David J

David John Haskins (born 24 April 1957), better known as David J, is a British alternative rock musician, producer, and writer. He is the bassist for the gothic rock band Bauhaus and for Love and Rockets.

He has composed the scores for a number of plays and films, and also wrote and directed his own plays, Silver for Gold (The Odyssey of Edie Sedgwick), in 2008, which was restaged at REDCAT in Los Angeles in 2011, featured David, Victor DeLorenzo (Violent Femmes) and Emily Jane White.

In 2015, J performed with Ego Plum on the theme of the Nickelodeon TV show Harvey Beaks.

In 2016, J recorded with the Theatre Bizarre Orchestra for a record entitled Carpe Noctem under the name M.C. Nightshade.

In 2018 J teamed up again with Peter Murphy on a world tour, celebrating 40 years of Bauhaus and in particular the album In the Flat Field.

In 2020 J released the track "(I walk away) from the girl in yellow" for the Mexican label No Devotion Records compilation named "We are not safe yet."

On February 25, 2022, David announced his latest album on Los Angeles/Minneapolis-based label Give/Take in collaboration with Mexicali-based No Devotion Records, What The Patrons Heard. A collection of originals and covers recorded over the timespan of 34 years, originally only available digitally to David J's Patreon subscribers.

On Record Store Day, November 24, 2023, Independent Project Records released Tracks from the Attic, a 3 LP collection of demo recordings from 1984-2004 in a hand-letterpress sleeve. A standard release followed on May 4, 2024.

Writing credits

Theatre 2004: Anarchy in the Gold Street Wimpy – writer 2009: Silver for Gold: The Odyssey of Edie Sedgwick – writer, director 2011: The Chanteuse and The Devil's Muse – writer, director

Books 2014: Who Killed Mister Moonlight? (Bauhaus, Black Magick and Benediction) (Jawbone Press)

Discography

Bauhaus

Love and Rockets

The Bubblemen

Solo

Studio albums + List of full-length albums by David J Year

1983 Released: Nov. 1983, 1990, Nov. 2013 Label: Situation Two, Cherry Red Format: Vinyl, CD 1985 Released: March 1985, 2006 Label: Glass, Plain Recordings Format: CD, digital 1986 Released: March 1986, 1998, 2006 Label: Glass, Cleopatra, Plain Format: LP, cass, CD 1990 Released: June 1990, 1999 Label: Beggars Banquet Format: LP, cass, CD, digital 1992 Released: 1992 (non-UK) Label: MCA Format: Cass, CD

Released: 1996 Label: Charmm Records Format: CD Released: 1996 Label: Cleopatra Format: CD

Released: 2003 (non-UK) Label: Heyday Format: CD, digital Released: 2003 (non-UK) Label: Heyday Format: CD 2005 Released: 2005 Label: Arena Rock Recording Co. Format: CD 2011 Released: 2011 Label: Starry/Saint Rose Format: CD/LP, digital 2014 Released: April 2014 2016 Carpe Noctem (as M.C. Nightshade & the Theatre Bizarre Orchestra) Released: October 2016 Label: Hold Fast