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American musician, author, and actor

Ian Fowles
Fowles performing with The Aquabats in December
Also known as	Eagle "Bones" Falconhawk EagleBones Falconhawk
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Years active	–present

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Ian Fowles is an American musician, author, and actor, best known as the current guitarist for the Orange County rock band The Aquabats, in which he performs under the stage name and persona of EagleBones Falconhawk (originally Eagle "Bones" Falconhawk).

Prior to joining The Aquabats, Fowles was also one of the founding members of the hardcore punk band Death by Stereo.

Biography

Early life and Death by Stereo

Fowles grew up in Orange County, California, and started playing guitar in his early teen years, having been inspired by seeing the guitarist character of Marty McFly in the film Back to the Future.^[1] By age 14, he was regularly playing in local punk bands, including one band called CleanX, who opened for The Aquabats in the late s.^[2] In , Fowles put together the original formation of Orange County hardcore punk band Death by Stereo, naming the band, designing its logo, and writing/recording on the band's early demos and EPs.

In late , Fowles left the group to serve a two-year mission for the LDS Church in Ohio.

Aquabats biography wikipedia Throughout many fluctuations in the group's line-up, singer the MC Bat Commander and bassist Crash McLarson have remained the band's two constant fixtures. Easily identified by their masks and matching costumes, the Aquabats are perhaps most recognized for their comedic persona in which they claim to be crime-fighting superheroes. This theme serves as subject for much of the band's music and as part of their theatrical stage shows, which typically feature various stunts and fight scenes with costumed villains and monsters. Musically, the Aquabats have continuously evolved over the course of their career, initially starting as a ska band before reinventing themselves in the early s as a new wave —influenced rock band. The band's current musical style mixes rock and punk with elements of new wave, ska and synth-pop.

Though he didn't record on Death by Stereo's debut LP If Looks Could Kill, I'd Watch You Die, he was given writing credits on nine of the album's fourteen songs, many of which had appeared on earlier demos and EPs.^[1]

The Aquabats

In , Fowles joined the Huntington Beachsuperhero-themed comedy rock band The Aquabats as a full-time member, succeeding longtime guitarist Corey Pollock (aka "Chainsaw, the Prince of Karate").

His stage name was conceived in The Aquabats' van during his first tour with the band: "Bones" was derived from his slender stature, while the bird names were playing off his surname's similarity to "fowl".^[3][4] Fowles first started writing and recording with the band in on original songs for the children's television seriesYo Gabba Gabba!, on which he also appeared onscreen with the band and played a guitar solo as part of the show's "Cool Tricks" segment.

He later made his album debut with The Aquabats on their EP Radio Down!.

From to , Fowles portrayed Eaglebones Falconhawk in two seasons of The Aquabats' live-action cable television series The Aquabats!

Aquabats biography summary

If you can help us with this wiki please sign up and help us! The Aquabats stylized as The Aquabats! Super Show. The Aquabats were once natives of the island of Aquabania, but their land was invaded by Space Monster M. The members of the Aquabats fled and vowed to defeat Space Monster M and free their land.

Super Show!, on which he also worked composing original songs as well as bits of the series' score. Starting in September , he has since continued this role on the series' independent YouTube-based relaunch, The Aquabats! RadVentures!.

Other musical endeavors

Fowles has played live and/or recorded with a myriad of other projects, typically spanning the genres of pop punk and alternative rock.

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While attending high school in the mids he played in the bands CleanX and D-cons. In late he formed a short-lived s pop tribute band called The Electric Youth that featured friends from Esperanza High School Brandon Saller of Atreyu and Nathan Willett of Cold War Kids. In he was the touring guitarist of Sense Field. In – he toured as the guitarist of Further Seems Forever.

Aquabats biography Christian Richards Jacobs born January 11, is an American musician, television producer, and actor. He is perhaps most recognized as the co-creator of the award-winning Nick Jr. In addition to his musical work with the band, Jacobs also portrayed the character of the Bat Commander on the live-action comedy television series The Aquabats! Super Show! Jacobs was born in Rexburg, Idaho in , the second of five children.

Among the groups he has collaborated with are Checkpoint Charley, Brandon Saller, and Dead Sara.^[5] In , Fowles played bass for AFI member Hunter Burgan's side project Hunter Revenge, who accompanied The Aquabats on their winter holiday tour that year. In he also played bass with Kepi Ghoulie's band when they toured with The Aquabats on their holiday tour.^[6] In June , Fowles and Aquabats drummer Richard Falomir played in former Ramones bassist C.

J. Ramone's band for an East Coast tour with Shonen Knife. Fowles has continued to play guitar for C.J. Ramone from time to time since.

In August , Fowles was revealed to be the guitarist for former My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way's solo project, recording guitar and percussion for Way's debut album Hesitant Alien, appearing in the music video for its single "No Shows", and doing all the live touring with him during –

Personal life

Fowles is left-handed, and currently plays a left-handed Fender Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster model guitar with The Aquabats and a left-handed Fender Kurt Cobain Jaguar model with Gerard Way.

In he released the "Falcondrive" pedal for guitars, based on his signature overdriven sound.^[7]

Like fellow Aquabats bandmates Christian Jacobs and Chad Larson, Fowles is a practicing Latter-day Saint. He is also a doctoral student at Claremont Graduate University, where he studies at the School of Religion.

In November , Fowles published his first book, an extension of his master's thesis entitled A Sound Salvation: Rock N' Roll as a Religion, a thesis which argues that rock music and culture satisfy an influential definition of "religion" in contemporary religious studies.^[8]

Bibliography

• A Sound Salvation: Rock N' Roll as a Religion ()

Filmography

Television

Discography

Gerard Way

• Up From Here () – guitar solo on title track

Kepi Ghoulie

• Lost And Loving It () – guitar
• Valentines Day 7" () – guitar, producer

The Aquabats

Checkpoint Charley

• Pomp, Twaddle & Bombast: Songs 13–24 () – guitar
• Songs One Through Twelve () – guitar

Death By Stereo

• If Looks Could Kill, I'd Watch You Die () – writing credits on tracks 3,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,13
• Devil's Night – Live Compilation 7" () – guitar
• Fooled By Your Smile 7" () – guitar
• Demo Cassette () – guitar

D-Cons

• The Operation Room CDEP () – guitar, backing vocals
• Can't Pull My Strings 7" () – guitar, backing vocals
• Fed Up Demo Tape () – guitar

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