Chopper Franklin
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
One of the last men standing from the notorious Los Angeles punk rock scene of the late 1970's, Chopper Franklin plays guitar and mandolin for the Gothic Americana band Heathen Apostles and has played guitar and bass for The Cramps, the Mau Maus, Charley Horse, Nick Curran & the Lowlifes among others. He has produced several albums, mostly for his record label Ratchet Blade Records, which specializes in dark roots music. Chopper also writes and produces soundtrack scores and has directed several music videos. He is also being recognized as one of the driving forces behind the emerging Gothic Americana genre.
