Marc Belke

Marc Belke (born February 1, 1965, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian musician and former radio personality. He played guitar in the punk and alternative rock bands SNFU and The Wheat Chiefs, and sang lead vocals in the latter. He was later an on-air personality with Rogers based in Victoria, British Columbia.

Musical career

The youngest of five boys, Belke played in basement bands with his twin brother Brent as a teenager. The brothers formed their first gigging group, Live Sex Shows, in 1981. The band was fronted by singer Ken Chinn, whom they had met through the skateboarding subculture in Edmonton. 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. The new band went on to serve as catalysts for the skate punk movement in addition to influencing the punk rock scene at large.

After leaving SNFU, Belke ceased performing live but continued to work on solo recordings. In 2017 he released the SNFU single "A Happy Number" on his own Rake Records imprint.

Career in radio Following his departure from SNFU, Belke pursued a university degree in communications. He spent several years as an on-air personality with CFBV Radio in Smithers, British Columbia, and later CJUK FM, Magic 99.9. Thunder Bay, Ontario. He began working in Victoria in 2013, but ultimately left radio several years later.