Le Histoire de Fox...
Controversy. The key factor
surrounding Rik Fox. Always has, always will. Entering this world at
the tender age of birth, in, of all place Amityville New York -- How
appropriate. Thru parental migration, Rik wound up in Greenpoint, the
'Garden Spot' of Brooklyn. Basically dissatisfied with his
surroundings, (and trying to teach himself how to Rock and Roll...)
Fox struck out for the Top 40 'Glitter Glam' circuit of New Jersey,
circa 1975-76. Armed with platform boots, and tons of make-up, Rik
quickly secured the position of Bassist in "Virgin", a
'Bowie-cum-Alice Cooper' sexually promiscuous rock act with and
extensive draw all over Jersey, quickly establishing his...
"Charismatic Appeal".
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Virgin soon gave way to 'Lust', arriving at 'SIN'. (Sounds like a
natural progression don't it?), a group of Rik's' own creation.
Always a driving force in whatever he does, Fox continued the
onslaught of making his 'Charismatic' presence affirmed throughout
the Tri-State area, (Yes, Jersey too). Rik received a phone call from
the music Mecca of Hollywood Calif., somewhere around Sept.-Oct. of
1981. It seems 'that' some vacationing L.A. Rockers has seen Rik and
suggested him to a Major club attraction of Hollywood's Starwood
fame... A controversial act calling themselves "Sister". Several
phone calls later, led to Rik's eventual migration to sunny 'El-ay',
circa Feb. 1982, auditioning for, and securing the position of...
What else? Bassist. That 'driving force' of Rik's, created the
groups' new moniker... WASP, and he recorded their first demo under
that name. The groups' band leader finding his pride eventually
threatened by... What else? Fox's charismatic magnet!!! Rik was
'released from sentence', cut off and left to flounder on his
own...
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Rik pushed on to perform live with, and record a well received
successful debut album with L.A.'s "Steeler", and to date, the album
is still a World-Wide strong selling mainstay. With Steelers' demise,
the album is now a legendary collectors' item for all Rock kids to
cut their teeth on. Now with enough credits and international
notoriety under his belt, Fox was where he needed to be... Ready to
re-form "SIN". With that barrage of notoriety, Rik enlisted the help
of Charmaine King - President of 'King Kommunikation, a well
established L.A. Publicity firm known for handling several local L.A.
acts, as well as former publicist, instrumental for launching ex-KISS
Guitarist Vinnie Vincent into the solo spotlight.
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Ms King noted immediately Fox's 'Charismatic magnet', and promptly
saw to it that Rik was to became a household word. (Well for the rock
kids anyway...), From Japan (where Japanese act 'Loudness' affirms
Fox has a monumental following!), thru Europe, and back home to the
U.S. of A. long time (tongue) Friend and mentor, Gene (KISS) Simmons
advised Fox that his timing couldn't have been any better!!
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Rik reformed SIN in late Summer of 1983, and in the following six
months' time, Rik Fox and his band SIN, had performed before at least
seventy-five thousand screaming Sin-cere fans and headlined all but
two of those shows!!! 1984's Music Connection magazine's year end
poll saw Rik realize a vision... Sin was voted L.A.'s Top Drawing
Hard Rock Act for 1984!!! Rik Fox had definitely made his mark on
Southern Calif., and in just a hair over one year, ass-kicking solid
ground was gained. Rik Fox was that household word!!
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Now with major record labels nosing around all the dust Rik was
raising, for a potential deal, SIN entered Encore Studios in Burbank.
Armed with infamous producer (and sexual deviant) Dana Strum (Of
Vinnie Vincent Invasion) and MGMNT. 3's Todd Cooper, the Hottest
album demo of the was decade was soon finding its way to the waiting
hands of the major labels. The brass ring was in sight, and Rik's
horse was coming around the turn.
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While starring in a top drawing club act may have been enough for
anyone, Rik Fox is not just anyone. He branched out into other
fields, as another stage called to Rik and he answered. Being raised
as an only child, Rik spent countless hours before his caretaker, the
TV absorbing everything the film industry could pump out. In Rik's
mind, the film industry has always been on the back burner.
