David J began his illustrious career as a founding member of Bauhaus, one of the most influential British bands of the 1980's. They appeared in the movie 'The Hunger' alongside and at the suggestion of David Bowie. Following their termination in '83, David J joined up with The Jazz Butcher for a brief stint, producing and playing in the group. Then came Love and Rockets. Another highly successful outfit, scoring a gold record with their first release, 'Ball Of Confusion'. With each successive albumoutselling the previous one, the band achieved their biggest hit to date, with the single, 'So Alive', which reached the number two position in the US charts in 1989. The band then embarked on a distinctly more experimental style, eliciting great critical acclaim for their three albums released during the 1990's. Love and Rockets played their last shows at the Roxy Theater in LA in 1998. This was also the year of the 'Bauhaus Resurrection', the original band reforming for a sell out world tour in which they broke many house records, including The Palladium in LA, this event selling out two nights in fifteen minutes! A DVD was released featuring their two triumphant nights at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom.

Throughout David J's tenure with these bands, he has produced several solo albums which have garnered much praise, such as Matt Hoffman's description of him as "One of the great songwriters of recent times." His latest solo work, 'Estranged' shall be released in September 2003.

David J has also collaborated with various other artists, such as celebrated graphic novelist, Alan Moore ( 'From Hell', 'The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen' ), renowned author, Hubert Selby Jnr. ( 'Requiem For A Dream', 'Last Exit To Brooklyn' ), producer, musician, label owner, T Bone Burnett ( 'Down From The Mountain' ), MC5 founder, guitarist, vocalist, Wayne Kramer, legendary producer, Hal Wilner, poet, painter, broadcaster, Rene Halkett, City Lights published poet, Jeremy Reed and Mexico's innovative electronica pioneers, the Nortec Collective. He also co-wrote 'Strays', the title track of the new Jane's Addiction album. ( Perry Farrell describes him as the "avant of the avant-garde." )

J has been instrumental in the discovery and nurture of many now well established artists, including the aforementioned, 'Jane's', The Pixies and The Dandy Warhols, all of whom were invited to join Love and Rockets as special guests on various tours.

David J's creative involvement has always been broader than the purely musical, creating artwork for record covers, posters and merchandise, designing stage lighting and directing videos. He is currently involved in various movie projects, scoring and collaborating on sound design with John Neff ( David Lynch ). In this field he is represented by the administrative company, Bug Music. He has his own publishing company, Urbane Music ( BMI ).

As a visual artist, he has exhibited internationally. 'The Glittering Darkness', a book featuring his art work will be published by Pie Books of Japan later this year.
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	David J is best know as a solo musician and founding member of the music groups Bauhaus and Love & Rockets. As a visual artist, he has exhibited internationally. 'The Glittering Darkness', a book featuring his artwork, will be published by Pie Books of Japan later this year. At 'Symptoms' David will exhibit a recent series of works called 'Fucked Up Poets', multi-media abstract depictions of the likes of Bukowski, Baudelair, Rimbaud, ect.