Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Donavon Frankenreiter
Person · male · United States · Downey · born 1972 · recording since 2002
American musician and surfer
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Also known as Donovan Frankenreiter · ドノヴァン・フランケンレイター
Timeline
14 events▣ Album 12◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Donavon Frankenreiter
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography184 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1362326795
Biography
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.
Career
Frankenreiter was born in Downey, California, United States. In November 2007, he toured throughout Brazil on the Mostra Alma Surf Festival with bands, Animal Liberation Orchestra, G. Love and Matt Costa, along with Surf Artists Jay Alders, Nathan Gibbs, Céline Chat, Surf Photographer Sean Davey, and Surf Film Maker Sunny Abberton.
An acoustic EP of cover songs called Recycled Recipes
Recycled RecipesSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Wondering Where the Lions Are3:222Theologians3:203Such a Night3:304Fortunate Son2:405It Makes No Difference5:166Don't Think Twice, It's Alright3:27 landed in 2007, with the polished full-length Pass It Around following in 2008. For the Pass It Around Tour, Donavon teamed up with surf artist and friend, Jay Alders to design a Limited Edition Tour Poster.
In 2010, Frankenreiter left Lost Highway Records, and formed his own label, Liquid Tambourine Records. He subsequently recorded and released his fourth studio album of original material entitled Glow, which was produced by Mark Weinberg.
with Sunchild
Mr Jesus (1994)
Barefoot & Live (1997)
California Honey (2000)
The Galaxy Session (2009)
Video game appearances
Frankenreiter is a playable character in the video game Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 26 | 89.3th |
| Studio albums | 12 | 92.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 14 | 90.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (26 release groups · 12 studio albums)
Albums · 12
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 38:07
1It Don't Matter3:062Free2:293On My Mind3:074Our Love2:295What'cha Know About3:076Butterfly2:517Bend in the Road2:558Day Dreamer2:329Make You Mine2:5210Call Me Papa3:4611Heading Home2:1612So Far Away3:1413Swing on Down3:232006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 56:35
1Move by Yourself5:162The Way It Is3:493By Your Side4:374These Arms3:005Let It Go4:116Fool6:037Everytime3:258That’s Too Bad (Byron Jam)2:439Girl Like You3:0810All Around Us4:5011Beautiful Day3:2712Stay Young3:5413Differently the Same4:0914Spanish Harlem Incident4:032008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 41:05
1Life, Love and Laughter3:122Too Much Water3:323Come With Me3:294Your Heart2:465Hit the Ground Running3:406Mansions on the Sand5:037Someone's Something3:388Sing a Song3:529Pass It Around4:5310Come Together3:0611Everything to Me3:542010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:16
1It Don't Matter2:502Free3:163On My Mind3:534Watcha Know3:515Butterfly3:156Bend in the Road2:497Call Me Papa3:598Heading Home2:499So Far Away3:5610Swing on Down3:382010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 34:18
1Intro0:392Glow3:213Keeping Me Away From You3:294Shadows3:325Push3:306The Ones In Your Dreams2:347Home3:028Dance Like Nobody's Watching3:449All Right3:0810Hold On2:3511Three/Outro4:442012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 29:37
1Start Livin'2:172Shine3:143You4:284Same2:545Just Love2:286West Coast Fool3:097A.I.4:018I Can Lose3:339Together Forever3:33Donavon Frankenreiter Live at the Belly Up
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:10:58
1Move by Yourself (Live)6:152Start Livin' (Live)2:423Bend in the Road (Live)3:174The Way it is (Live)5:375Call Me Papa (Live)6:346Free (Live)4:037Your Heart (Live)2:478Dance Like Nobody's Watching (Live)4:569Swing on Down (Live)5:2510Heading Home (Live)3:4611Life, Love & Laughter (Live)3:2812On My Mind (Live)6:5313That's Too Bad (Byron's Jam) (Live)5:0214What'cha Know About (Live)3:4115It Don't Matter (Live)6:322015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 38:34
1When the River Bends3:452Woman3:413Big Wave3:384Like the Sun3:425Losing Streak3:116Sleeping Good Tonight3:497Down3:158The Way You Catch the Light2:579Little Shack3:1410You and Me3:1711California Lights4:052019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:28
1Beautiful Day3:362Move by Yourself4:183Pass It Around4:054Shine3:025Start Livin’2:256That’s Too Bad2:507The Way It Is3:578Woman3:489You and Me3:4110You3:462021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 52:10
1Big Wave (Live at the Roxy)4:552That's Too Bad (Byron's Jam) (Live at the Roxy)5:303Call Me Papa (Live at the Roxy)5:264Free (Live at the Roxy)6:265Heading Home (Live at the Roxy)7:226Move by Yourself (Live at the Roxy)8:397Swing on Down (Live at the Roxy)7:388The Way it is (Live at the Roxy)6:14Get Outta Your Mind (with Friends)
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:07:53
