About Lars Frederiksen
Lars Erik Frederiksen (born Lars Erik Dapello, August 30, 1971) is an American musician and record producer best known as a 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, Stomper 98, and the Last Resort. He was also briefly a member of the UK Subs in 1991. Frederiksen 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, and the Forgotten, among others. He mixed GBH's 2010 album entitled Perfume and Piss, as well as Cock Sparrer's 2007 album, Here We Stand, both alongside Michael Rosen. == Early life == Lars Erik Frederiksen was born and raised in San Francisco Bay Area on August 30, 1971, by his mother, Minna Dapello (née Frederiksen), after his father, John, left at age three. Minna Dapello was a Danish immigrant who, according to Frederiksen, was the only member of her family to survive the Nazi German occupation of Denmark (1940–45) during and after World War II, after her family was killed in front of her. Growing up he his older brother and mother would visit Denmark often where he was first introduced to music such as glam metal and David Bowie. Frederiksen became introduced to Oi!
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