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Matt Warhurst (born June 28, 1975 in
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) Chris Walter. ''...What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2012, pp. 213 is a
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musician and record producer. He has played bass guitar in the
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group
SNFU SNFU was a Canadian hardcore punk band from Edmonton, formed in 1981 as Society's No Fucking Use. They relocated to Vancouver in 1992 and went on hiatus in 2018 due to illness. They released eight albums, two live records, and one compilation ami ...
and the
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band
Jakalope Jakalope was a Canadian Indie pop/rock group. They formed in 2003 and named for the mythical creature of the jackalope. The band was started 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 and sharing a practice space with fellow
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band SNFU. In June 2001, Warhurst joined SNFU for a single gig, replacing long-time bassist Rob Johnson, but the band entered a hiatus shortly thereafter following the departure of drummer Chris Thompson. OCEAN3 also broke up around this time. Along with OCEAN3 members Shane Smith and Jay Black, Warhurst joined SNFU guitarist Marc Belke in forming the new group Based on a True Story. The group was short-lived, however, as Belke relocated to
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in 2002. Smith, Black, and Warhurst then co-founded Slaveco. with SNFU singer
Ken Chinn Kendall Steven Chinn (October 19, 1962 – July 16, 2020), known under the stage name Mr. Chi Pig, was a Canadian punk rock vocalist and artist born in Edmonton and long residing in Vancouver. He fronted the hardcore punk band SNFU from 1981 unti ...
. Warhurst also began playing with Jakalope in 2002, later appearing on their ''
It Dreams ''It Dreams'' is 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 presented a ...
'' album. In 2003, Belke and Chinn recruited Warhurst and drummer Trevor MacGregor to complete work on a new SNFU record, '' In the Meantime and In-Between Time''. SNFU properly reformed after the completion of the record, with Warhurst and Smith completing the lineup and performing on their 2004 and 2005 tours. The group disbanded following this activity. Warhurst has also produced records for the Canadian band the Invasives. He currently plays in the industrial band Artisan Kane.


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External links


Official SNFU page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Warhurst, Matt 1975 births Canadian punk rock guitarists Living people Musicians from British Columbia 21st-century Canadian guitarists Jakalope members SNFU members Slaveco. members