1Never Too Late (feat. Ben Harper)3:272All I Ever Wanted (feat. Colbie Caillat)2:503You’re Always The One (feat. Susan Tedeschi)4:074I’ll Come A‐Runnin’ (feat. Ziggy Alberts)2:485Nobody’s Gonna Know (feat. Joe Bonamassa)4:436Alive (feat. Trevor Hall)4:587Stillness Of The Night (feat. John Craigie)4:108Gotta Believe (feat. The Blind Boys of Alabama)3:419Get Outta Your Mind (feat. Midland)3:0710Never Too Late3:2711All I Ever Wanted2:5012You’re Always The One4:0813I’ll Come A‐Runnin’2:4814Nobody’s Gonna Know4:4115Alive4:5616Stillness Of The Night4:1017Gotta Believe3:4118Get Outta Your Mind3:212026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 47:54
1Anchor8:012Key4:263Arrow5:094Horizon6:385North Star6:536Cairn6:197Halo6:468Eclipse3:42
EP · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Donavon FrankenreiterSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 27:051Call Me Papa4:10 2Differently the Same4:21 3Everytime3:14 4Free3:19 5On My Mind3:33 6Was It You3:07 7What Ya Know About5:21 | 2002 | ||
| 2004 | Album SamplerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 11:451Free2:28 2On My Mind3:10 3Make You Mine2:53 4So Far Away3:14 5Free | 2004 | ||
| 2007 | Recycled RecipesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 21:351Wondering Where the Lions Are3:22 2Theologians3:20 3Such a Night3:30 4Fortunate Son2:40 5It Makes No Difference5:16 6Don't Think Twice, It's Alright3:27 | 3 August 2007 | ||
| 2011 | Recycled Recipes, Part 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 22:011Don't Change3:28 2American Girl3:02 3Sweet Virginia4:11 4Slip Slidin' Away4:29 5Peace Love And Understanding3:40 6Circle3:11 | 1 November 2011 | ||
| — | Live at the Belly Up EPSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks1Move by Yourself 2Start Livin' 3The Way It Is 4Life, Love and Laughter 5It Don't Matter | Live | — |
Album · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2003-02-27: Martini Ranch, Encinitas, CA, USASearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks1On My Mind (Soundcheck) 2Whatchya Know 3Differently the Same 4Butterfly 5Free 6Dream On, Dreamer 7Make You Mine 8Love 9On My Mind 10Headed Home 11Swing on Down | Live | 27 February 2003 | |
| 2006 | Live From GermanySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 1:14:111Butterfly4:47 2Heading Home2:53 3Swing on Down4:57 4So Far Away5:04 5On My Mind5:47 6Bend in the Road3:01 7What'cha Know About3:28 8That's Too Bad3:35 9Love Donavon3:31 10Call Me Papa4:22 11Free3:52 12Make You Mine18:11 13It Don't Matter10:43 | Live | 2006 | |
| 2006 | The Abbey Road SessionsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:28:201What'cha Know About4:14 2That's Too Bad (Byron Jam)3:08 3Our Love3:13 4Fool6:13 5Day Dreamer3:03 6Heading Home2:53 7Bend in the Road3:32 8So Far Away4:39 9On My Mind4:31 10Butterfly3:57 11Swing on Down4:40 12Call Me Papa5:03 13Stay Young4:35 14Make You Mine17:38 15Free6:25 16It Don't Matter10:36 | Live | 6 June 2006 | |
| 2021 | A Love Letter From Hawaii (Live in Studio)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 1:13:151Beautiful Day3:29 2Big Wave3:32 3Butterfly3:24 4That’s Too Bad (Byron Jam)2:44 5California Lights3:54 6Call Me Papa4:50 7Could Be One of Those Days3:42 8Free4:10 9Heading Home3:57 10It Don’t Matter3:20 11Move by Yourself5:48 12On My Mind4:09 13Pass It Around3:27 14Swing on Down4:30 15What’cha Know About3:12 16Woman4:10 17You and Me3:59 18You4:13 19Your Heart2:45 | Live | 25 June 2021 |
Single · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Baby It's Cold OutsideSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Baby It's Cold Outside | 2008 | ||
| 2009 | Lovely DaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:061Lovely Day3:06 | 2009 | ||
| 2021 | Take Me AwaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:311Take Me Away2:31 | 11 June 2021 | ||
| — | FreeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:281Free (feat. Jack Johnson)2:28 | — |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 3 Song SamplerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 8:391Free2:32 2Bend in the Road3:00 3What'cha Know About3:07 | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Donavon Frankenreiter head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 26 | 89.3th |
| Studio albums | 12 | 92.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 14 | 90.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunchild(band) | — | present | |
| Jamtown(band) | — | present | original |
| Devon Allman and Donavon Frankenreiter(band) | — | present | |
| The Donavon Frankenreiter Band(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Donavon-frankenreiter.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cf66ee44-360b-445e-bfb8-e20e69325742discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cf66ee44-360b-445e-bfb8-e20e69325742core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q958525genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q958525seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donavon_Frankenreiterbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donavon_Frankenreiter
Why this artist is in the database
- List of folk musicians
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Image: The original uploader was Drewcovi at English Wikipedia . · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q958525 · MusicBrainz: cf66ee44-360b-445e-bfb8-e20e69325742
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