David James partners with Utilita for Switch Before Pitch campaign
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United Kingdom David J, a foundational bassist and songwriter for Bauhaus and Love and Rockets, has built a career spanning alternative rock, gothic rock, and indie folk, also contributing as a producer and writer.
Night Crickets is a collaboration between David J, Violent Femmes drummer Victor DeLorenzo, and solo artist Darwin Meiners.
Detroit's PsychProg Garage Rock'n'Rollers Duende recently released a new album 'Oracle Of The Horizontal' featuring Bauhaus bassist David J late last year.
David J's collaboration with RAQIA—on The Mother Tree's title track and select others—came about through a happenstance encounter.
The collaboration between David and the PD9 began last year, when they both performed the Theatre Bizarre.
Bauhaus and Love and Rockets bassist David J is teaming up with actor Rose McGowan on a new single The Auteur (Redux – The Starlet's Cut).
David John Haskins, known professionally as David J, was born on April 24, 1957, in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. He rose to prominence as a founding member and bassist of the influential English post-punk band Bauhaus in 1978. David J was instrumental in the band’s early success, penning the lyrics for several Bauhaus songs, including their debut single, “Bela Lugosi’s Dead.” He also contributed backing vocals and lead vocals on tracks such as “Who Killed Mr Moonlight?” Bauhaus embarked on a successful career before their initial disbandment in 1983, with periodic reunions over the years.
Following Bauhaus’s initial split, David J pursued a solo career, releasing albums like “Etiquette of Violence” and “Crocodile Tears and the Velvet Cosh.” He also collaborated with René Halkett on the single “Armour” / “Nothing” and contributed bass and production to two Jazz Butcher albums, “A Scandal in Bohemia” and “Sex and Travel.” In 1985, David J, along with his brother Kevin Haskins and Daniel Ash, all former Bauhaus members, formed Love and Rockets. In this new venture, he continued his role as bassist, sharing songwriting and vocal duties. Love and Rockets achieved significant success, particularly in the United States, with hits such as “No New Tale to Tell” and the chart-topping “So Alive.”
David J maintained his solo work throughout his time with Love and Rockets, releasing albums like “Songs from Another Season” and “Urban Urbane.” His solo single “I’ll Be Your Chauffeur” became an early number one hit on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1990. Beyond his musical endeavors, David J has composed scores for plays and films, written and directed his own theatrical productions including “Silver for Gold (The Odyssey of Edie Sedgwick)” and “The Chanteuse and The Devil’s Muse,” and exhibited his artwork internationally. He has also been a resident DJ at various venues and released his memoir “Who Killed Mister Moonlight? (Bauhaus, Black Magick and Benediction)” in 2014, detailing his extensive career.
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