Sara Lee Lucas
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Frederick Streithorst, Jr., (born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on June 17, 1970) is the original drummer for Marilyn Manson
. Formerly known by his performing name, “Sara Lee Lucas”, (he now is known to go by “S.L. Lucas” or simply, “Lucas”), his alias is derived from American serial killer Henry Lee Lucas
and the baked goods company, Sara Lee. Since leaving Marilyn Manson in 1995, he has gone on to perform in many other industrial bands and is known for his signature tribal-style of drumming, the defining sound of the early Marilyn Manson material, as well as his involvement with experimental digital percussion. Presently, Lucas is active with his prestigious mastering company, Masterlab.
, he drummed for local South Florida bands "333 Lunatic Lane", "Black Janet" and "India Loves You," the latter with future Manson bandmate Scott Putesky
aka Daisy Berkowitz.
, Lucas wrote and played on the album Portrait of an American Family
(produced by Trent Reznor
and Alan Moulder
). He also contributed material and is credited in Smells Like Children
and Antichrist Superstar
. He toured on both the Self Destruct Tour
along with Nine Inch Nails
, and Marilyn Manson's headlining club tour in 1995. He quit the band following the tour, and, along with the other former Spooky Kids, sued Brian Warner
for his unpaid royalties, settling in 1998.
, they continue to write and record tracks as well as soundscapes.
Lucas performed with Dallas, Texas-based rock band Nocturne
on their short headlining tour in 2002.
In November of that year, Trace and Lucas were asked to perform with Orlando, Florida
industrial performance-based band Ambionica, and Lucas later started a recording project called Kuzmark with the singer. They performed a series of shows in South Florida in 2003.
manufacturing and graphic design departments of the Orlando, Florida
audio mastering facility, Lucas and Trace have mastered several platinum tracks for artists including Khia
, Mary J. Blige
, Mandy Moore
, 69 Boyz
, and Robert Palmer. With more than 35 million R.I.A.A.-certified record sales, Trace and Lucas pride themselves for their state-of-the art facilities and clientele. As of November 2009, Trace and Lucas are producing a television series, called SoundScapes, which is to debut in 2010.
In January 2009, it was reported that Marilyn Manson
wanted to contact Lucas, in regards to the former's lawsuits involving Stephen Bier (ex-Manson keyboardist Madonna Wayne Gacy).
In addition to his work with Masterlab, Lucas continues to perform as recently as August 2009 for a tribute to his ex-Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids bandmate and friend Bradley Stewart aka Gidget Gein
at L.A.'s infamous Viper Room
. Lucas also rumored to collaborate with Pop/Rock producer Brody Murakami in Orlando, Florida.
Marilyn Manson (band)
Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...
. Formerly known by his performing name, “Sara Lee Lucas”, (he now is known to go by “S.L. Lucas” or simply, “Lucas”), his alias is derived from American serial killer Henry Lee Lucas
Henry Lee Lucas
Henry Lee Lucas was an American criminal, convicted of murder in 189 cases and once listed as America's most prolific serial killer; he later recanted his confessions, despite professing information only the assailant would know and flatly stating "I'm a liar" in a letter to researcher Brad Shellady...
and the baked goods company, Sara Lee. Since leaving Marilyn Manson in 1995, he has gone on to perform in many other industrial bands and is known for his signature tribal-style of drumming, the defining sound of the early Marilyn Manson material, as well as his involvement with experimental digital percussion. Presently, Lucas is active with his prestigious mastering company, Masterlab.
333 Lunatic Lane, Black Janet, India Loves You
Prior to joining Marilyn MansonMarilyn Manson (band)
Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...
, he drummed for local South Florida bands "333 Lunatic Lane", "Black Janet" and "India Loves You," the latter with future Manson bandmate Scott Putesky
Scott Putesky
Scott Mitchell Putesky , more famously known as Daisy Berkowitz, is an American musician, and was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal group Marilyn Manson...
aka Daisy Berkowitz.
Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids, Marilyn Manson
With Marilyn MansonMarilyn Manson (band)
Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...
, Lucas wrote and played on the album Portrait of an American Family
Portrait of an American Family
Portrait of an American Family is the debut full-length studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on July 19, 1994 in the US through Nothing and Interscope Records. It was produced by the band's frontman and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails...
(produced by Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor
Michael Trent Reznor is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, and leader of industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. Reznor is also a member of How to Destroy Angels alongside his wife, Mariqueen Maandig, and Atticus Ross. He was previously associated with bands Option 30,...
and Alan Moulder
Alan Moulder
Alan Moulder is one of Britain's premier alternative rock record producers. He has worked with such artists as Depeche Mode, Erasure, Elastica, Gary Numan, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Curve, Ride, Lush and My Bloody Valentine, Lostprophets, Shihad, Ivyrise and Placebo, as well as with many American...
). He also contributed material and is credited in Smells Like Children
Smells Like Children
Smells Like Children is a EP by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 24, 1995 in the US through Nothing and Interscope Records. It was produced by the band's frontman and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails...
and Antichrist Superstar
Antichrist Superstar
Antichrist Superstar is the second full-length studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 8, 1996 in the US through Nothing and Interscope Records. The record's success in mainstream charts propelled the band into a household name and turned its frontman overnight...
