Frank Lenz

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Frank Lenz (born 18 June 1967 in San Leandro, California) is a drummer from Southern California who has done work for many bands and artists, including but not limited to Starflyer 59, Daniel Amos, Crystal Lewis, Duraluxe, Map, Charity Empressa, Kevin Max, Cush and The Dingees.

Biography

Frank Lenz started taking drum lessons when he was eight years old. A natural, he was soon working as a session musician. After playing with several indie bands, Lenz developed his original work as a solo musician, mixing the pop of Burt Bacharach with power rock like Steely Dan, jazz fusion, and Stevie Wonder-style R&B. "Playing drums is all I ever wanted to do," Lenz has said, and by the age of 13, he began his career as studio drummer. He went on to be a part of several different bands such as Fold Zandura, The Lassie Foundation and Starflyer 59

Frank Lenz lives in Huntington Beach, California. Lenz's newest album "Vile Lenz and Thieves" was recently released on Hidden Agenda.^[1]

Discography

Full Length Albums

• The Hot Stuff (2001, Northern Records, Review: The Phantom Tollbooth)
• The Last Temptation of Frank Lenz (2003, independent)
• Conquest Slaughter (2004, Velvet Blue Music, Review: The Phantom Tollbooth)
• VileLenz & Thieves (2006, Hidden Agenda)
• "Strictly Background" (2009, Velvet Blue Music

Singles (7 inches)

• Brothers Who Are Breathing (2005, ABC DOCUMENTATION)

Bands

• Fold Zandura
• Lassie Foundation, The
• Starflyer 59
• Pony Express
• Headphones
• Shepherd (with Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric)
• Mortal
• Cush
• Charity Empressa

Album contributions

• Calico Sunset - Deep, Deep Paranoia
• Calicoes, The - Custom Acceleration
• Jared Colinger - Favourite Hallucination EP
• Cooper, Amy - Mirrors
• Charity Empressa - Charity Empressa, The Skin of Whippets
• CUSH - Cush/New Sound, Cush EP
• Daniel Amos - Mr. Buechner's Dream (additional keyboards & percussion)
• Duraluxe - The Suitcase
• Everett, Wayne - KingsQueens
• Fold Zandura - Re:turn, Ultraforever
• Headphones - Headphones (drums)
• Kat Jones - Building EP, La Rosa, La Calavera
• Lassie Foundation, The - Pacifico, El Dorado (engineer), I Duel Sioux And The Ale Of Saturn
• Lewis, Crystal - Holy, Holy, Holy, More
• MAP - Secrets By the Highway, Think Like an Owner
• Max, Kevin - The Imposter
• Nelson, Holly - Leaving the Yard
• O.C. Supertones - Chase the Sun(drums),Loud and Clear (drums)
• Plankeye - Relocation
• Pony Express - Becoming What You Hate, Fraud EP, "Odd Balls"
• Roper - Brace Yourself for the Mediocre (drums)
• Shepherd - Committing To Tape (drums)
• Starflyer 59 - Leave Here a Stranger (additionals), Old (drums, bg vocals), I Am the Portuguese Blues (drums), The Last Laurel (drum kit), Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice (drum kit, string arrangements)
• Swift, Richard - Walking Without Effort, The Novelist
• The Weepies - Hideaway, Be My Thrill
• The Dingees - Sundown to Midnight and The Crucial Conspiracy

References

External links

• [1] Velvet Blue Music
• [2] - Velvet Blue Music Press Page on Frank
• The Cosmic Door - Frank Lenz interview (2006)
• Somewhere Cold - Frank Lenz interview (2003)
• MySpace: Frank Lenz, accessed 12 October 2006
• Frank Lenz discography at MusicBrainz