Post by tackhead311 on Aug 10, 2009 23:57:06 GMT -5
Paz Lenchantin (born December 12, 1973 in Mar del Plata, Argentina) is an Argentine-American musician. She came to Los Angeles, California with her family at the age of four.
She speaks fluent Spanish and English. She was motivated to follow their path and began playing piano at age five.[1] She then took violin lessons at age eight and taught herself how to play guitar at age twelve.[1] Her sister, Ana is a musician and a frequent collaborator. She and her late brother Luciano Lenchantin also collaborated frequently.
Lenchantin joined Billy Howerdel, Josh Freese, Troy Van Leeuwen, and Maynard James Keenan in forming the band A Perfect Circle. She contributed to their albums, Mer de Noms and Thirteenth Step [2]. Lenchantin later left the group to join with Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Matt Sweeney, and David Pajo to form Zwan[2]. In 2002, Lenchantin, with Melissa Auf der Maur, of Smashing Pumpkins and Hole, Samantha Maloney, and Radio Sloan, of The Need, and created a new band called The Chelsea [2]. The all-female supergroup played only one show before going their separate ways. Lenchantin returned to play strings and piano with A Perfect Circle in recording their cover album eMOTIVe, released November 2, 2004 and debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200. She also contributed a solo cover of the song "The Hollow" to A Perfect Circle's CD/DVD release, aMOTION. Since 2005, Lenchantin has been collaborating with Entrance on their album Prayer of Death, as co- producer as well as contributing bass and violin.[2] She also appeared on the previous Entrance album Wandering Stranger (2004). She is now a seemingly permanent member of the Entrance Band.
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1 Your new band Entrance hows that going?
It's The Entrance Band, Ron, and it is going great!
2 I see you guys are getting to play a fav place of mine the Bug-jar in Rochester have you been there before?
I am happy to hear it is your fav place. Can't wait. Don't think I played there before.
3 The bands you have played in is a very impressive list. When you first started playing did you ever imagine it would blossom into this?
I don't think I ever imagined my placed in time. I could hardly imagine life after high school then.
4 I saw Perfect Circle at the Hammerstein Ballroom wow what a great live show.How was life in a Perfect Circle? How was working with Maynard?
Apc was so much fun. All those guys are great guys!!
5 How was working with Zwan? Billy Corgan?
Weird..but I learned a great deal.
6 How was working with Melissa Auf Der Maur ?
she's cute as a button.
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7 How cool is it to have a bass designed and named for you?
so raD!! check it out www.lunaguitars.com
8 The Entrance Band is dropping a new CD in Sept can you describe what to expect?
I am so proud of this record. Its being a long and windy road..how ever you want to pronounce windy..but well worth ever turn..
9 What was the largest crowd you got to play in front of? was it nerve wracking?
probably opening up for Iron Maiden in Germany. Like 60K people screaming "Maiden!, Maiden" as Zwan played...bottles were thrown at us that night.
10What is your favorite place or venue to play?
I really love The Gorge!
11 Have you played Rockband and /or Guitar Hero? How do you feel about the Music games?
No. But I would love to try...
12What are your influences?
Degas paintings and surfers
13 Paz's All Star Band who's in it?
not that into this one.
14Any advice for people just starting out in the Music Industry?
Music Industry is an oxymoron.
15What are you enjoying musically today?
My band...and Surf music from the 60's...
16 Life on the road ,how tough is it?How do you pass the time by?Favorite food on the road?
I try to look for anything green.
Read write, record stores..driving..listening to surf music from thailand.
17Anything else on the musical horizon for Paz Lenchantin ?
I am only focusing on my band The Entrance Band...
You can check out my solo work at BlackTentPress.com
[glow=red,2,300]Thanx Ron...[/glow]
