Curtis Frasca

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Curt Frasca (1972 New York) is an award winning record producer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist, residing in New York City along with wife singer/songwriter Sabelle Breer and daughter. Sabelle is the daughter of legendary artist Robert Breer. Curt's songs appear on over 50 million albums worldwide, artists include Missy Higgins, Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, Ryan Cabrera.

Growing up in New York, Curt started drumming at an early age. In his teens he discovered punk music, bands like ( MC5, The Clash, Ramones ). Professional career started while still in high school mixing, recording, programming on such influencel records as De La Soul Say No Go, 3rd Bass Brooklyn Queens, The Gas Face, albums produced by producer Prince Paul. A few other artist Curt worked with during this period were Queen Latifah, Big Daddy Kane. After the success of those records Curt's mixing / programming skills were in demand. The early 90's brought Pop success Spice Girls, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Cyndi Lauper. Recorded and Mixed Moby's major label debut Move. Re-mixing hits for k.d. Lang, Sophie B. Hawkins. Produced and wrote songs on Avril Lavigne's debut record Let Go, that record would go on to sell 18 million albums worldwide as well as nominated for 3 Grammy Awards. Signed artist Ryan Cabrera producing and writing much of his platinum debut release Take It All a Way including the Top 40 hits "On The Way Down" and "40 Kinds of Sadness". The single "On the Way Down" went double platinum and received an ASCAP Pop Award for most airplay of 2006. Founding Verse Music Publishing in 2006 with music publishing veteran Michael Stack and Sabelle Breer, Verse Music Publishing is home to some of today's most sought after writer / producer's.