Menno Versteeg

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Menno Versteeg
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Versteeg in 2016
Background information
Also known asMav Karlo
Origin Ottawa, Ontario
OccupationMusician
Labels Royal Mountain Records
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​

Menno Versteeg, also known as Mav Karlo, is a Canadian musician, best known as the frontman for indie rock group Hollerado. [1] Versteeg received a nomination for Recording Package of the Year at the 2014 Juno Awards for his work on Hollerado's White Paint . [2]

In 2018 Versteeg became a member of the Canadian supergroup Anyway Gang; they released their first album in November of that year.

In 2009 Versteeg co-founded the record label Royal Mountain Records. [3] [4] [5] He received attention for providing a $1,500/band mental health fund from Royal Mountain Records to help bands deal with the stress that can come with touring and performing [6] based on the understanding he gained from his own experiences as he struggled with mental health while on tour. [7] [8] [9] In July 2020, Versteeg auctioned three cassettes, each containing a recording of a cover song. [10] Versteeg matched the highest bidder and the total amount was donated to the Art for Aid Project, a Métis-run organization that supports First Nations, Inuit, and Métis art education programs. [11]

As Mav Karlo, Versteeg released the EP Reno Tapes, on March 9, 2020, [12] and followed up later the same year with the full-length album Strangers Like Us. [13]

In December 2024 he released Why We Run, his first solo album credited under his own name. [14]

Personal life

Versteeg is married to actress Annie Murphy. [15] Versteeg collaborated with Murphy and Nick Boyd, a Hollerado bandmate, on the song “A Little Bit Alexis” performed by Murphy in a season five episode of Schitt's Creek . [16]

In 2013, Murphy and Versteeg's Toronto apartment (on Medland Street in The Junction) burned down. [17]

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