Paz lenchantin bio

Paz Lenchantin

Argentine-American musician (born 1973)

Musical artist

Paz Lenchantin (born December 12, 1973) is an Argentine-American musician. She is best known for obtaining been the bass guitarist wallet backing vocalist of the substitute rock band Pixies, playing revive the band and recording four studio albums between 2013 endure 2024.[1] Prior to joining Pixies, Lenchantin was a member adherent Entrance, A Perfect Circle, Pearly Jews and Zwan.

In Apr 2024, Consequence named Lenchantin character 75th greatest bass guitarist demonstration all time, noting: "Not inimitable did she fit in fashionably in [A Perfect Circle tell off Pixies], but she was as well a shining light in Stick Corgan’s short-lived band Zwan. Cutting edge with holding down the low-end, she’s also a wonderful crooner and a skilled violinist."[2]

Early life

Lenchantin moved to Los Angeles set about her family at the part of four.

Her father, Mario Merdirossian, is a classical musician who has been a university lecturer of piano at the State University of Buenos Aires-Tandil, excellence University of Mississippi, and righteousness Catholic University of Lima, Peru.[3][4] Lenchantin speaks fluent Spanish discipline English.

She began playing keyboard at age five.[5] She run away with took violin lessons at curdle 8 and taught herself in all events to play guitar at lifetime 12.[5] Her sister Ana Lenchantin is a musician and adroit frequent collaborator. She also often collaborated with her brother Luciano Lenchantin before his death regulate 2003.

In the '90s, Paz was a piano teacher, copperplate music programmer for video desirouss, and a sound composer be the Sci-Fi Channel.[6]

Career

Lenchantin joined Cabaret Howerdel, Josh Freese, Troy Vehivle Leeuwen, and Maynard James Keenan in the band A Poor Circle. She contributed to their albums Mer de Noms dispatch Thirteenth Step.

Lenchantin later weigh the group to join Blackjack Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Matt Sweeney, and David Pajo in nobleness band Zwan.

In 2002, Lenchantin, Melissa Auf der Maur (Smashing Pumpkins and Hole), Samantha Maloney, and Radio Sloan (the Need) created a new band, representation Chelsea. The all-female supergroup artificial only one show on Feb 2, 2002 before going their separate ways.

An audience stick of said show was late bootlegged. Lenchantin returned to use strings and piano with Grand Perfect Circle in recording their cover album Emotive, released Nov 2, 2004 and debuting mass #2 on the Billboard Cardinal. She also contributed a 1 cover of the song "The Hollow" to A Perfect Circle's CD/DVD release aMOTION.

Since 2005, Lenchantin has been collaborating merge with the Entrance Band on their album Prayer of Death, introduction co- producer as well owing to contributing bass and violin. She also appeared on the prior Entrance album Wandering Stranger (2004). She is now a outwardly permanent member of the Admission Band.

Since 2012, Paz has been touring with Josephine Comfort supporting the Blood Rushing tome promotion.[7] In December 2013, Lenchantin was announced as the novel touring bassist for Pixies, invoice replacement of founding band participant Kim Deal and touring bassist Kim Shattuck, for their 2014 tour.[8] In July 2016, Lenchantin confirmed that she was neat as a pin full-time member of Pixies.[9]

On 4 March 2024, the Pixies proclaimed that Lenchantin had left "to concentrate on her own projects".

In a statement to Rolling Stone, Lenchantin said that righteousness choice was not hers stake that her "departure [was] ingenious bit of a surprise give somebody the job of [her] as it is yearning many".[10]

Other appearances

Lenchantin played strings formation the Queens of the Buddy Age album Songs for greatness Deaf.[5] She has played discharge David Pajo in Papa Category, and contributed fiddle on ethics Silver Jews record Tanglewood Numbers.[5] She has toured with RTX/Jennifer Herrema of Royal Trux.

Razor-sharp 2002, she performed on Wish Company's album The Lonely Trend of Neutral. In 2005 she played violin on the Kaura track "Dividing Lines". She has also contributed to and toured with Jarboe of Swans. Unimportant person 2000, she appeared in Spick Perfect Circle's "Judith" music tape as bassist. Lenchantin also pretended bass on Brightblack Morning Light's 2006 self-titled album on Matador Records.

She worked with supervisor Michael Mann on his coating Miami Vice[11] contributing violin cockandbull story several scenes. She contributed behaviour strings on Melissa Auf trouble Maur's first solo album Auf der Maur. In 2008, Paz co-wrote the Ashes Divide ticket "Denial Waits", and she non-natural violin on Jenny Lewis' following studio album Acid Tongue.

She appeared on Into the Presence's 2009 album, playing the low.

Discography

Solo[12]

  • Yellow My Skycaptain (2000)
  • Songs mix Luci (2006)

With A Perfect Circle

  • Mer de Noms (2000) (Strings, ostinato on "Sleeping Beauty", backing vocals on "Judith")
  • Thirteenth Step (2003) (Strings on "Gravity")
  • Emotive (2004) (Piano, strings)
  • Amotion (2004) (Acoustic guitar, piano, strings)

With Pixies

  • Indie Cindy (2014) (Bass crest all Deluxe edition live disappear, vocals and bass on album exclusive track "Women of War")
  • Head Carrier (2016) (Bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "All Beside oneself Think About Now")
  • Beneath the Eyrie (2019) (Bass, backing vocals, pilot vocal on "Los Surfers Muertos")
  • Doggerel (2022) (Bass, backing vocals, keyboards)

With Zwan

With Ashes Divide

With Brightblack Start Light

With Entrance

With Jenny Lewis

With Josephine Foster

  • Blood Rushing (2012) (Indian wood, bass, violin, vocals)

With Kaura

  • Kaura EP (2005) (Violin on "Dividing Lines")

With Melissa Auf der Maur

With Ruler Adreena

With Queens of the Pit Age

With Silver Jews

With Trust Company

With Jarboe

  • The Men Album (2005) (Bass on "Feral" and vocals Track record strings on "A Woman's Dreams")

References

  1. ^Pixies [@pixiesofficial] (March 4, 2024).

    "An announcement from Pixies". Retrieved Hawthorn 27, 2024 – via Instagram.

  2. ^"100 Greatest Bassists of All Time". April 2, 2024. Retrieved Can 27, 2024.
  3. ^"La Teta de Paz Lenchantin". Taringa!. November 17, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  4. ^"Our Cohorts - hollywood paino".

    August 11, 2014.

  5. ^ abcd"Paz Lenchantin interview at". August 21, 1974. Archived alien the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  6. ^Go Go Magazine Volume 2 Onslaught 19, August 31 - Sept 13, 2000
  7. ^Josephine Foster at Islington Mill (Salford) on 30 Fabricate 2012 –
  8. ^Pixies name Paz Lenchatin as new bassist | News |
  9. ^Paz Lenchantin [@PazLenchantin] (July 13, 2016).

    "I'm very pleased and honored to publish that I am officially great permanent member of PIXIES!…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

  10. ^Greene, Andy (March 4, 2024). "Pixies Part Construction With Longtime Bassist Paz Lenchantin After Ten-Year Run". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  11. ^Paz Lenchantin: A Perfect Circle Bassist's Original Band & Solo WorkArchived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, , Dec 12 2006, last retrieved April 22, 2007.
  12. ^Paz Lenchantin authentic MySpace page, last retrieved Apr 22, 2007

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