Greig Andrew Nori (born November 21, 1962) is a Canadian producer and musician from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and is well known as the frontman, co-lead vocalist and guitarist of the pop punk band Treble Charger. In the late 1990s, he began working as a producer with Sum 41 and was their in-house producer and manager until 2004. In 2007, Nori went back to the studio to produce for the pop punk bands Cauterize and Hedley, for their albums Disguises and Famous Last Words, respectively.
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| Birth name | Greig Andrew Nori |
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62)[1] |
| Origin | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Nettwerk |
| Member of | Treble Charger |
Career
editNori saw Sum 41 in concert at Jonopalooza in 1996 and convinced the group to lose their original lead vocalist, placing Deryck Whibley on vocals.[2]
Nori formed the music artist management company Bunk Rock Entertainment.[3] Through the 2000s, Nori would host the MuchMusic reality show Disband and produce music for Canadian groups Hedley and Marianas Trench.[3] Nori would manage the band The New Cities for a few months, producing their first album, Lost in City Lights (2009).[3][4]
As of 2024, Nori was a self-employed recording studio manager and engineer at Algoma Conservatory of Music, the largest music organization in Sault Ste. Marie and the second largest not-for-profit music education center in Ontario.[5][6][7] The organization suspended all projects involving Nori following the allegations made by Whibley while it conducted an internal review of his allegations.[7]
Personal life
editActress Tianna Nori is Greig Nori's cousin. In 2013, she announced that the two were in pre-production stages to co-host a new television show aimed at family audiences.[8]
Sexual abuse allegations
editSum 41 vocalist Deryck Whibley accused Nori of grooming and sexual abuse in his memoir Walking Disaster, published in 2024.[6] According to Whibley, Nori had one requirement as a manager, which was he wanted total control and the rest of the group could not talk to anyone but him. Whibley said Nori was "the only person [they] could trust".[9] In his book, Whibley said that when they both attended a rave, Whibley invited him into a bathroom to take ecstasy, and in the stall, Nori allegedly grabbed and kissed him, stating that "many rock stars were queer".[10] When Whibley said he rejected these advances, Nori allegedly got "psychologically and verbally abusive."[10][11]
Nori told The Globe and Mail prior to the coverage published online that he had not read Whibley's book or heard the allegations, but he has denied the allegations and has retained a defamation lawyer.[12] Nori wrote in a statement through the Toronto Star that the accusation that he initiated the relationship was false. "I did not initiate it. Whibley initiated it, aggressively."[13] Nori continued that when their relationship began, Whibley and he were both adults, and that "the accusation that I pressured Whibley to continue the relationship by accusing him of homophobia is false. Ultimately the relationship simply faded out. Consensually. Our business relationship continued."[13]
In a post shared to Whibley's Instagram page, he challenged him to go to court, to prove that he was groomed. "If you think I'm a liar, there's only one way to settle this, under oath, with a judge, in front of a jury, anytime you want, I'm ready."[14]
Discography
editTreble Charger
editArrangements, songwriting, vocals and guitar throughout all albums:
- nc17 (1994)
- self=title (1995)
- Maybe It's Me (1997)
- Wide Awake Bored (2000)
- Detox (2002)
Others
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ex-rocker Offers Fatherly Advice". Streeter. September 16, 2008. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ Gormely, Ian (July 12, 2019). "Sum 41 Survive Teen Stardom, Substance Abuse and Changing Tastes to Rise Again on 'Out for Blood'". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c Collins, Leah (April 8, 2010). "'French Dudes' Shine under City Lights". The Ottawa Citizen. p. E7. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Saxberg, Lynn (October 15, 2011). "Lights: Rock-band Foundation a Key Element". The Ottawa Citizen. pp. G1–G2. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Government of Canada Invests $2,100,000 to Renovate the Algoma Conservatory of Music". Government of Canada. December 2, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Kelly, Brian (October 8, 2024). "Treble Charger's Nori Accused of Sexual Abuse". The Sault Star. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Hopkin, James (October 18, 2024). "Conservatory Suspends Music Projects Involving Greig Nori Amid Sex-abuse Allegations". Bay Today. Village Media. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ Purvis, Michael (October 7, 2013). "Nori has Blast Playing Role of Party-Going Bartender". The Sault Star. pp. A1–A2. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dunworth, Liberty (October 9, 2024). "Former Sum 41 manager denies Deryck Whibley's accusations of sexual abuse from new memoir". NME. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "Deryck Whibley Accuses Treble Charger's Greig Nori of Sexual Abuse in New Memoir". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ Brodsky, Rachel (October 7, 2024). "Sum 41's Deryck Whibley alleges sexual abuse by former manager in new memoir 'Walking Disaster'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ Hudson, Alex (October 7, 2024). "Sum 41's Deryck Whibley Accuses Treble Charger's Greig Nori of Abusive Sexual Relationship". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Ashley, Richie (October 10, 2024). "Greig Nori Strongly Denies Sexual Coercion Claims by Sum 41's Deryck Whibley: 'There was a Consensual Sexual Relationship'". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ Whibley, Deryck (October 15, 2024). "So, I guess it's come to this..." Instagram.