Steve Jocz
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| Birth name | Stephen Martin Jocz | |
| Born | July 23, 1981 | |
| Origin | Ajax, Ontario. Canada | |
| Genre(s) | Pop punk, Punk rock, Alternative rock, Alternative metal | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician | |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, drums | |
| Years active | 1996 - present | |
| Label(s) | Island Records (Universal) | |
| Associated acts |
Sum 41 Pain For Pleasure Treble Charger Iggy Pop The Operation |
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Stephen Martin Jocz (born July 23, 1981), also known as Stevo 32 or just Stevo, is best known as the drummer of the Canadian rock band Sum 41. He was born in Ajax, Ontario, to Marg and Phil Jocz. He has an older sister named Jenn. Around 1993 he met future Sum 41 frontman, Deryck Whibley. They became the first two members of the band, which formed out of two rival bands July 31, 1996 (41 days into the SUMmer). Jocz is the youngest in the band. For drums, he uses Drum Workshop and for sticks, he uses Vic Firth. Jocz is Pain in Sum 41's alter-ego band Pain for Pleasure. He has also appeared on MTV Cribs.
At Sum 41, he is known for his outspoken personality and toilet humour in interviews. He is one of the less quiet members of the band and is often considered the frontman of the band because of his outgoing personality and the fact he often takes over interviews. He is also a controversial person, as one of the leaders of Punk Voter and one of the best known artists against George W. Bush, he often includes political messages in his interviews.
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[edit] Other Appearances/Hobbies
Aside from drums, Stevo plays the piano. He also does lead vocals for the alter-ego band Pain For Pleasure and half of the vocals for the more hip-hop oriented songs by Sum 41. He is featured on drums in his band-mate Cone McCaslin's side project, The Operation.
More recently he started a music director career. He directed a music video for the band The Midway State called "Change For You" and for The Operation, for their single "Sayonara".
He has made several animated video such as, "The Baby", and has acted as the main character in many Sum 41 short films such as "1-800-JUSTICE", "Public Service Annoncements", "The Stache" and "Basketball butcher". He also was featured in the movie "Dirty Love" as himself for about 7 minutes. He is very comfortable in front of the camera. All of these videos can be found on Youtube.
[edit] Tattoos
- 41 on the back of his right arm
- an airplane dropping bombs across his entire back
- His complete upper left shoulder and bicep is completely covered with no skin showing
[edit] School & Youth
According to most data he finished high school along with Cone and Deryck. Dave however didn't graduate. They all attended school in Ajax, Ontario, Canada In high school Steve was on the dive team and portrayed his skills in the music video for "In Too Deep".
While still a youth (around 18-19) he and the other members of the band would play many pranks (ie. robbing a pizza store with water guns). He continues to have the same prankster aspect to him and in an MTV interview with Dave he described recent pranks such as filling condoms with rotten milk and throwing them at near by sun-bathers.
[edit] Discography
| Album Cover | Date of Release | Title | Label | Billboard Top 200 | UK Peak | Canada Peak |
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June 27, 2000 | Half Hour of Power | Island Records | #176 | #143 | Not Charted |
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May 8, 2001 | All Killer No Filler | Island Records | #13 | #7 | #1 |
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November 26, 2002 | Does This Look Infected? | Island Records | #32 | #34 | #1 |
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October 12, 2004 | Chuck | Island Records | #10 | #59 | #1 |
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2005 (Japan), 2006 (Canada) | Go Chuck Yourself / Happy Live Surprise | Aquarius / Universal | - | - | - |
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TBA, June 2007 | TBA | Island Records | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| |We Have An Emergency!, February 2007 | The Operation |Aquarius / Universal |
[edit] Facts
- He is Pain in the Sum 41 alter-ego band "Pain for Pleasure" and it was his idea for the whole thing
- He has known Deryck Whibley since high school
- He is the most out-going member of Sum 41'
- At the Q&A section at Sum 41.com he is know to answer questions with a comedic answer, usually not true
- He has had much web presence at Sum 41.com and has been putting out many updates in the journal section
- His mothers name is Marj and his fathers name is Phil and he featured on cribs at his parents house in Ajax canada during the All Killer No Filler stage of the band.
- He is the youngest member of Sum 41
- He recorded Drums for many of "The Operation's" songs and is know as Dr. Dinero
- He is a vegan
- His favorite song off of Sum 41's "Does This Look Infected" is "No Brains" and his least favorite from that album is "Thanks For Nothing", which is ironically the one song off that album that he sings on.
[edit] See also
[edit] External Links
- Sum 41 Official Site
- Zidjian Artist Profile
- Stevo on video "Change For You" (only available in Canada)
