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, frontman of Antemasque, frontman and occasional guitarist of the post-hardcore group At the Drive-In as well as psychedelic rock supergroup Anywhere, in which he both sings and plays drums.
Bixler-Zavala has a High Tenor vocal range, spanning from the G above Low C (G2) to Soprano C (C6), which contrast his vocal work for At the Drive-In which consisted mainly of a screaming style. He has also played drums for a number of acts, including the dub act De Facto, Los Dregtones, The Fall on Deaf Ears, Big Sir, and Anywhere.
Appears on (119)
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Unfinished Business Lucro Sucio Lyrics, vocals -
Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos Del Vacio Lyrics, vocals -
Palm Full Of Crux (acoustic) [Single] Vocals, lyrics -
Blank Condolences (acoustic) [Single] Vocals, lyrics -
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Vigil [Single] Vocals -
Graveyard Love [Single] Vocals -
Blacklight Shine [Single] Vocals -
The Mars Volta Vocals -
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A Plague Upon Your Hissing Vocals -
Eunuch Provocateur Vocals -
II Drums (Track 6) -
Call Broken Arrow [Promo] Vocals -
Incurably Innocent [Promo] Vocals -
Hostage Stamps [Promo] Vocals -
In•ter a•li•a Vocals -
Diamanté Vocals -
Solid State Mercenaries Drums (8) -
Light The Portals Drums -
Governed By Contagions [Single] Lead vocals -
Some Need It Lonely Voice (3) -
El Bien y mal Nos Une Drums (5) -
- Saddle On The Atom Bomb [Unreleased] Vocals [Presumed]
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In The Lurch [Single] Vocals -
Antemasque (Pre-Release) Vocals -
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Antemasque Vocals -
Olompali Inspirational gratitude -
One Armed Scissor (The Field Remix) Lead vocals -
Infrared Moses b/w Anywhere Drums, percussion, electronics -
Anywhere Drums, percussion, electronics, vocals, lyircs -
Before Gardens After Gardens Drums, backing vocals -
The Malkin Jewel [Single] Vocals -
Noctourniquet Vocals -
Pyramid Mirrors b/w Dead Golden West Drums, percussion, electronics -
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Is Anybody There? Vocals -
Live At BBC: Live In London, UK, 2003 Vocals, lyrics -
Select Tracks From ‘Octahedron’ Vocals, lyrics -
Cotopaxi [Single] Vocals -
Cryptomnesia Vocals -
Octahedron Vocals, lyrics -
Vicarious Atonement Vocals -
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Old Money Drums (2) -
The Bedlam in Goliath Vocals -
Коллекция Альбомов Vocals, lyrics -
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Goliath [Single] Vocals -
Wax Simulacra [Single] Vocals -
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Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) Vocals & lyrics (4, 10) -
Se Dice Bisonte, No Bùfalo Vocals & lyrics (3, 5, 10) -
The Catalyst Santa Cruz Vocals -
Amputechture Vocals -
Oh My God / L’Via L’Viaquez Vocals -
The Widow [DVD] Vocals -
El Bùfalo de la Noche Vocals, lyrics -
Brussels, Belgium Vocals -
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Omar Rodriguez Tambora on track 4 -
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The Widow [Single] Vocals -
L’Via L’Viaquez [Single] Vocals -
Viscera Eyes [Single] Vocals, tanpura -
This Station Is Non-Operational Lead vocals -
Frances The Mute [Single] Vocals -
Scabdates Vocals, lyrics, art direction -
Frances The Mute Vocals, lyrics -
Inertiatic ESP [Single] Vocals -
Televators [Single] Vocals -
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A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume One Percussion & hand claps (2), vocals & lyrics (10) -
You Must look No Further Vocals -
Live Vocals -
De-Loused in the Comatorium Vocals -
Untitled Vocals -
The Summer Demo Sessions Vocals, lyrics -
Sampler Vocals -
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Promo EP Vocals -
Tremulant Vocals -
- (The Haunt Of) Roulette Dares / Cicatrix Vocals, lyrics
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Invalid Litter Dept. Lead vocals -
How Do You Dub? You Fight for Dub. You Plug Dub In. Drums, keyboards, samples -
456132015 Drums, Vocals (1,3), Percussion -
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¡Megaton Shotblast! Drums -
At The Drive-In / Burning Airlines Lead vocals, -
Sunshine / At the Drive-In Lead vocals -
Rascuache / Press Gang Vocals -
Rolodex Propaganda Lead vocals -
One Armed Scissor Vocals -
Relationship of Command Vocals, guitar on "Rolodex Propaganda", melodica on "Enfilade", percussion -
Rascuache / Chanbara Vocals -
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De Facto Drums, keyboards, samples -
Vaya Vocals -
In/Casino/Out Vocals -
In Memory 1979 – 1997 Drums, vocals -
El Gran Orgo Vocals -
Acrobatic Tenement Vocals -
The Fall on Deaf Ears Drums, vocals -
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Fewel Street Drums, vocals -
¡Alfaro Vive, Carajo! Vocals -
5 Song Alibi Vocals -
Hell Paso <p>Vocals</p> -
The El Paso Pussycats Drums, vocals -
Foss Drums, vocals - All Those Nights We Never Met [Unreleased] Lead vocals, guitars
No albums match.
Gear
Microphone
- Audix om6
Dave Rat, founder of Rat Sound Systems and live sound engineer to the Red Hot Chili Peppers for 16 years, was approached by a roadie from The Mars Volta as they hit the west coast leg of their 2006 tour with a unique proposition: combine the hardware of the Audix om6 with the look and feel of a Sennheiser 421.
As Dave breaks down in his blog:
Check out the third revision of the Audix om6 inside of a Sennheiser 421 shell. And to start with we have a nice assortment of both old and new 421 parts:
And by cutting the threaded ring off of the om6 grill and screwing it to the back of a 421 grill we get:
and the om6 can now be screwed into the 421 grill
And after boring out the 421 shell with a Dremel tool so the Audix shaft slides inside:
And we end up with what looks like a beat up old 421 but is actually a perfect condition Audix om6!
Now that was an adventure I really and truly enjoyed! Thank you roadie Shaun!
Guitar
- Gibson SG Junior
Used when playing Rolodex Propaganda
Drums / percussion
- LP Pro Maracas
Electronics
- Korg KP2 Kaoss Pad 2