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Upon his return to the studio, Miss-Fortune soon made her presence
felt, and bad personnel chemistry led to Sin's' demise like sand thru
Rik's fingers. As he reached for that brass ring, someone pulled the
plug and the ride came to a stop. After several false starts with
smaller local acts, (and the miserable failure of Arizona's 'Surgical
Steel'), Rik decided to dust off his armor, and once again climb
again into 'The Arena' (and the drivers' seat). With Rik's skill at
musical direction and costume design, he formed his next assault in
the form of Thunderball. As with previous bands of his design,
Thunderball gave the appearance of an arena act on a club stage. He
also continued to utilize all of the endorsements he had garnered to
this point. Thunderball showed promising success, including being
featured as the band "Putrid Rage" in a nationally televised Western
Union Commercial in 1988, yet once again personnel chemistry took
it's toll and Rik was again denied the brass ring of success. Further
proof of this lies in the fact that, he was approached by the band
Angel three times, Starz twice and Quiet Riot, but prior commitments,
and scheduling got in the way.
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By this time, the Metal Scene was undergoing a change, and new types
of music for the young such as Grunge were starting to change the
look of the club scene. Rik took note of the changes and continued to
work towards success, but Fate in the form of being a passenger in a
terrible head-on collision and the resulting rehabilitation period
took Rik out of the music scene for several of years, so he decided
to move on to other fields where his creative talents and skills
could be utilized.
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So with some nominal acting abilities under his belt, and with
World-Wide Rock and Roll notoriety a part of his resume, Rik is
prepared to go where his destiny calls... "Ultimate Stardom" in
whatever form it may take. "I have a goal in this life." Rik states,
"While I'm here, I have an even greater vision to see thru -- I won't
be swayed from it, and I intend to pursue my calling until I have it
by the throat, and make it pay up."
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Rik Fox -- A Recent History
September 1998 saw Rik finishing a season's
worth of shooting On Set with Lorenzo Lamas, and Scott Plank, on the
Television Series "Air America" as the On Set Property Master.
Anything you see an actor picking up or manipulating, or wearing as
accessories Rik was in charge of. Serving under Bill Davis, Rik was
also the On Set weapons handler in charge of firearms, and weapons,
he was responsible for their safe preparation and handling to the
actors. Rik has had to teach actors who've never touched a firearm,
how to hold, shoot, and handle various types of firearms and look
convincing, usually within fifteen minutes of filming!
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During this interim, Rik has hung
with and partied with the best of them. The list is long and
distinguished. He has done it all from jamming with the late Sam
Kinison on "Wild Thing" at the China Club in Los Angeles to joining
Ronnie James Dio on stage twice at local arenas for re-creations of
the Music Industries All Star Charity Event, Hear'n Aid.
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Because of his many "brushes" with
greatness Rik has been fortunate to be friends with many Rock Stars
on all levels. Many authors and historians documenting 1980's Rock
Music seek him out for accurate accounts of that era. Being a fixture
on the scene during that time, Rik is a wellspring of knowledge of
the people and events that transpired in L.A. during the 1980's.
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He has written about and been active
in historical reenactment for several years specializing in Military
Action-Adventure, Science Fiction, and Post-Nuke genres. Rik
currently resides in Valley Village, California, with a home museum
of memorabilia that chronicles his long and varied career. Rik is
also a member of the Royal Spanish Court Guild, where he portrays a
knight-errant-ambassador from Poland residing in Spain. His title is
"Chevalier Don Ryszard di Lis, Prince di Sulima, of Lechistan.
(Poland)"
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He remains musically active, while
not onstage with a band at this time, keeping his fingers limber and
chops in shape. With the boundless resources of the Internet at his
disposal in the form of a landmark site on the WWW extolling the
scope of his career, Rik is ready to move through the millennium with
whatever it has to offer him, or he to it.
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