| Frank Romano | |
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Frank Romano performing with Rob Thomas at the Beacon Theatre, New York City |
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 10, 1970 |
| Origin | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Genres | Rock, Pop, Funk, R&B |
| Occupations | Musician, Songwriter, Record Producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, Bass, Drums |
Frank Romano is an American born guitarist, songwriter and record producer, influenced by a number of musical styles and backgrounds, but rooted primarily in a fusion of Rock, R&B, Funk and Pop.
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Currently based in Burbank, California, Frank grew up in a musical family in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio where he was the guitarist for the Cincinnati funk band, Freebass (now known as Freekbass), a group produced by Bootsy Collins.[1]
Romano has toured and performed internationally with Rob Thomas, Mary J. Blige,[2] Toni Braxton, and Kanye West, among others. He has appeared alongside many of these artists on numerous national television shows, performing on Jay Leno, Late Night Show with David Letterman, The View, Ellen DeGeneres, MTV, The Today Show,[3] and Good Morning America. In 2005, he performed with Rob Thomas at the Live-8 Concert, in Philadelphia, PA [4] and can also be seen playing guitar on Rob Thomas’s DVD, “Live At Red Rocks”.
Aside from touring, Romano continues to work in the studio as a songwriter, producer and session guitarist. He has worked on recordings with Justin Timberlake, Jill Scott,[5] Akon, Usher, and Rob Thomas, and has collaborated with some prominent music producers.[6][7]
Romano is represented by the worldwide publishing company, Reach Global.[8] He has been recognized with four ASCAP songwriter awards for his work on the songs, “I Need a Girl” (Part 2) [9][10] by P. Diddy and “Don’t Change” by Musiq Soulchild[11]
2010 has been a successful year for Frank, as he received co-writing credits on Usher’s Grammy Nominated Album,[12] Album, Raymond v. Raymond for the track, “There Goes My Baby” [13] which has also received a Grammy Nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Other co-writing credits in 2010 include Kid Cudi’s, “Erase Me” featuring Kanye West and Nelly’s, “Just a Dream" where Frank also plays guitar.
In addition to these successes, 2010 has brought about a new challenge for Frank as he has entered the world of television. Working under the composer for the show, Frank has co-written some of the music and can be heard playing guitar behind the dialogue in A&E's "Storage Wars".
Romano endorses Gibson Guitars, PRS Guitars, Fender Guitars, Ernie Ball Strings, Dunlop, Beamish Amplification, GTR Waves [14] and Native Instruments.
Romano lives in the Los Angeles, California area where he has built his own production studio, Evergreen Recording, with business partner, Jim Bottari. Together, they recently produced on Allstar Weekend's October 19 release, “Suddenly Yours” on Hollywood Records.[15]
| Year | Title | Format | Artist | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "Aijuswanaseing" | Album | Musiq Soulchild | Guitar |
| 2001 | "Mars/Venus" | Album | Koffee Brown | Composer/Guitar |
| "Sunny Days" | Album | Allure | Guitar | |
| "JLO" | Album | Jennifer Lopez | Guitar | |
| "Isley Brother's Eternal 1" | Album | Isley Brothers | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Paradigm" | Album (Vinyl) | Osunlade | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Rader Du/Blackman" | Album (Vinyl) | Osunlade | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Dr. Dolittle 2" | Album (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Guitar | |
| "Rush Hour II" | Album (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Guitar | |
| "Mahogany Stone" | Album | Angie Stone | Guitar | |
| "8 Days Of Christmas" | Album | Destiny's Child | Guitar | |
| "Child of the Ghetto" | Album (Vinyl) | G. Dep | Guitar | |
| "Diamant" | Album (Vinyl) | Osunlade | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Special Place" | Single | Kim Burrell | Composer/Guitar | |
| 2002 | "Justified UK" | Album | Justin Timberlake | Composer/Guitar |
| "Dawn" | Album | Dawn Robinson | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Star Kitty Revenge" | Album | Joi | Composer/Guitar | |
| "International Affairs v2.0" | Album | Vikter Duplaix | Guitar (Rhythm) | |
| "DJ-Kicks" | Album | Vikter Duplaix | Guitar | |
| "Montell Jordan" | Album | Montell Jordan | Guitar | |
| "No Half Steppin'" | Album | Sharissa | Guitar | |
