Justin Warfield | |
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.jpg) Justin Warfield - Live in Concert | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Justin Evan Warfield |
| Born | (1973-04-20)April 20, 1973 (age 51) |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Qwest/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records,Downwrite,Cleopatra Records |
Justin Evan Warfield (born April 20, 1973) is an American musician and hip hopMC.[1] He is the lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist of thedarkwave duoShe Wants Revenge, which formed in 2004.
In 1993, he released a hip-hop album titledMy Field Trip to Planet 9, which featured production fromPrince Paul andQDIII. His latest hip hop album, the self-releasedBlack Hesh Cult Mixtape, was released in July 2013.
Warfield was the featured vocalist onBomb the Bass' song "Bug Powder Dust", which reached No. 24 on theUK Singles Chart in 1994.
In 2025, he announced a new project under the artist name Warfield, which will release its debut EP onCleopatra Records.
Justin Warfield is musically versatile, having been involved in several different genres over the years, and seems to choose his projects based on personal interest rather than career concerns. For example, his debut album waship hop, but his next major musical project was apsychedelic rock band that released one album,The Justin Warfield Supernaut.[2] In 1991, he had a hit single with the song "Season of the Vic," which reached No. 18 on theBillboard Hot Rap Singles chart.[3]
He was a member of the groupOne Inch Punch, which released its only LP,Tao of the One Inch Punch, onHut Records in 1996. Warfield is one half of thedarkwave duoShe Wants Revenge, a project different again from any of his previous incarnations. It is a heavily electronic group that is influenced by bands such asJoy Division,New Order,Bauhaus, andDepeche Mode to more contemporary groups such asInterpol, andthe Faint, cultivating a stylized visual identity in a contemporary analogue toDepeche Mode andthe Cure.[4]
His most commercially recognizable track is probably "Bug Powder Dust," in which he was the vocalist on aBomb the Bass release, and he was also featured on another track on its album,Clear. He also appeared as a guest vocalist on thePlacebo song "Spite & Malice" from the albumBlack Market Music, theCornershop song "Candyman" from the albumWhen I Was Born for the 7th Time,the Crystal Method song "Kling to the Wreckage" on the album,Divided by Night,the Chemical Brothers' "Not Another Drugstore" from the single "Elektrobank", and theFreestylers's "Broadcast Channels" from the album,Pressure Point. Additionally, he has done remix work including a remix of "Joel" bythe Boo Radleys from its 1995 single "It's Lulu", a remix of "Confide In Me" byKylie Minogue in 1994 and "Butterfly" byCrazy Town.
Warfield was on several episodes ofSaved By The Bell.[5]
Warfield is ofAfrican-American andJewish Russian-Romanian maternal parentage.[6]He is married to Stefanie King[7] and they have one son.
| Album title | Album details |
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| My Field Trip to Planet 9 |
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| Black Hesh Cult Mixtape |
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| Album Title | Album Details |
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| The Justin Warfield Supernaut |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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| US [8] | US Alt [9] | US Dance [10] | US Indie [11] | US Rock [12] | |||||
| She Wants Revenge | 38 | — | 3 | — | 9 | ||||
| This Is Forever |
| 58 | 14 | — | — | 18 | |||
| Valleyheart |
| 153 | 19 | — | 23 | 37 | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
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