“Whip it out — send ‘em through
Mechanical perfection
Trim the fat — what’s wrong with that?
A simplified selection
Along the way we lose our souls
Stuck in pigeonholes”

What do you do when a record label tells you your music is brilliant but they don’t know how to market you? They want you to look this way, sound that way, and fit into their mold. They love you. But they’d love you so much more if you were just a little less you.

Well, that’s what Neal Fox encountered when he was signed to—not one, not two but—three major labels. When Billboard called Fox, “A rueful Randy Newman eccentric, equally at home in blues, rock, pop, and jazz motifs,” it was a great compliment. Who knew it could also be a liability?

Over the years, Fox continued writing and producing music for everything from film to TV and theatre. And now he took that “disadvantage” and put it to use in Pigeonholes. This is Fox’s persona. Undiluted, uncompromised. Older, wiser, funnier, freer. And with the added skills of animator and videographer, Fox turned Pigeonholes into a real multi-media experience.

Fox’s live perfomance (vocals, piano and guitar) will interact with the animation, or film, on screen. He’s the blues singer who got too mellow from anti-depressants; the grocery clerk whose microphone makes him a god (“How much are these condoms? The lady wants to know.”); and MC Doctor DJ Biggie BJ—the world’s oldest rapper. There are the animated background singers; the bouncing ball sing-a-long; the Human Rights Suite, and more. But we don’t want to spoil the surprise.

Check out the video clips and music samples, and experience Pigeonholes for yourself.