Warren Fitzgerald (born September 15, 1968) is an American punk rock guitarist, songwriter, and record label owner. He is best known for being the guitarist of The Vandals and Oingo Boingo. He is also co-founder of Kung Fu Records, along with his Vandals band-mate Joe Escalante.
Warren Fitzgerald | |
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.JPG) Fitzgerald with The Vandals in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | September 15, 1968 |
| Origin | Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Punk rock, pop punk, comedy rock, new wave, ska punk, hardcore punk, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record label owner |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Kung Fu |
| Member of | The Vandals |
| Formerly of | Oingo Boingo The Offspring |
Early life edit
Fitzgerald attended Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California, from 1982 to 1986, with Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots), Gabriel Ortiz (Serial Killer), and Amy von Freymann (MTV-Jay).[citation needed]
Career edit
Early years edit
One of Fitzgerald's first bands was Dies Irae where he played bass with guitarist Jack Lee Galbraith (Taylor) and drummer Robert "Yoda" Hill. Later, he formed the band Totally Uncalled Four and was in a hardcore punk group called Don't No. He was also the guitarist and songwriter for Gherkin Raucus and Xtra Large.
The Vandals edit
Fitzgerald has been a member of The Vandals since 1989.
Oingo Boingo & Danny Elfman edit
In 1993, he joined Oingo Boingo as a second guitarist and performed on their final studio album and live album. After the band broke up in 1995, he jokingly said if he could get his job back at Taco Bell, where he was working 2 years prior.[1] Fitzgerald has since worked on several projects with Danny Elfman, including his 2022 solo album Big Mess.
Other projects edit
Other bands Fitzgerald has worked with include Tenacious D and The Offspring on their 2008 tour.
Apart from performing as a live instrumentalist, Fitzgerald has also worked as a producer, composer and songwriter, having worked with a wide range of musicians including Dweezil Zappa.[citation needed] Fitzgerald produced Jughead's Revenge's 1996 album Image Is Everything. He is credited as a songwriter on the School of Rock soundtrack.[2] He also provided string arrangements for the Alkaline Trio album Crimson and contributed guitar work to the Team America: World Police soundtrack.[citation needed] As of 2012, Fitzgerald is credited as a writer and composer on The Hub cable series The Aquabats! Super Show!, including a co-composing credit for the series' theme song and several onscreen appearances playing a hobo. In August 2017, Fitzgerald played guitar for Avenged Sevenfold's cover of the song "Runaway".
Outside of his music, he finds work as both a painter and a writer.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ Oingo Boingo. "Oingo Boingo Farewell - Special Features (Disc 2)". YouTube. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ "School of Rock Soundtrack on IMDb". IMDb.