More Than Mayhem

The formation of Morning Mayhem is the tale of seasoned musicians trying something fresh. Veteran Victoria-based singer songwriter Nick Taylor had a catalogue of music both new and old, and figured it was time to put together his ideal band to perform it. Taylor was previously a member of Step Back Dave, a reggae-rock band that toured Western Canada and was crowned the Zone 91.3’s “Band of the Month”, a sought-after achievement for Victoria acts. With SBD broken up for three years, Taylor wrangled up some familiar friends: Shane Soderberg (drums), Zack Nips (bass), and Nev Gibson (sax) “We have all known each other for a number of years, being in the Victoria music scene together in other bands,” says Taylor of his band-mates. “We always came out to support one another whenever we all had a gig and in turn became good friends.” Nips plays with Victoria ska group, SweetLeaf, and the other two are current members of reggae-punk band Hillside Hooligans, and previous to that One Drop. “When [we] played for the first t... more...