Faber Drive

Spirited Canadian pop-punk band Faber Drive's bandleader, Dave Faber, worked as a private music teacher outside of Vancouver, giving guitar and drum lessons. After three years of instruction, he formed Faber Drive with one of his first drum students, Ray "Red" Bull, in 2004. Adding lead guitarist David Hinsley and bassist Jeremy "Krikkit" Liddle, the group recorded a demo tape that caught the attention of Nickelback producer Joey Moi and his creative partner, Brian Howes, who started co-writing (with Faber) the songs that made up the band's debut album, Seven Second Surgery. Produced by Moi and Howes, Seven Second Surgery produced three Top 40 singles, but its success was trumped by the band's second album, Can't Keep a Secret, which spawned a pair of Top Ten hits. ~ Stewart Mason