Zander Schloss
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Zander Schloss is a Los Angeles, California
based musician, actor and composer. He is perhaps best known as bass player for The Circle Jerks and The Weirdos
and for his contributions to a number of independent (cult status) feature films. His first screen appearance was as "Kevin the Nerd" in Repo Man. He went on to appear in a number of Alex Cox
films as well as significant musical contributions in other Cox features such as Sid and Nancy
(1986), Straight to Hell (1987), Walker
(1987), El Patrullero
(1991) and The Winner (1996).
in 1984 after a two year stint with funk band The Juicy Bananas who contributed to the Repo Man
sound track. He left the Jerks after two albums to join up with former Clash
front man Joe Strummer
in London as musical director and lead guitarist/multi-instrumentalist on several tours, solo albums and sound tracks. Schloss re-joined the Circle Jerks for their 1990 U.S. tour and continued to tour and record with the Jerks until 2010.
Schloss has also worked with The Weirdos
, Too Free Stooges and Thelonious Monster
.
He was called for a Tour of Australia with The Red Hot Chili Peppers after guitarist John Frusciante
left in the early '90s, but did not join the band.
Zander worked on latin projects El Patrullero
in 1991 as composer and recorded with Robi Draco
Rosa on his album Frio
in 1994.
He then formed the group Low and Sweet Orchestra calling upon old Thelonious Monster
cohort Mike Martt, The Pogues
accordionist James Fearnley
and brothers Dermot
and Kieran Mulroney
and in 1996 released their debut record, Goodbye to All That on Interscope Records
.
During the mid-'90s Schloss also worked with Scott Weiland
of Stone Temple Pilots
and Velvet Revolver
in The Magnificent Bastards and again with The Circle Jerks for their major label debut and final studio album Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities
(1995, LP, Mercury Records).
In December 2007, Schloss appeared with his 14-piece band The Wilderness Years at The Key Club, in tribute to friend and collaborator Joe Strummer.
In 2010, Schloss released the album, Walk Thee Invisible with musical partner and collaborator Sean Wheeler produced by Gus Seyffert.
Wheeler and Schloss have opened for The Pouges, Mark Lanegan
, Masters of Reality
, Flogging Molly
, Mariachi El Bronx
and X (American band).
Schloss also works as a studio session player and composer on various film and commercial projects.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
based musician, actor and composer. He is perhaps best known as bass player for The Circle Jerks and The Weirdos
The Weirdos
The Weirdos were an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. They formed in 1976 and broke up in 1981, were occasionally active in the 1980s, and recorded new material in the 1990s...
and for his contributions to a number of independent (cult status) feature films. His first screen appearance was as "Kevin the Nerd" in Repo Man. He went on to appear in a number of Alex Cox
Alex Cox
Alexander Cox is a British film director, screenwriter, nonfiction author and sometime actor, notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach to scripts...
films as well as significant musical contributions in other Cox features such as Sid and Nancy
Sid and Nancy
Sid and Nancy is a 1986 British biopic directed by Alex Cox. The film portrays the life of Sid Vicious , bassist of the seminal punk rock band the Sex Pistols, and his relationship with girlfriend Nancy Spungen .-Plot:The film opens with several police officers dragging Sid Vicious out of the Hotel...
(1986), Straight to Hell (1987), Walker
Walker (film)
Walker is a 1987 Acid Western film directed by Alex Cox. The film based on the life story of William Walker , the American filibuster who invaded Mexico in the 1850s and made himself President of Nicaragua shortly thereafter. It was written by Rudy Wurlitzer and scored by Joe Strummer, who also...
(1987), El Patrullero
El Patrullero
El Patrullero is the first Mexican feature film by the British director Alex Cox. It was produced by Lorenzo O'Brien, who also wrote the screenplay, and stars Roberto Sosa, Bruno Bichir, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez and Vanessa Bauche...
(1991) and The Winner (1996).
