Zander Schloss
Biography
Zander Schloss (born August 7, 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri) 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).
Schloss joined the Circle Jerks in 1984. He departed 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 also re-joined the Circle Jerks for their 1990 U.S. tour.
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Upon returning to Los Angeles, Schloss continued his work with The Weirdos, Too Free Stooges and Thelonious Monster.
He received the first call when The Red Hot Chili Peppers needed to find a replacement for guitarist John Frusciante in the early '90s. Schloss was flown to Australia yet the group felt it too soon to soldier on in the wake of John's departure.
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 recording their debut record, Goodbye to All That on Interscope Records.
During the mid-'90s Schloss worked with Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver and reunited with The Circle Jerks for their major label debut and final studio album Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities (1995, LP, Mercury Records).
In December of 2007, Schloss appeared with his 14 piece band The Wilderness Years at The Key Club, in tribute to friend and collaborator Joe Strummer.
Zander Schloss is the brother of Chip Schloss, Owner of the St. Louis nightclub Atomic Cowboy, Deborah Schloss, Melanie Schloss and stepbrother musician Dan Wool of Pray for Rain and Abbe Wool, co-screenwriter of Sid and Nancy and director of Roadside Prophets.
In 2011, Zander released an album, Walk Thee Invisible with Sean Wheeler of Throw Rag fame.
Discography:
with Joe Strummer
Walker (1987, LP)
Permanent Record (1988, LP)
Trash City (1988, LP)
Earthquake Weather (1989, LP)
with Die' Hunns
You Rot Me (2006, LP)
The Gousters (2005, LP)
with Thelonious Monster
Beautiful Mess (1992, LP)
with Bob Forrest
Modern Folk And Blues Wednesday (2006, LP)
with The Too Free Stooges
Roadside Prophets (1992, LP)
with Magnificent Bastards
Working Class Hero (1995, LP)
Mockingbird Girl (1995, LP)
12 bar blues (1998, LP)
with Low & Sweet Orchestra
Goodbye to All That (1996, LP)
with Mike Watt
Ball-Hog Or Tugboat? (1994, LP)
with Stan Ridgway
Floundering (1994, LP)
with Mike Martt
Tomorrow Shines Bright (2003, LP)
with The Weirdos
Live On The Radio (2004, LP)
with The Circle Jerks
Wonderful (1985, LP)
Sid & Nancy (1986, LP)
VI (1987, LP)
Gig (1991, LP)
Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities (1995, LP)
The Show Must Go Off! (2005, DVD)
TBA (2008/2009, LP)
with Pray for Rain
Straight to Hell (1987, LP)
with The Juicy Bananas
Repo Man (1984, LP)
Soundtracks:
Repo Man (1984)
Sid & Nancy (1986)
Straight to Hell (1987)
Walker (1987)
Tapeheads (1988)
Permanent Record (1988)
El Patrullero (1991)
Roadside Prophets (1992)
Money for Nothing (1993)
Floundering (1994)
Tank Girl (1995)
The Winner (1996)
The Beatnicks (1996)
Filmography:
Repo Man (1984)
Straight to Hell (1987)
Walker (1987)
Tapeheads (1988)
Money for Nothing (1993)
Floundering (1994)
Desperate But Not Serious (1999)
Fear of a Punk Planet (2001)
That Darn Punk (2001)
Average Man (2005)
American Hardcore (2006)
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