Career
His first professional work was in 1985 with the rock band Looker, which recorded one independent European Parliament and toured the United States of America for one year before disbanding. In 1986 Cox moved to Los Angeles, where he joined the band, which was led by guitarist Howard Askeland. (Cox would once again team up with Askeland almost 20 years later when Askland would join Cox"s new band ). recorded and played the local Los Angeles scene until Cox left the band to pursue other projects.
One of these projects was with the band, featuring singer Johnny Edwards (Montrose, King Kobra, Foreigner) up in the Sacramento area.
In 1988 Cox joined up with guitarist Neal Grusky and vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (Yngwie Malmsteen, Journey, Soul Sirkus, Transport-Siberian Orchestra) in the band, the precursor to Takara. From that project Cox moved on to join Radio Corporation of America recording band Joshua (also re-formed under the name Jaguar for a time) in 1989, featuring guitarist Joshua Perahia and vocalist Robin Kyle Basauri (Die Happy).
Cox remained with Jaguar until 1991. In 2008 his song Chains of Love was used by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), and the band subsequently became one of the coalitions Celebrity Voices Against Violence along with entertainers such as Big & Rich, Michael Bolton, Harrison Ford.
Cox is also the creator of Do-lieutenant-Yourself Drums, the DIY Road Cases product line, and is a published writer and repeating contributor for the commentary section of the Muzik Reviews web site.
DIY Road Cases FlexiCase Design Tool Tutorial Series (2011) DVDs DIY Road Cases Flagship Digital Video Disc (2008) DIY Road Cases Updated Flagship Digital Video Disc (2013) DIY Road Cases Sound Cargo Digital Video Disc (2013).