Steve Jocz

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Steve Jocz <tr style="text-align: center;"><td colspan="3">Image:Stevo Quad Studios NYC 12304.jpg Steve on Quad Studios </td></tr>
Background information <tr><td>Birth name</td><td colspan="2">Stephen Martin Jocz</td></tr><tr><td>Born</td><td colspan="2">July 23, 1981</td></tr><tr><td>Origin</td><td colspan="2">Ajax, Ontario. Canada</td></tr><tr><td>Genre(s)</td><td colspan="2">Pop punk, Punk rock, Alternative rock, Alternative metal</td></tr><tr><td>Occupation(s)</td><td colspan="2">Musician</td></tr><tr><td>Instrument(s)</td><td colspan="2">vocals, drums</td></tr><tr><td>Years active</td><td colspan="2">1996 - present</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-right: 1em;">Label(s)</td><td colspan="2">Island Records (Universal)</td></tr><tr><td textalign="top" style="padding-right: 1em;">Associated acts</td><td colspan="2">Sum 41 Pain For Pleasure Treble Charger Iggy Pop The Operation</td></tr>

Stephen Martin Jocz (born July 23, 1981), also known as Stevo 32 or just Stevo, is best known as the drummer of the Canadian rock band Sum 41. He was born in Ajax, Ontario, to Marg and Phil Jocz. He also has an older sister named Jenn. Around 1993 he met future Sum 41 frontman, Deryck Whibley. They became the first two members of the band, which formed out of two rival bands July 31, 1996 (41 days into the SUMmer). Jocz is the youngest in the band. For drums, he uses Drum Workshop and for sticks, he uses Vic Firth. Jocz is Pain in Sum 41's alter-ego band Pain for Pleasure. He has also appeared on MTV Cribs.

At Sum 41, he is known for his outspoken personality and toilet humour in interviews. He is one of the less quiet members of the band and is often considered the frontman of the band because of his outgoing personality and the fact he often takes over interviews. He is also a controversial person, as one of the leaders of Punk Voter and one of the best known artists against George W. Bush, he often includes political messages in his interviews.

Aside from drums, Stevo plays the piano. He also does lead vocals for the alter-ego band Pain For Pleasure and half of the vocals for the more hip-hop oriented songs by Sum 41. He is featured on drums in his band-mate, Cone McCaslin's, side project, The Operation.

More recently he also has directed a music video, for the band The Midway State called "Change For You".