These days, you never know how far your voice can carry. Add endless energy to a powerful dose of internet, and anything is possible.

Nev Meyer is the frontman of Victoria’s own Trophy Dad, a local band with big energy and a big idea that might just be crazy enough to work.

“We’re good-time rock ’n roll,” Meyer says, grinning after a round of vocal warmups. And he means it.

Trophy Dad isn’t exactly on the basement circuit. They’ve played to some large crowds on Vancouver Island.

“Last year, we opened for Black Pumas. That was pretty cool. That was a Phillips Backyard at Reverb. We also played Tilt the year before,” says Meyer.

They also played on the Friday night warm-up bill for Laketown Shakedown last summer, and this weekend they’re on the bill again. “Clearly, we did a good job because they called us back.”

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But this year’s festival holds a very specific, very personal mission for Meyer.

Because the Saturday headliner? Nickelback.

And Meyer? He’s the biggest Nickelback fan on the planet.

When asked to name his favourite track, there’s no hesitation:

“Oh! ‘Never Again.’”

Meyer doesn’t just want to share a bill with his musical heroes. He wants Chad Kroeger to hear Trophy Dad play.

Problem is, Nickelback headlines Saturday. Trophy Dad plays Friday.

So, the band launched a Hail Mary campaign called Chasing Chad. A video series posted to the band’s Instagram account aimed at convincing Kroeger to roll into Laketown a day early and catch their set.

“Is this the dumbest idea you’ve ever had?” asked CHEK.

“One of them,” Meyer replied.

The videos boast slick production buoyed by Meyer’s unwavering belief that the message can somehow reach Kroeger. He’s tried every avenue through local contacts.

“I know people who know people who know people,” he says.

Meyer has never met Mitch Guindon, who lives in Shawnigan Lake, but he knows of him. Guindon was Nickelback’s second drummer, playing and touring with the band in the late 90s.

“I’ve heard of Trophy Dad,” says Guindon with a smile. But that’s where the good news ends. “Chad is unreachable. Even for me. I probably won’t speak to Chad until a few minutes until they go on stage.”

Still, Guindon supports the cause.

“If the band comes up a day early, I’ll definitely direct them toward the stage.”

And it doesn’t stop there.

Another Vancouver Island connection, Tim Quocksister, has been friends with Kroeger since 2005 and actually texted him about the whole thing.

“I haven’t heard back yet,” says Quocksister. “But he always replies.”

That’s up to the rock gods now.

In case Chad sees this story, and hey, stranger things have happened, Meyer had one final message:

“Dude. Eight o’clock Friday. Laketown Ranch. Come out early and see Trophy Dad.”

It’s a long shot. But like any good band knows — you miss 100 per cent of the shows you don’t play.

So they’re cranking it to 11, chasing a dream, and making noise.

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