Stan Frazier (musician)

Charles Stanton "Stan" Frazier (born April 23, 1968) is an American musician, record producer, singer, songwriter and restaurateur. He co-founded Sugar Ray in 1986 and was the band's principal songwriter and drummer until 2012.[1] Frazier served as the producer for tracks and albums by Sugar Ray, Dirty Heads and Ashlee Simpson.[2] In 2012, he starred on the BBC culinary reality show Chef Race, UK vs US and won a prize of $100,000[3]

Stan Frazier
Stan Frazier on June 17, 2009 performing with Sugar Ray in Fresno, CA.
Background information
Birth nameCharles Stanton Frazier
Born (1968-04-23) April 23, 1968
OriginNewport Beach, California
Genres
Instruments
  • Drums
  • percussion
  • guitar
  • programming
  • vocals
Years active1986–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitestanfrazier.com

Frazier is the co-owner of the Original Sgt. Pepperoni's Pizza and A's Restaurant in Newport Beach, California. [4][5]

In February 2018, Stan announced formation of a new band "The SIDE DEAL" with Charlie Colin (Train), and Joel & Scott Owen (PawnShop kings). Side Deal performed live with other notable artists such as Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan) and Alice Cooper.[6]

Life and career

Frazier was born and raised in Newport Beach, Orange County, California.[7]

He is married to Jennifer Casinelli-Frazier. They have one daughter: Anabelle Frazier.[8]

While attending Corona del Mar High School Stan & friends formed a cover band inspired by the group The Jam. That band, initially called The Tories, went on to become The Shrinky Dinx, and eventually became Sugar Ray.[9]

He was the lead writer of Sugar Ray's "Fly" which includes a lyric about his mother's death. Though "Fly" turned out to be the band's biggest hit, Stan was initially rejected for it since its pop-feel was, at the time, a departure from the band's sound.

He has two dogs: Chloe and Lady. Both of whom can be seen on the inside sleeve of the 2001 Sugar Ray self-titled album.[10]

Stan has appeared in the films Scooby-Doo and Father's Day, as well as the TV series Las Vegas.[11]

On BBC America reality show, Chef Race, UK vs US (premiered October 2, 2012, finale November 28, 2012), he was one of eight American chefs facing off against eight British chefs in a series of elimination challenges as the teams traveled from San Diego, CA to New York, NY (billed as "the ultimate cross-country culinary challenge"). Throughout the series, Stan used his experience from cooking for the band on the road.[3]

References
  1. Trela, Christopher (April 14, 2017). "For Stan Frazier, Side Deal is the Real Deal". Newport Beach Indy.
  2. "Stan Frazier:Credits". AllMusic.
  3. Mahububani, Rhea (December 13, 2012). "Local restaurateur wins 'Chef Race'". LA Times.
  4. Dunn, Richard (October 18, 2013). "Sgt. Pepperoni's reopens today with new owners". Orange County Register.
  5. Valdespino, Anne (December 5, 2012). "Former Sugar Ray drummer wins a reality cooking show and throws himself a celebration bash". Orange County Register.
  6. Trela, Christopher (February 8, 2018). "Noted Newport Rockers Move Side Deal to Center Stage". Newport Beach Indy.
  7. "Stan Frazier: Credits". AllMusic.
  8. "Not exactly humdrum". Orange County Register. November 7, 2006.
  9. Carter, Brooke (March 14, 2017). "What Happened to Sugar Ray – 2018 Update". Gazette Review.
  10. Amazon.com photo of Sugar Ray sleeve
  11. Stan Frazier at IMDb


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