Owen Fegan (born 1 November 1972) is an Irish musician, creative director, and photographer. He is best known as the keyboard player and songwriter with the alternative rock band Rubyhorse, and as former Design Director for Rolling Stone, and Chief Creative Officer of Yext.
Fegan was born in Cork, Ireland, and formed Rubyhorse in 1988 with schoolmates Dave Farrell, Decky Lucey, Joe Philpott, and Gordon Ashe. After the band’s relocation to Boston in 1997, three studio albums (A Lifetime In One Day, How Far Have You Come, and Rise), two major-label recording contracts (Interscope Records and Island Records), a single Sparkle which peaked at #21 on the Billboard charts in the summer of 2002, a collaboration with George Harrison on the track Punchdrunk, TV appearances including Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and international tours with artists including R.E.M., INXS, Culture Club, and Def Leppard, Fegan played his last show with Rubyhorse at the World Peace Music Awards in Bali, Indonesia in June 2003 and moved to New York City.
His photography has appeared in several commercial campaigns, as well as magazines such as SPIN, Rolling Stone, and Blender, as well as Tom Petty’s Runnin' Down A Dream alongside Mark Seliger, Annie Leibovitz, and Danny Clinch (who coincidentally shot the Rise cover for Rubyhorse).
Soon after his move to New York City, Fegan joined Spin as creative director, and has held the title at Rolling Stone, New York, and streaming music service Grooveshark. He also served as chief creative officer at New-York based tech company Yext which filed its "IPO", on 13 April 2017.
In 2019, Fegan relocated to Amsterdam.
Discography DateTitleArtistLabelTypeCountry6 June 1995A Lifetime In One DayRubyhorseHorse Trade LP Ireland7 July 1998Mini Hummer E.P.RubyhorseHorse Trade EP US14 November 2000How Far Have You Come?RubyhorseHorse Trade LP US21 May 2002RiseRubyhorseIsland Def Jam LP US6 August 2002SparkleRubyhorseIsland Def Jam Single US3 September 2002Any Day NowRubyhorseIsland Def Jam Single US22 June 2004Goodbye To All ThatRubyhorseBrash Music LP US27 June 2006OxygenSam BisbeeTerrible Records LP US17 November 2017Maps of MarsVEMOThe Binery EP US16 October 2020Punchdrunk (feat. George Harrison)RubyhorseRive Gauche Records Single World
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External links owenfegan.com