Clayton Counts

Clayton Counts (August 19, 1973 – November 22, 2016) was an American musician and composer, a former DJ, and one half of the experimental band Bull of Heaven.

In the 1990s, Counts became notorious with his prank phone calls to the Austin Community Access Center, in particular Alex Jones's show.

Federal agents raided the FringeWare Review bookstore, headquarters of an early cyberculture magazine that Counts wrote articles for.

He worked at various clubs, including Lava, Whiskey Sky, Reserve, Darkroom, the Allstate Arena, as well as performing at private functions.

[4][5] This popularity reached EMI, who in turn issued Counts a cease and desist notice,[6] demanded the IP addresses of everyone who downloaded it through his blog,[7] and attempted to sue him for upwards of $30 mil.

[16] In 2013, the band announced that new material was nearing completion, and have since added new pieces to their Facebook page and Internet Archive collection.

[19][20] In November 2016, Clayton died from an overdose of opiates, having accessed them after experiencing ongoing pain due to a car crash the year prior.