Frank Delgado (born November 29, 1970) is an American musician, best known as the

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and

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for

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band

Deftones Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by Chino Moreno (vocals, guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Dominic Garcia (bass). During their first five ...

Musical career

Deftones

Delgado came to the attention of Deftones as a member of the

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-based Hip hop group, Socialistik, a frequent opener for Deftones. He appeared as a guest performer on Deftones' first two albums, ''

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'' and ''

Around the Fur ''Around the Fur'' is the second studio album by American alternative metal band Deftones, released on October 28, 1997, by Maverick Records. The songs "My Own Summer (Shove It)" and "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" were released as singles with ...

'', and was formally inaugurated into the group before their third release, ''

White Pony ''White Pony'' is the third studio album by American alternative metal band Deftones, released on June 20, 2000, through Maverick Records. It was produced by Terry Date, who produced the band's first two albums, ''Adrenaline'' (1995) and '' Aro ...

''. His playing rarely features traditional

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. Instead, he tends to use

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s as samplers to integrate subtle sounds and textures into the music. He prefers to create his own samples, rather than use prerecorded sample banks or borrow sounds from other artists. Starting with the band's eponymous fourth album, ''

'', Delgado began to put more emphasis on

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s and

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Other activities

Delgado is a member of the

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collective Decibel Devils.

References

External links

Deftones Official SiteDeftones MySpaceDecibel Devils Official SiteDecibel Devils MySpace
1970 births 21st-century American keyboardists Hispanic and Latino American musicians Living people Musicians from Los Angeles Deftones members American musicians of Mexican descent American heavy metal keyboardists American hip hop DJs Rock DJs {{US-rock-musician-stub