| "Hold It Down" | Album (Vinyl) | 4 Hero feat. Lady Alma | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Home and Garden An Invitation - Osunlade Remix" | Album (Vinyl) | Osunlade Yoruba Soul Remixes | Guitar | |
| "Juslisen" | Album | Musiq Soulchild | Arranger/Composer/Guitar | |
| "Don't Change" | Single | Musiq Soulchild | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Half Crazy" | Single | Musiq Soulchild | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Juslisen (Special Edition)" | Album | Musiq Soulchild | Arranger/Composer/Guitar | |
| "Something Wikid This Way Comes" | Album | Midwikid | Guitar | |
| "We Invented The Remix" | Album | P-Diddy | Producer/Composer/Guitar | |
| "I Need A Girl (Part 2)" | Single | P-Diddy | Producer/Composer/Guitar | |
| "Kiss" | Album | Trin-i-tee 5:7 | Guitar | |
| "Chapter 2: The Voice" | Album | Syleena Johnson | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Transporter" | Album (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Guitar | |
| "Redemption" | Album | Benzino | Guitar | |
| "Floetic" | Album | Floetry | Guitar | |
| "Offering" | Album | Osunlade | Guitar | |
| "This Is Who I Am" | Album | Heather Headley | Guitar | |
| "Love Story" | Album | Vivian Green | Guitar | |
| "Drumline" | Album (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Guitar | |
| "Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 6" | Album | Various Artists | Producer/Composer/Guitar | |
| 2003 | "Live In London" | DVD | Justin Timberlake | Composer/Guitar |
| "Soulstar" | Album | Musiq | Composer/Guitar | |
| "And Then..." | Album | Joe | Producer/Composer/Guitar/Engineer | |
| "Ride With U feat. G-Unit" | Single | Joe | Producer/Composer/Guitar/Engineer | |
| "Conception: An Interpretation of Stevie Wonder's Songs" | Album | Various Artists | Guitar | |
| "Guess What/Guess Again" | Album | Syleena Johnson | Guitar | |
| "Swatch Together" | Album | Various Artists | Guitar | |
| "Excursions" | Album | Modaji | Guitar | |
| "Bone Deep" | Album | Jeff Bradshaw | Guitar (Acoustic) | |
| "Bone Deep (Japan Bonus Track)" | Album | Jeff Bradshaw | Guitar (Acoustic) | |
| 2004 | "Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary...The Hits" | Album/DVD | Various Artists | Producer/Composer/Guitar |
| "Hurt No More" | Album | Mario Winans | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Power of Soul (Tribute to Jimi Hendrix)" | Album | Musiq Soulchild | Guitar | |
| "Johnson Family Reunion" | Album (Original Soundtrack) | Patti Labelle | Guitar | |
| "Introducing Tortured Soul" | Album (Vinyl) | Tortured Soul | Guitar | |
| "Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2" | Album | Jill Scott | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Time To Share" | Album | Toshi Kubota | Guitar | |
| "Turning Point" | Album | Mario | Composer/Guitar | |
| 2005 | "The First Lady" | Album | Faith Evans | Composer/Guitar |
| "Live-Aid" | DVD | Rob Thomas | Guitar | |
| "Bedda At Home" | Single (Shadowboxer Original Soundtrack) | Jill Scott | Composer | |
| 2006 | "Uncovered/Covered" | Album | Kenny Lattimore & Chante Moore | Composer/Guitar |
| "The Breakthrough" | Album | Mary J. Blige | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Left of Center" | Album | Javier | Producer/Composer/Guitar | |
| "Danity Kane" | Album | Danity Kane | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Showstopper" | Single | Danity Kane | Composer/Guitar | |
| "All I Got Is Love" | Album | J. Shin | Composer/Guitar/Bass | |
| "Mario Vazquez" | Album | Mario Vazquez | Composer/Guitar | |
| "The Return" | Album | Ruben Studdard | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Only Hits" | Album | Danity Kane | Composer/Guitar | |
| 2007 | "Saturday Night Special" | Album | Pretty Ricky | Composer/Guitar |
| "Holla: The Best of Trin-I-Tee 5:7" | Album | Trin-i-tee 5:7 | Guitar | |
| "Nickelodeon Kids Choice" | Album | Danity Kane | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Rockstar Mentality" | Album | Shop Boyz | Guitar | |
| "Smooth Jazz Tribute" | Album | Musiq Soulchild/Smooth Jazz All Stars | Composer | |
| "Cyclone" | Album | Baby Bash | Composer/Guitar/Sitar | |
| "Nana" | Single | Baby Bash | Composer/Guitar/Sitar | |
| "Face Off" | Album/DVD | Bow Wow & Omarion | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Epiphany" | Album | T-Pain | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Church" | Single | T-Pain | Composer/Guitar | |
| 2008 | "Something To Be Tour: Live at Red Rocks" | DVD | Rob Thomas | Guitar |
| "Live In Paris" | Album/DVD | Jill Scott | Composer | |
| "Colby O" | Album | Colby O'Donis | Guitar | |
