Steve Jocz
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Stephen Martin "Steve" Jocz (nicknamed Stevo32 or Stevo) was born on July 23, 1981, and is best known as the drummer for Canadian punk
band Sum 41
.
descent. He was born in Ajax
, Ontario, to Marg and Phil Jocz, and 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 at their local high school.
Jocz married singer Jessy Moss
in November 2008. The couple have a son together, born April 2011.
. The band released their debut album, All Killer No Filler in 2001. The band achieved mainstream success with their first single from the album, "Fat Lip
", which reached number-one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and remains the band's most successful single to date. All Killer No Filler was certified platinum
in the United States, Canada and in the UK. The band has since released four more studio albums: Does This Look Infected?
(2002), Chuck
(2004) Underclass Hero (2007) and Screaming Bloody Murder
(2011). The three albums before Screaming Bloody Murder have been certified platinum in Canada.
The band often performs more than 300 times each year and holds long global tours, most of which last more than a year. They have been nominated for seven Juno Awards and have won twice (Group of the Year
in 2002 and Rock Album of the Year
for Chuck in 2005). Their fifth studio album, Screaming Bloody Murder
, was released on March 29, 2011.
With Sum 41, he is known for his outspoken personality and toilet humor in interviews. He is sometimes considered the frontman of the band because of his outgoing personality and the fact he often takes over interviews. He has done lead vocals in some of their songs, including – most notably – "Pain for Pleasure
" and "Fat Lip
".
sticks, Zildjian cymbals, Remo
drum heads and DW
Drums and Hardware. He uses a 10x13 rack tom, 20x24 bass drum, 14x16 and 16x18 floor tom.
He lists Dave Grohl
, Tommy Lee
, Lars Ulrich
, Ringo Starr
, Erik Sandin
, Keith Moon
, and Josh Freese
as some of his biggest drumming influences.
alter-ego heavy metal
band Pain For Pleasure. He is also featured on drums in his bandmate Cone McCaslin's side project, The Operation M.D.
on both of their albums, where he is referred to as Dr. Dinero, although uncredited on the first album.
In 2007, Jocz recorded drums for two songs on Avril Lavigne
's album, The Best Damn Thing
.
In the summer of 2008, Stevo toured with The Vandals
on the Vans Warped Tour as a touring drummer.
More recently, Stevo has started a career directing music videos.
(2000) All Killer No Filler (2001)
Does This Look Infected?
(2002) Does This Look Infected Too?
(2003) Chuck
(2004)
Go Chuck Yourself
(2005)
Underclass Hero (2007)
All the Good Shit: 14 Solid Gold Hits 2000-2008 (2009)
Screaming Bloody Murder (2011)
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Sum 41
Sum 41
Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley , Tom Thacker , Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz .In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records...
.
Early life
In high school, Steve was the captain of the dive team and portrayed his skills in the music video for "In Too Deep". Jocz graduated high school in 1999.Personal life
Jocz is of PolishPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
descent. He was born in Ajax
Ajax, Ontario
Ajax is a town in the Durham Region in the Greater Toronto Area.The town is named for the HMS Ajax a Royal Navy cruiser that served in World War II. Ajax is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and the...
, Ontario, to Marg and Phil Jocz, and has an older sister named Jenn. Around 1993, he met future Sum 41 frontman, Deryck Whibley
Deryck Whibley
Deryck Jason Whibley is a Canadian musician and producer, best known for his work as the guitarist, lead vocalist, songwriter and producer of the Juno Award-winning rock band Sum 41. Whibley married fellow singer Avril Lavigne in 2006. The couple occasionally performed together, and they have...
. They became the first two members of the band, which formed out of two rival bands at their local high school.
Jocz married singer Jessy Moss
Jessy Moss
Jessy Moss is a singer/rapper. Her songs have appeared in a number of movies and television shows. She is best known for the hit Armand Van Helden remix of her song "Sugar".-Bio:...
in November 2008. The couple have a son together, born April 2011.
