Pancake Day (album)
Encyclopedia
Pancake Day is the second solo album by Victor DeLorenzo
, better known as drummer of Violent Femmes
. It was produced
and engineered
by Michael Hoffman and DeLorenzo. It was recorded at DeLorenzo's own studio
, Joe's Real Recording, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
.
Victor DeLorenzo
Victor DeLorenzo was born on October 25, 1954, and is best known as the drummer for the folk-punk band the Violent Femmes.He grew up in Racine, Wisconsin and has lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, since. He has been a drummer since the age of sixteen, but an actor since the age of five...
, better known as drummer of Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes were an American alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active between 1980 and 1987 and again from 1988 to 2009...
. It was produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and engineered
Audio engineering
An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
by Michael Hoffman and DeLorenzo. It was recorded at DeLorenzo's own studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
, Joe's Real Recording, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
.
Track listing
- "Peach"
- "Blind"
- "Only God Knows"
- "Audrey"
- "Picture Her Blue"
- "Gossip"
- "The Wait of the Son (Suite)"
- "Rainwater"
- "Daughtera"
- "Pancake Day"
- "Noise"
- "Lah"
- "Exactly Pure"
- "Moe"
Personnel
- Victor DeLorenzo - vocals, drums, rhythm guitar, percussion, thereminThereminThe theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device...
, tranceaphone - Mike Hoffman - bass, guitar, backing vocals, harmonica
- Ward Weisenthal - backing vocals
- Mike McKenna - backing vocals
- Rob Abell - backing vocals
- Jim Eanelli - bass, backing vocals
- Connie Grauer - keyboards, backing vocals, bass
- Willy PorterWilly PorterWilly Porter is a contemporary American folk musician and singer-songwriter from Mequon, Wisconsin. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and was a member of the Epsilon Chi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, a men's fraternity.-Career:...
- guitar, backing vocals - Keith Brammer - bass
- Kirk McFarlin - drums, percussion
- Kim Zick - drums, timpani, percussion
- Juli WoodJuli WoodJuli Wood is an accomplished saxophone player who appears regularly in Chicago and Milwaukee area jazz clubs, and sometimes on tours through the Midwest with the Juli Wood Quartet. Wood makes frequent appearances at Scandinavian jazz and blues festivals. She occasionally sets her saxophone aside...
- saxophones, backing vocals - Robyn Pluer - backing vocals
- Mike Kashou - trumpet
- Susan Jeske-Dermody - violin
- Melanie Meisenheimer - cello
- Rip Tenor - saxophone
- Karen Keene - flute
- John Dereszynski - guitar, bass
- Peggy James - guitar, backing vocals
- Bill Dempsey - guitar
- Jane Kramer - backing vocals
- Gary TaninGary TaninGary Tanin is a veteran Milwaukee musician/producer/engineer with a career spanning decades and reflecting two central themes: music and technology.-Biography:...
- organ, backing vocals