associated_acts article_title instruments birth_date background genre image origin name occupation
l7 , pagan babies , pink janis tanaka
 vocals , bass 09 january 1963 non_vocal_instrumentalist alternative metal rock , heavy metal , grunge , alternative jt trish live ' 02.jpg san francisco , california , usa janis tanaka musician , actress
janis tanaka

janis tanaka -lrb- january 9 , 1963 -rrb- is a bass player who has worked as a session musician and on tour with a number of well-known artists including pink , fireball ministry , hammers of misfortune , stone fox and l7 .
she was also a member of the pagan babies , a band started by courtney love , kat bjelland and deidre schletter in the 1980s .
she is currently playing in the band winterthrall .
she is currently playing with the new all female version of l.a. based femme fatale .
she has also acted in a few films : `` live freaky die freaky '' , `` down and out with dolls '' and `` the year of my japanese cousin '' .
