In 2009, Lanker joined Caddies frontman Chuck Robertsons reggae side project Ellwood. The Lanker See has wealth of small bays. The soundtrack, credited to "Fat Mike and Dustin Lanker", was released on January 30, 2012. The Lanker See is a lake in the region of Holstein Switzerland in North Germany. Lanker is the son of the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Lanker. Schmid and Lanker also briefly played together in the Eugene tango band Mood Area 52. In 2013, Lanker was added to the band's line-up as an official member.