Education
University of Oregon.
University of Oregon.
In 1999, Lanker and Daddies bassist Dan Schmid formed the Eugene-based rock trio with a number of different drummers, where Lanker acted as pianist, lead vocalist and songwriter. During the Daddies" hiatus in the early 2000s, Lanker and Schmid focused heavily on, recording two albums on the Leisure King Productions label and extensively touring the western half of the United States before going on hiatus themselves in 2007. played a one-off reunion show in November 2009, though there has been no official announcement as to whether the group will continue recording or performing in the future.