Frankmusik (born Vincent Frank) is
an Electronic Pop singer/songwriter/producer who is originally from Britain. The
musician names Erasure as a musical influence – and he even got the privilege
of touring with the band as well as producing “Tomorrow’s World”, which was
released in 2011. What makes this musician special is his dedication to his
craft and his willingness to give music away for free; Frankmusik is constantly
working on new material so he has an abundance of songs to choose from when
making an album – and rather than locking those songs away in a metaphoric
vault, he puts them up online for his devoted fans to listen to. Frankmusik has
two albums under his belt and is set to release his third effort, “Between”, on
June 8th. “Between” will be the musician’s first full-length album
as an independent artist.
Frankmusik’s first and second
albums were released through Island Records. His first album, “Complete Me”,
was created in his native UK and was released in August of 2009. Frankmusik
released three singles from “Complete Me”: ‘3 Little Words’, ‘Better Off As Two’,
and ‘Confusion Girl’. In December of the same year, an acoustic version of the
album was released with the name “Completely Me”.
Before the creation of his second
album, Frankmusik moved to Los Angeles, California. Upon moving to the States,
Frankmusik also got signed to Cherrytree Records. When asked about the move,
the musician said that he wanted to take risks and have new experiences so that
he could create a work that is different from his first album. The resulting
album, “Do It In The AM”, was co-produced by the founder of Cherrytree Records,
Martin Kierszenbaum (aka Cherry Cherry Boom Boom), and features label-mates
Natalia Kills, Colette Carr, and Far East Movement. Because of this partnership
and the influence that American music and culture had on the musician, the
resulting album had more of a Pop sound to it; this lead to fans of “Complete
Me” to cry foul and claim that the musician had ‘sold out’. On September 26th
2011, three days after the release of “Do It In The AM”, there was an
announcement that 13 songs which didn’t make the cut for the album had been
compiled into “The Voyage Collection”. Anyone who had purchased a copy of “Do
It In The AM” could download the songs from the official Frankmusik website. Unfortunately,
these downloads are no longer available due to Frankmusik and Island Records
parting ways.
In January of 2012, the musician
changed his stage name to Vincent Did It. One EP, “The SOPA Opera EP”, was
released (for free) under this moniker before he went back to being known as
Frankmusik. Prior to the conception and release of his third album, Frankmusik
released a free six song EP on his website, which is entitled the “Far From
Over EP”. “Between” was originally supposed to be released in April, but there
was more work to be done on the album so the release date was pushed back. Later,
Frankmusik shared with fans that the music video for the album’s lead single,
‘Chasing Shadows’, would hit the Internet on May 9th. In an update
on the creation of the music video, the musician shard that because he is an
independent musician, he didn’t have the funds to make an elaborate video – or
even get the proper permits to receive permission to shoot a video on the
property that he wanted to shoot on. In this behind the scenes video, the
musician also explains that he and the video crew were kicked off of the
property – but luckily not before they captured some good footage.
Frankmusik’s third album, “Between”
will be released on June 8th worldwide via iTunes. It will consist
of 12 songs including ‘How Do We Know’, a duet with singer Cara Salimando. Cara
Salimando will also be performing the duet with Frankmusik at the album launch
parties on June 8th at Pianos in New York, NY. On May 25th,
Frankmusik embarked on a twenty-four date US headlining tour known as the
“Between States” tour. As an independent artist, the musician doesn’t have much
money to be touring the country so he is camping out between tour dates. That’s
dedication right there. Three days ago, Frankmusik began a tour diary via his
official Facebook page so that fans could be up to date on what goes on between
shows.
Check out ‘Chasing Shadows’ and
after June 8th, check out “Between” as well. Let me know what you
think about Frankmusik. What are you favorite songs that he’s released? Also
feel free to let me know which albums you’re looking forward to hearing in the
coming months. Thank you for reading and comment responsibly.
Take care,
Nico Black
Frankmusik’s website: http://www.frankmusik.com/
Frankmusik’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frankmusik
Frankmusik’s Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/FRANKMUSIKUK?feature=watch
Frankmusik’s Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/frankmusik
“Between” track listing: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151581792182777&set=a.10150129344187777.289670.33761052776&type=1&relevant_count=1
(Click ‘Open Photo Viewer’ for a bigger picture)
“Between States” Tour: https://www.facebook.com/frankmusik/app_123966167614127
Cara Salimando’s Youtube channels: http://www.youtube.com/user/carasalimando & http://www.youtube.com/user/CaraSalimandoVEVO
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