Music

I've been making music since I was 20. I started getting good at it about 10 years later. Now it's one of the main things I do. Below are music videos of mine. Upcoming gigs and a listing of most gigs I've done in the past are here. There is information about my band The Spirits of the Dead here and there is a discography of my recordings here.

Sugar Skulls and Marigolds

I wrote this song two nights ago, recorded it and filmed the video yesterday and mixed the audio today. I like it a lot. This year I've had so many people close to me die that I think it came naturally for me to write something for El Día de los Muertos. The lines in the song "if you want a mariachi band don't come to me / I don't have the style or the grace / all I've got is this dumb smile on my face" pretty much sums up my feelings about musicians taking on music they don't understand. Some of the best guitar players in the world are from South America. I can't come close. You've got to live a style of music for years before you get good at it. So that's why I've not even tried to play in that sort of style with my song. I like the sound I got though. It's a great sound. I used my 1960s Defil. It's the first guitar I ever owned.
Happy Dia De Los Muertos.
- Konrad Lenz 01 - Nov - 2012

Words and music by Konrad Lenz // Konrad Lenz: vocals, guitars, harmonium, melodica // Camera, special in camera effects, editing and direction by Konrad Lenz // Doll modifications by Konrad Lenz // Audio produced and engineered by Konrad Lenz // Video directed, shot and edited by Konrad Lenz

Sitting on a Railing: Konrad Lenz and Tom Woodward

Sitting on a Railing: words and music by Tom Woodward // Konrad Lenz: vocal / Tom Woodward: guitar // audio production and engineering: Konrad Lenz //
Video direcion, camera and editing: Konrad Lenz // video technical specs: colour digital video, sound, aspect ratio: 16:9

After the War - Konrad Lenz

After the War - Winner of the 2012 Phoenix Short Film Festival Staff Choice Award
Words and music by Konrad Lenz // Konrad Lenz - vocals, treated guitar, acoustic guitar, melodica, percussion loops, Marcus Dean - guitar synth at end of song //
Produced and engineered by Konrad Lenz // Video directed by Konrad Lenz // Camera, editing and clip concept by Konrad Lenz // Still photo of Konrad Lenz and the mannequin circa 1995 by Lisa Alexander

Seen it All Too Many Times - Konrad Lenz with Mikelangelo and the Tin Star (live)

"My old friend and musical houngan of Canberra, Konrad Lenz, ridden hard by some major loa ..." - David Pecotic
Seen it All too Many Times words and music by Konrad Lenz // Konrad Lenz: vocals, Mikelangelo: guitar, Gareth Hill: bass, Pete Olson: drums // Live audio mix: Gregor Murray // Audio recording: Konrad Lenz // Camera: David Keaney, Konrad Lenz // Editing: Konrad Lenz