Shane Smith (born January 22, 1979 in Armstrong, British Columbia) is a

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drummer. He has performed with the punk rock bands

SNFU SNFU was a Canadian hardcore punk band formed in Edmonton in 1981, relocated to Vancouver in 1992, and disbanded in 2018. They released eight albums, two live records, and one compilation amid many lineup changes and several temporary breakups. ...

and

Slaveco. Slaveco. was a Canadian alternative rock band active from 2002 to 2003. The group was composed of three former members of the group OCEAN3, joined by Ken Chinn (Mr. Chi Pig), the lead singer of the influential skate punk band SNFU. History The b ...

, and the

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bands Neurosonic and

Jakalope Jakalope is a Canadian Indie pop/ rock group, formed in 2003 and named for the mythical creature of the jackalope, and started by noted Canadian industrial musician and producer Dave "Rave" Ogilvie, most famous for his studio work with such act ...

Career

After playing in the high school band The Insubordinates in the 1990s, Chris Walter. ''...What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2012, pp. 219 Smith joined the alternative rock band OCEAN3 in 2000, who went on to release several demos and marginal releases before disbanding the following year. OCEAN3 played several tours and shared a practice space with the influential

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band SNFU, and Smith co-founded the new group Based on a True Story with SNFU guitarist

Marc Belke Marc Belke (born February 1, 1965 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian musician and former radio personality. He played guitar in the punk and alternative rock bands SNFU and The Wheat Chiefs, and sang lead vocals in the latter. He was later an ...

and OCEAN3 members Jay Black and

Matt Warhurst Matt Warhurst (born June 28, 1975 in Sechelt, British Columbia) Chris Walter. ''...What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2012, pp. 213 is a Canadian musician and record producer. He has played bass guitar in the punk rock gro ...

after OCEAN3's breakup. Based on a True Story disbanded the following year after Belke relocated to

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, and Warhurst, Black and Smith formed the group

with SNFU vocalist

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 unt ...

in 2002. Chinn, Belke, Warhurst and Smith began a new incarnation of SNFU in late 2003. The four toured behind their ''

In the Meantime and In Between Time ''In the Meantime and In Between Time'' is the seventh studio album by Canadian hardcore punk band SNFU, released in 2004. The record was the band's first full-length studio album since ''FYULABA'' in 1996, and would be the last to feature foundin ...

'' album prior to disbanding in 2005 due to in-fighting and general exhaustion. Smith next joined producer

Dave Ogilvie Dave "Rave" Ogilvie is a Canadian record producer, mixer, songwriter and musician. The former member of bands Skinny Puppy and Jakalope started his recording career in Vancouver working as an engineer at Mushroom Studios. He has been described by ...

's Jakalope project in time to work on their '' Born 4'' album. He also became involved with Neurosonic from 2006 to 2009. Following this stint, he rejoined SNFU in early 2009, who had been reactivated two years earlier by Chinn and former bassist Ken Fleming. Smith remained with the group for a little over a year, departing in March 2010 after extensive touring and returning to

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to pursue a change in careers. He was replaced by early SNFU drummer

Jon Card Jon Card (born December 11, 1960) Chris Walter. ''...What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2012, pp. 59 is a German-Canadian drummer. He has played in the punk rock bands Personality Crisis, SNFU, D.O.A., and The Subhumans. ...

References

External links

Official SNFU web page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Shane 1979 births Canadian punk rock drummers Canadian male drummers Living people Musicians from British Columbia 21st-century Canadian drummers SNFU members Jakalope members Slaveco. members 21st-century Canadian male musicians