Frank was born in Richmond Virginia. At age 3, he showed a strong interest in music so, his parents bought him a toy organ. He began playing songs by ear that he heard on the radio or in church. Frank grew up listening to all styles of music but mostly R&B, Jazz, and Gospel. He studied classical piano for serveral years, and played the Alto/Tenor Saxophones in the school band for a few years. At age 12, he began received his first Precision bass and it was love at first sight. Frank began jamming with R&B songs over the radio and playing with the neighborhood band. After hearing great bass players such as Marcus Miller, Jaco Pastorios, Anthony Jackson, John Patitucci, and Victor Wooten, Frank was inspired even more to develop on the bass. Today, Frank has been writing, producing, and doing recording sessions as a bassist and/or keyboardist. Frank released his first solo debut CD titled "Bassic Keys To Life" which fits in the genre of Contemporary Jazz. His 2nd solo effort "Illusions

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Marcus Miller, Gerald Veasley

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Marcus Miller, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorius, Yellowjackets, Fourplay, Rippingtons, earlier Motown Artists, and the R&B Funk groups in the 70's era.

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Frank was born in Richmond VA in February 1965. At age 4 Frank starting out playing music on a toy organ. Frank was part of a music loving family and was exposed to all styles but mainly Jazz and Gospel. Frank started piano lessons at age 6 and continued for 7 years. When he reached the age of 12, he acquired a Precision Bass from his parents and began learning the bass. During that same time, Frank began taking up the Alto sax in the school band.
Soon after, Frank joined a local band as a bass player while continuing to develop on both the Alto Sax and Piano. Frank played the B3 and Piano in church on a regular basis as well. After Frank finish attending college with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science he developed an interest in the creation of music with the use of computer thus beginning the development of his computer based music studio. Since then, Frank has been involved with various projects in various rolls including Keyboardist, Bassist, Arranger, Producer, Songwriter, and engineer. One of Frank's best times in his career was to share the stage with his favorite sax player, Gerald Albright for a concert in Washington D.C. Since then, Frank has been very involved with behind the scenes projects writing and producing tracks for various projects. Frank released his first solo CD in the year 2000 titled, "Bassic Keys To Life". His next project will be released soon.

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