Facts:   - years active: 1998 -- 2006    - past members: ben mobley rada tabber millard geoff piper jean-paul labrosse bret    - origin: austin , texas    - genre: alternative rock      - name: canvas    - background: group_or_band    - label: desert tide records    - current members: joseph king julian mandrake scott thomas brad byram   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of canvas -lrb- band -rrb- .
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canvas is a rock band from austin , texas .for most of their history the lineup has been joseph king -lrb- guitar , lead vocals -rrb- , julian mandrake -lrb- lead guitar -rrb- , ben rada -lrb- rhythm guitar -rrb- , brad byram -lrb- bass , backing vocals -rrb- , and scott thomas -lrb- drums -rrb- .the band was extremely popular and influential on the texas music scene , and the members of the band have all gone on join or form other successful bands .