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Donavon Frankenreiter
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Donavon Frankenreiter | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | December 10, 1972 (age 40) Downey, California, United States |
| Residence | San Clemente, California |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Surfing career | |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Sponsors | Billabong, Sanuk, Von Zipper, Surf Prescriptions, Coors Light, Verizon Wireless |
| Surfing specifications | |
| Stance | Regular (natural) foot |
| Shaper(s) | Jeff 'Doc' Lausch |
| Quiver | Donavon has one of the largest quivers of any surfer, comprising boards dating from the 1950s to present. The number is in the hundreds. |
| Favorite waves | Trestles (San Clemente, California) Hossegor (France), Pipeline (North Shore, Oahu), Puerto Escondido (Mexico) |
| Website | www.donavonf.com |
Donavon Frankenreiter (born December 10, 1972, Downey, California) is an American musician and surfer. He is a long-time friend of Jack Johnson and his debut self-titled album was released in 2004 on Johnson's Brushfire Records throughUniversal Music and made the Australian ARIA Top-40 charts in April 2004.
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[edit]Surfing career
Frankenreiter took up surfing as a teenager on the beaches of San Clemente, California, and was eventually signed to a sponsorship deal with the Australian-based Billabong clothing company which allowed him to travel the world over.[citation needed] During his travels, he would rent a room in North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, from the parents of musician and surfing-enthusiast Jack Johnson which resulted in Frankenreiter and Johnson developing a strong friendship.
Donavon is also well known for his appearances in the Drive Thru series of surf videos.
[edit]Musical career
| Donavon Frankenreiter | |
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 Donavon Frankenreiter on stage | |
| Background information | |
| Born | December 10, 1972 (age 40) |
| Origin | Downey, California |
| Genres | Soft rock Surf rock |
| Years active | 2000 - present |
| Labels | Lost Highway Records, Universal Records, Wrasse Records, Liquid Tambourine Records |
| Associated acts | Sunchild Peanut Butter and Jam |
| Website | http://www.donavonf.com/ |
| Members | |
| Donavon Frankenreiter, Matt Grundy | |
| Past members | |
| Jose Medeles, Dean Butterworth, Koool G. Murder, David Leach, Eric Brigmond, Craig Barnette, Pete Winders, and Matt Hamilton aka "Hammy" | |
Frankenreiter started playing in the group, Peanut Butter and Jam, at the age of 18. In 1996 he began to seriously pursue a musical career when he formed the band Sunchild. In Sunchild, Frankenreiter was the lead guitar player but did not sing. The band had a 70s rock sound similar in style to The Black Crowes. They released their first CD, Barefoot & Live, on Su
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