associated_acts years_active birth_place name background instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
mammal fury , cog , over-reactor , ezekiel ox , full scale , the ox and the 1998 -- present colac , victoria , australia ezekiel ox solo_singer vocals loop station , guitar , drums , bass guitar , hard theatre , folk rock , funk , alternative metal , musical ezekiel ox
 alan james davies singer , songwriter , actor , producer
ezekiel ox

ezekiel ox -lrb- born alan james davies , colac , victoria -rrb- is an australian entertainer , singer/songwriter , film maker , actor and political activist .
he is currently the a vocalist and songwriter for over-reactor , ox & marze , sekht and the steven smith experience .
he was previously the singer of mammal .
he was a founding member of the committee for musicians against police violence -lrb- mapv -rrb- in melbourne .
he runs `` fish and chip studios '' , a mobile production house that focuses on limited post production and strong artistic performances .
he also performs infrequent spoken word shows , and has authored one self-published book `` the pub '' .
he has been signed by columbia records -lrb- worldwide -rrb- and shock records -lrb- australia -rrb- .
in november 2011 , he signed with cross-section management -lrb- ted gardner and scott mesiti -rrb- , but moved to pricewar music management -lrb- tim price -- sydonia , the blackwater fever -rrb- in 2013 .
he was fully independent from record labels from 1 november 2009 until may 2013 , when the nerve signed with sydney 's birds robe collective .
he was the subject of david krebelj 's documentary `` colour , light , movement , sound '' , which followed his career in full scale-band , has directed many of his own film clips , as well as directing the short `` the boy '' -lrb- with david krebelj -rrb- and acting in feature films -lrb- blockhouse blues and the elmore beast , the real thing -rrb- .
he is engaged to marry maxine ox -lrb- gatt -rrb- , a writer , who he lives with in melbourne .
he has a son griffin ox , born is 2010 .
ezekiel is a well known community activist in melbourne , working with the campaign against racism and fascism , no room for racism , save the palace , refugee action collective , indigenous social justice association , warriors of the aboriginal resistance , r.a.a.f and waca , among others .
he is a known chant leader at protests in his home town , and often delivers impassioned speeches and beat-boxing at protests , leading marches and occupations with a mobile public address system .
he also umpires australian rules football in the vafa and yjfl , and is level 2 accredited in this field , which he has been involved in since 1996 .
