- Warren Fitzgerald
Infobox musical artist
Name = Warren Fitzgerald
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Warren Fitzgerald
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Born = Birth date and age|1968|9|15|mf=y
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Origin =Newport Beach, California ,United States
Instrument =Guitar
Genre =Punk rock
Pop punk
New WaveHard rock
Ska Ska punk Hardcore punk Alternative rock Heavy metal
Pop
Occupation =Musician ,Guitarist Songwriter , Record label owner,Writer ,Artist
Label = Kung Fu
Years_active = 1990 - present
Website = [http://www.vandals.com/html/index.htm www.vandals.com]
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Associated_acts =The Vandals Oingo Boingo Tenacious D Gwen Stefani Warren Fitzgerald (born
September 15 ,1968 ) is an Americanpunk rock musician ,guitarist ,songwriter , and record label owner.Overview and business
Warren Fitzgerald is most famous for being the current guitarist of
The Vandals . He also helps produce and acts in movies produced by his labelsKung Fu Films andKung Fu Records .Career
Warren Fitzgerald is the
guitarist forThe Vandals . He has also played withTenacious D and was a member ofOingo Boingo . One of Warren's first bands wasDies Irae where he played bass with guitaristJack Galbraith-Taylor and drummerRobert A. Smith . Later he formed the bandTotally Uncalled Four and was in ahardcore punk outfit calledDon't No . He was also the guitarist and songwriter forXtra Large . He has worked with a wide range of musicians fromDweezil Zappa toDanny Elfman and has written songs for the groupNo Doubt , as well as for the movieSchool of Rock . He also provided string arrangements for theAlkaline Trio album "Crimson" and contributed guitar work to the soundtrack. W.F. is also known for the ability to contort while shredding on his axe. Most notable acts were with the incredible band "Gherkin Raucous".Outside of his music, Fitzgerald finds work as both an
artist and awriter .He was also playing guitar with
The Offspring on their most recent tour.Trivia
According to
IMDb , as the nickname Mutant Boy, helped discoverThe Ataris and has worked with The Ataris,Blink 182 ,MXPX ,AntiFreeze ,Fugazi andAudio Karate . He attendedEdison High School (Huntington Beach) from 1982-1986, with Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots),Gabriel Ortiz (Serial Killer), and Amy Von Freymann (MTV-Jay). Stole Scott Wieland's Dog in 1983 from Safari Sam's (the Dog walked sideways after that, then was put to sleep). He and Gabriel Ortiz both worked on Tenacious D's first album Tenacious D.He's recently been spotted playing guitar for Gwen Stefani, but that might only be in OC and or LA.
Warren Fitzgerald is not only filling in for Gwen Stefani, he was on the full Gwen Stefani tour last time around and is once again on her total world tour currently starting and will go onto October.
Warren was a regular at South Coast Recording in the 90's. This studio, owned by Jim Dotson (currently a media designer at Disney Orlando), also recorded the Offspring and No Doubt before they went national.
External links
* [http://www.kungfurecords.com KungFu Records]
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