Edsel Dope

Brian Charles Ebejer^[1][2] (born March 21, 1974), known professionally as Edsel Dope, is an American musician who is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for industrial metal band Dope. Dope was founded in 1997 by Edsel and his brother Simon (keyboards) in New York City.^[3]

Edsel Dope
Edsel Dope performing in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Brian Charles Ebejer
Also known as	Xer0
Born	(1974-03-21) March 21, 1974 (age 51) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Origin	New York City, U.S.
Genres	Industrial metal nu metal
Occupations	Singer musician producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar keyboards
Years active	1997–present
Member of	Dope Static-X
Website	dopetheband.com

Edsel has co-produced all of Dope's albums. On Felons and Revolutionaries, Dope's first album released in 1999, Edsel played and programmed most of the musical instruments.^[4]

In 2019, a masked lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist joined Static-X under the moniker Xer0.^[5] Edsel Dope was widely believed to be Xer0,^[6] and it was eventually revealed that he is. However, he does not want to be seen as the face of Static-X, reserving that position for the late Wayne Static.^[7][8][9]

Personal life

Edsel Dope is engaged and has a daughter born in 2020.^[10]