| Dean Fertita | |
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 Fertita performing with Queens Of The Stone Age in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 6, 1970 |
| Origin | Royal Oak, Michigan, USA |
| Genres | Hard rock, indie rock, indie pop |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards |
| Labels | Interscope, Rekords |
| Associated acts | Queens of the Stone Age, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, Brendan Benson, The Waxwings, Hello=Fire |
| Notable instruments | |
| Gibson SG Baldwin Fun Machine Electric Organ Moog Little Phatty Synthesizer Clavia Nord Electro 2 Rickenbacker 330 Gretsch White Falcon |
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Dean Fertita (born September 6, 1970 in Royal Oak, Michigan) is an American rock musician and multi-instrumentalist[1], best known as the keyboard player and guitarist of Queens of the Stone Age and The Dead Weather.
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Career
Fertita's first band to gain popularity was the power pop band The Waxwings in the late 1990s[1] with their three albums, Low To The Ground, Shadows Of… and Let's Make Our Descent. The band's most popular song, "Fragile Girl" was covered by The White Stripes[2]. After The Waxwings broke up in 2004, Fertita was recruited by Brendan Benson to play keyboard on Benson's two-man British acoustic tour[2], and later during The Raconteurs tour in support of the Broken Boy Soldiers album[1]. During the tour Fertita got to know the band's sound man Hutch who is also the long time sound man of Queens of the Stone Age[3]. In 2007, Hutch asked Fertita to join the Queens of the Stone Age as their new keyboardist and additional guitarist, replacing the late Natasha Shneider for the upcoming tours in support of Era Vulgaris. Currently Fertita is a member in Jack White's new band called The Dead Weather with Alison Mosshart of The Kills, and Jack Lawrence of The Raconteurs.[4]
Fertita's first solo effort, Hello=Fire, released the debut single "Nature of Our Minds" in August. The album features guest appearances by fellow Queens of the Stone Age bandmates Troy Van Leeuwen, Joey Castillo and Michael Shuman, as well as Brendan Benson and the Afghan Whigs' Michael Horrigan. The self-titled album is scheduled for an October 26 release.[5]
Discography
- Appearances on albums
- 2000 - The Waxwings - Low to the Ground
- 2002 - The Waxwings - Shadows of the Waxwings
- 2004 - The Waxwings - Lets Make Our Descent
- 2007 - Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris *
- 2008 - The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely
- 2009 - The Dead Weather - Horehound
- 2009 - Hello=Fire - Hello=Fire
- 2009 - Karen O & the Kids - Where the Wild Things Are
- TBA - Queens of the Stone Age - Sixth studio album[2]
- Appearances on singles
- 2005 - Brendan Benson - "Cold Hands (Warm Heart)" **
- 2007 - Queens of the Stone Age - "Sick, Sick, Sick" **
- 2007 - Queens of the Stone Age - "3's & 7's" **
- 2007 - Queens of the Stone Age - "Make It Wit Chu" **
- 2009 - The Dead Weather - "Hang You from the Heavens"
- 2009 - The Dead Weather - "Treat Me Like Your Mother"
- 2009 - Hello=Fire - "The Nature of Our Minds"
- "*" = Marks appearances on bonus tracks and "**" marks appearances on b-sides.
References
- ^ a b c Brian McCollum Metro Detroit musician Dean Fertita moves to the front lines with the Dead Weather freep.com Retrived: 2009-07-25
- ^ a b c Ian Gormely Stone Age keyboardist Dean Fertita speaks thecoast.ca Retrived: 2009-07-21
- ^ Queens of the Stone Age band profile at Drowned In Sound. Retrieved on November 15, 2007.
- ^ "Jack White launches new band with The Kills' Alison Mosshart | News". Nme.Com. 2008-12-16. http://www.nme.com/news/the-white-stripes/43398. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ "Schnitzel Records London UK News". Schnitzel.co.uk. 2008-10-03. http://www.schnitzel.co.uk/news/. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
External links
- helloequalsfire.com - the official Hello=Fire site
- thedeadweather.com - the official Dead Weather site]
- qotsa.com - the official QOTSA site. (Flash required)
- thewaxwings.com - the official Waxwings site.
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