Sum 41
In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island RecordsIsland Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
. The band released their debut album, All Killer No Filler in 2001. The band achieved mainstream success with their first single from the album, "Fat Lip
Fat Lip
"Fat Lip" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian punk rock band Sum 41. It was released in April 2001 as the lead single from their debut album All Killer No Filler. It is the band's most successful single to date, topping the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart...
", which reached number-one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and remains the band's most successful single to date. All Killer No Filler was certified platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
in the United States, Canada and in the UK. The band has since released four more studio albums: Does This Look Infected?
Does This Look Infected?
- Personnel :Sum 41* Deryck Whibley - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, drums on "Reign In Pain" and "WWVII Parts 1 & 2"* Dave Baksh - Lead guitar, backing vocals* Cone McCaslin - Bass guitar, backing vocals...
(2002), Chuck
Chuck (album)
Chuck is the third studio album from Canadian rock band Sum 41. The album was released on October 12, 2004. It is the band's last album to feature lead guitarist Dave Baksh...
(2004) Underclass Hero (2007) and Screaming Bloody Murder
Screaming Bloody Murder
Screaming Bloody Murder is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41, released on March 29, 2011, after many delays. It was the band's second album produced by the band's frontman Deryck Whibley and recorded as a three piece, and is the first album by the band since 2007's Underclass...
(2011). The three albums before Screaming Bloody Murder have been certified platinum in Canada.
The band often performs more than 300 times each year and holds long global tours, most of which last more than a year. They have been nominated for seven Juno Awards and have won twice (Group of the Year
Juno Award for Group of the Year
The Juno Award for best Group of the Year has been awarded since 1970, as recognition each year for the best group or band in Canada. It has also been known as Best Group .-Best Group :*1970 - The Guess Who...
in 2002 and Rock Album of the Year
Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year
The Juno Award for "Rock Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1991, as recognition each year for the best rock album in Canada. The award was previously called a number of other names, including the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Album" and "Best Rock Album"....
for Chuck in 2005). Their fifth studio album, Screaming Bloody Murder
Screaming Bloody Murder
Screaming Bloody Murder is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41, released on March 29, 2011, after many delays. It was the band's second album produced by the band's frontman Deryck Whibley and recorded as a three piece, and is the first album by the band since 2007's Underclass...
, was released on March 29, 2011.
With Sum 41, he is known for his outspoken personality and toilet humor in interviews. He is sometimes considered the frontman of the band because of his outgoing personality and the fact he often takes over interviews. He has done lead vocals in some of their songs, including – most notably – "Pain for Pleasure
Sum 41
Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley , Tom Thacker , Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz .In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records...
" and "Fat Lip
Fat Lip
"Fat Lip" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian punk rock band Sum 41. It was released in April 2001 as the lead single from their debut album All Killer No Filler. It is the band's most successful single to date, topping the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart...
".
Drums
Jocz endorses Vic FirthVic Firth
Vic Firth is an American musician and is the founder of Vic Firth Company , a percussion stick and mallet manufacturing company that he started in 1963. The company bills itself as the world's largest manufacturer of drum sticks and mallets...
sticks, Zildjian cymbals, Remo
Remo
Remo is a male given name of Latin origin - see Romulus and Remus.Remo may also refer to:* Remo, an American drum skin company* Remo , another name for the German wine grape Riesling* Remo language, a Panoan language of Brazil and Peru...
drum heads and DW
Drum Workshop
Drum Workshop is a drum and hardware manufacturing company based in Oxnard, California. Their slogan is "The Drummer's Choice".-History:...
Drums and Hardware. He uses a 10x13 rack tom, 20x24 bass drum, 14x16 and 16x18 floor tom.
He lists Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl
David Eric "Dave" Grohl is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; and the current drummer for Them Crooked Vultures...
, Tommy Lee
Tommy Lee
Thomas Lee Bass , best known as Tommy Lee, is an American musician and founding member of glam metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects...
, Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich is a Danish drummer, and one of the founding members of the American thrash metal band Metallica. He was born in Gentofte, Denmark to an upper-middle class family. A tennis player in his youth, Ulrich moved to Los Angeles, California at age sixteen to pursue his training; though rather...
, Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...
, Erik Sandin
Erik Sandin
Erik Sandin , is an American musician and the drummer of the popular California punk band, NOFX. He was a founding member of the band when they formed in Hollywood, California, in 1983, but moved to Santa Barbara two years later, leaving the band.In just one year without Sandin, the band had...
, Keith Moon
Keith Moon
Keith John Moon was an English musician, best known for being the drummer of the English rock group The Who. He gained acclaim for his exuberant and innovative drumming style, and notoriety for his eccentric and often self-destructive behaviour, earning him the nickname "Moon the Loon". Moon...
, and Josh Freese
Josh Freese
Josh Freese is an American session drummer and songwriter. He is a permanent member of A Perfect Circle, The Vandals, and Devo, having formerly played drums for Nine Inch Nails from late 2005 until late 2008, and for Guns N' Roses from mid-1998 to 2001. Freese has appeared on close to 300 records....
as some of his biggest drumming influences.
Other appearances
Aside from drums, Stevo plays the piano and guitar. He sings lead vocals for the Sum 41Sum 41
Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley , Tom Thacker , Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz .In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records...
alter-ego heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Pain For Pleasure. He is also featured on drums in his bandmate Cone McCaslin's side project, The Operation M.D.
The Operation M.D.
The Operation M.D. is a Canadian rock band created by Dr. Dynamite and Dr. Rocco as a side project to their other bands. The band's debut album We Have an Emergency was released in February 2007 by Aquarius Records...
on both of their albums, where he is referred to as Dr. Dinero, although uncredited on the first album.
In 2007, Jocz recorded drums for two songs on Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
's album, The Best Damn Thing
The Best Damn Thing
The Best Damn Thing is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was released on April 13, 2007 through RCA Records. According to the IFPI, The Best Damn Thing was the fourth top-selling album worldwide and Sony BMG's top-selling album of 2007. The album was certified...
.
In the summer of 2008, Stevo toured with The Vandals
The Vandals
The Vandals are an American rock band established in 1980 in Huntington Beach, California. They have released ten full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured the world extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour...
on the Vans Warped Tour as a touring drummer.
More recently, Stevo has started a career directing music videos.
Sum 41
Half Hour of Power
Half Hour of Power is Sum 41's debut EP. It was released June 27, 2000, on Big Rig Records, a subsidiary of Island Records , and Aquarius Records...
(2000)
Does This Look Infected?
- Personnel :Sum 41* Deryck Whibley - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, drums on "Reign In Pain" and "WWVII Parts 1 & 2"* Dave Baksh - Lead guitar, backing vocals* Cone McCaslin - Bass guitar, backing vocals...
(2002)
Does This Look Infected Too?
Does This Look Infected Too? is a live EP by Sum 41. It was recorded live on January 27, 2003 in AB, Brussels .- Track listing :# "Mr...
(2003)
Chuck (album)
Chuck is the third studio album from Canadian rock band Sum 41. The album was released on October 12, 2004. It is the band's last album to feature lead guitarist Dave Baksh...
(2004)
Go Chuck Yourself
Go Chuck Yourself is a live album by Sum 41 recorded in London, Ontario in April 2005. It was first released on December 21, 2005, in Japan, and was packaged with a bonus DVD featuring 5 songs from the show and Basketball Butcher...
(2005)
Avril Lavigne
- The Best Damn ThingThe Best Damn ThingThe Best Damn Thing is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was released on April 13, 2007 through RCA Records. According to the IFPI, The Best Damn Thing was the fourth top-selling album worldwide and Sony BMG's top-selling album of 2007. The album was certified...
