New Jersey Stage Issue 66 | Page 34

SHARE BUTTON David Vargo When you’ve been around the Jersey music scene for a while you begin to realize that nearly everyone has a backstory that might surprise you. David Vargo certainly has one. When he first became a professional musician after graduating from Berklee College of Music he found him- self on the road more than 300 days a year touring with artists NJ STAGE - ISSUE 66 by Gary Wien like Whitney Houston, Phoebe Snow, and Rupert Holmes. These days he’s running his own suc- cessful financial services com- pany, promoting his second solo album, and playing clubs instead of arenas. Despite the lower profile he sounds much happier. In fact, he thinks of his national touring days as part of his past musical life. INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 34