David Frank (musician)
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Birth name | David Martin Frank |
Born | November 13, 1957 |
Occupation(s) | Synthesist, pianist, music producer, programmer, songwriter |
Years active | Early 1980s–present |
Website | davidfrankmusic |
David Martin Frank (born November 13, 1957) is an American music producer, composer, classically trained pianist, and founding member of the 1980s R&B group the System.[1] Yamaha Music calls him "the founding father of electronic R&B."[2]
Early life and education
Frank grew up in the
Career
Upon graduating from Berklee, David began playing in bands around the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The bass player in one of such bands exposed him to an ARP Odyssey synthesizer for David to play. The new sounds intrigued him so much that, borrowing the money from his dad, he bought one for himself the next day. Meanwhile, Frank worked as a wedding musician.[citation needed]
The System
In 1981, while he was working in
Move to Los Angeles
In the early 1990s, Frank moved to Los Angeles where he opened his own recording studio called Canyon Reverb. One of the first artists he worked with in LA was RCA recording artist Omar on his albums For Pleasure and This is Not a Love Song. In 2012 Omar was awarded an MBE award for service to music by Queen Elizabeth of England. David became actively involved in the creative scene in Los Angeles. Through his publisher, Frank met songwriter Steve Kipner, and through friends he met New Zealand songwriter Pam Sheyne. Together they went on to generate several hit songs (Dream's "He Loves U Not", "This Is Me", 98 Degrees' "The Hardest Thing", O-Town's "These Are the Days" as well as Christina Aguilera's "Genie in a Bottle"). "Genie" won him an Ivor Novello Award for international hit of the year.
Currently, Frank is signed as a songwriter to Universal Music Publishing Group and works with songwriters in Los Angeles, New York, and London. Recently, he worked on French pop artist Christine and the Queens' album Chris doing keyboards, piano synth bass and synthesizer. He also arranged horns on Michael McDonald's most recent album Wide Open as well as being a writer on "Crying in the Club" by Camila Cabello.[citation needed]
Discography
Frank is a credited contributor as either a producer, songwriter, or musician on the following songs or albums:[citation needed]
- 98 Degrees - 98° & Rising
- Acoustic Moods (Various Artists)
- American Juniors
- Angela Bofill - Let Me Be the One
- Attitude - Pump the Nation
- Ashford and Simpson - Love or Physical
- Bardo Pond - Amanita
- Beverly Hills Cop film soundtrack
- Best of Acid Jazz [Global]
- Billy Idol - Whiplash Smile
- Billy Squier - Enough Is Enough
- Brie Larson - Finally Out of P.E.
- Carole Davis - I'm No Angel
- Chaka Khan - ck
- Chaka Khan - I Feel for You
- Christina Aguilera - Christina Aguilera
- Coming to America film soundtrack
- Divas of Dance Vol. 1
- Destiny's Child - Destiny's Child
- Dupont - New World Beat
- Dream - It Was All a Dream
- Eden's Crush - Popstars
- Eric Clapton - Rush
- Eternal - Power of a Woman
- Everybody Dance: 3 CD Limited Edition
- Dionne Farris - Wild Seed – Wild Flower
- Gang Related soundtrack
- Katey Sagal - Well...
- James Morrison - Undiscovered
- Junior - Best of Junior
- Jeff Lorber - Step by Step
- Jeff Lorber - West Side Stories
- Jordin Sparks - Jordin Sparks
- Kleeer - The Very Best of Kleeer
- Laura Nyro - Walk the Dog and Light the Light
- Liberty X - Being Somebody
- Linear - Caught in the Middle
- "Lost Souls" - by 2Pac featuring Outlawz samples "Don't Disturb This Groove"
- Love Shouldn't Hurt (Various Artists)
- Marked for Death film soundtrack
- Masters at Work - The Album
- Michael McDonald - Blink of an Eye
- Mtume - Juicy Fruit
- Mtume - You, Me and He
- Nikki Cleary - Nikki Cleary
- Nine
- Nona Hendryx - Female Trouble
- Ofra Haza - "Ya Ba Ye" (Remix)
- Omar - For Pleasure
- Omar - This Is Not a Love Song
- O-Town - O-Town
- Pauli Carman - Dial My Number
- Paul Lekakis - Tattoo It
- Phoebe Snow - Something Real
- Phil Collins - No Jacket Required
- The Pussycat Dolls - Doll Domination
- Rebbie Jackson - Yours Faithfully
- Robert Palmer - Pride
- Rod Stewart - Human
- Ronan Keating - Turn It On
- S Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin'
- Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85
- Sheena Easton - "My Cherie" (single)
- Sheena Easton - What Comes Naturally
- Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life
- Steve Winwood - The Finer Things
- The System - Don't Disturb This Groove
- The System - Sweat
- The System - X-Periment
- The System - The Pleasure Seekers
- The System - Rhythm & Romance
- Takeshi Itoh - T.K.
- Toya - Toya
- Vanessa Williams - The Comfort Zone
- Vitamin C - More
- Westlife - Westlife
- Wild Orchid - Wild Orchid
- Wayne Watson - Field of Souls
- YM Hot Tracks Vol. 1
See also
References
- ^ Hogan, Ed. "David Frank - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ [1] Archived 2009-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-1-780-89513-0.