 His mother was also raised in Saskatchewan, and his father came to Canada from Hungary during the Depression.While still in his youth, Lenz took piano lessons from Garth Beckett and later studied composition at the University of Saskatchewan.Lenz became a professional musician when he played keyboards and flute for the soft-rock bands Seals and Crofts and Loggins and Messina touring around the world, performing before large audiences, and recording.