Trever Keith is an American musician

Musician

A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

, producer and record label owner from Victorville, CA. He was a founding member of the So-Cal punk group Face to Face

Face to Face (punk band)

Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...

. He has been the singer and guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

 of the band from their original formation in 1991 to their initial break up in 2004, and again since they reunited in 2008. Keith is the owner and founder of independent record label Antagonist Records. In February 2008 he released his debut solo album Melancholics Anonymous via his website.

Keith is also a part of the remix and mash-up duo The Legion of Doom and alternative rock group Viva Death

Viva death

Viva Death are an American rock band formed from members of the bands Face to Face, Foo Fighters and The Vandals. They have released three albums to date and also have numerous unreleased tracks on their website...

.

Pre-Face to Face

After graduating high school in 1987, Keith decided to form a band with his friends Matt Riddle, Matthew Altmire, and Rick Altmire. They eventually formed a local metal band Victoria Manor. Very little is known about the band, and only three songs from a demo called "Side One" have ever surfaced. The group intended to record another tape called "Side Two", but never did. Instead they went their own way. Keith and Riddle would form another local metal band Zero Tolerance, who is now known as Face to Face.

Face to Face

Keith formed Face to Face in Victorville, CA in 1991. Cited as a seminal California punk group, Face to Face released seven full length albums and were active until September 2004 when the band ended with a farewell tour, supported by My Chemical Romance. In 2005, the band released a CD/DVD compilation, Shoot the Moon, on Keith's label, Antagonist Records. The DVD features a career retrospective documentary 'Punk Rock Eats Its Own - A Film About Face to Face' and the band's final performance from their 'Only Goodbye Tour' at the House Of Blues in Los Angeles, CA on September 19, 2004.

On January 29, 2008, Keith announced via Face to Face's official website that the band had reunited, for a number of shows in the US

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. On April 5, 2008, the band performed together for the first time in four-and-a-half-years at The Bamboozle Left festival in Orange County, CA, and has continued to perform numerous live shows since, including dates in Australia, Hawaii and South America.

In June 2009, Keith announced via his Twitter account that Face to Face has been writing new material and would begin recording a new album in late 2009, for a 2010 release. This was confirmed in the bands set at the 4th annual Fun Fun Fun Fest on November 7, 2009 in Austin, TX. Trever announced that the band was back, new material was being written and would be released in 2010. According to their official website, the new album will be called Laugh Now, Laugh Later

Laugh Now, Laugh Later

Laugh Now, Laugh Later is the seventh studio album by American punk rock band Face to Face, which was released on May 17, 2011 through Antagonist Records, a label run by the band's lead singer and guitarist Trever Keith. It marks 9 years since the release of Face to Face's previous studio album How...

and is due out sometime in 2011.

Outside Face to Face

After face to face's initial break up in 2004, Keith retreated out of the limelight to focus on several music projects including, his debut solo record, his record label Antagonist Records, and also formed the remix / mash-up duo The Legion of Doom

Legion of Doom (mash up group)

The Legion of Doom is an electronica group, famous for their download-only mash up album, Incorporated, and original scores for horror soundtracks.-History:...

 with creative partner Chad Blinman. Keith also worked on the Once Percent Panic album as member of the band Viva Death

Viva death

Viva Death are an American rock band formed from members of the bands Face to Face, Foo Fighters and The Vandals. They have released three albums to date and also have numerous unreleased tracks on their website...

 along with face to face bassist Scott Shiflett. Keith also features as a guest vocalist on "People Like You Are Why People Like Me Exist" by Say Anything

Say Anything (band)

Say Anything is an American indie-punk band from Los Angeles, California, fronted by Max Bemis. The band was formed in 2000 with Bemis and four of his friends. Within two years, they self-released two EPs, Junior Varsity and In Your Dreams, and the full-length Baseball: An Album by Sayanything.In...

, which appears on their 2007 album In Defense of the Genre.

Solo career

In February 2008, Keith released his debut solo album Melancholics Anonymous on his own label Antagonist Records. The album was released digitally via his official website, where it was available to purchase for the price of $5, and available to stream in full for free. The CD version was limited to 1000 hand-signed & numbered copies, available only on the Trever Keith solo tour during April 2008. The album's direction explored a similar approach to face to face's controversial 1999 album Ignorance is Bliss

Ignorance Is Bliss (album)

Ignorance is Bliss is an album by the punk rock group Face to Face, released in 1999 . The album was a musical and lyrical departure from the pop-punk or skate-punk influenced music found on previous albums and EPs. Though an 'EconoLive 2' tour was done in promotion of the album, the band does...

