He played guitar in the punk and alternative rock bands SNFU and The Wheat Chiefs, and sang lead vocals in the latter.
[1] The short-lived band quickly broke up, but the three formed a new group called Society's No Fucking Use, which was shortened to SNFU.
In 1990, shortly after the first SNFU breakup, Marc and Brent Belke formed the Wheat Chiefs, adding power pop and melodic hardcore influences to their punk rock sound.
They released their only album, Redeemer, in 1996, before Brent left both bands to pursue a career in musical score composition for film and television.
[3] He spent several years as an on-air personality with CFBV Radio in Smithers, British Columbia, and later CJUK FM, Magic 99.9.