Damon Fox
Damon Fox | |
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.jpg) Fox performing with The Cult in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 17, 1966 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Website | www.bigelf.com |
Damon Fox is an American musician, based in Los Angeles. He is primarily recognized as the lead singer and keyboardist of the psychedelic prog metal outfit Bigelf, as well as for his time with the British rock band The Cult from 2016 to 2022.[1][2]
Career
[edit]During the 1990s, Fox formed Foxx Entertainment Enterprises Inc. With this production company, he created, scripted, and narrated the shockumentary films Traces of Death (1993) and Traces of Death II (1994).[3]
In the 1980s, Fox formed the American power metal band Stormtrooper. They released the 1985 album Armies of the Night, which has become a cult classic in the years since.
Fox can be heard on several platinum albums, including Alicia Keys’ As I Am and Christina Aguilera's Stripped and Back To Basics. He also appears on the keyboard on releases from Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses), Cheap Trick, and Courtney Love. Fox made a guest appearance on season six of RuPaul's Drag Race, when drag fan favorite Darienne Lake did a makeover of him as a bride; the "brides" from the episode, all straight men, appeared on the behind the scenes show Untucked with their spouses dressed as grooms.
Discography
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| Year | Band or artist | Song or album | Credits |
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| 1985 | Stormtrooper | Armies of the Night | |
| 1995 | Bigelf | Closer To Doom | Producer, writer, vocals, Hammond Organ, Mellotron/Chamberlin, Minimoog, Rhythm Guitar, Percussion |
| 1997 | Bigelf | Money Machine | Producer, writer, vocals, Hammond Organ, Mellotron, Moog Modular 3P, Bass Guitar |
| 1997 | Bigelf | Progfest (live CD) | Vocals, Hammond Organ, Chamberlin, Moog Modular 3P |
| 2000 | Bigelf | Goatbridge Palace (live CD) | Vocals, Hammond Organ, Mellotron, Minimoog |
| 2000 | Tyler Bates | Rated X (film) | Hammond Organ |
| 2002 | Christina Aguilera | Stripped | Piano, Minimoog |
| 2002 | Bigelf | The Madhatter EP | Producer, writer, vocals, Hammond Organ, Mellotron, Minimoog, Rhythm Guitar |
| 2003 | Bigelf | Hex | Producer, writer, vocals, Hammond Organ, Mellotron, Minimoog, Korg MS-20, Rhythm Guitar |
| 2005 | Tyler Bates | The Devil's Rejects | Mellotron, Farfisa Organ, Ring Modulator FX |
| 2006 | Cheap Trick | Rockford | Mellotron |
| 2006 | Christina Aguilera | Back To Basics | Hammond Organ |
| 2007 | Ben Jelen | Ex-Sensitive | Hammond organ, Mellotron, Minimoog, Piano, Lead & Rhythm guitar, Electric Sitar, Mixing |
| 2007 | Alicia Keys | As I Am | Hammond Organ, Mellotron, Minimoog |
| 2008 | Bigelf | Cheat The Gallows | Producer, writer, vocals, Hammond Organ, Mellotron, Piano, Fender Rhodes, Moog Modular 3P, Minimoog, Korg MS-20, Rhythm & acoustic Auitar, String Arrangements |
| 2008 | Celine Dion | My Love | Piano, Mellotron, Hammond Organ |
| 2010 | Hole | Nobody's Daughter | Piano |
| 2014 | Matt Sorum | Stratosphere | Mellotron, Minimoog, Wurlitzer 140B Electric Piano, Organ, Writer |
| 2014 | Angie & The Deserters | West Of The Night | Hammond Organ |
| 2014 | Various Artists | The Linda Perry Project | Hammond Organ |
| 2014 | Bigelf | Into the Maelstrom | Producer, engineer, writer, vocals, Hammond Organ, Mellotron, Piano, Fender Rhodes, Memorymoog, Minimoog, Korg MS-20, Synergy II+, Electric & acoustic Guitars, Bass Guitar |
Selected filmography
[edit]Self
[edit]- Traces of Death (1993) - Narrator, host
- Traces of Death II (1994) - Narrator
- The Coroner's Camera (1997) - Narrator
Producer
[edit]- Traces of Death (1993) - Co-executive producer
- Traces of Death II (1994) - Co-executive producer
- The Coroner's Camera (1997) - Producer
Writer
[edit]- Traces of Death (1993)
- Traces of Death II (1994)
- The Coroner's Camera (1997)
Composer
[edit]- The Coroner's Camera (1997)
- The Kid & I (2005)
Director
[edit]- The Coroner's Camera (1997)
References
[edit]- ^ "The Cult on the 30th anniversary of Sonic Temple: 'It's nostalgia with a lower-case "n"'". Yorkshire Post. September 19, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ "The Cult: 'I would call the new album a bluesy-free zone'". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ Neil Jackson; Johnny Walker; Shaun Kimber; Thomas Joseph Watson (January 28, 2016). Snuff: Real Death and Screen Media. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 143–. ISBN 978-1-62892-114-4.