Dean Fertita

Dean Fertita
Fertita performing with Queens Of The Stone Age in 2014.
Background information
Born	(1970-09-06) September 6, 1970 (age 46)
Origin	Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Genres	Hard rock, alternative rock, indie rock, Blues rock, Garage rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, organ, piano, synthesizer, mellotron, autoharp, clavinet, vibraphone, harp, violin, viola
Labels	Interscope Records, Rekords Rekords, Third Man Records, Schnitzel Records
Associated acts	Queens of the Stone Age, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, Beck, Brendan Benson, The Waxwings, Hello=Fire, Eagles of Death Metal, Iggy Pop

Dean Anthony Fertita (born September 6, 1970) is an American rock multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as a member of the hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age, and as the guitarist and keyboardist for The Dead Weather.

Fertita was the lead singer and guitarist of The Waxwings from the band's formation in 1997 to its breakup in 2005. Fertita then moved on to collaborate with Brendan Benson, playing keyboards and guitar on Benson's solo releases and as a touring keyboard player for The Raconteurs. In 2007, Fertita joined Queens of the Stone Age to replace the late Natasha Shneider on keyboards and occasionally guitar on some songs. In 2009, Fertita released his debut album as a solo artist.

In 2015, Fertita collaborated with his Queens of the Stone Age bandmate Josh Homme in recording Iggy Pop's studio album, Post Pop Depression (2016).

Fertita was a member of the band Reigndance from 1990–98.

In 1997 Fertita formed the power pop band The Waxwings along with bassist Kevin Peyok, drummer James Edmunds and guitarist Dominic Romano. The band's name, as well as the name of their debut record, was derived from the first line of a poem in Vladimir Nabokov's novel Pale Fire: In 2000 The Waxwings signed with Bobsled Records and began work on their debut album, Low to the Ground, recorded at Terrarium Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota with Bryan Hanna. The albums was featured in Magnet Magazine's Top 20 albums of 2000–2001. In 2002 the band released their second album Shadows Of... After the band's release party a letter surfaced, in which Bobslead Records head, Bob Salerno, ridiculed the band for what he considered to be a poor live performance. The letter gained notoriety after being posted on the internet entertainment forum the Velvet Rope.