Hokus Pick

Hokus Pick
Also known asHokus Pick Manouver
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresChristian rock, contemporary Christian music
Years active1989–1999
LabelsWord Canada, Via, Freedom
Past members
  • Matt Pierrot
  • Rick Colhoun
  • Russ Smith
  • David Strilchuk

Hokus Pick (or Hokus Pick Manouver) was a Christian rock band that was together from 1989 to 1999.[1] The four members of Hokus Pick met in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] Hokus Pick was well known for their quirky sense of humour, using sarcasm, satire, and general silliness to convey a deeper message.[2]

Hokus Pick toured extensively in Canada and the United States. The band opened for Steve Taylor's Squinternational tour in 1994[2] and played in Costa Rica in May 1998. The group released their final album in 1999, opting to spend more time with their families after more than a decade of recording and touring together. They have remained active in music ministry and the industry.[3]

The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music cites their song "I'm So Happy" as possibly the worst CCM song of all time.[2] The song is a satire of simplistic lyrics often heard on Christian radio.[2] Ironically, it received heavy rotation on Christian stations.[2]

In October 2007 Hokus Pick received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Gospel Music Association at the 29th Annual Covenant Awards in Calgary, Alberta.[4] Hokus Pick then performed live and hosted the 30th Annual Covenant Awards on October 24, 2008.[5]

Rumours abounded that Hokus Pick was planning a comeback into music, after having been spotted in a secluded warehouse jamming together. Filmmaking company Transposition Films, composed of legendary members itself, avoided questions regarding their involvement in filming a documentary about the process.[6]

  1. ^ a b Hokus Pick interview (1998) at Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 417–418. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
  3. ^ Hokus Pick's MySpace Archived November 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
  4. ^ GMAC Lifetime Achievement Award 2007: Hokus Pick Archived January 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  5. ^ GMAC 2008 Covenant Award Performers Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Awards held October 24, 2008).
  6. ^ Hokus Pick's Comeback (Video uploaded November 7, 2008).