Wayne Static
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Wayne Richard Wells |
| Born | November 4, 1965 Muskegon, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Industrial metal |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Label(s) | Warner Bros, Reprise |
| Associated acts | Deep Blue Dream, Static-X, Pighammer |
| Website | http://www.static-x.com |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| ESP Signature model Epiphone Static Flying V |
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Wayne Static (born Wayne Richard Wells[1][2][3], November 4, 1965[4][1][2] in Muskegon[1], Michigan, USA[1][2][3]) is an American musician, and currently the singer, guitarist, keyboardist, and programmer for the industrial metal band Static-X.
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[edit] Early life
Wayne Static grew up in Shelby, Michigan before moving to Chicago and eventually California. He was three years old when he received his first toy guitar. His parents decided at age seven to get him his first real guitar, an S12 beginner model. He was given lessons, which paid off a year later when he won a talent contest playing "Skip to My Lou". Wayne later played in his first band at the age of 12 and at that point he decided he wanted to be a musician.[5] Wayne attended Shelby High School and had summer jobs which included working as an asparagus picker and in a cherry canning factory.[6]
[edit] Career
After moving to Chicago, Wayne started the band Deep Blue Dream with Ken Jay. This was short lived as they relocated to California and Static-X was formed along with Tony Campos and Koichi Fukuda.[7]
Wayne is known for his unorthodox hairstyle in which his hair is held up in a vertical position with hair spray, a process that takes about 20 minutes to complete.
Wayne announced in July 2007[8] he will start a new band, (Pighammer, a side project), following the tour for Static-X's next album.[9]
[edit] Collaborations
- 2002 - Jonathan Davis & Richard Gibbs featuring Wayne Static - Not Meant For Me
- 2003 - Godhead & Wayne Static - The Giveaway
- 2004 - Mephisto Odyssey & Wayne Static - Crash
- 2004 - Skinny Puppy & Wayne Static - Use Less
- 2006 - SOiL & Wayne Static - Give It Up
[edit] Appearances
- 2002 - Wayne appears in The X-Ecutioners music video "It's Going Down", along with Mike Shinoda and Mr. Hahn of Linkin Park. (However, he had no involvement with the song itself.)
[edit] Equipment
- ESP Wayne Static Signature ESP STATIC-600 with black diamond plate finish (equipped with a single Seymour Duncan Distortion at the bridge)[10]
- Wayne used Epiphone Wayne Static Signature Flying Vs (with neck pickups and toggle switches removed and using Seymor Duncan Distortion pickups) before being endorsed by ESP in early 2007. [11]
- Marshall MG100HDFX Heads [12]
- Marshall 4x12 1960A Cabinets (loaded with two Celestian Vintage 30's on top and two G75's on bottom)
- Boss NS-2
- Furman PL-8 Plus Power Conditioner
- Electro Voice RE1 Wireless Units (two)
- Whirlwind A/B/Y Selector
- He has used different tunings for Static-X's albums: C Standard (CFA#D#GC) for Wisconsin Death Trip, Machine, and 9/13 of the songs of Shadow Zone. Drop A# (A#FA#D#GC) for the other songs on Shadow Zone. Start A War and Cannibal contains Drop A# tuning on all the songs.
[edit] Personal life
Wayne is an atheist[13] and a vegetarian.[14]
He has been dating adult movie actress Tera Wray[15][16] since September 2007, and they married in Las Vegas on January 10, 2008.[17][18]
Wayne Static is the mystery guest on the adult film his wife is a host on, Radium vol 2.[19]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Wayne Static Bio, IMDb, retrieved 2008-01-01
- ^ a b c Wayne Static Bio, FoxyTunes.com, retrieved 2008-01-01
- ^ a b Static-X to perform Wednesday, Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Jun 17, 2005, retrieved 2008-01-01
- ^ Note that there are other sources which quote other birth years (usually 1970 and 1975), but Mr Static himself has confirmed on his blog that he was born in 1965.
- ^ Jeff Kerby (2004-01-22). Kerby's Exclusive Interview with Static-X Vocalist Wayne Static. KNAC. Retrieved on 2007-11-05.
- ^ Spence D. (2000-04-20). Static X: An IGN Classic Interview. Livewire. Retrieved on 2007-11-04.
- ^ Iconofan Biography. Iconofan. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Travis Hay (2007-07-20). Static-X: The Ear Candy Interview. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
- ^ Next album? To be released when? Tour planned for when?
- ^ Wayne Static Guitar Model. ESP Guitars. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Wayne Static's Equipment Setup. www.guitargeek.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Wayne Static Quote. Marshall Amplification. Retrieved on 2007-11-04.
- ^ Creating some waves with Static-X. IGN (2003-11-14). Retrieved on 2007-11-05.
- ^ Famous Vegetarians. www.happycow.com (2007-11-10). Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
- ^ Society 1 Interview with Matt Zane which mentions that Tera and Wayne are dating. The Gauntlet (2007-10-22). Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
- ^ On his blog on 9 Nov 2007, Mr Static states: "I met Tera Wray during Ozzfest and we have been together since then."
- ^ David Sullivan (2008-01-17). Tera Wray Weds Static-X Frontman. AVN. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ The article "Wayne Static Gets Hitched to Adult Starlet", 2008-01-14, states: "The pair tied the knot in Las Vegas before the AVN Awards which took place on Saturday, Jan 12, 2008"
- ^ Platinum Selling Mystery Artist Guests On Radium 2 and Theme Song. The Gauntlet (2008-04-08). Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
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