The Vox was created in 1998, stemming out of a metal group called ROTTEN SOULS where Moyo (guitar at the time, now bass) and Charlie (guitar) played in. The intention was to exploit their experimental drives with Nigel, a school friend and drummer. Soon after formation Fernando Lee (keyboard at the time) joined in, giving the band an element of mystique with his virtuosity. Meanwhile, Fred (vocals) and Timmy (bass) were ending their bonds with CREAM (the one without Eric Clapton), a rock band they were in. They wandered around writing music, but in desperate need of a band. Finally, Fred’s friend got him in contact with The Vox. They set up a rehearsal and taught each other’s songs; first one named “Lack of Mercy,” a progressive rock vein-cutting tune put together by the initial four. Then they tried one of Fred’s called Vampires at Midair; a very “Lost Boys-Doorsy driven song, creating the perfect balance between the polarized merging forces. The sextet was hot for 3 years, playing clubs, jamborees, and even winning a nationwide band contest, but eventually the college years caught up with Fred and Timmy. Fred left to attend Berklee College of Music and Timmy went to FSU.

After 2 years, Fred decided to drop out and have a go with The Vox for the second time. It was 2005 by then and the band had become a quartet: Fred on vocals and keyboards, Moyo on bass, Charlie on guitar and Nigel on the drums. They recorded their first single Hysteria Queen, which blew them away on first playback. The aggression present was astounding. The Vox had finally found it’s sound and recorded it’s first album, “Hysteria Queen,” on the year of 2006. It was very well received by the Panamanian rock public, got 4 nominations in the Panama Rock Awards, and was rewarded 4 stars in Latin Rolling Stones magazine with a critique titled “Possibly Legendary.” The band was very hot for a while until personal issues emerged with Nigel, leading to his retirement. Nigel was replaced with Peluca, One of Panama’s great rock drummers, but the band had lost momentum nonetheless and fell apart for the second time some months after. It was very early in the year of 2007 and everyone went their own way; Charlie was in hot pursuit of getting his Mathematics degree, Moyo was on to his Civil Engineering degree and Fred became a bit of a room hermit polishing his songwriting.

At the end of the year, Fred decided that he would pursue his music career in LA. He planned to join forces with friend and music savant, Rodrigo Denis (The Vox’s future producer of “A World Upside Down”). Subsequently, on the 28th of December 2007 in a bar called Lighthouse, The Vox played it’s farewell gig for Fred, after almost a year of silence. The gig resulted in epic status, with a set list of 23 original songs and a crowd enticed to the very last note. Three days later the band got back together. The same line up was present, with Peluca on drums, but things didn’t work out with him so the band landed Teddy on drums (oddly enough, Fred’s life next-door neighbor). This third round was filled with freshness; the band had taken a complete different route musically and managed to retain the aggression they were so known for. The Vox’s second studio album, “A World Upside Down,” was recorded and released early of 2009.