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Members
5 Male
Origin
Vancouver, CA
Genre
Indie
Style
Rock/Pop
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5 MaleOrigin
Vancouver, CAGenre
IndieStyle
Rock/PopMood
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Born
1989
Active
1989 to Present...
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The Smugglers are a Canadian indie rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band consists of vocalist Grant Lawrence, guitarists Nick Thomas and David Carswell, bassist Kevin "Beez" Beesley and drummer Graham Watson. Past members include Paul Preminger (drums, 1988-1991), Adam Woodall (harmonica and guitar, 1988-1990), Bryce Dunn (drums, 1991-1998), Danny Fazio (drums, 1997) and John Collins (bass, 1997).
The band first formed in 1988 when its members were students at Vancouver's Hillside Secondary School. Over the course of their career, the band released material on a variety of record labels, including PopLlama, Radiation, Mint and Lookout. Lawrence was also a frequent contributor to the CBC Radio 2 programs Night Lines and RadioSonic, recording audio diaries of his experiences on tour with the band; he became the host of RadioSonic in 2001.
Although the band have not performed or recorded as a unit since 2004, they have never officially announced a breakup. Lawrence remains with the CBC as a host on CBC Radio 3, Beesley is currently a co-owner of Mint Records, and Carswell and Collins are partners in JCDC, a recording studio in Vancouver.
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