Paz Lenchantin

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Paz Lenchantin
Paz Lenchantin performing with A Perfect Circle.
Paz Lenchantin performing with A Perfect Circle.
Background information
Born December 12, 1973 (1973-12-12) (age 34)
Origin Mar del Plata, Argentina
Instrument(s) Violin
Bass Guitar
Associated acts A Perfect Circle
Zwan
Queens of the Stone Age
Website http://www.pazweb.net

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. As her parents, Mario Merdirossian (of Armenian ancestry) and Ana Lia Lenchantin (of French ancestry) were both professional concert pianists, 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.

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[edit] Musical career

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 (strings, bass guitar, and backing vocals) and Thirteenth Step (co-writing the song "Gravity")[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 (Smashing Pumpkins/Hole), Samantha Maloney, and Radio Sloan (The Need), created a new band called The Chelsea [2]. The all-female supergroup played only one show before going their separate ways. Lenchantin contributed strings to bassist Melissa Auf der Maur's solo album, on the track "My Foggy Notion". 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.

[edit] Other appearances

Lenchantin also appeared on Queens of the Stone Age's album, Songs for the Deaf.[1] She has played with David Pajo in Papa M, and contributed fiddle on the Silver Jews record, Tanglewood Numbers.[1] She has toured with RTX/Jennifer Herrema of Royal Trux. She has also contributed to and toured with Jarboe of Swans. Lenchantin also played bass on Brightblack Morning Light's 2006 self-titled album on Matador Records. She worked with director Michael Mann on his film Miami Vice[2] contributing violin on several scenes.

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.

[edit] Solo work

Throughout her career as a member of numerous prominent bands Lenchantin has found time to write/produce two of her own solo albums currently available on her MySpace page; Songs For Luci (2006), and Yellow mY skYcaptain (2000).[3]

[edit] Solo discography

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Paz Lenchantin interview at BassGirls.com
  2. ^ a b c d e Paz Lenchantin: A Perfect Circle Bassist's New Band & Solo Work, SuicideGirls.com, Dec 12 2006, last retrieved April 22 2007.
  3. ^ PAz Lenchantin official MySpace page, last retrieved April 22, 2007

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NAME Lenchantin, Paz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1973-12-12
PLACE OF BIRTH Mar del Plata, Argentina
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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