Craig Fairbaugh
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| Craig Fairbaugh | |
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 Craig Fairbaugh performing at The Warped Tour
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Craig Fairbaugh |
| Born | March 11, 1978 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Origin | San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Pop punk Alternative rock Gothic rock Punk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Guitarist, Vocalist |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Vocals |
| Associated acts | +44 Mercy Killers Transplants Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards |
Craig Fairbaugh (born March 11, 1978) is a guitarist and back-up vocalist for the rock band +44 (pronounced "plus forty-four"). The band is made up of Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker formerly of the popular pop punk band blink-182, and Shane Gallagher of The Nervous Return. Craig has joined Juliette and the Licks full time as guitarist and back-up vocalist. Craig is also the guitarist and vocalist of the goth rock/punk band Mercy Killers.
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[edit] Early life
Fairbaugh grew up in the Bay Area and began playing guitar at the age of 15. He later formed and fronted his own three-piece band called Vintage 46, although the band never really played more than local house parties and small hometown gigs. Along the way, Fairbaugh handed off a demo CD to Rancid’s Tim Armstrong who vowed to release one of the band’s albums on a new label he was starting up. Unfortunately that never materialized. He later moved to Los Angeles to try pursue his musical interests.
[edit] Career
He also currently sings and plays guitar for the Hellcat Records punk rock band Mercy Killers. He was made an official member of +44 after their former guitarist Carol Heller had left the band while the group was recording their debut album, When Your Heart Stops Beating, which was released on November 14, 2006. Fairbaugh has also played for Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards, Transplants and The Forgotten in the past, and contributed his voice for the spoken introduction to Alkaline Trio's "Warbrain", which was featured on Rock Against Bush Volume 1. Fairbaugh went on the warped tour with the Transplants, and played with them live twice on Jimmy Kimmel. In late 2006 and early 2007, Craig went on tour with +44 throughout the United States, and then throughout Europe. The band then enjoyed a short break before touring through Australia and Japan. After Japan, the band went home and announced that they were to cancel the 2nd European tour and instead begin work on the next album.
[edit] Relationships
Craig is currently touring with Juliette Lewis, lead singer of Juliette and the Licks.
[edit] Equipment
Craig plays Gibson Les Paul guitars and for +44, uses a Fender Twin amp with a Fulltone distortion pedal. When playing for Mercy Killers, he used Marshall amps. Which model, is uncomfirmed
[edit] Influences
Some of Craig's influences are Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer of The Clash
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