▁band , ▁Deep ▁Blue ▁Dream . ▁St atic ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁with ▁future ▁Sm ash ing ▁P ump kins ▁front man ▁Billy ▁C organ . ▁However , ▁when ▁the ▁Sm ash ing ▁P ump kins ▁began ▁to ▁gain ▁popular ity , ▁C organ ▁made ▁the ▁choice ▁to ▁commit ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁The ▁Sm ash ing ▁P ump kins , ▁and ▁the ▁band ▁eventually ▁dis band ed . ▁St atic ▁and ▁Ken ▁Jay ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁new ▁band ▁with ▁guitar ist ▁Em erson ▁Sw in ford , ▁whom ▁they ▁had ▁met ▁through ▁their ▁mut ual ▁friend , ▁Chicago ▁singer - song writer , ▁P J ▁Ol sson . ▁They ▁formed ▁a ▁band ▁called ▁D RI LL , ▁which ▁included ▁Tony ▁Cam pos ▁on ▁bass ▁and ▁started ▁performing ▁in ▁the ▁LA ▁music ▁scene . ▁After ▁Sw in ford ▁left ▁to ▁purs ue ▁tour ing ▁and ▁session ▁work , ▁they ▁rec ru ited ▁guitar ist ▁Ko ichi ▁F uk uda , ▁and ▁renamed ▁the ▁band ▁St atic - X . ▁ ▁St atic - X ▁signed ▁with ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Records ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁and ▁released ▁their ▁debut ▁album , ▁Wisconsin ▁Death ▁T rip , ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁So on ▁after , ▁they ▁released ▁their ▁first ▁single ▁" Push ▁It ", ▁followed ▁by ▁" I ' m ▁with ▁St up id " ▁and ▁"