Real Name: Brian Carroll

Date Of Birth: Unknown

Age: 20 (earth years)

Instrument (s): Guitar

Influences: Michael Jackson, Paul Gilbert, Louis Johnson, Joe Satriani, Shawn Lane, Jennifer Baten.

Equipment: Modified Kramer guitar, Aria Pro bass, Peavey Renown amp, Alesis Midiverv II digital reverb.

Background Information: As a young Bucket, he was a part of the notorious Deli Creeps with Maximum Bob, Pinchface, and Tony (aka Gerald Chung Lo, aka Kid Quick). Although from the Los Angeles area, the Creeps picked up a following in the San Francisco Bay Area. From there Buckethead's amazing playing and totally unique style caught the attention of some heavy hitters. Bassist/producer Bill Laswell and P-Funk legend Bootsy Collins became aware of The Man With The Bucket through Limbomaniacs drummer Brain. This led to the formation of Praxis.

Personal Statement: "I began playing guitar at age 12. however I didn't become serious until the following summer,when I moved to Claremont from Huntinton Beach C.A. My playing improved with lessons from various teachers, most notably, Paul Gilbert, with whom I studied for over a year. In recent months, I've been putting my efforts into masking demo recordings of my playing and writing styles."

Who is BucketHead?
He's one of the most bizarre and enigmatic figures in American underground and experimental music since Parliament Funkadelic birthed their bevy of cosmic characters in the mid-'70s. An accomplished multi-instrumentalist best known for his virtuosic command of the electric guitar, Buckethead is one of the instrument's most recognizable contemporary innovators, his rapid-fire riffing, near-robotic fretwork, and idiosyncratic lead lines combining elements of Yngwie Malsteem Slayer's Kerry King, P-Funk's Eddie Hazel, and avant-improv artist John Zorn's Scud-attack sax abuse. His first group, the San Francisco-based metal-funk combine the Deli Creeps, was a regional success, but disbanded before they could release anything. Buckethead's solo career has been more productive, thanks mostly to the motivation of Zorn and Bill Laswell the latter of whom Buckethead has also recorded and toured with in Praxis. Laswell has also produced a number of Buckethead's solo albums (including Dreamatorium and Day of the Robot) and included him on more than a dozen one-off recordings with the likes of Hakim Bey, Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell. In addition to releases including 1998's Colma, Buckethead has also contributed soundtrack material to such films as Last Action Hero and Street Fighter, returning in 1999 with Monsters and Robots.

Discography:
Buckethead Land (1992) - Giant Robot (1994) - Day of the Robot (1996) - Colma (1998) - Monsters and Robots (1999)