Tony Fagenson (born July 18, 1978) is a guitarist, producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for his work with rock bands

Eve 6 Eve 6 is an American rock band formed in 1995 in Southern California, best known for their hit singles "Inside Out," "Leech," " Here's to the Night," and "Promise." They disbanded in 2004, returned for numerous tours in 2007 with a new lineup ...

and

Dead Posey Dead Posey is an American Rock music, rock band founded in Los Angeles, California by lead singer Danyell Souza and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Tony Fagenson. The band has released three EP's via Sumerian Records/Position Music - Freak Show ...

Eve 6

While attending the

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at the age of 18, he auditioned for a band from La Crescenta, California called Eleventeen (eventually to become

) to replace their drummer. A fan at the time of the Fox TV show ''

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'', Fagenson and singer Max Collins were inspired to name the band Eve 6 after seeing the ''X-Files'' episode "

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" while recording their first album. Fagenson played on and co-wrote the four Eve 6 albums released between 1998 and 2012. Fagenson announced his departure from Eve 6 via Instagram and Twitter on April 7, 2018 and is now full time playing in his band Dead Posey.

Producer and songwriter

When not spending time on band matters, Fagenson produced and co-wrote songs for artists such as

Puddle of Mudd Puddle of Mudd is an American rock band formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1992. To date, the band has sold over seven million albums and has had a string of No. 1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their major-label debut '' C ...

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(of Disney's Hannah Montana), The Johnsons &

Bryce Vine Bryce Ross-Johnson (born June 16, 1988), known by his stage name Bryce Vine, is an American rapper and singer from Westlake Village, California. He ventured into a career of music in 2011 when he auditioned for ''The Glee Project''. A year later, ...

, Sandra N, Illustrated,

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etc. In 2005, Fagenson joined former Eve 6 member Max Collins in forming a new band, The Sugi Tap while Eve 6 was on hiatus.

Dead Posey

In 2018, Fagenson started his current band

as guitarist with partner Danyell Souza. The band has released 3 EP's on

Sumerian Records Sumerian Records is an American independent record label based in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and London. The label was founded in 2006 by Ash Avildsen. - Freak Show, Malfunction] & Malfunction X Broken Down The band has also released three new singles from their unreleased debut album - Russian Roulette, sorry i'm not dead and Can't Take Me Down. Dead Posey has played notable festivals Download Festival, Download,

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, Aftershock and Shiprocked and toured with bands such as

Theory of a Deadman Theory of a Deadman (abbreviated as Theory or TOAD) is a Canadian rock band from North Delta, British Columbia. Formed in 1999, the band is currently signed to Roadrunner Records as well as 604 Records. The band includes traits of music styles ...

and

Palaye Royale Palaye Royale is a Canadian-American rock band from Las Vegas, formed in 2008 by brothers Remington Leith, Sebastian Danzig, and Emerson Barrett. The brothers' true surname is Kropp; each one's stage moniker makes use of their respective middle ...

with Bones UK. Dead Posey's music has been heard in Fox's ''Lucifer'', MTV's ''Teen Wolf'', Marvel's ''Cloak & Dagger'', and Netflix's ''Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father'', as well as in ads for

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, Riot Games’ League of Legends, and more. In 2019 their song "Don't Stop The Devil" was the theme song for WWE's Elimination Chamber. The band's song "Parasite" from the Malfunction EP made the 68 Best Rock Songs of 2020 by Loudwire. Dead Posey has received positive write ups from the likes of Spin, Guitar World, Kerrang! Magazine and has collaborated with

Hot Topic Hot Topic, Inc. (stylized as HOT TOPIC) is an American retail chain specializing in counterculture-related clothing and accessories, as well as licensed music. The stores are aimed towards an audience interested in rock music and video gaming ...

on their "I Like Scary Movies Experience" feature. They have also appeared on podcasts such as The Boo Crew, The Fred Minnick Show and She Will Rock You. In June 2022 Dead Posey have made their debut on Kerrang! Radio's show Fresh Blood hosted by Alex Baker and were picked as The Featured Artist Of The Week.

Show One

Fagenson is the co-creator of ShowOne, a mobile backing tracks app for musicians.

Personal life

Fagenson is married to bandmate Danyell Souza (Dead Posey). He is the son of the

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winning producer

Don Was Don Edward Fagenson (born September 13, 1952), known professionally as Don Was, is an American musician, record producer and record executive. Primarily a bass player, Was co-founded the funk-rock band Was (Not Was). In later years he produced so ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fagenson, Tony American punk rock musicians American record producers 1978 births Living people Eve 6 Harvard-Westlake School alumni 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 21st-century American drummers