Todd George Fancey is a Canadian guitarist, keyboardist, and solo artist. He is the guitarist for Vancouver-based indie rock band The New Pornographers and the bassist for the band Limblifter. Fancey is originally from Nova Scotia.[1]

Todd Fancey
At the Slow Food Rocks Festival held in San Francisco, California in August 2008
At the Slow Food Rocks Festival held in San Francisco, California in August 2008
Background information
Birth nameTodd George Fancey
BornDartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresIndie rock, power pop
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, bass, vocals

Early life

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Fancey was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.[2]

Solo career

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Fancey released his first solo album, Fancey on March Records in 2004. His second solo album, Schmancey, was released November 13, 2007 on What Are Records?. Fancey released his third solo album Love Mirage on January 27, 2017. His fourth album release is "County Fair" a collection of cover songs on January 26, 2018. His third and fourth albums were self-released on Stoner Disco Records.

Television

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In 2008, Fancey participated off-screen in an episode of The Office entitled "Dinner Party". He portrayed Hunter (usually portrayed by Nicholas D'Agosto), Jan's administrative assistant, who may have lost his virginity to her and wrote a song about it, although the storyline never revealed any evidence of such. The song, called 'That One Night," was co-written by Fancey, Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg.[3][4] The episode was nominated for an Emmy Award.

In April 2018, Fancey was interviewed by Rolling Stone's Andy Greene for an article about The Office Dinner Party episode.[5]

In late 2010, NBC hired Fancey to write a song that was featured on NBC's Prime Time Special. Fancey was also hired to create music for Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica TV show prequel.[citation needed]

Discography

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Todd Fancey

Solo aka "Fancey"

  • Fancey – 2004
  • Schmancey – 2007
  • Love Mirage – 2017[6][7]
  • County Fair - 2018
  • Eyes of Fire - 2021
  • Star Dreams (featuring Micae) - 2022

With The New Pornographers

References

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  1. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Fancey". Allmusic. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  2. ^ "About Fancey". Sonicbids.com. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "How 'The Office' Writers Came Up With Hunter's Terrible 'That One Night' Song". floor8.com. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (19 August 2022). "The Guy Who Sang 'That One Night' on the 'Dinner Party' Episode of 'The Office' Does, Indeed, (Yacht) Rock". Variety. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. ^ "The Oral History of 'The Dinner Party,' the Best 'Office' Episode Ever". Rolling Stone. April 7, 2018.
  6. ^ Timothy Monger (January 27, 2017). "Love Mirage - Fancey | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Fancey: Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
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