Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Gord Maxwell is a 45-year veteran bassist and vocalist. He graduated from the University of Alberta in 1982 with a Bachelor of Music Performance degree in voice and opera. In 1987, Gord moved to Vancouver to help form a new incarnation of the Juno-nominated band One Horse Blue. He went on to write "Hopeless Love" (Savannah Records), the first independently released single to reach number one in Canada.

Gord has since become one of Canada's most sought-after studio vocalists. His distinctive voice has been featured on advertising jingles for Safeway, Superstore, Canadian Airlines and McDonald's, and he has sung background vocals on numerous albums by artists including Chad Brownlee, Aaron Pritchett, Lisa Brokop, Karen Lee Batten, Valdy and Ian Tyson.

For 20 years, Gord toured and recorded with Ian Tyson. He is now the bassist and vocalist for the legendary Canadian rock band Chilliwack.

A member of the BCCMA Hall of Fame, Gord also collaborates with Laurie Thain, writing and recording children's ESL music for Oxford University Press in New York and National Geographic in the UK under the Pure Pacific Music for Young Learners banner.