Trik Turner is a
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band founded in
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in 1999. The band is best known for their song "Friends and Family," which reached the
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on the
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chart and received airplay on MTV,
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and Adult Contemporary
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and
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formats. They were the first band to ever have
two different videos aired on MTV for the same song, "Friends and Family". They made appearances on
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,
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and
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. "Friends and Family" was also featured on the
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movie soundtrack and "Black Sheep" was featured in the movie
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. Although they were to go back into the studio, differences among band members led some to part ways. The band was dropped from
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. They continued to tour and released a second album via their
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,
Naming the Unidentified, in 2005.
Current members
- Doug Moore - Vocals (1999-)
- Sean Garden - Drums (1999-)
- Chris Bandusky - Guitar (2004-)
- James Cawley - Guitar (2004-)
- Mike Nicolette - Bass (2004-)
Former members
- Dave Bowers - Vocals (1999–2005)
- Tracy Thorstad - Guitar (1999–2005)
- Steve Faulkner - Bass (2001–2005)
- Danny 'DBX' Marquez - Turntables (1999–2005)
- Coney Huhn - Bass & Guitars (2000–2001)
- Jeremy Vukeles - Bass {2005-2006}
- Mike Pipgras - Guitar {2005-2006}
- Mike Gladkin - Guitar & Backup Vocals {2005-2006}
Albums
- Black Seas and Brown Trees [demo] (1999)
- Trik Turner (2002, RCA Records
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) US: #98
- Naming the Unidentified (2005, Metal Action)
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