- Rhys Fulber
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Name = Rhys Fulber
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Nowell Rhys Fulber
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Born = birth date and age|1970|10|10Vancouver, BC ,Canada
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Instrument =Synthesizer
Genre = Electronic, alternative, metal
Occupation = Producer,musician
Years_active = 1987–present
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Associated_acts =Conjure One Front Line Assembly Delerium Fear Factory Paradise Lost Nailbomb
URL = [http://www.conjureone.com www.conjureone.com]Nowell Rhys Fulber is a Canadian
electronic music ian and producer. He was a member ofFront Line Assembly andDelerium along withBill Leeb , and now records on his own under the nameConjure One .Biography
Rhys Fulber was born in
Vancouver ,Canada on October 10th, 1970. His father was born inGermany and his mother was fromGreat Britain . He was exposed to the music ofLed Zeppelin andKraftwerk through his musician father (who took him along to see Kraftwerk live in 1975) and with instruments always in the house, started drumming at a very early age. His father later built and ran a recording studio, catering toward the local punk rock scene where Rhys spent a lot of time. In 1984 Rhys started becoming more interested in electronic music and got his first synthesizer.In 1986, he became friends withBill Leeb who had just left his former bandSkinny Puppy .Early music career
Rhys' first involvements in
Front Line Assembly were one song on their debut album "Total Terror ", and then three songs on "The Initial Command ". He also contributed toDelerium 's debut album, "Faces, Forms & Illusions ". During this time he started the band Will together withChris Peterson ,John McRae andJeff Stoddard , which lasted from 1987 to 1992.He joined Front Line Assembly for their first tour,
Gashed Senses And Crossfire in 1989. He then joined Delerium full whenMichael Balch left. Until 1997, Rhys was involved in all Front Line Assembly, Delerium and side projects with Bill Leeb, including the albums "Tactical Neural Implant " and "Hard Wired " from Front Line Assembly, and "Semantic Spaces " and "Karma" from Delerium.Production
Fulber also produced and
remix ed other artists' works, such as the album "Remanufacture" byFear Factory ,The Tea Party 'sSister Awake and remixed a track from "Mechanical Spin Phenomena " by Mnemic. . From 1997 to 2002 Fulber did film scores, several Fear Factory releases and songs onJosh Groban 's debut album. His production work with acts such asCubanate ("Interference ", 1998) show aDrum and Bass influence. In the late '90's Fulber also began work on his solo projectConjure One , re-joining Bill Leeb to work on new Delerium songs.After producing Paradise Lost's "
Symbol of Life " album, he worked on Delerium's "Chimera" as one of Leeb's main partners in 2003, and then the two completed Front Line Assembly's "Civilization" in 2004. Rhys has worked with Scottish bandSerpico , producing their debut EP. He produced the Canadian hits for singer/songwriter Serena Ryder, new Paradise Lost album, In Requiem, and is currently in the studio recordingMindless Self Indulgence 's next album.He recently went to France to record a mini-album with French rock band [http://www.lizzard.fr LizZard]
External links
* [http://www.nettwerk.com/producersinfo.jsp?producer_id=13 Full list of production credits] , at official Nettwerk site
* [http://www.legendsmagazine.net/129/rhys.htm Interview @ Legends]
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