Lars Frederiksen
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| Born | August 30, 1971 |
| Origin | Campbell, California, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock, ska punk |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Associated acts | Rancid Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards UK Subs The Silencers The Old Firm Casuals |
Lars Erik Frederiksen (born August 30, 1971) is an American guitarist and vocalist, most notably for the punk rock band Rancid, and as the frontman of Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and The Old Firm Casuals. He was also briefly a member of the UK Subs in 1991.[1] He joined Rancid in 1993 after the band was searching for a second guitar player and was present on their second album Let's Go. He has produced albums for bands such as Agnostic Front, The Business, Dropkick Murphys, Swingin Utters, Anti-Heros, Patriot, The Forgotten, and Pressure Point. He recently mixed GBH's new album entitled Perfume and Piss, as well as Cock Sparrer's album "Here We Stand" both alongside Michael Rosen.
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[edit] History
[edit] Early life
Frederiksen is half-Danish, his father was Italian, and his mother, Minna, was a Danish immigrant, and was reared in Campbell, California, a town near San Jose, California.
[edit] Personal life
He married his girlfriend Megan in 1998. They divorced, and he is now married to Stephanie Snyder, who gave birth to their son, Wolfgang Erik Anders Frederiksen, on September 11, 2007. Frederiksen and his wife celebrated the birth of their second child, Soren Erik Adler Frederiksen on October 27, 2011. He is a fan of Liverpool football team Everton.[2]
Frederiksen appears in several episodes of Tim Armstrong's Tim Timebomb's Rock n Roll Theater as Dante. Lars can also be seen in the documentary film, The Other F Word.
[edit] References
- ^ True, Christopher. "Biography: Lars Frederiksen". AMG. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p77678. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ On the Phone with Rancid's Lars Frederiksen MLS Insider, 18 November 2009
[edit] Notes
- Davies, Mike. "The Lock Up", BBC. Audio interview with Lars Frederiksen, requires RealPlayer. (February 16, 2005)
- Cummins, Johnson. "Lars Frederiksen takes stock of his hard knocks", The Montreal Mirror. (December 2, 2004)
- Ashare, Matt "Pretty in punk: Rancid's Lars Frederiksen steps forward", The Boston Phoenix. (March 15–22, 2001)
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