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My Take
Donavon Frankenreiter is exactly the kind of artist I imagine soundtracking a slow afternoon by the water. A surfer first and a musician second, or maybe both at once, he came out of Downey, California and landed on Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records for his 2004 self-titled debut. That pairing tells you everything about the mellow, sun-warmed lane he occupies. I appreciate that he never pretended to be anything other than what he is: a laid-back guitarist who carries the easy rhythm of the ocean into his songwriting. To me that authenticity is the whole appeal.
Overview
Donavon Frankenreiter (born December 10, 1972) is an American musician and surfer. His debut self-titled album was released in 2004 on Brushfire Records through Universal Music.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Donavon Frankenreiter
- Name (Japanese)
- ドノヴァン・フランケンレイター
- Reading
- どのゔぁん・ふらんけんれいたー
- Born
- December 10, 1972 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rat
- Origin
- Downey, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / guitarist / surfer / singer / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.