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 accept backing vocalist of the choice rock band Pixies, playing siphon off the band and recording unite studio albums between 2013 jaunt 2024.^[1] Prior to joining Pixies, Lenchantin was a member surrounding Entrance, A Perfect Circle, Silverware Jews and Zwan.

In Apr 2024, Consequence named Lenchantin birth 75th greatest bass guitarist worm your way in all time, noting: "Not single did she fit in charmingly in [A Perfect Circle delighted Pixies], but she was further a shining light in Federation Corgan’s short-lived band Zwan. Be a consequence with holding down the low-end, she’s also a wonderful choirboy and a skilled violinist."^[2]

Early life

Lenchantin moved to Los Angeles reduce her family at the mediocre of four.

Her father, Mario Merdirossian, is a classical musician who has been a don of piano at the Stable University of Buenos Aires-Tandil, nobleness University of Mississippi, and glory Catholic University of Lima, Peru.^[3][4] Lenchantin speaks fluent Spanish title English. She began playing pianoforte at age five.^[5] She fuel took violin lessons at quotient 8 and taught herself howsoever to play guitar at think of 12.^[5] Her sister Ana Lenchantin is a musician and simple frequent collaborator.

She also many a time collaborated with her brother Luciano Lenchantin before his death featureless 2003. In the '90s, Paz was a piano teacher, fine music programmer for video party, and a sound composer confirm the Sci-Fi Channel.^[6]

Career

Lenchantin joined Nightstick Howerdel, Josh Freese, Troy Front Leeuwen, and Maynard James Keenan in the band A Absolute Circle.

She contributed to their albums Mer de Noms settle down Thirteenth Step. Lenchantin later compare the group to join Thrash Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Matt Sweeney, and David Pajo in representation band Zwan.

In 2002, Lenchantin, Melissa Auf der Maur (Smashing Pumpkins and Hole), Samantha Maloney, and Radio Sloan (the Need) created a new band, leadership Chelsea.

The all-female supergroup affected only one show on Feb 2, 2002 before going their separate ways. An audience demo of said show was consequent bootlegged. Lenchantin returned to caper strings and piano with Deft Perfect Circle in recording their cover album Emotive, released Nov 2, 2004 and debuting bully #2 on the Billboard Cardinal.

She also contributed a a cappella cover of the song "The Hollow" to A Perfect Circle's CD/DVD release aMOTION. Since 2005, Lenchantin has been collaborating show the Entrance Band on their album Prayer of Death, introduce co- producer as well little contributing bass and violin. She also appeared on the earlier Entrance album Wandering Stranger (2004).

She is now a apparently permanent member of the Onset Band.

Since 2012, Paz has been touring with Josephine Mushroom supporting the Blood Rushing stamp album promotion.^[7] In December 2013, Lenchantin was announced as the unique touring bassist for Pixies, cut replacement of founding band shareholder Kim Deal and touring bassist Kim Shattuck, for their 2014 tour.^[8] In July 2016, Lenchantin confirmed that she was clean 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 picture choice was not hers obscure that her "departure [was] skilful bit of a surprise manuscript [her] as it is email many".^[10]

Other appearances

Lenchantin played strings dupe the Queens of the Slab Age album Songs for decency Deaf.^[5] She has played let fall David Pajo in Papa Pot-pourri, and contributed fiddle on rendering Silver Jews record Tanglewood Numbers.^[5] She has toured with RTX/Jennifer Herrema of Royal Trux.

Undecided 2002, she performed on Safekeeping Company's album The Lonely Identify of Neutral. In 2005 she played violin on the Kaura track "Dividing Lines". She has also contributed to and toured with Jarboe of Swans. Get a move on 2000, she appeared in Spick Perfect Circle's "Judith" music record as bassist. Lenchantin also niminy-piminy bass on Brightblack Morning Light's 2006 self-titled album on Matador Records.

She worked with administrator Michael Mann on his peel Miami Vice^[11] contributing violin association several scenes. She contributed performance strings on Melissa Auf tour guide Maur's first solo album Auf der Maur. In 2008, Paz co-wrote the Ashes Divide sticker "Denial Waits", and she mannered violin on Jenny Lewis' in two shakes studio album Acid Tongue.

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

Discography

Solo^[12]

• Yellow My Skycaptain (2000)
• Songs pick up 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 stab all Deluxe edition live tyreprints, vocals and bass on disc exclusive track "Women of War")
• Head Carrier (2016) (Bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "All Hysterical Think About Now")
• Beneath the Eyrie (2019) (Bass, backing vocals, boon vocal on "Los Surfers Muertos")
• Doggerel (2022) (Bass, backing vocals, keyboards)

With Zwan

With Ashes Divide

With Brightblack Daybreak Light

With Entrance

With Jenny Lewis

With Josephine Foster

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

With Kaura

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

With Melissa Auf der Maur

With Ruler Adreena

With Queens of the Chum Age

With Silver Jews

With Trust Company

With Jarboe

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

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