Petra Haden

Petra Haden
Background information
Birth name	Petra Haden
Born	October 11, 1971 (age 52) ; Manhattan, New York
Origin	New York City
Occupation(s)	Musician, Songwriter, Vocalist, Violinist, Tortoise owner
Years active	1996–present
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Violin
Website	http://www.petrahaden.com/
Associated acts
	That Dog,The Rentals
	That Dog,The Rentals

Petra Haden (born October 11, 1971) is an American musician and singer.

Overview

Haden has been a member of several bands, including That Dog and the Rentals. Haden contributed violin to Weezer's cover of the Green Day song "Worry Rock," released in 2003. Haden is the daughter of the jazz bassist Charlie Haden and the triplet sister of bassist Rachel Haden (her bandmate in That Dog) and cellist Tanya Haden (married to singer and actor Jack Black).

Car accident

In August of 2000, Petra sustained severe injuries and fell into a coma following a car accident in Venice, California, breaking several ribs, her pelvis, and nearly losing an eye.^[1] Doctors inserted a permanent metal rod in her right leg. Her hospital stay and subsequent physical and cognitive rehabilitation therapy resulted in a successful recovery, but incurred significant medical bills. As Haden lacked medical insurance, the music community coordinated a string of benefit concerts to aid in her recovery and medical costs. These benefits included performances by Beck, Tenacious D, Petra's brother Josh Haden (Spain), Stephen Perkins, The GoGo’s, Vincent Gallo, Sean Lennon, Miss Murgatroid, and others. A double 7"-vinyl benefit record was released by Vegas Records in 2003, including exclusive tracks by Weezer, Phantom Planet, Ben Kweller, and AM Radio. Haden recovered and was back to work recording music by 2003.

Discography

Albums

This section requires expansion.

The following consists of albums for which Haden receives primary musicianship credit, whether in her own name or as a member of a band. The list does not cover all albums on which Haden has appeared.

Release	Year	Artist(s)	Credits	Label
That Dog	1994	That Dog	Vocals, violin, composer As a band member: production, mixing, art design	Geffen Records
Totally Crushed Out!	1995	That Dog	Vocals, violin. As a band member: arranging, recording, mixing, design/art direction	Geffen Records
Return of the Rentals	1995	The Rentals	Vocals, violin	Maverick Records
Imaginaryland	1996	Solo release	Vocals, instrumentation, arrangement, composition	W.I.N. Records
Retreat From The Sun	1997	That Dog	Vocals, violin, strings As a band member: co-production	Geffen Records
Seven More Minutes	1999	The Rentals	Vocals, violin	Warner Records
Bella Neurox	1999	with Miss Murgatroid	Violin, mandolin, vocals, additional production, piano (credited as "occasional")	W.I.N. Records
Petra Haden and Bill Frisell	2004	with Bill Frisell	Vocals, violin, composition, arrangement	Songline/Tone Field Productions
Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out	2005	Solo release	Vocals, arrangement, recording, mixing	Bar/None Records
Hearts & Daggers	2008	with Miss Murgatroid	Vocals, viola, violin, producer	File Under: Music
Ten Years	2008	with Woody Jackson	Vocals^{[clarification needed]}	DashGo^{[clarification needed]}
The Windmills of Your Mind	2012	with Bill Frissell, Paul Motian, Thomas Morgan Bandleader: Paul Motian	Vocals	Winter & Winter
Petra Goes To The Movies	2013	Solo release	Vocals, arrangement	Anti-
The Haden Triplets	2014	The Haden Triplets	Vocals, arrangement	Third Man Records
Seemed Like a Good Idea	2016	with Jesse Harris	Vocals, violin	Sunnyside Records
Joey Always Smiled	2016	with Mark Kozelek	Vocals, composition	Caldo Verde Records
1993	2019	with Salamander	Vocals, violin, composition	Bodan Kuma Recordings
The Family Songbook	2020	The Haden Triplets	Vocals, arrangement	Trimeter Records
Songs For Petra: Petra Haden Sings The Zorn/Harris Songbook	2020	with John Zorn, Jesse Harris	Vocals	Tzadik Records