Career
Schloss joined the Circle JerksCircle Jerks
The Circle Jerks are an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1980 in Los Angeles, California. It was formed by Black Flag's original singer, Keith Morris, and future Bad Religion guitarist Greg Hetson. They were among the preeminent hardcore punk bands of the L.A. scene in the late 1970s.The band...
in 1984 after a two year stint with funk band The Juicy Bananas who contributed to the Repo Man
Repo Man
Repo Man is a 1984 cult film directed by Alex Cox. It was produced by Jonathan Wacks and Peter McCarthy, with executive producer Michael Nesmith, and stars Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton.-Plot:...
sound track. He left the Jerks after two albums to join up with former Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
front man Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer
John Graham Mellor , best remembered by his stage name Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the British punk rock band The Clash. His musical experience included his membership in The 101ers, Latino Rockabilly War, The Mescaleros and The Pogues, in...
in London as musical director and lead guitarist/multi-instrumentalist on several tours, solo albums and sound tracks. Schloss re-joined the Circle Jerks for their 1990 U.S. tour and continued to tour and record with the Jerks until 2010.
Schloss has also worked with The Weirdos
The Weirdos
The Weirdos were an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. They formed in 1976 and broke up in 1981, were occasionally active in the 1980s, and recorded new material in the 1990s...
, Too Free Stooges and Thelonious Monster
Thelonious Monster
Thelonious Monster is a post-punk rock band from Los Angeles, led by singer-songwriter Bob Forrest. Active from 1983 to 1994, and again since 2004, the band has released five original studio albums...
.
He was called for a Tour of Australia with The Red Hot Chili Peppers after guitarist John Frusciante
John Frusciante
John Anthony Frusciante is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, record and film producer. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he had been for a number of years and recorded five studio albums...
left in the early '90s, but did not join the band.
Zander worked on latin projects El Patrullero
El Patrullero
El Patrullero is the first Mexican feature film by the British director Alex Cox. It was produced by Lorenzo O'Brien, who also wrote the screenplay, and stars Roberto Sosa, Bruno Bichir, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez and Vanessa Bauche...
in 1991 as composer and recorded with Robi Draco
Draco
Draco was the first legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece. He replaced the prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by a written code to be enforced only by a court...
Rosa on his album Frio
Frio
Frio is the debut album of Robi Draco Rosa after leaving Maggie's Dream.-Track listing:# "Cruzando Puertas" # "Y Que Me Importa"# "Cuando Pasara" # "Frio" # "Mama" # "Guajira" # "Tu Tren Se Va" # "Casi Una Diosa" # "Pasion" # "Camaron"...
in 1994.
He then formed the group Low and Sweet Orchestra calling upon old Thelonious Monster
Thelonious Monster
Thelonious Monster is a post-punk rock band from Los Angeles, led by singer-songwriter Bob Forrest. Active from 1983 to 1994, and again since 2004, the band has released five original studio albums...
cohort Mike Martt, The Pogues
The Pogues
The Pogues are a Celtic punk band, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before...
accordionist James Fearnley
James Fearnley
James Fearnley is an English musician. He plays accordion in the folk/punk band The Pogues.As a child he was a choir treble, but his voice changed at the age of sixteen. He took piano lessons but did not enjoy it, so he chose to learn the guitar instead...
and brothers Dermot
Dermot Mulroney
-Early life:Mulroney was born in Alexandria, Virginia, the son of Ellen, a housewife and amateur actress originally from Manchester, Iowa, and Michael Mulroney, a law professor at Villanova University School of Law, originally from Elkader, Iowa. He has a sister, Moira, and three brothers, Conor,...
and Kieran Mulroney
Kieran Mulroney
Kieran Mulroney is an American actor known for his numerous television appearances. He is also a musician and screenwriter, along with his wife, Michele. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia, where he graduated from T. C. Williams High School. His brother is actor Dermot Mulroney.-Television:* NCIS...
and in 1996 released their debut record, Goodbye to All That on Interscope Records
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
.
During the mid-'90s Schloss also worked with Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist, most notable for his work with Grammy Award-winning rock band Stone Temple Pilots. Weiland is also known for his five-year career with supergroup Velvet Revolver as well as his own solo career...
of Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....
and Velvet Revolver
Velvet Revolver
Velvet Revolver is an American hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum, alongside Dave Kushner formerly of punk band Wasted Youth. Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland was Velvet Revolver's lead singer from their formation until...
in The Magnificent Bastards and again with The Circle Jerks for their major label debut and final studio album Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities
Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities
Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities is the sixth studio album by the Circle Jerks, which was released in 1995.Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities was the band's only full-length studio recording since their 1989 disbandment and 1994 reformation, and also their only release on a major label...
(1995, LP, Mercury Records).
In December 2007, Schloss appeared with his 14-piece band The Wilderness Years at The Key Club, in tribute to friend and collaborator Joe Strummer.
