Years active 1986–present | Name Lars Frederiksen | |
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Born 30 August 1971 (age 52) ( 1971-08-30 ) Associated acts RancidLars Frederiksen and the BastardsUK SubsThe SilencersThe Old Firm CasualsOxley's Midnight Runners Spouse Megan Frederiksen (m. 1998–2001), Stephanie Snyder Albums Similar Craig Fairbaugh, Matt Freeman, Branden-Steineckert | ||
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Lars Erik Frederiksen (born Lars Everett Dapello 30 August 1971) is a Danish-American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer best known as the guitarist and vocalist for the Punk rock band Rancid, as well as the frontman of Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and The Old Firm Casuals. In addition, he currently plays guitar in Oxley's Midnight Runners and Stomper 98. He was also briefly a member of the UK Subs in 1991. 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 Dropkick Murphys, Agnostic Front, The Business, Swingin Utters, Marky Ramone and the Intruders, Anti-Heros, Pressure Point, The Forgotten among others. He recently mixed Charged GBH's new album entitled Perfume and Piss, as well as Cock Sparrer's album "Here We Stand" both alongside Michael Rosen.
Contents
- Behind the ink w lars frederiksen of rancid the old firm casuals
- Lars frederiksen and the bastards to have and have not
- Rancid
- Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
- The Old Firm Casuals
- Oxleys Midnight Runners
- Tim Timebomb and Friends
- As a producer
- Early life
- Personal life
- References
Lars frederiksen and the bastards to have and have not
Rancid
Guitar and vocals.
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
Guitar and vocals.
The Old Firm Casuals
Guitar and vocals.
Oxley's Midnight Runners
Guitar/Backing Vocals
Tim Timebomb and Friends
Guitar and vocals.
As a producer
Early life
Frederiksen's mother is Minna Dapello. He had a brother named Robert "Rob" Dapello, a writer for Zero Magazine and a fellow musician, who died in February 2001. The song "Otherside" off Rancid's 2003 album Indestructible is dedicated to Rob's memory. He was raised in Campbell, California, a town near San Jose, California.
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 11 September 2007. Frederiksen and his wife celebrated the birth of their second child, Soren Erik Adler Frederiksen on 27 October 2011. He is a fan of Millwall Football Club, and often has the Millwall lion on his guitar. He is also a San Jose Earthquakes season ticket holder. In January 2014, Lars and The Old Firm Casuals wrote the new team anthem/theme song for the San Jose Earthquakes titled "Never Say Die". Lars called the team the "punkest" team in MLS.
Recently, Frederiksen had gotten involved with San Francisco's Project Homeless Connect, partnering with Tony Hawk to donate skateboards to teenagers in the family shelter.
Frederiksen has expressed his personal dislike for signing to major record labels numerous times.
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. Lars is a longtime fan of professional wrestling. He is friends with retired professional wrestler CM Punk, and featured in the WWE produced documentary CM Punk: Best in the World.