Born in England, guitarist and drummer Simon Loban moved to Calgary, Canada with his family as a child. He wrote his first song on his mum's guitar at the age of 12. By the age of 14 he was composing poetry and original pop and rock inspired tunes, as well as instrumental music, and forming his first bands with best friend Kevin Herring (currently guitarist for Canadian roots legend Ronnie Hayward). Throughout his school years he co-formed a number of bands, including a four-piece group, which featured popular folk-rock songs and original material. Other musical collaborations included work with the now Nashville-based banjo and mandolin master Terry Kinakin.
For a time, music took a back seat when he relocated to Toronto to pursue academic studies. In November 2005, encouraged by his family, and musician friends, Laura Fernandez, Noah Zacharin and Kevin Stock, he re-launched his music performance career at a small west-end Toronto bar called Loons, playing guitar and singing original compositions. Simon currently plays drums with the Loons' Friday Night Jam house band, a.k.a. the Loonatics. He has been busy playing his original material on guitar in the Toronto music scene as well as playing drums and percussion as a sideman for other local musicians. Simon is currently working on producing his first solo album.
