Donavon Frankenreiter一個熱愛沖浪運動的小子，在13歲時在海灘上認識一生中可能最重要的朋友Jack Johnson，兩 人又彈吉他又玩帆板，愛好相同的兩個在音樂上也出奇相似。但命運就不同了，直到2002年Frankenreiter先小有名氣，而那時Jack Johnson早已闖入了主流音樂界。但Jack Johnson怎么會忘記Frankenreiter，在他幫助下，Frankenreiter在2004年發行了他同名專輯，推出后其清新的旋律打動每個炎炎夏日煩惱如何避暑的人。2006年，在改換新東家后，Frankenreiter第二張專輯《Move by Yourself》強勢推出，這次更是請出節奏藍調界知名混音大師Neal Pogue協助，使其向主流的市場更近一步。商業歸商業，但Frankenreiter醇香的低吟淺唱、逍遙自在的歌詞(就像夏日中一棵小樹蔭的感覺)依然那樣揮灑自如，毫無做作。聽完整張專輯后你會感到：哦，就是這么輕松！那么Frankenreiter的目的也就達到了。 Born on December 10, 1972, in Downey, CA, Donavon Frankenreiter took to surfing at a young age. By the age of 13 he had a sponsor -- Billabong -- and the pursuit of a professional career in surfing led to a move to Hawaii a year later. He had rented a home from the parents of Jack Johnson, a fellow surfer who would become a successful recording artist years later. The two became fast friends, learning guitar together, surfing, and just plain hanging out. Music was always fun to play for Frankenreiter, but it wasn't until 2002 that he was confident enough to try it professionally. Meanwhile, Johnson's musical career had broken through into the mainstream, and he was starting his Brushfire Records label. With guest spots from Johnson, G. Love, and Koool G Murder of the Eels, Frankenreiter's self-titled debut appeared on Brushfire in May of 2004. For his next record, Frankenreiter broke from his mentor's label and moved to Lost Highway for the release of 2006's Move by Yourself.