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About Me

When it comes down to it, Activate is a group of musicians with too many influences for their own good. Evan Chambers (guitars/vocals) and Byron Chambers (bass) kicked around a few projects with drummer Eric Mazden after the demise of their previous project. Activate as we know it came into itself at the end of 2005 with the addition of guitarist Andrew Smith. With Evan tired of being the lead vocalist by this point, Tracy Gerlach was brought in for a short stint as the front-woman before being stricken with the "I need to get out Saskatchewan" disease which has plagued the province for many years. A new singer was found in Cody Wilkinson, who also brought his keyboard skills to the table. With the line-up complete, Activate basically started from scratch. Tired of being tied down to a single genre, the band adapted to the attitude of "if it sounds good, do it." The result being a refreshing mixture of all different kinds of sounds and styles. When hearing Activate, don't be surprised to be taken from prog rock to blues, around to some jazz, and down to some southern rock/country. With Activate, there's a little bit of something for everyone.
Activate is:
Cody Wilkinson - Keyboards / Vocals
Evan Chambers - Guitars / Vocals
Andrew Smith - Guitars
Byron Chambers - Bass / Symphonic Fuzz Bass
Eric Mazden - Drums

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Music:

Member Since: 13/11/2006
Band Website: Coming very soon!
Band Members: Cody Wilkinson
Evan Chambers
Andrew Smith
Byron Chambers
Eric Mazden

Influences: Rush, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Gentle Giant, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Neil Young, Yes, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Sounds Like: Activate
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Time Is The Enemy - Our time has expired

We probably should have posted this before our final show, but oh well. The word on the street is that we aren't a band anymore, and the word is true. May 30th was our curtain call at the Exchange, ou...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:26:00 GMT

People get ready, there's a train a-comin....

HI!Remember us? It's good to see you again, it certainly has been a while!Things in the Activate camp are... odd. Andrew came back to town in September and naturally we got booted from our jam spot ju...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:19:00 GMT

So Long Andrew, you chump!

Just like his fellow guitarist before him the summer prior, Andrew will be moving this summer for school related stuff. Deja vu? This whole having a member leave over summer when we were planning to t...
Posted by on Fri, 09 May 2008 09:51:00 GMT

Battle of the Bands

Hey everyone, Sorry for Byron's rediculously bad timing posting blogs.  We have just received an e-mail saying we will be playing Feb 7 at the Owl, so everyone make sure you come out.  Or el...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:03:00 GMT

Sonata Arctica and some other stuff coming up

Hey all..It's been awhile since our last post. And even longer since our last good post. Eric's blog was bland, boring, and ultra-lame. He should be banned from posting blogs until he develops a sense...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:59:00 GMT

The Album is OUT!

Hey everyone, Well you probably have a hard time believing it, but we have finally released our debut album Act 1, Scene 1 - Time is the Enemy. Thanks so much to everyone that came out to support us ...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:45:00 GMT

CD RELEASE

CD RELEASE?! Ladies and germs and dorks it's true... Activate's debut "Act I, Scene I - Time Is The Enemy" will be released on December 15th. Won't you come and join us at The Exchange and help us ce...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:09:00 GMT

It’s actually within reach...

Hey Everybody,I've got a couple of exciting things to tell you...First, I would like to tell you all that Cody has completely paid off his Korg Triton. After paying interest out of his ass due to late...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:26:00 GMT

The album that still isn’t done.

Hello folks,So.. I think it is pretty much official that the members of Activate collectively qualify as the biggest bunch of deadbeats to ever grace the music scene. Myself included. We started recor...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:00:00 GMT

News, News, NEWS!

There will be no news until I get my danish. Anyways, there really is no news. Ha! But seriously, we have some shows tentatively booked for the fall. Looks like the cd release is going to be on Septe...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:03:00 GMT