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 nu metal/industrial metal band Dope. Dope was founded in 1997 by Edsel and his brother Simon (keyboards) in New York City.[3]
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.jpg) Edsel Dope performing in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Brian Charles Ebejer |
| Also known as | Xer0 |
| Born | March 21, 1974 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Origin | New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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| Website | dopetheband |
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
editEdsel 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
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Media related to Edsel Dope at Wikimedia Commons- Edsel Dope at AllMusic
- Edsel Dope at IMDb
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