clone and hybrid theme connected to the band. Videos featuring Dave Ogilvie as a Dr. Evar and Katie B...
album.
He has also produced records for the Canadian band the Invasives. He currently plays in the industrial band Artisan Kane.