Menno Versteeg | |
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![]() Versteeg in 2016 | |
Background information | |
Also known as | Mav Karlo |
Origin | Ottawa, Ontario |
Occupation | Musician |
Labels | Royal Mountain Records |
Spouse |
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]
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]