Birth name Paul Bonomo | Years active 2002–present | |
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Also known as Tony Amherst, Box Office Poison Born November 9, 1969 (age 47)
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States ( 1969-11-09 ) Occupation(s) Musician, producer, singer, DJ, entertainer Instruments Keyboards, guitar, drums Associated acts Captain Comatose, Bedroom Productions, Fagbash, Foetus, Manhooker Albums From The Rocking Chair To The Stage Genres Disco, Soul music, Funk, House music Record labels Four Music, Playhouse Records Similar Shunda K, Jamie Lidell, Patrick Pulsinger, Kaos One, Diamond Rings Profiles | ||
Paul Bonomo, better known as Snax, (born November 9, 1969) is a musician, singer, songwriter, producer, performer and DJ from the Washington, D.C. area. He is currently based in Berlin, Germany.
Contents
- Career
- Influences
- Albums
- EPs
- Singles
- With Captain Comatose
- As Tony Amherst
- As Box Office Poison
- Collaborations
- Other Appearances
- Songs
- References
Snax became well known as a member of electro-pop duo Captain Comatose and subsequently for his solo single "Honeymoon's Over," the remix of which by Konrad Black was an underground club hit in 2007. He has collaborated and toured with several artists including Peaches, Scissor Sisters, Mocky, Jamie Lidell and Joey Arias. Snax is proficient on keyboards and also plays guitar, bass and drums. He performs most instruments and vocals himself on his releases.
Career
Snax founded the art-rock homopunk band, Fagbash, who were active in Washington DC and San Francisco. After moving to New York City, he was one half of the lo-fi hip hop act Bedroom Productions. Snax began collaborating with Khan and toured as keyboardist with Foetus. Together with Khan he formed the disco-pop band Captain Comatose, eventually releasing two albums, the first featuring the hit "$100".
In support of his first solo album "From The Rocking Chair to the Stage," Snax embarked on a one-man-show tour of Europe in winter 2004. Subsequently he collaborated with the likes of Kaos, Jamie Lidell, Mocky, Peaches and Soffy O.
Fall 2006 brought Snax's second album, "Love Pollution". The Konrad Black tech-house remix for the single "Honeymoon's Over" became popular in 2007 In support of his second album Snax performed in the US with Jamie Lidell and as support act for Scissor Sisters through Europe.
In 2010 Snax released his third album "Special Guest Star" and in 2014 the EP "Up And Coming Children", both on his own label, Random Records.
Influences
Snax grew up on rock radio and discovered funk, disco and Go-Go in his teens. His music is influenced by artists such as Prince, Sly & the Family Stone, Parliament-Funkadelic, Iggy Pop as well as the genres of house music and lo-fi electronica.
Albums
EPs
Singles
With Captain Comatose
As Tony Amherst
As Box Office Poison
Collaborations
Other Appearances
Songs
Honeymoon's OverLove Pollution · 2006
Special DealBased On Misunderstandings 07 · 2013
Living TimeFrom The Rocking Chair To The Stage · 2004