Stop The Earth!

Ever since Danny Smith was involved in Big Wolf on Campus, one of my favourite children’s shows, I have been involved in following his career. Big Wolf was a great success, which sadly ended…He got a band called The City Drive together and there sound was pretty amazing. He just started his solo music career, with some electro-rock-pop beats which you can check out on his myspace. He gracefully answered some of my questions!

1) So you have had an entertainment career that some would kill for, you played Merton J Dingle in what remains my favourite childhood show and you had a successful band with a great sound. I hear now you are going back to your roots and are pursuing your acting and solo career? If this is true, what made you want to leave the band and do this?


»>everything i cared about in la crashed down on me at one time. i had to leave the city and start anew in my hometown, Toronto. the rebuilding process has been going okay. i’m acting a bit and recording music just for fun.


2) Merton J Dingle, a role I hope you seriously loved was a big nerd, a huge supernatural loving nerd and he captured the hearts of many! He was a character who was always living up to Tommy and in some respects of the phrase always came “second”, he was a “nerd” who didn’t really fit in. Do you think this character reflects you in anyway? Where did you draw your motivation for this character?


»>playing the nerd is my bread & butter haha. bwoc was a dream job, where i got to release all of my goofiness and put it on screen every week. i hadn’t watched a frame of the show in 8 years and just found it on tv recently. i watched three episodes. it’s hilarious and i love seeing the ol’ gang together.


3) Your music has a great sound, a sort of pop-rock-fun-punk sound that hit the internet hard, do you ever feel like there will be a reunion of the band?


»>i’d be interested in reuniting but my sound has changed drastically. my songs are still (hopefully) catchy but it’s all electropop now. plus, i live on the other side of the continent, so i don’t see a reunion happening anytime soon. i do still love those guys.


4) I know that when you were in The City Drive, a whole host of English fans asked you for hope that you would one day tour the UK, what are your thoughts on this?


»> still hoping…


5) Your style is clean cut punk cool and I love it, do you consciously make decisions about what to wear or do you think it comes naturally?


»> i take all of my sartorial cues from williamsburg kids. kidding.


6) On a quick side note, you are a Canadian dude…How do you feel about TV shows such as South park which frequently make Canada into a joke?


»>i love it! all canadians do. we have the best sense of humor. ever notice how the biggest comedic box office stars are all canucks? jim carrey, mike myers, seth rogen…


7) What are your upcoming plans? Can you give us an exclusive on anything you plan on doing next or have in the works?

»>there’s a huge acting job i am hoping to book. hopefully i can give you some good news very soon. if nothing happens by the end of this summer, i’ll give up the biz and get a “real” job. otherwise, i’m just making music and paintings and trying to figure out my life.


other questions!

1) Are you on team Werewolf or team Vampire?

»>i’m team kristen stewart.

2) How do you define Time, in one sentence if you can.

»>time is the disease we will all die from and i wish we could stop it.

3) Define yourself in one word.

»>generally: fun. these days: stressed.

4) Boxers or Briefs

»>boxerbriefs.

5) Are you in a relationship?

»>as facebook would say, “it’s complicated.”

6) A red head, A blonde and a Brunette….Who do you kiss, sleep with and marry?

»>brunettes across the board.