Cedric Bixler-Zavala
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala live at the LC Pavilion in Columbus, OH
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| Background information | |
| Born |
November 4, 1974 Redwood City, California, U.S. |
| Origin | El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Progressive rock, jazz fusion, post-hardcore, metal, experimental rock, art rock, psychedelic rock, hardcore punk, alternative rock, dub |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, singer, drummer |
| Instruments | Vocals, drums, guitar, maracas, tambourine, keyboard, bass |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Associated acts | The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Antemasque, Anywhere, De Facto, Los Dregtones, The Fall on Deaf Ears, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group, El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Zavalaz, Big Sir |
Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born November 4, 1974 in Redwood City, California) is a Grammy Award–winning American musician known for his work as frontman and lyricist of the progressive rock band The Mars Volta, and as frontman and occasional guitarist of the post-hardcore group At the Drive-In. Currently he is a singer in the band Antemasque, and also sings and plays guitar in his band Zavalaz. He has also played drums for a number of acts, including the dub act De Facto and more recently Big Sir and Anywhere.
Bixler-Zavala has a Tenor voice type, with a range spanning from the E below Low C (E1) to C7. His vocal work spans many different styles, ranging from consistent rhythmic shouts common in his singing with At The Drive-In to controlled falsetto and head voice singing, a familiar trademark of his singing with The Mars Volta. In 2016, it was also revealed that Bixler-Zavala developed vocal nodules, causing shows to be cancelled while on tour.
Bixler-Zavala is fond of Frank Zappaesque humour and writes in English, Spanish, and Latin. “I love to take common sayings, pervert them, mutate them a little. So you think I am singing one thing, but when you read it, it is different.”
When performing with At the Drive-in and The Mars Volta, Bixler-Zavala was known for his eccentric on-stage behavior. He frequently did somersaults on stage, swung his microphone (once unintentionally hitting band mate Ikey Owens in the head), threw objects such as cymbals, microphone stands, and trash cans into the audience, salsa danced, adjusted Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s effects pedals and occasionally played the maracas.
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