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David Fagin

About Me

"GODDESS OF NOTHING" IS MOST ADDED ON AC RADIO
David is the founder/singer/guitarist for NYC indie pop icons, The Rosenbergs.
David's first solo record, "FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY" is available now.
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David has been an outspoken advocate for artists' rights for over a decade. Search the Internet for info on his band, The Rosenbergs, and you'll come across hundreds of articles summarizing a history of bold career moves. One of which was teaming up with legendary progressive rock master, Robert Fripp. Through Fripp's UK based label, DGM, The Rosenbergs began paving the way for artists to begin partnering with labels, thus giving them a share in the ownership of their masters and better control of their financial futures.
A few months later, while the rest of the music industry was waging war against Napster, The Rosenbergs, ahead of their time, took another controversial step by teaming with the infamous file-sharing service for tour sponsorship and a "buy one, get one free" promotion for their sophomore release Mission: You.
David was recently mentioned by the Director of Marketing at iTunes for his views regarding the early days of music downloading.
Davids music can be heard on numerous television shows airing on FOX, CBS, NBC, WB, BRAVO, MTV, and ESPN. Odds are you've heard his songs while flying American Airlines, shopping at The Gap, or watching one of the many prime-time teenie soaps.
He has made numerous co-hosting appearances on XM radio with former Smithereens front man, Pat Dinizio, and was asked by Gene Simmons of Kiss to appear on the Howard Stern Show to discuss the future of the music business. After his first appearance on Dennis Miller Live, Dennis asked David to co-produce additional panels.
David appeared for five consecutive nights on Last Call W/ Carson Daly, and has shared the stage with everyone from No Doubt and Stone Temple Pilots to Duncan Sheik, The Strokes, and Duran Duran.
He is a frequent contributor to Billboard Magazine, USA Today, The Hollywood Reporter, Starpolish.com, and writes a monthly column for Salon City Magazine. Since 1999, he has been active in the politics of the music business and testified at the C.A.R.P. hearings on Capitol Hill alongside Alanis Morissette.
David has lectured on the business of music at Harvard Law School, Vanderbilt University, Emory Law, UCLA, and NYU, and regularly speaks on industry panels across the country.
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Member Since: 6/7/2006
Band Website: yer lookin at it
Band Members: David Fagin - vox/guitar
Joshua Aaron - guitar/vox
Neil Cavanaugh - bass (NY/LA)
Rob Siebert - keyboards (NY)
Eric Puente - drums (NY)
Serge Milenkovic - drums (LA)

Management:
Ken Levy - Combustion Marketing

Publicity:
Jonathan Wolfson

Merchandise:
Influences: coldplay, richard ashcroft, sterephonics, neil finn, death cab, imogen, sheryl, alanis, chicks in general
Sounds Like: me
Record Label: What's a record label?
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Apple Leaves Firewire port off of new MacBook

Okay, I'm trying to remain calm here but I just bought the new aluminum Macbook, for almost 2 grand, and was SHOCKED to get it home and find out THERE'S NO FIREWIRE PORT! I called the apple store an...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:16:00 GMT

Radio Killed the Video Star

Radio Killed the Video Starby David Fagin  I was listening to an interview with a well-known rock journalist yesterday and he was asked why he thought the major record labels have almost all but col...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:37:00 GMT

Myspace: Part Deux

This one will crack you up:I'm not sure how many of the hundred million and dropping Myspace users have gone through the "forgot my password" routine, but, just for the heck of it, someone please try ...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:04:00 GMT

MYSPACE: A Place for Scams

Any bands or solo artists out there thinking about trying Myspace's new "Myspace Ads" advertising campaign? Think again. What Myspace is doing, in my opinion, is nothing short of a scam. Because, in ...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:09:00 GMT

ANN MORNING SHOW

Hey, y'all! Check out our new show! It's set 8 years in the future during John McCain's second term as president.click bottom right of screen to "watch in high quality" and u can use full screen.htt...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:37:00 GMT

Been Blogged Down!

Hi, everyone. I know you've been dying to know what's going on in my little world so I'm trying to write while in the middle of editing my latest brainchild, "The A-N-N Morning Show for January 27, 20...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:42:00 GMT

Hooters

Would the technical term for Hooters be "Brestaraunt"?
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 16:41:00 GMT

American Idle

Is it me or is American Idol looking more and more like a review on a Carnival Cruise?
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 16:40:00 GMT

The Price of Oil

Everyone knows oil just hit 135.00 a barrel. Guess how much it was before we invaded Iraq?Anyone? Bueller? 28.00 a barrel. While the oil companies are getting rich beyond even what they could drea...
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 08:24:00 GMT

STP Karaoke w/Scott Weiland and Steve Resnick’s Rock and Roll Museum

I have to say the two biggest highlights of the LA trip, aside from the most incredible pizza ever created at Mozza, was getting a chance to sing "Plush" to Scott Weiland while he sucked down a few at...
Posted by on Tue, 20 May 2008 21:14:00 GMT