Frank Lenz

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 Richard Swift, The Weepies, Everest, Pedro The Lion, Starflyer 59, Lassie Foundation, Duraluxe, Map, Charity Empressa, and his own solo work.

Biography

In December 2003, American webzine Somewhere Cold voted Frank Lenz Artist of the Year on their 2003 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame list. A year later, in December 2004, Somewhere Cold ranked his album Conquest Slaughter No. 2 on their 2004 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame list.

Discography

Full Length Albums The Hot Stuff (2001, Northern Records) The Last Temptation of Frank Lenz (2003, Independent) Conquest Slaughter (2004, Velvet Blue Music) VileLenz & Thieves (2006, Hidden Agenda/Parasol Records) Strictly Background : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2009, Velvet Blue Music) Holy Rollers : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2012, Velvet Blue Music) Water Tiger (2013, Velvet Blue Music)

EPs Vacation (2012, Velvet Blue Music) Pyramid (2018, Independent) Hot Painless City (2020, Velvet Blue Music)

Singles Brothers Who Are Breathing (2005, ABC DOCUMENTATION) Summer's Coming Soon (2014, Velvet Blue Music)

Bands

Fold Zandura Lassie Foundation, The Starflyer 59 Pony Express Headphones (band) 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, Daughters & Daggers (string arrangements) 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