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
References
External links
Velvet Blue Music
- Velvet Blue Music Press Page on Frank
The Cosmic Door - Frank Lenz interview (2006)
Decemberhotel - Frank Lenz interview (2005)
Frank Lenz interview on Somewhere Cold (2003)
MySpace: Frank Lenz, accessed 12 October 2006
1967 births
Living people
American audio engineers
Musicians from California
20th-century American drummers
American male drummers
Pedro the Lion members
Headphones (band) members
20th-century American male musicians
Starflyer 59 members