| "Unexpected" | Album | Michelle Williams | Guitar/Bass | |
| "Death of Adam" | Album | 88-Keys | Guitar | |
| "David Archuleta" | Album | David Archuleta | Guitar | |
| "Thr33 Ringz" | Album | T-Pain | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Thr33 Ringz (Deluxe Addition)" | Album | T-Pain | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Freedom" | Album | Akon | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Freedom: Asian Tour Addition" | Bonus DVD | Akon | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Step Up 2" | Album (Original Soundtrack) | T-Pain | Guitar | |
| 2009 | "Guilt" | Album | MIMS | Guitar |
| "This Is Us" | Album | Backstreet Boys | Composer/Guitar | |
| "This Is Us" | Bonus DVD | Backstreet Boys | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Remembered Well" | Bonus Track (From Cradlesong) | Rob Thomas | Composer | |
| 2010 | "Raymond v Raymond" | Album | Usher | Composer/Guitar |
| "There Goes My Baby" | Single | Usher | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Versus" | Album | Usher | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Rise Up" | Album | Cypress Hill | Composer/Guitar/Bass | |
| "Armada Latina feat. Marc Anthony" | Single | Cypress Hill | Guitar/Bass | |
| "Sex and the City 2" | Album (Original Soundtrack) | Cee-lo | Guitar | |
| "Ladykiller" | Album | Cee-lo | Guitar | |
| "Suddenly Yours" | Album | Allstar Weekend | Producer/Composer/Guitar | |
| "Just a Dream" | Single | Nelly | Composer/Guitar | |
| "5.0" | Album | Nelly | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Nelly Smooth Jazz Tribute, Vol. 2" | Album | Nelly | Composer | |
| "Erase Me feat. Kanye West" | Single | Kid Cudi | Composer/Guitar/Bass | |
| "Southern Hospitality" | Single | Hal Linton | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Now 36: That's What I Call Music" | Album (Single) | Various (Nelly "Just A Dream") | Composer/Guitar | |
| 2011 | "Gone" (From Album, "Where You At") | Single | Jennifer Hudson | Guitar |
| "Castle's Made of Sand" (From Album, "Planet Pit" ) | Single | Pitbull | Bass/Guitar | |
| "Right There" ft 50 cent (From Album, "Killer Love") | Single | Nicole Scherzinger | Composer/Guitar/Bass | |
| "Maybe I'm Amazed" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | James Durbin | Guitar/Bass | |
| "I Could Fall In Love" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Karen Rodreiquez | Guitar/Bass | |
| "I'm The Only One" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Lauren Alaina | Guitar/Bass | |
| "Alone" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Jacob Lusk | Guitar/Bass | |
| "Tracks Of My Tears" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Paul McDonald | Guitar/Bass | |
| "For Once In My Life" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Scotty McCreery | Guitar/Bass | |
| "Daniel" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Theia | Guitar/Bass | |
| "Bennie and the Jets" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Haley Reinhart | Guitar/Bass | |
| "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | James Durbin | Guitar/Bass | |
| "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Casey Abrams | Guitars/Bass | |
| "Rolling in the deep" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Haley Reinhart | Guitars/Bass | |
| "Harder to Breathe" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Casey Abrams | Guitar | |
| "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | James Durbin | Guitars/Bass | |
| "Tonight you mine" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | (Duet) James Durbin & Jacob Lusk | Guitars/Bass | |
| "You've Got A Friend" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Scott Mecreedy | Guitars | |
| "I Feel The Earth Move" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | (Duet) Haley Reinhart & Casey Abrams | Guitars | |
| "Can't Live" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | James Durbin | Guitars | |
| "Unchained Melody" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Lauren Alaina | Guitars | |
| "The Earth Song" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Haley Reinhart | Guitars | |
| "I Who Have Nothing" Shirley Bassey | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Haley Reinhart | Guitars | |
| "Young Blood" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Scotty McCreery | Guitars | |
| "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Scotty McCreery | Guitars | |
| "What is and what should never be" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Haley Reinhart | Guitars | |
| "You Outta Know" | American Idol: iTunes Singles | Haley Reinhart | Guitars/Bass |