. He toured on both the Self Destruct Tour
Self Destruct Tour
Self-Destruct Tour was a concert tour in support of industrial rock act Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral album, which took place in early 1994, running until mid-1996, and was broken into 8 legs....
along with Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
, and Marilyn Manson's headlining club tour in 1995. He quit the band following the tour, and, along with the other former Spooky Kids, sued Brian Warner
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson may refer to:* Marilyn Manson , an American rock musician* Marilyn Manson , the American rock band led by the singer of the same name...
for his unpaid royalties, settling in 1998.
Electroshock Therapy, Nocturne, Kuzmark
Lucas and partner Trace started an industrial/electronic/breakbeat project called Electro-Shock Therapy in 1996. With a catalog of over a thousand tracks and a contract with Red EntertainmentRed Entertainment
is a video game developer based in Japan. Formerly known as since is foundation in 1976 , it was reorganized under its current moniker on December 4, 2000...
, they continue to write and record tracks as well as soundscapes.
- "Electroshock Therapy, featuring the platinum certified Trace and Marilyn Manson founding member Sara lee Lucas recently celebrated the 3,000,000th MySpace play and Fourth visit to the Top-Twenty National Chart position since debuting earlier this year in May, by announcing a new Composing & Licensing push to bring to market the over 1,000 song library the group currently has in inventory. Electroshock Therapy is a luxurious formula blend of arena performance rock and technologically driven electronica, industrial, break-beat and trip-hop elements...fused with a healthy blend of exotic world beats and musical tastes...this new dynamic powerhouse takes listeners on an emotional theme park of exceptionally crafted musical and visual creations. "
Lucas performed with Dallas, Texas-based rock band Nocturne
Nocturne (band)
Nocturne is an industrial rock band that was formed in 1999 in Dallas, Texas. The band is formed of two core members, Lacey Conner and Chris Telkes, and several touring musicians, usually Ben Graves of the Murderdolls and "Rotten" Rotny also guitar player of the industrial/metal band Psyclon Nine...
on their short headlining tour in 2002.
In November of that year, Trace and Lucas were asked to perform with Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
industrial performance-based band Ambionica, and Lucas later started a recording project called Kuzmark with the singer. They performed a series of shows in South Florida in 2003.
Masterlab
Lucas and Trace founded their company Masterlab in 1996. Head of the CD and DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
manufacturing and graphic design departments of the Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
audio mastering facility, Lucas and Trace have mastered several platinum tracks for artists including Khia
Khia
Khia Shamone Chambers , better known just as Khia, is an American rapper, songwriter, singer, and record producer.-Early life:Khia was born on November 8, 1977 in Philadelphia and was raised in its Germantown neighborhood, and she moved to Tampa, Florida when she was 11. Khia attended Dowdell...
, Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
, Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore
Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...
, 69 Boyz
69 Boyz
69 Boyz is a platinum selling Miami bass and hip hop group originating from Jacksonville, Florida, but now based largely in Orlando, Florida. The group was initiated by producers C.C...
, and Robert Palmer. With more than 35 million R.I.A.A.-certified record sales, Trace and Lucas pride themselves for their state-of-the art facilities and clientele. As of November 2009, Trace and Lucas are producing a television series, called SoundScapes, which is to debut in 2010.
- "Trace and Marilyn Manson Co-Founder Sara Lee Lucas, acting in advisory roles to SoundScapes, furthermore, believe the all-star executive and producer team assembled for the Program shall greatly assist our efforts to deliver a breakthrough Series. Between the Executives from Disney and Universal, Audio Producers including Ron Saint Germain and Rudy Perez and a DP from National Geographic, there are several Oscars and 20 plus Grammy Awards. Masterlab shall provide complete content organization, mastering and optimization for the all format content delivery and media manufacturing efforts."
In January 2009, it was reported that Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson may refer to:* Marilyn Manson , an American rock musician* Marilyn Manson , the American rock band led by the singer of the same name...
wanted to contact Lucas, in regards to the former's lawsuits involving Stephen Bier (ex-Manson keyboardist Madonna Wayne Gacy).
In addition to his work with Masterlab, Lucas continues to perform as recently as August 2009 for a tribute to his ex-Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids bandmate and friend Bradley Stewart aka Gidget Gein
Gidget Gein
Gidget Gein was an American musician and artist. He was the second bassist and co-founder of the alternative metal band Marilyn Manson. His stage name references and dichotomises serial killer Ed Gein and the novel Gidget.-Early life:Bradley Stewart was born in Hollywood, Florida...
at L.A.'s infamous Viper Room
Viper Room
The Viper Room is a nightclub located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. It was opened in 1993 and was partly owned by actor Johnny Depp until 2004. The club became known for being a hangout of Hollywood elite, and was the site where actor River Phoenix died of a drug overdose on...
. Lucas also rumored to collaborate with Pop/Rock producer Brody Murakami in Orlando, Florida.