THE BAND
CHRIS MACLAREN
// guitar, vocals
Chris took to music early in life, with the radio being a constant companion in the home. By age seven he had developed an unhealthy and possibly unnatural obsession with The Beatles. It wasn't long before he started asking to be shown a few bits on his uncle's guitar and in grade five exploded onto the local elementary school Ukulele scene. A couple years later, equipped with his first electric guitar he formed his first band Pure Honey. With a repertoire of two songs and one dream they went on to defeat the incumbent grade ten band and win the school talent show. With Concert and Jazz Choir a constant staple, Chris developed a knack and appreciation for vocal harmony. Years later Chris founded The FTones and enjoys playing with like minded musicians.
STEPHANIE IVY
// bass, vocals
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Born and raised in Ontario, Stephanie's early influences were directly related to her parent's love of country music. Her first instrument was the steel guitar.....at 4 years old! As a teenager, she came to her senses and lost her heart to rock and roll when a band exchange to Timmins found her covering Olivia Newton John’s “Let’s Get Physical” with an unknown Shania. Steph has been haunting rehearsal studios and live music venues ever since. In 2010, she moved to BC and has been passionately laying down the bass line with several bands in bars, festivals and private events around Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, but The FTones have been Steph’s home since 2017.
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LIAM GREENBERG
// guitar, keyboard, vocals
Liam is officially the youngest member of the band. "The Kid" is proud to debut his musical career with The FTones.
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Guided to a seat in front of a piano at age 4, it became apparent that while strings were definitely in the cards, amplification was too. Introduced to rock music by his uncles, Liam inadvertently picked up a guitar. Captivated by influences such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Steely Dan, he immediately fell in love.
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He tries to keep his musicality diverse, dabbling in piano, bass, and occasionally drums. Born at a convenient time digitally, Liam has been entirely self-taught for the past six years and is grateful for every second of his musical journey.
BRIAN CAMPBELL
// drums
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Brian has been active in music since the age of 18 when he first picked up a pair of drumsticks and decided to learn to play. After getting bored of drum lessons, he purchased every Rush CD that had ever been made up until that point and learned by learning (or attempting to learn!) all of Neil Peart’s drum parts. In the following years Brian honed his technique and became very active in live sound and theatrical technical performance, and played in several bands up until 2002, when he took time off to start and raise a family. Picking up the drums again in the mid 2010’s, he became involved in a couple of small casual projects, before settling into an original project in 2018. After answering a “random craigslist ad” in April, and having been given a generous 24 hours to prepare six songs for the audition, Brian joined the F-Tones and is looking forward to holding down the beats for this awesome talented group of musicians!
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AVA WOLSYNUK
// vocals, percussion, keyboard
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BC, Born and raised. Parents bought Bob Seger’s greatest hits on a road trip as a kid, and to this day he’s my all time favourite.
When I was 7, mom/dad put me in piano lessons. Over the years I completed several Royal Conservatory of Music exams for piano.
As I aged, I was more interested in singing. Started singing in our church’s band at 16. Once I was old enough to go to bars, I started doing karaoke. First as a patron, but shortly into my 20’s I started hosting, and have hosted ever since. Won a couple local competitions but always wanted to do more.
In my late 20’s/early 30’s, I started recording covers and originals with friends, and writing music of my own. Steph had seen one of the cover videos I did with a mutual friend, and asked me if I wanted to join the band. And the rest is history.
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JAMIE NELSON
// vocals, percussion, keyboard
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Jamie Nelson is a Canadian-Italian Artist who was born into the sound of her father's 90s rock. From attending school for Music Theatre, to writing rock music, she prides herself on versatility. Homegrown in Toronto, Ontario, she will never stop jamming out to her favourite Nickelback album with her headphones blaring...no matter how many times people show her the Chad Kroeger 'look at this graph' meme.
