Menno Versteeg

Menno Versteeg, also known as Mav Karlo, is a Canadian musician, best known as the frontman for indie rock group Hollerado.^[1] Versteeg received a nomination for Recording Package of the Year at the 2014 Juno Awards for his work on Hollerado's White Paint.^[2]

Menno Versteeg
Versteeg in 2016
Background information
Also known as	Mav Karlo
Origin	Ottawa, Ontario
Occupation	Musician
Labels	Royal Mountain Records
Spouse	Annie Murphy ​ (m. 2011)​

In 2018 Versteeg became a member of the Canadian supergroup Anyway Gang; they released their first album in November of that year.

In 2009 Versteeg co-founded the record label Royal Mountain Records.^[3][4][5] He received attention for providing a $1,500/band mental health fund from Royal Mountain Records to help bands deal with the stress that can come with touring and performing ^[6] based on the understanding he gained from his own experiences as he struggled with mental health while on tour.^[7][8][9] In July 2020, Versteeg auctioned three cassettes, each containing a recording of a cover song.^[10] Versteeg matched the highest bidder and the total amount was donated to the Art for Aid Project, a Métis-run organization that supports First Nations, Inuit, and Métis art education programs.^[11]

As Mav Karlo, Versteeg released the EP Reno Tapes, on March 9, 2020,^[12] and followed up later the same year with the full-length album Strangers Like Us.^[13]

In December 2024 he released Why We Run, his first solo album credited under his own name.^[14]

Personal life

Versteeg is married to actress Annie Murphy.^[15] Versteeg collaborated with Murphy and Nick Boyd, a Hollerado bandmate, on the song “A Little Bit Alexis” performed by Murphy in a season five episode of Schitt's Creek.^[16]

In 2013, Murphy and Versteeg's Toronto apartment (on Medland Street in The Junction) burned down.^[17]