Edsel Dope
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Edsel Dope | |
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Birth name | Brian Charles Ebejer |
Also known as | Xer0 |
Born | West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | March 21, 1974
Origin | New York City, U.S. |
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Years active | 1997–present |
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Website | dopetheband |
Brian Charles Ebejer[1][2] (born March 21, 1974), known professionally as Edsel Dope, is an American musician who is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for industrial metal band Dope. Dope was founded in 1997 by Edsel and his brother Simon (keyboards) in New York City.[3]
Edsel co-produced all of Dope's albums. On Felons and Revolutionaries, Dope's first album released in 1999, Edsel played and programmed most of the musical instruments.[4]
In 2019, a masked lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist joined Static-X under the moniker Xer0.[5][6] Edsel Dope was widely believed to be Xer0,[7] until it was revealed that he factually is him.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit]Edsel Dope is engaged and has a daughter born in 2020.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "DRAMA CLUB – Brian Ebejer Trademark Registration". Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "ADDICTION". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Biography: Dope". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 26, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ "Dope celebrates 20th anniversary". Iconvision.com. June 17, 2019. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ "Static-X Will Not Reveal Xer0's Identity, Even Though Fans Know Who He is". Loudwire. November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Static X's mysterious frontman Xer0 has finally been identified". NME. October 9, 2019. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Edsel Dope Once Again Addresses His Involvement with Static-X, Blasts Heavy Metal Media for "Tearing Down the Artists"". Blabbermouth.net. February 20, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Edesl Dope: 'I Have No Interest In Being The Frontman, Face Or' Being 'Known As The Singer Of Static-X'". Blabbermouth.net. December 24, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ Slavković, David (December 28, 2022). "Edsel Dope Opens Up on Static-X Frontman Identity Issue, Says He Doesn't Want to Be Known as Band's Singer". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ @dopeedsel (October 7, 2020). "The love of my life arrived on 10-05-2020". Instagram.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Edsel Dope at Wikimedia Commons
- Edsel Dope at AllMusic
- Edsel Dope at IMDb
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