I got to know Mike Janzen back in 2001 (ish). Due to scheduling complications, the keyboard player hired to play on my Waiting for Aidan tour had to cancel just weeks before it began. In a panic I called bassist Fergus Marsh and he suggested I call Mike who I ended up hiring on the spot – solely on the strength of Fergus’ enthusiastic recommendation. A week later, Mike showed up for rehearsals and I haven’t done a band tour without him since.