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Donavon Frankenreiter
Donavon Frankenreiter, born December 10, 1972, in Downey, California, is an American musician and surfer. He is a long-time friend of Jack Johnson and his debut self-titled album was released in 2004 on Johnson's Brushfire Records through Universal Music and made the Australian ARIA Top-40 charts in April 2004.
Surfing career
He took up surfing as a teenager at San Clemente, California, and was signed to a sponsorship deal with Billabong allowing him to travel the world surfing.
During his travels, he rented a room in North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, from Jack Johnson's parents and the surfer-musicians developed a strong friendship.Donavon is also well known for his appearances in the Drive Thru series of surf videos.
Musical career
Frankenreiter started playing in Peanut Butter and Jam at the age of 18. In 1996 he began to seriously pursue a musical career when he formed the band Sunchild. In Sunchild, Frankenreiter was the lead guitar player but did not sing. The band had a 70s rock sound similar in style to The Black Crowes.
They released their first CD, Barefoot & Live, on Surfdog Records in 1997. Produced by Gary Hoey, the live album featured covers of The Allman Brothers Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Rolling Stones, and Van Morrison, as well as several originals. California Honey followed in 2000 on their own Sunchild Records.
This studio album is now out-of-print and is very hard to find. Sunchild disbanded in 2001 and Frankenreiter went on to pursue a solo career. Sunchild is rarely mentioned in interviews or press-releases which leads many people to believe that Donavon only started his professional music career more recently.
Solo Album, Donavon Frankenreiter
His self-titled solo album, Donavon Frankenreiter, was recorded with co-producers Jack Johnson and Mario Caldato Jr. Johnson appears on the album, as do G. Love and Eels member Koool G. Murder.
The album was released in April 2004 in Australia due to his high profile in that country from his support gigs for Jack Johnson and from Frankenreiters own surfing career. He toured Australia in April 2004, helping the album reach the top forty of the ARIA albums chart. Gary Jules was his support act on this tour. The album was released in the United States one month later, on 11 May 2004.
Follow-up Album- Move by Yourself
In 2006 Frankenreiter left Brushfire Records and signed with Lost Highway Records, home of such notable artists as Elvis Costello, Ryan Adams and Willie Nelson. His follow-up album, Move by Yourself, was released on June 6, 2006. Later that year Donavon recorded a song called Lovely Day along with Koool G., which was featured in the opening sequence of the 2006 film Snakes on a Plane, and also appears on that movie's soundtrack.
Donavon's first live DVD, Donavon Frankenreiter: The Abbey Road Sessions was filmed and recorded at a special concert performed at Abbey Road studios in London, England in November of 2005, and subsequently released in early '06.
An EP full of cover versions called Recycled Recipes landed in 2007 with the polished full-length Pass It Around following a year later.
Character Traits
The first thing that strikes a person when they meet Donavon Frankenreiter is that theyve probably never met a person quite like him before. From his genuine nature, to his big heart, to his all-around charisma, once you connect with his vibe you realize that he is truly unique. Donavon lives an incredible life, one that he never takes for granted. His vocations and drive have enabled him to live the one persons fantasy, as a reality.
Personal Life
First and foremost, you have Donavon the husband to his wife Petra and father to his sons Hendrix and Ozzy. Their love and presence are the driving force in his life, as can be seen by the beautiful tattoo of the three on his forearm. Next you have Donavon the pro-surfer, who has and continues to travel the world extensively surfing in some of the most popular and also most remote places on the globe.
As a matter of fact, both Donavons surfboard and guitar case have seen more places than most humans ever will. And of course, you have Donavon Frankenreiter the musician, who is about to release his third, and probably most important album to date titled Pass It Around (Lost Highway).
Grammy Award Winner
One of those people was producer Joe Chiccarelli, who aside from being a multiple Grammy Award-winner, has worked with everyone from Frank Zappa to The Raconteurs to My Morning Jacket. Donavon also enlisted some of his dearest musician friends including, Ben Harper on the title track, and Philadelphias most famous surfer G. Love, who adds harmonica on Sing a Song.
Collaborators can bring out a side of their creative partner that had previously been untapped. This was the case with Grant Lee Phillips and Frankenreiter on the track, Mansions On The Sand. The self-produced Move By Yourself saw Donavon Frankenreiter grow and mature as an artist who became comfortable on his own and in his own skin. On Pass It Around, Frankenreiter followed his instincts, and in the process actually found himself both artistically and stylistically, as a musician and a songwriter.
For Frankenreiter, embracing a change of methodology was vital, not just because he was open to it, its what he does: he persistently challenges himself and its keeping him honest, humble and open. An example of Donavons openness came when a suggestion was made for the track Your Heart.
If there is one song on Pass It Around that is snapshot of Donavons organic and non-contrived lifestyle, it is the opening track, Life, Love and Laughter.
Dont look back it wont do any good/Dont look ahead youll be misunderstood/Everything you need could be right in front of you. For Donavon that maybe packing up his family and going to a far flung destination or he could be lazing with them at home in Laguna Beach, as long as theres love in the room, hes there.
