The Ex Box Boys

The Ex Box Boys - Four member band whose songs initially revolved around gaming.
Formerly known as The XBox Boys after Microsoft’s game console, the Xbox 360, the band attracted gamers from all across the globe with their game-inspired rock music.

History

The Initial idea was to form a type of tribute band to Xbox, the game console that brought them together in the first place.

After several attempts in 2007 to win over Microsoft, it became clear that Microsoft did not want to be affiliated with or endorse The Xbox Boys, and told King 5 news in Seattle that “Microsoft is not equipped to monitor the band and its ongoing use of the brand”, so in 2008 the band morphed into The Ex Box Boys. Thus The Ex Box Boys are no longer associated with Microsoft in any shape or form.

The Ex Box Boys shot to number 2 on the MySpace charts in May 2007 and stayed at the top for more than two weeks. They had received almost 2 million downloads up until June 2008 when they abruptly removed the ability to buy their music due to the lack of sponsorship by Microsoft. They then re emerged as “The Ex Box Boys”.

They have retracted their music from Myspace until their first CD is scheduled to be released in January of 2009.

After a year long dispute with Microsoft as mentioned above they finally morphed away from their original concept with their songs now putting less emphasize on gaming. It was after this wise decision that the band started reaching higher levels all together and really started taking off.

In June 2008 Apple Hill Records rewarded The Ex Box Boys with a Platinum album for selling two million downloads via Itunes and are recieving up to 20,000 hits a day on their myspace page.

They received their first Platinum album From Apple Hill Records for sales of more than 2 million downloads of the song "Master Chief" apparently written about the Game Halo 3. Master Chief is the only song the ex box boys ever put out, the rest of the songs are awaiting the release of their first album "Chronicles of the Orb".

Line Up

The band consists of four members:

Phil Fisher (P-Box)
born April 23, 1973, in Wichita, Texas.

Bryan Barrows (B-Box)
Born December 9th, 1989 in Auburn, WA. Bryan was the original drummer but soon after moved on to play lead guitar after proving to be more than talented on the guitar.

Joseph Childres (Beat Box)
Born 1975 in Stockton, California. In 1998 he joined the band Vendetta Red. Now a full-time member of the the Ex Box Boys, Joseph’s vocals can be heard as back up in the song “Cortana” and his drumming is heard in songs such as "Welcome to America."

Dave Kitz Sproull (D-Box)
Born 1987 in North Bend, Washington. Dave studied classical guitar and piano for many years, one of which he spent in Australia. It is obvious from his talent that his studies have brought him many advantages. Dave is a bass player and composer and is often found collaborating with P-Box on various songs that The Ex Box Boys perform and record.

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