Faber Drive

Faber Drive
Faber Drive in 2011. Left to right: Faber, JP, Krikit, Stricko.
Background information
Origin	Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Pop punk, new wave, alternative rock, synthpop (new material)
Years active	2004–present
Labels	604
Associated acts	These Kids Wear Crowns, Simple Plan, Green Day, Hedley, The Latency, Stereos, Marianas Trench, The New Cities, MXPX, Ishan Morris, Belly, Jessie Farrell, Suzie McNeil
Website	www.faberdrive.com
Members	Dave Faber Jeremy "Krikit" Liddle Seamus O'Neill Jordan "JP" Pritchett
Past members	Ray Bull David Hinsley Calvin Lechner Andrew Stricko

Faber Drive is a four-piece Canadian pop punk band from Mission, British Columbia, formed in 2004. The band currently consist lead vocalist Dave Faber, lead guitarist Jordan Pritchett, bass guitarist Jeremy "Krikit" Liddle and drummer Seamus O'Neill.

Faber Drive is a four-piece Juno Award-nominated Canadian rock band from Mission, British Columbia. They have toured with bands such as Hedley, Stereos, Marianas Trench, Simple Plan and Metro Station. They have gained a huge amount of popularity in many parts of Canada. Already well known for a local fan base, Faber Drive released a limited edition three-song EP under the band name Faber. Due to legal issues, the band changed their name to Faber Drive.

Discovered by Chad Kroeger of Nickelback and signed to his 604 Records label, Faber Drive released their debut album Seven Second Surgery on May 1, 2007, which was followed by the release of four singles. The band's biggest influencees are U2, The Police, Def Leppard, Jimmy Eat World, Stryper and Winger. The band also featured in the American drama television series Kyle XY. Two of their songs, "Killin' Me" and "Summer Fades to Fall", had featured in the show. The band also made an appearance in episode 3.01, "Psychic Friend", which aired on January 19, 2009. The band's lead singer Dave Faber is married to Ricarda Faber and has four kids—Faith, David Dayton, Patience and Isaiah.

The band got their name when Faber and Red were driving and Faber was playing guitar behind the wheel and drove through a red light. Red then said "Faber drive!", thus giving them the name Faber Drive. After winning the Fox Seeds competition, they changed their name to Faber Drive to avoid potential legal issues. One of the names they considered before electing Faber Drive was Seven Second Surgery, but they decided it made a better album title than band name.

Faber taught "Red" how to play drums for a while and asked him if he wanted to audition for his band. Hinsley was referred to Faber by his brother. At first, Dave thought he wasn't what he was looking for. A couple days later, Hinsley invited Faber for some beverages and they just connected. Dave found his lead guitarist. Red and Faber saw Krikit playing bass at an Easter service at the local church. Faber gave him his number, Krikit thought he was trying to make him come to church more often but he was going to stop coming because he had started drinking and didn't feel it was right. When he found out Faber and Red weren't from the church he was overwhelmed. He learned all the songs and played without hesitation three days before the band's first gig. Since then, they have opened for bands such as Nickelback, Hedley and Simple Plan.