In 2010, Schloss released the album, Walk Thee Invisible with musical partner and collaborator Sean Wheeler produced by Gus Seyffert.
Wheeler and Schloss have opened for The Pouges, Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s, forming the grunge group Screaming Trees with Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel. During his time in the band Lanegan would start a low-key solo career...
, Masters of Reality
Masters of Reality
Masters of Reality is a hard rock group formed in 1981 by guitarist and singer Chris Goss and Tim Harrington in Syracuse, New York. The band is sometimes associated with the "Palm Desert Scene", which includes bands like Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age and many other stoner rock or "desert rock"...
, Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish-descendant band from Los Angeles, California, that is currently signed to their own record label, Borstal Beat Records.-Early years:...
, Mariachi El Bronx
Mariachi El Bronx
Mariachi El Bronx is the fourth studio album by the Los Angeles rock band The Bronx, released on September 1, 2009 through Swami Records in the United States and Wichita Recordings in the United Kingdom. It marks a divergence from the band's usual hardcore punk and hard rock sound in favor of a...
and X (American band).
Schloss also works as a studio session player and composer on various film and commercial projects.
Discography
- Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss
- Walk the Invisible (album) (2010, LP)
- with Joe StrummerJoe StrummerJohn Graham Mellor , best remembered by his stage name Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the British punk rock band The Clash. His musical experience included his membership in The 101ers, Latino Rockabilly War, The Mescaleros and The Pogues, in...
- WalkerWalker (album)-Musicians:* Joe Strummer - Vocals, Producer, String Arrangements, Horn Arrangements* Zander Schloss - Guitar, Charanga, Vuhela, Banjo, Guitarron, Tambour, Guitar Arrangements* Rebecca Mauleon - Piano, Organ* Michael Spiro - Congas, Bongos, Timbales, Percussion...
(1987, LP) - Permanent RecordPermanent RecordPermanent Record is a 1988 American drama film starring Keanu Reeves, Alan Boyce and Jennifer Rubin. It was filmed on location in Portland and Yaquina Head, Newport Beach, Oregon....
(1988, LP) - Trash City (1988, LP)
- Earthquake WeatherEarthquake Weather (album)-Personnel:*Joe Strummer - vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, percussion*Zander Schloss - lead guitar, banjo, vocals*Lonnie Marshall - bass*Jack Irons - drums*Willie McNeil - drums* Josh Shoes - cover-art...
(1989, LP)
- Walker
- with Die' HunnsDie' HunnsDie Hunns is an American punk rock band formed in 2000 by front-man Duane Peters, of US Bombs fame. The band has featured a rotating cast of musicians with Peters as the only constant. In 2002 Peters met Corey Parks , formerly of Nashville Pussy, at a The Damned show...
- You Rot Me (2006, LP)
- The Gousters (2005, LP)
- with Thelonious MonsterThelonious MonsterThelonious Monster is a post-punk rock band from Los Angeles, led by singer-songwriter Bob Forrest. Active from 1983 to 1994, and again since 2004, the band has released five original studio albums...
- Beautiful Mess (1992, LP)
- with Bob ForrestBob ForrestBob Forrest is the lead vocalist and lyricist for Los Angeles bands Thelonious Monster and The Bicycle Thief. In September 2006 he released his first solo album, Modern Folk And Blues Wednesday. He is also a drug counselor, appearing alongside Dr...
- Modern Folk And Blues WednesdayModern Folk And Blues WednesdayModern Folk And Blues Wednesday is the debut solo album by Bob Forrest of Thelonious Monster, Bicycle Thief and Celebrity Rehab fame.-Track listing:#"Born to Run"#"Memphis"#"Louisiana 2005"#"The Dying Song"#"Ooo La La"#"Welcome to the Jungle"...
(2006, LP)
- Modern Folk And Blues Wednesday
- with The Too Free Stooges
- Roadside ProphetsRoadside ProphetsRoadside Prophets is a 1992 cult film written and directed by Abbe Wool, featuring musicians John Doe of the L.A. punk band X, and Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys, with cameo appearances by, amongst others, Timothy Leary, Arlo Guthrie, David Carradine, an uncharacteristic performance by John...
