FoxZero has been my online alias for the past three years. I've had a lot of weird explanations for the name, but the truth is that it comes from the name of the protagonist in a story I came up with many years ago. I used the other stories as a cover because I didn't really want to talk about it. I just started writing about it and the protagonist Fox is definately the coolest character I ever thought of. Zero is the addition I put in to make it my own. Zero is a word most people associate with in a negative way. Zero account balence, zero days off, zero respect. But I use it as zero imperfections, zero mistakes, zero disadvanteges.

I can't play live by myself! But I have played live with my band. I've had plans to play some of my songs with other bands.

Yes it does. Changes the way we acquire music. I personally prefer CDs because they sound nicer.

Of coarse if I got to play exactly what I wanted. Personaly I wouldn't want to give up rights to my music so some fat record labal executive can get rich while I do all the work.

Not much of a history here. I started toying around with my guitar one day and I came up with some interesting stuff. Soon I was writing complete songs. I started off playing guitar, then bass, vocals, and now drums. I most recently started expirimenting with keyboards.

I'd have to say Nirvanna is my biggest influence to my song writing. Not as a group I model my music after, but as the music that encouraged me to write my own stuff, and to actually play in general and all the instruments I play. For the longest time I listened to nothing but alternative rock but the guys that got me into the whole dark death metal were the vocalist Dave Williams and C.J. Pierce of Drowning Pool (both rest in piece), Dave Williams is still the biggest influence on my vocals, after all he got me into the whole screaming thing.

My last guiter teacher kept telling me my riffs sounded a lot like Kerry King's riffs of Slayer even though I never heard them, so I gave them a listen and they sound amazing! Kerry and Jeff Hennemen are definately gods of guitar, however my riffs sound more like Hennemen not King. Lumbardo is an amazing drummer too.

I really don't know what band got me into seven strings. I guess the fact that a lot of bands I listen to tune down to drop B or A and I wonder why they don't use seven strings.

My bass is definately influenced by older Jazz, blues, and R&B bassist such as Bill Dickens. I only like a handful of rock and metal bassist. I have a hard time with any bassist that useses a pick.

Godsmack has heavily influenced my percussion heavily as well as my pissed off vocals. I've always loved the drummer they've had.

As of right now I've only done a few places but I like real small venues because they sound nicer.

Yamaha ERG 121 guitar
B.C. Rich Evil Edge Mockingbird (sick guitar!)
Peavey Millenium BXP Bass
Behringer Vintager AC 112 (now broken)
Behringer BX 1200
Ludwig Accent 5-Piece Combo Drum Set
Z-Planet Cybals
Kustom PA
DOD Grunge pedal (now obsoleted by the POD)

For recording I use...

POD xt Live (a.k.a the tone master!)
Yamaha MW12 USB Mixing Studio
Cubase LE
Audacity
T-Racks EQ
BBE Sonic Maximiser

Yeah, don't let people tell you what to write or what they is real music. Music is what you think sounds good and I only record what I like and hope others can enjoy it too!