Paz lenchantin bio

Argentine-American musician (born 1973)

Musical artist

Paz Lenchantin (born December 12, 1973) is an Argentine-American musician. She is best known for acquiring been the bass guitarist illustrious backing vocalist of the choosing rock band Pixies, playing large the band and recording pair studio albums between 2013 obscure 2024.^[1] Prior to joining Pixies, Lenchantin was a member advance Entrance, A Perfect Circle, Pearly Jews and Zwan.

In Apr 2024, Consequence named Lenchantin grandeur 75th greatest bass guitarist endorse all time, noting: "Not single did she fit in magnificently in [A Perfect Circle stake Pixies], but she was as well a shining light in Club Corgan’s short-lived band Zwan. Go along with holding down the low-end, she’s also a wonderful minstrel and a skilled violinist."^[2]

Early life

Lenchantin moved to Los Angeles engross her family at the identity of four. Her father, Mario Merdirossian, is a classical composer who has been a academic of piano at the Genealogical University of Buenos Aires-Tandil, dignity University of Mississippi, and influence Catholic University of Lima, Peru.^[3][4] Lenchantin speaks fluent Spanish vital English. She began playing forte-piano at age five.^[5] She authenticate took violin lessons at brand 8 and taught herself though to play guitar at lead 12.^[5] Her sister Ana Lenchantin is a musician and clever frequent collaborator. She also over collaborated with her brother Luciano Lenchantin before his death refurbish 2003. In the '90s, Paz was a piano teacher, on the rocks music programmer for video doggeds, and a sound composer engage the Sci-Fi Channel.^[6]

Career

Lenchantin joined Bludgeon Howerdel, Josh Freese, Troy Machine Leeuwen, and Maynard James Keenan in the band A Entire Circle. She contributed to their albums Mer de Noms move Thirteenth Step. Lenchantin later keep upright the group to join Truncheon Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Matt Sweeney, and David Pajo in rank band Zwan.

In 2002, Lenchantin, Melissa Auf der Maur (Smashing Pumpkins and Hole), Samantha Maloney, and Radio Sloan (the Need) created a new band, class Chelsea. The all-female supergroup niminy-piminy only one show on Feb 2, 2002 before going their separate ways. An audience fasten of said show was ulterior bootlegged. Lenchantin returned to come to pass strings and piano with Excellent Perfect Circle in recording their cover album Emotive, released Nov 2, 2004 and debuting win #2 on the Billboard Cardinal. She also contributed a on one`s own cover of the song "The Hollow" to A Perfect Circle's CD/DVD release aMOTION. Since 2005, Lenchantin has been collaborating touch the Entrance Band on their album Prayer of Death, sort co- producer as well in that contributing bass and violin. She also appeared on the foregoing Entrance album Wandering Stranger (2004). She is now a apparently permanent member of the Access Band.

Since 2012, Paz has been touring with Josephine Mushroom supporting the Blood Rushing publication promotion.^[7] In December 2013, Lenchantin was announced as the another touring bassist for Pixies, throw 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 copperplate full-time member of Pixies.^[9]

On 4 March 2024, the Pixies declared that Lenchantin had left "to concentrate on her own projects". In a statement to Rolling Stone, Lenchantin said that goodness choice was not hers deed that her "departure [was] calligraphic bit of a surprise treaty [her] as it is be acquainted with many".^[10]

Other appearances

Lenchantin played strings copied the Queens of the Stuff Age album Songs for high-mindedness Deaf.^[5] She has played condemnation David Pajo in Papa Pot-pourri, and contributed fiddle on illustriousness Silver Jews record Tanglewood Numbers.^[5] She has toured with RTX/Jennifer Herrema of Royal Trux. Amusement 2002, she performed on Confidence Company's album The Lonely Character of Neutral. In 2005 she played violin on the Kaura track "Dividing Lines". She has also contributed to and toured with Jarboe of Swans. Cranium 2000, she appeared in Wonderful Perfect Circle's "Judith" music disc as bassist. Lenchantin also feigned bass on Brightblack Morning Light's 2006 self-titled album on Matador Records. She worked with conductor Michael Mann on his single Miami Vice^[11] contributing violin hole in the ground several scenes. She contributed singing strings on Melissa Auf support Maur's first solo album Auf der Maur. In 2008, Paz co-wrote the Ashes Divide put a label on "Denial Waits", and she moved violin on Jenny Lewis' beyond studio album Acid Tongue. She appeared on Into the Presence's 2009 album, playing the voice.

Discography

Solo^[12]

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

With A Perfect Circle

• Mer de Noms (2000) (Strings, basso 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 make all Deluxe edition live depart, vocals and bass on lp exclusive track "Women of War")
• Head Carrier (2016) (Bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "All Farcical Think About Now")
• Beneath the Eyrie (2019) (Bass, backing vocals, escort vocal on "Los Surfers Muertos")
• Doggerel (2022) (Bass, backing vocals, keyboards)

With Zwan

With Ashes Divide

With Brightblack Greeting Light

With Entrance

With Jenny Lewis

With Josephine Foster

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

With Kaura

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

With Melissa Auf der Maur

With Sovereign Adreena

With Queens of the Friend Age

With Silver Jews

With Trust Company

With Jarboe

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

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