Frank Romano

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.

Career

Currently based in Nashville, TN, 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, the Late Show with David Letterman, The View, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, 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, Kanye West, Akon, Usher, and Rob Thomas, and has collaborated with some prominent music producers.^[5][6]

Romano is represented by the worldwide publishing company, Reach Music.^[7] He has been recognized with seven ASCAP songwriter awards for his work on the songs, “I Need a Girl” (Part 2) ^[8][9] by P. Diddy. “Don’t Change” by Musiq Soulchild,^[10] Usher's, "There Goes My Baby" ^[11] and two awards (2011 and 2012) for Nelly's hit, "Just A Dream".^[12][13]

In 2010, Frank received co-writing credits on Usher’s Grammy Winning Album,^[14] Album, Raymond v. Raymond for the track, “There Goes My Baby” ^[15] which also received a Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Other co-writing credits in 2010 included Kid Cudi’s, “Erase Me” featuring Kanye West and Nelly’s, “Just a Dream" where Frank also played 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", The History Channel's "Ice Road Truckers" and "Ax Men", and Spike TV's "Coal".

Romano endorses Gibson Guitars, PRS Guitars, Fender Guitars, Ernie Ball Strings, Dunlop, Beamish Amplification, GTR Waves ^[16] and Native Instruments.

Discography: Single, DVD & Studio Album Credits

Awards

• 2002 ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award for work on: "Don't Change" by Musiq Soulchild ^[10]
• 2003 ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award in the R&B/Hip-Hop Category for work on: "I Need A Girl (Part 2) by P. Diddy & Ginuwine feat. Loon, Mario Winans & Tami Ruggeri^[8]
• 2003 ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award in the Rap Category for work on: "I Need A Girl (Part 2) by P. Diddy & Ginuwine feat. Loon, Mario Winans & Tami Ruggeri^[8]
• 2004 ASCAP Pop Music Award for work on: "I Need A Girl (Part 2) by P. Diddy & Ginuwine feat. Loon, Mario Winans & Tami Ruggeri^[9]
• 2010 ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award in the R&B/Hip-Hop Category for work on: "There Goes My Baby" by Usher^[11]
• 2011 ASCAP Pop Music Award for work on: "Just A Dream" by Nelly^[12]
• 2012 ASCAP Pop Music Award for work on: "Just A Dream" by Nelly^[13]

References