Todd Abramson is a former record label owner, booking agent and nightclub owner.

Background

Abramson was employed by

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in 1986. By 1993, Abramson was a partner in the running of the club. In 2017, Abramson was running his weekly radio show on Saturdays 3-6 p.m at WFMU-FM. His radio persona is characterized by his

deadpan Deadpan, dry humour, or dry-wit humour is the deliberate display of emotional neutrality or no emotion, commonly as a form of comedic delivery to contrast with the ridiculousness or absurdity of the subject matter. The delivery is meant to be blun ...

humor and catchphrases such as "Pow pow pow!" In March 2019, he was the moderator in a panel discussion about Hoboken musicians in the 1980s.

Record label

Abramson formed Telstar Records, a

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based label which had been in operation since 1985. In 1988, girl group

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who Todd Abrahamson had help get gigs had their ''Spring Fever'' album released on the label. They also recorded the song "Vindaloo" for the film, ''

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''. In 1996,

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had their ''Hitsburg USA!'' album released on the label. One record that was issued on the label was by Little Diesel and the Weasels. It was recorded in the summer of 1974 in a small space and on to a TEAC recorder. Mixed by the band members, the album was recorded one at a time onto eight track cartridges and distributed to their friends. In 2006, having been re-mixed, and released on vinyl and compact disc by Telstar.''A Spy in the House of Loud: New York Songs and Stories'', By Chris Stamey
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References

External links

Discogs: Telstar Records
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