1. David J is the bassist for the gothic rock band Bauhaus and for Love and Rockets.
18 Facts About David J
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David J has composed the scores for a number of plays and films, and wrote and directed his own plays, Silver for Gold, in 2008, which was restaged at REDCAT in Los Angeles in 2011, and The Chanteuse and The Devil's Muse in 2011.
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David J's artwork has been shown in galleries internationally, and he has been a resident DJ at venues such as the Knitting Factory.
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David J has released a number of singles and solo albums, and in 1990 he released one of the first No 1 hits on the then nascent Modern Rock Tracks charts, with "I'll Be Your Chauffeur".
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David J is the elder brother of Kevin Haskins, a musician and member of Bauhaus and Love and Rockets.
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David J was a founding member of the highly influential English post-punk band Bauhaus in 1978, playing bass.
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David J wrote the lyrics of several Bauhaus songs.
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David J began writing music for a solo career while still in the band, and continued after the band's break-up, releasing the dark Etiquette of Violence and Crocodile Tears and the Velvet Cosh, and played bass on two Jazz Butcher albums, both of which he produced.
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David J released one of the first No 1 hits from the newly created Modern Rock Tracks charts, with "I'll Be Your Chauffeur".
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David J played bass guitar for several tracks on the electro musician Mount Sims' 2005 release Wild Light.
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David J has regularly shown his art in galleries across the globe, as well as being a resident DJ at various Hollywood hot-spots including The Standard Hotel, Kung Pao Kitty, and Knitting Factory.
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David J worked with the band again when he supplied lyrics and vocals on "The Corridor" for the album Anatomy of a Tear.
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David J co-wrote the track "The Autumn Carnival" with Courtney Taylor-Taylor for the Dandy Warhols' album This Machine.
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David J produced and played bass, organ and sang on Starfishing, the debut album by Darwin.
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David J co-produced, played bass and appeared on Darwin's follow up EP Souvenir.
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David J played bass on the Dub Gabriel-produced Jajouka Sound System track "Salahadeen", which featured Bashir Attar, leader of The Master Musicians of Jajouka on gaita.
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In 2014 David J produced and played bass on a cover by Stellarum of the Blondie hit "Heart of Glass", which was met with very positive response from the song's composers Debbie Harry and Chris Stein.
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David J played bass on the band's debut album, which he produced.