(1992, LP)
- Roadside Prophets
- with Magnificent Bastards
- Working Class HeroWorking Class Hero"Working Class Hero" is a song from John Lennon's first post-Beatles solo album, 1970's John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band.-Theme:The song is a take on the class split of the 1940s and 1950s, and of the 1960s in which he was famous. The song appears to tell the story of someone growing up in the working...
(1995, LP) - Mockingbird Girl (1995, LP)
- 12 bar blues (1998, LP)
- Working Class Hero
- with Low & Sweet Orchestra
- Goodbye to All That (1996, LP)
- with Mike WattMike WattMichael David Watt is an American bassist, singer and songwriter.He is best known for co-founding the rock bands Minutemen, dos, and Firehose; , he is also the bassist for the reunited Stooges and a member of the art rock/jazz/punk/improv group Banyan as well as many other post-Minutemen...
- Ball-Hog Or Tugboat?Ball-Hog or Tugboat?Ball-Hog or Tugboat? is the debut solo album by former Minutemen and fIREHOSE bassist, songwriter and vocalist Mike Watt. It was recorded in 1994, and came at a personal and professional career crossroads for Watt...
(1994, LP)
- Ball-Hog Or Tugboat?
- with Robi DracoDracoDraco was the first legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece. He replaced the prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by a written code to be enforced only by a court...
Rosa- Frio (1991, LP)
- VinoVino (album)Vino is a lyrical rock album released by Draco Rosa in 2008 under Phantom Vox and a followup to Vagabundo. It was first published during the summer of 2007 under the alternate title of El Teatro del Absurdo in certain territories.-Background:...
(2008, LP)
- with Stan RidgwayStan RidgwayStanard 'Stan' Ridgway is an American multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter known for his distinctive voice, dramatic lyrical narratives, and eclectic solo albums and was the original lead singer of the band Wall of Voodoo...
- FlounderingFlounderingFloundering is a 1994 comedy film set in the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots of 1992. The film was directed and written by Peter McCarthy, starring James LeGros with appearances by John Cusack, Ethan Hawke, and Lisa Zane.-Plot summary:...
(1994, LP)
- Floundering
- with Mike Martt
- Tomorrow Shines Bright (2003, LP)
- with The WeirdosThe WeirdosThe Weirdos were an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. They formed in 1976 and broke up in 1981, were occasionally active in the 1980s, and recorded new material in the 1990s...
- Live On The Radio (2004, LP)
- with The Circle Jerks
- WonderfulWonderful (Circle Jerks album)Wonderful is the fourth studio album by the Circle Jerks, released in 1985.-Track listing:# "Wonderful"# "Firebaugh"# "Making the Bombs"# "Mrs...
(1985, LP) - Sid & Nancy (1986, LP)
- VIVI (album)VI is the fifth album by the hardcore band Circle Jerks , which was released in 1987...
(1987, LP) - Gig (1991, LP)
- Oddities, Abnormalities and CuriositiesOddities, Abnormalities and CuriositiesOddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities is the sixth studio album by the Circle Jerks, which was released in 1995.Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities was the band's only full-length studio recording since their 1989 disbandment and 1994 reformation, and also their only release on a major label...
(1995, LP) - The Show Must Go Off! (2005, DVD)
- TBA (2008/2009, LP)
- Wonderful
- with Pray for RainPray for Rain (Band)Pray for Rain is a San Francisco, California-based music production company and recording group specialising in film soundtracks, led by St. Louis, Missouri musician Dan Wool...
- Straight to HellStraight to HellStraight to Hell is a 1987 action-comedy film directed by Alex Cox, and starring Sy Richardson, The Clash frontman Joe Strummer, Dick Rude, and Courtney Love. The film also features cameos by Dennis Hopper, Grace Jones, Elvis Costello, and Jim Jarmusch. Band members of The Pogues, Amazulu, and The...
(1987, LP)
- Straight to Hell
- with The Juicy Bananas
- Repo Man (1984, LP)
Soundtracks
- Repo Man (1984)
- Sid & Nancy (1986)
- Straight to HellStraight to HellStraight to Hell is a 1987 action-comedy film directed by Alex Cox, and starring Sy Richardson, The Clash frontman Joe Strummer, Dick Rude, and Courtney Love. The film also features cameos by Dennis Hopper, Grace Jones, Elvis Costello, and Jim Jarmusch. Band members of The Pogues, Amazulu, and The...
