Edsel Dope

Brian Ebejer[1] (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.[2]

Edsel Dope
Background information
Birth nameBrian Ebejer
Born (1974-03-21) March 21, 1974
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
OriginNew York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • musician
  • producer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
Years active1997–present
Member of
Websitedopearmy.com

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.[3]

In 2019, a masked lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist joined Static-X under the moniker Xer0,[4][5] which led to speculation and rumors that it was Edsel Dope. Edsel has denied that he is Xer0.[6]

Personal life

Edsel Dope is engaged and has a daughter born in 2020.[7]

References
  1. "DRAMA CLUB – Brian Ebejer Trademark Registration". Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  2. Ruhlmann, William. "Biography: Dope". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 26, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  3. "Dope celebrates 20th anniversary". Iconvision.com. June 17, 2019. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  4. "Static-X Will Not Reveal Xer0's Identity, Even Though Fans Know Who He is". Loudwire. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  5. "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.
  6. "Edsel Dope Addresses STATIC X Rumors – And, We Think He's Denying Them?". Metal Injection. October 11, 2019. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  7. @dopeedsel (October 7, 2020). "The love of my life arrived on 10-05-2020". Instagram.


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