(2007) – drums on "One of Those Girls" and "Contagious"
Videos directed
As a director, Steve has created the following music videos:- "Change For You" (2006) – The Midway StateThe Midway StateThe Midway State is an alternative rock band from Toronto, Canada. The band is signed to Remedy Records worldwide and to Universal Publishing for the world outside North America. The band released their debut album Holes in 2008...
- "Sayonara" (2007) – The Operation M.D.The Operation M.D.The Operation M.D. is a Canadian rock band created by Dr. Dynamite and Dr. Rocco as a side project to their other bands. The band's debut album We Have an Emergency was released in February 2007 by Aquarius Records...
- "Underclass HeroUnderclass Hero (song)"Underclass Hero" is the first single from Sum 41's fourth studio album Underclass Hero. It was officially released on May 15, 2007. The song in its entirety was leaked on April 23 from a 91X podcast interview with Deryck Whibley....
" (2007) – Sum 41Sum 41Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley , Tom Thacker , Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz .In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records... - "Someone Like You" (2007) – The Operation M.D.The Operation M.D.The Operation M.D. is a Canadian rock band created by Dr. Dynamite and Dr. Rocco as a side project to their other bands. The band's debut album We Have an Emergency was released in February 2007 by Aquarius Records...
- "With Me" (2008) – Sum 41Sum 41Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley , Tom Thacker , Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz .In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records...
- "One for the RadioOne for the Radio"One for the Radio" is the fourteenth McFly single, and first single from their fourth studio album, Radio:Active, which was released 20 July 2008 via British national paper. "One for the Radio" is described as being about the band's "constant struggle for critical acceptance". The single was...
" (2008) – McFlyMcFlyMcFly are an English pop rock band who first found fame in 2004. The band consists of Tom Fletcher , Danny Jones , Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd . They were signed to the Island Records label from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records... - "StarstrukkStarstrukk"Starstrukk" is a song recorded by American electronic rock group 3OH!3. It is their third single and their second single to be released from their second studio album, Want. A radio-only and the deluxe album version has been released featuring pop star Katy Perry...
" (2009) – 3OH!33OH!33OH!3 is an American electro hop duo from Boulder, Colorado, made up of Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte. They are best known for their single "Don't Trust Me" from their album Want, which reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100... - "StarstrukkStarstrukk"Starstrukk" is a song recorded by American electronic rock group 3OH!3. It is their third single and their second single to be released from their second studio album, Want. A radio-only and the deluxe album version has been released featuring pop star Katy Perry...
" (Remix) (2009) – 3OH!33OH!33OH!3 is an American electro hop duo from Boulder, Colorado, made up of Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte. They are best known for their single "Don't Trust Me" from their album Want, which reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100...
featuring Katy PerryKaty PerryKaty Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a... - "No Hablo Ingles" (2009) – Bowling for SoupBowling for SoupBowling for Soup is an American pop-punk band which originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994...
- "Stupid Love Letter" (2009) – The Friday Night BoysThe Friday Night BoysThe Friday Night Boys were a pop punk band from Fairfax, that formed in 2006. The band consists of Andrew Goldstein, Mike Toohey, Robby Reidera, and Chris Barrett....
- "No Way But the Hard WayNo Way But The Hard Way"No Way But The Hard Way" is the 1st single from No Guts. No Glory. by the Australian pub rock band Airbourne.-Music video:The music video of the song features scenes of the band in the Dinosaur Records building smashing and destroying the furniture and playing on the roof...
" (2009) – AirbourneAirbourne (band)Airbourne are an Australian hard rock band formed in Warrnambool in 2001. Mainstay members are Joel O'Keeffe on lead vocals and lead guitar, his brother, Ryan O'Keeffe on drums, and David Roads on rhythm guitar and backing vocals. They were later joined by Justin Street on bass guitar and backing... - "Screaming Bloody MurderScreaming Bloody Murder (song)-Charts:-Release history:...
" (2011) – Sum 41Sum 41Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley , Tom Thacker , Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz .In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records...