Warren Fitzgerald

Warren Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald with The Vandals in 2012
Fitzgerald with The Vandals in 2012
Background information
Born (1968-09-15) September 15, 1968 (age 55)
OriginNewport Beach, California, U.S.
GenresPunk 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 active1990–present
LabelsKung Fu
Member ofThe Vandals
Formerly ofOingo Boingo
The Offspring
Musical artist

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.

Early life

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

Early years

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

Fitzgerald has been a member of The Vandals since 1989.

Oingo Boingo & Danny Elfman

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

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

  1. ^ Oingo Boingo. "Oingo Boingo Farewell - Special Features (Disc 2)". YouTube. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "School of Rock Soundtrack on IMDb". IMDb.

External links

  • KungFu Records
  • Warren Fitzgerald at IMDb
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Studio albums
Live albums
  • Boingo Alive
  • Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre, Halloween 1995
Extended plays
  • Oingo Boingo
Compilations
  • The Best of Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet
  • Stay
  • Best O' Boingo
  • Anthology
Songs
  • "Little Girls"
  • "Weird Science"
  • "Dead Man's Party"
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Studio albums
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  • Sweatin' to the Oldies
  • Live at the House of Blues
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  • Live at the House of Blues
EPs
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Compilation albums
  • No Stars, Just Talent (1999)
  • Punk Rock Is Your Friend (2002)
  • Punk Rock is Your Friend: Kung Fu Records Sampler #4 (2003)
  • Punk Rock is Your Friend: Kung Fu Records Sampler #5 (2004)
  • Punk Rock is Your Friend: Kung Fu Records Sampler #6 (2005)
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