Donavon Frankenreiter (born December 10, 1972) is an American musician and surfer. His debut self-titled album was released in 2004 on Brushfire Records through Universal Music.
Donavon Frankenreiter | |
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 Donavon Frankenreiter on stage | |
| Background information | |
| Born | December 10, 1972 |
| Origin | Downey, California, United States |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Labels | Lost Highway, Universal, Wrasse, Liquid Tambourine Records |
| Website | http://www.donavonf.com/ |
Career
editFrankenreiter was born in Downey, California, United States. In November 2007, he toured throughout Brazil on the Mostra Alma Surf Festival with bands, Animal Liberation Orchestra, G. Love and Matt Costa, along with Surf Artists Jay Alders, Nathan Gibbs, Céline Chat, Surf Photographer Sean Davey, and Surf Film Maker Sunny Abberton.[1]
An acoustic EP of cover songs called Recycled Recipes landed in 2007, with the polished full-length Pass It Around following in 2008. For the Pass It Around Tour, Donavon teamed up with surf artist and friend, Jay Alders to design a Limited Edition Tour Poster.[2]
In 2010 Frankenreiter left Lost Highway Records, and formed his own label, Liquid Tambourine Records. He subsequently recorded and released his fourth studio album of original material entitled Glow, which was produced by Mark Weinberg.[3]
Discography
edit- With Sunchild
- Mr Jesus (1994)
- Barefoot & Live (1997)
- California Honey (2000)
- The Galaxy Session (2009)
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | |
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| US | AUS [4] | |||
| Donavon Frankenreiter |
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165 | 29 |
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| Move by Yourself |
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105 | 24 |
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| Pass It Around |
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98 | 16 | |
| Revisited |
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| Glow |
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| Start Livin' |
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| The Heart |
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| Revisited 2 |
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| Get Outta Your Mind | Coming September 20, 2024 | |||
Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications |
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| AUS [4] | |||
| Some Live Songs (with Jack Johnson and G.Love) |
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31 | |
| Recycled Recipes EP |
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| Recycled Recipes, Vol. 2 EP |
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Video game appearances
editFrankenreiter is a playable character in the video game Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer.
References
edit- ^ "MOSTRA ALMA SURF FEST: Surf Culture Reigns in Brazil | SURFER Magazine". Surfermag.com. 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ^ "Surf Art, Figurative, Yoga and Nature Inspired Art - Jay Alders Artist: Art Inspired by Surf, Love and Nature". Jay Alders. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ^ "Flows and beats talking story with Donavon Frankenreiter" See interview at: , Free Surf Magazine
- ^ a b c d Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 107.