Todd Abramson is a former record label owner, booking agent and nightclub owner.
Todd Abramson | |
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| Occupation(s) | Record label executive, club owner, disc jockey |
Background edit
Abramson was employed by Maxwell's in 1986.[1] By 1993, Abramson was a partner in the running of the club.[2] In 2017, Abramson was running his weekly radio show on Saturdays 3-6 p.m at WFMU-FM.[3] His radio persona is characterized by his deadpan humor and catchphrases such as "Pow pow pow!"
In March 2019, he was the moderator in a panel discussion about Hoboken musicians in the 1980s.[4]
Record label edit
Abramson formed Telstar Records, a Hoboken based label[5][6] which had been in operation since 1985. [citation needed]
In 1988, girl group the Pussywillows who Todd Abrahamson had help get gigs had their Spring Fever album released on the label. They also recorded the song "Vindaloo" for the film, Kill the Moonlight.[7]
In 1996, the Fleshtones had their Hitsburg USA! album released on the label.[8][9]
One record that was issued on the label was by Little Diesel and the Weasels. It was recorded in the summer of 1974 in a small space and on to a TEAC recorder. Mixed by the band members, the album was recorded one at a time onto eight track cartridges and distributed to their friends. In 2006, having been re-mixed, and released on vinyl and compact disc by Telstar.[10]
References edit
- ^ Billboard.com, 3/27/2017 - Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ For Sale Again by Michele Amabile Angermiller
- ^ The New York Times, October 3, 1999 - Where Rockers Have A Mind, and a Label, Of their Own By MATT MURO
- ^ NJ.com, July 19, 2017 - Todd Abramson bringing the new Kurt and Courtney to Jersey City By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
- ^ Cityguideny.com, March 18, 2019 - Pop and Rock Shows in New York City This Weekend - March 22 by CG Directory Editor,
Musicians Who Rocked the 80’s Hoboken Sound Celebrating Their Past, Present and Future.
Alice Genese, Karyn Kuhl, Brenda Sauter Jane Scarpantoni, Deena Shoshkes, Janet Wygal - Monty Hall - ^ Billboard, December 30, 2000 - Page 90 EVEN AFTER YEARS, GARAGE ROCK IS STILL RAGING
- ^ 07030 Hoboken, Premier Issue Volume 1 Number 1 Summer 2012 - Page 34 PEOPLE POWER
- ^ New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB, By Steven Blush - Page 304
- ^ CAMION BLANC: THE FLESHTONES Histoire d'un groupe de Garage américain, By Mick Wall - 27 Retour à la Cave
- ^ The Encyclopedia of the Harmonica, By PETER KRAMPERT - Page 60 The Fleshtones
- ^ A Spy in the House of Loud: New York Songs and Stories, By Chris Stamey - Page 88 9 I Loved You, and You Did, Too