Joe McGinty

Joe McGinty is a composer, keyboardist and arranger who was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

McGinty is most widely known for his five years as the keyboardist for The Psychedelic Furs (after a brief stint with Robert Hazard in Philadelphia). He is also the founder of the popular Loser's Lounge tribute series. Recently, he opened a piano bar, Sid Gold's Request Room with Beauty Bar owner Paul Devitt. He has a new original project with singer Andrea Diaz, the Duchess And The Fox.

McGinty has also worked with Ryan Adams, The Ramones, Nada Surf, Kevin Ayers, Martha Wainwright, Die Monster Die, Devendra Banhart, Ronnie Spector, Jesse Malin, Amy Rigby, Space Hog and others. He has composed music for independent films and TV shows, including HBO's G String Divas.

McGinty has worked alternately as musical director for a variety of New York theaters, including the Vineyard Theatre and the New York Theater Workshop.

McGinty teamed up with Superhuman Happiness singer Andrea Diaz to form the "cabaret-noir" duo "The Duchess And The Fox". They release their debut ep "Every Night" in February 2016.

Sid Gold's Request Room opened its doors in May 2015. A classic, retro-styled piano bar in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. Live "piano karaoke" can be heard every night. McGinty plays there 4 nights a week. Celebrities such as Bill Murray, Parker Posey, Moby, Billy Cruddup, Elle King and Stockard Channing have been seen at Sid Gold's Request Room.

McGinty owns a vintage keyboard studio in Brooklyn, which features over 30 vintage keyboards, including a Chamberlin, Fender Rhodes, Hammond Organ, Clavinet, Wurlitzer Electric Piano and many analog synthesizers. McGinty has produced Unicornicopia's debut CD. He has also produced music for The Daily Show.

McGinty is the founder and music director of the popular Loser's Lounge tribute series, where local talent pays homage to the pop icons of the past. Loser's Lounge made its debut in 1993 with a Burt Bacharach tribute at Fez, and has played to consistently sold-out rooms ever since. Now based at Joe's Pub, the Loser's Lounge has also performed at the Allen Room at Lincoln Center, Celebrate Brooklyn, Westbeth Theater Center, The Knitting Factory, Makor and the Jewish Museum.

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