Timothy Fletcher (born 1978) is an

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musician who was the

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and

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ist for

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-based band

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, which disbanded in 2011. Born in

, Fletcher met his future bandmates at the age of 15 before forming the Stills in 2000. Along with a number of the Stills, he previously played in an early incarnation of the band Chinatown, and was also a member of heavy metal band Amentum. Fletcher and

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were the principal songwriters in the Stills. On the band's first album, '' Logic Will Break Your Heart'', Fletcher was the

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. However, when guitarist Greg Paquet left the band and former drummer Hamelin took up lead guitar, Fletcher's role as frontman was diminished on the second record, ''

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''. He returned to lead vocalist duties for the third album, '' Oceans Will Rise''. Since the demise of the Stills, Fletcher sang background vocals on

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's 2014 album ''

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'' and played guitar for Canadian rapper

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. In 2014, he formed the band Beat Cops with Mikey Heppner (of

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fame), releasing the album ''Mean Streets'' in 2015. That same year, Fletcher released the album ''Punks on the Moon'' with his project Voizes. Inspired by 1970s-era UK punk and reggae, Fletcher formed Megative with ex-Stills producer Gus Van Go, songwriting duo Like Minds (Jesse Singer and Chris Soper) and dancehall performer Screechy Dan. In 2017, the ensemble debuted with the single "More Time". On July 27, 2018, Megative released their self-titled debut album on Last Gang Records. In 2015 he made a cameo appearance in the comedy web series ''

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''.Nick Patch
"Web series mocks 'ultra bizarre' music world with help from Baruchel, Cuthbert"

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, September 10, 2015.

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