(1987) - Walker (1987)
- TapeheadsTapeheadsTapeheads is a 1988 comedy film directed by Bill Fishman. The film stars John Cusack, Tim Robbins, Sam Moore, and Junior Walker. The movie was produced by Michael Nesmith, who is seen briefly in the film as a bottled water delivery man.-Plot:...
(1988) - Permanent RecordPermanent RecordPermanent Record is a 1988 American drama film starring Keanu Reeves, Alan Boyce and Jennifer Rubin. It was filmed on location in Portland and Yaquina Head, Newport Beach, Oregon....
(1988) - El PatrulleroEl PatrulleroEl Patrullero is the first Mexican feature film by the British director Alex Cox. It was produced by Lorenzo O'Brien, who also wrote the screenplay, and stars Roberto Sosa, Bruno Bichir, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez and Vanessa Bauche...
(1991) - Roadside ProphetsRoadside ProphetsRoadside Prophets is a 1992 cult film written and directed by Abbe Wool, featuring musicians John Doe of the L.A. punk band X, and Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys, with cameo appearances by, amongst others, Timothy Leary, Arlo Guthrie, David Carradine, an uncharacteristic performance by John...
(1992) - Money for NothingMoney for Nothing (film)Money for Nothing is a 1993 comedy/crime film directed by Ramón Menéndez. It is based on the life of Joey Coyle, an unemployed longshoreman in Philadelphia who, in February 1981, found $1.2 million in the middle of the street after it had fallen out of the back of an armored car. The screenplay,...
(1993) - FlounderingFlounderingFloundering is a 1994 comedy film set in the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots of 1992. The film was directed and written by Peter McCarthy, starring James LeGros with appearances by John Cusack, Ethan Hawke, and Lisa Zane.-Plot summary:...
(1994) - Tank GirlTank GirlTank Girl is a British comic created by Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin. Originally drawn by Jamie Hewlett, it has also been drawn by Rufus Dayglo, Ashley Wood, and Mike McMahon.The eponymous character Tank Girl drives a tank, which is also her home...
(1995) - The Winner (1996)
- The Beatnicks (1996)
Filmography
- Repo Man (1984)
- Straight to Hell (1987)
- WalkerWalker (film)Walker is a 1987 Acid Western film directed by Alex Cox. The film based on the life story of William Walker , the American filibuster who invaded Mexico in the 1850s and made himself President of Nicaragua shortly thereafter. It was written by Rudy Wurlitzer and scored by Joe Strummer, who also...
(1987) - TapeheadsTapeheadsTapeheads is a 1988 comedy film directed by Bill Fishman. The film stars John Cusack, Tim Robbins, Sam Moore, and Junior Walker. The movie was produced by Michael Nesmith, who is seen briefly in the film as a bottled water delivery man.-Plot:...
(1988) - Money for NothingMoney for Nothing (film)Money for Nothing is a 1993 comedy/crime film directed by Ramón Menéndez. It is based on the life of Joey Coyle, an unemployed longshoreman in Philadelphia who, in February 1981, found $1.2 million in the middle of the street after it had fallen out of the back of an armored car. The screenplay,...
(1993) - FlounderingFlounderingFloundering is a 1994 comedy film set in the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots of 1992. The film was directed and written by Peter McCarthy, starring James LeGros with appearances by John Cusack, Ethan Hawke, and Lisa Zane.-Plot summary:...
(1994) - Desperate But Not SeriousDesperate But Not SeriousDesperate But Not Serious is a 1999 movie directed by Bill Fishman. It was released in the USA under the title Reckless + Wild.Out-of-towner Lily arrives in Los Angeles to attend a wedding reception with the man of her dreams, Jonathan . Aided by party-girl Frances , they embark on a night of...
(1999) - Fear of a Punk Planet (2001)
- That Darn Punk (2001)
- Average Man (2005)
- American HardcoreAmerican HardcoreAmerican Hardcore is the only L.A. Guns album to feature singer Chris Van Dahl and the first to feature bass guitarist Johnny Crypt. This album continues the increase in heaviness by the band started on their previous album Vicious Circle....
(2006) - The Future is Unwritten (2007)
- Bob and the MonsterBob and the MonsterBob and the Monster is a 2011 documentary film by Keirda Bahruth which profiles musician and drug counselor Bob Forrest.- Synopsis :This documentary film follows outspoken indie-rock hero Bob Forrest, through his life-threatening struggle with addiction, to his transformation into one of the most...
(2011)