, incorporating elements of electronic music with darker, moodier lyrics and melodies.

Production

Keith has recorded and produced several records, most notably for Vagrant Records

Vagrant Records

Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many...

 bands No Motiv and Moneen. Other bands Keith has produced include, Viva Death, Death On Wednesday, Jughead's Revenge and Seconds To Go. Keith is currently working with UK indie rock duo The Definitive with plans to produce their debut album in late 2009.

Selected discography

Album Year	Album Name	Band	Record Label	Credits
1987	Demo	Victoria Manor	Self-released	Vocals and Keyboards
1989	Demo	Zero Tolerance	Self-released	Vocals and Guitar
1991	Demo	Face to Face Face to Face (punk band) Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...	Self-released	Vocals and Guitar
1992	Don't Turn Away Don't Turn Away Don't Turn Away is the first album by the band Face to Face. It was released in 1992 under the label Dr. Strange Records, and was considered a strong debut for the band. It was re-released a year later on Fat Wreck Chords....	Face to Face Face to Face (punk band) Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...	Fat Wreck Chords Fat Wreck Chords Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....	Vocals and Guitar
1994	Over It Over it (EP) Over It is an EP by the punk rock group Face to Face, released in 1994 on Victory Music, a subsidiary of a major label, not the similarly named Chicago based Victory Records. It contains remixes of songs released on 1992's Don't Turn Away as well as original material...	Face to Face Face to Face (punk band) Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...	Victory Records Victory Records Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....	Vocals and Guitar
1995	Big Choice Big Choice Big Choice is the second full-length album by the California punk band Face to Face in 1994. The original version of the album was released on Victory Music and re-released on A&M Records in 1995.-Track listing:...	Face to Face Face to Face (punk band) Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...	A&M Records A&M Records A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...	Vocals and Guitar
1996	Face to Face	Face to Face Face to Face (punk band) Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...	A&M Records A&M Records A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...	Vocals, Guitar, Producer
1997	Before You Were Punk Before You Were Punk - Album information :* Record label: Vagrant Records* Art direction by Andrew Lenoski, Rich Egan and Jon Cohen* Recording and mixing:** Tracks 1 and 2 recorded and mixed by Ryan Greene at Razor's Edge Studios in San Francisco, California...	Various Artists	Vagrant Records Vagrant Records Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many...	Vocals and Guitar on Face to Face Face to Face (punk band) Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange... 's cover of "In Between Days" by The Cure The Cure The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
1998	Live Live (Face to Face album) Live is an album released by the punk band Face to Face in 1998, recorded live in Los Angeles in September 1997.- Track listing :#Walk The Walk#I Want#Blind#I'm Not Afraid#It's Not Over#I Won't Lie Down#You Lied#Ordinary#I'm Trying...	Face to Face Face to Face (punk band) Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...	VP	Vocals and Guitar
1998	Just Joined Just Joined Just Joined is Jughead's Revenge's fifth studio album, released in 1998. This album marked the first time since 1992's It's Lonely at the Bottom that the band would record together as a five-piece, adding Craig Riker as their second guitarist...	Jughead's Revenge Jughead's Revenge Jughead's Revenge is an American punk rock band. They originally formed in Los Angeles in 1988. To date, Jughead's Revenge has released six studio albums...	Nitro Records Nitro Records Nitro Records is an independent record label created and owned by Dexter Holland and Greg Kriesel . They started the label in 1994. The label is famous for being an incubator for punk rock artists who have subsequently become successful, most notably AFI...	Producer
1999	Standards & Practices Standards & Practices (album) Standards and Practices is a cover album by the American punk rock band Face to Face. It was released in 1999 under the label Lady Luck, Face To Face's imprint through Vagrant Records. It was re-released two years later on Vagrant Records...	Face to Face Face to Face (punk band) Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...	Vagrant Records Vagrant Records Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many...	Vocals and Guitar
1999	Ignorance is Bliss Ignorance Is Bliss (album) Ignorance is Bliss is an album by the punk rock group Face to Face, released in 1999 . The album was a musical and lyrical departure from the pop-punk or skate-punk influenced music found on previous albums and EPs. Though an 'EconoLive 2' tour was done in promotion of the album, the band does...	Face to Face Face to Face (punk band) Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...	Beyond Records	Vocals, Guitar, Producer
