Rhys Fulber

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Rhys Fulber (born October 10, 1970) is a Canadian electronic musician and producer. He is a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium along with Bill Leeb, and records on his own under the name of the solo project Conjure One.

1 Biography
2 Early music career
3 Production
4 Notes
5 External links

[edit] Biography

Rhys Fulber was born in Vancouver, Canada on October 10th, 1970. His father was born in Germany and his mother was from Great Britain. He was exposed to Led Zeppelin and Kraftwerk and introduced to drum kit playing. ^[1] He listened to the punk band Buzzcocks ^[2]

In 1986, he became friends with Bill Leeb who had just left his former band Skinny Puppy.

[edit] 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 to Delerium's debut album, Faces, Forms & Illusions. During this time he started the band Will together with Chris Peterson and John McRae, 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 when Michael 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.

[edit] Production

Fulber also produced and remixed other artists' works, such as the album Remanufacture by Fear Factory. From 1997 to 2002 Fulber did film scores, several Fear Factory releases and songs on Josh Groban's debut album. His production work with acts such as Cubanate ("Interference", 1998) show a Drum and Bass influence. In the late '90's Fulber also began work on his solo project Conjure 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 band Serpico, producing their debut EP. He is also completing work with singer/songwriter Serena Ryder, and working on a new Paradise Lost record.

[edit] Notes

^ Rhys Fulber biography. Conjureone.com. Accessed March 4, 2006.
^ Porat, Jez (December 2, 2005). Conjure One - Confessions of an Escapist. Subculture Magazine. Accessed March 4, 2006.