1999	And the Sadness Prevails	No Motiv No Motiv No Motiv is a punk rock band from Oxnard, California signed to Vagrant Records. As of 2006, No Motiv were the 'oldest' Vagrant band, having been with Vagrant Records longer than any other artist on the Vagrant roster. The current No Motiv line up includes former bassist Roger Camero behind the...	Vagrant Records Vagrant Records Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many...	Producer
2000	Reactionary Reactionary (album) Reactionary is an album by the band Face to Face, released in 2000 . This was their last release with second guitarist Chad Yaro, who left the band in 2001 but would rejoin seven years later.-Track listing:...	Face to Face Face to Face (punk band) Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...	Vagrant Records Vagrant Records Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many...	Vocals, Guitar, Producer
2000	Buying the Lie	Death on Wednesday	SideCho Records SideCho Records SideCho Records is an independent record label based in Long Beach, California. It has been around since at least 2003, but doesn't list a history on its website.-Artists:* Those Mockingbirds* Peachcake* Charlemagne* Neva Dinova* The Pale Pacific...	Producer
2001	Diagram for Healing Diagram for Healing Diagram For Healing is an album released on May 1, 2001 by No Motiv on Vagrant Records.-Track list:#Celebrate#Throw In The Towel#Give Me Strength#Broken And Burned#Only You#Get A Life#Going Numb#Break It Down#So Long#Savior#To The Roots...	No Motiv No Motiv No Motiv is a punk rock band from Oxnard, California signed to Vagrant Records. As of 2006, No Motiv were the 'oldest' Vagrant band, having been with Vagrant Records longer than any other artist on the Vagrant roster. The current No Motiv line up includes former bassist Roger Camero behind the...	Vagrant Records Vagrant Records Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many...	Producer
2002	How to Ruin Everything How to Ruin Everything How to Ruin Everything is the sixth studio album by the punk rock band Face to Face, released in 2002 . This was their last album before their 4-year hiatus from September 2004 to January 2008....	Face to Face Face to Face (punk band) Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...	Vagrant Records Vagrant Records Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many...	Vocals, Guitar, Producer
2002	Split with Dropkick Murphys Face to Face vs. Dropkick Murphys A split EP released by Face to Face and Dropkick Murphys in February 2002 on Vagrant Records.Of the Dropkick Murphys tracks, "The Dirty Glass" was re-recorded for the band's next album Blackout and the other two songs were featured on the compilation album Singles Collection, Volume 2.-Tracklist:...	Face to Face Face to Face (punk band) Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange... /Dropkick Murphys Dropkick Murphys Dropkick Murphys are an Irish-American punk rock band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. The band was initially signed to independent punk record label Hellcat Records, releasing five albums for the label, and making a name for themselves locally through constant playing and yearly St....	Vagrant Records Vagrant Records Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many...	Vocals, Guitar, Producer
2003	Viva Death	Viva Death Viva death Viva Death are an American rock band formed from members of the bands Face to Face, Foo Fighters and The Vandals. They have released three albums to date and also have numerous unreleased tracks on their website...	Vagrant Records Vagrant Records Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many...	Vocals, Guitar (Baritone), Producer
2005	Shoot the Moon: Essential Collection	Face to Face Face to Face (punk band) Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...	Antagonist Records	Vocals and Guitar
2006	One Percent Panic	Viva Death Viva death Viva Death are an American rock band formed from members of the bands Face to Face, Foo Fighters and The Vandals. They have released three albums to date and also have numerous unreleased tracks on their website...	Functional Equivalent	Vocals, Guitar (Baritone), Producer
2008	Melancholics Anonymous	Trever Keith	Antagonist Records	Written and Performed (Vocals and Instruments), Producer
2011	Laugh Now, Laugh Later Laugh Now, Laugh Later Laugh Now, Laugh Later is the seventh studio album by American punk rock band Face to Face, which was released on May 17, 2011 through Antagonist Records, a label run by the band's lead singer and guitarist Trever Keith. It marks 9 years since the release of Face to Face's previous studio album How...	Face to Face Face to Face (punk band) Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...	Antagonist Records	Vocals, Guitar

External links