Frank Friend

Aloma, FL

Billboard

Often mis-labled, always inventive, Frank Friend is a risk-taker from Bradenton, Florida. He's a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, singer, & MC, creating a unique brand of homegrown hip-hop meets indie.

"Friend won't be stopped. I've seen him win over noisy crowds of several hundred at places like the Distillery in Bradenton"-Wade Tatangelo (Bradenton Herald Staff Writer)

He's someone who insists on remaining very productive and always evolving. This energy is focused into two main efforts: solo work and Daylight District.

Solo Work -
2007 saw two releases from Frank Friend. The first "early saturday morning" contains ten self-produced home recordings, featuring Friend's unique brand of hip-hop with his vocals/production on all tracks. This release showcases many unique collaborations with guests Travis Hampton, Nathan K, Kid Bazooka and Bobby Griffin. The second "Musical Wallpaper (2003-2007)" includes thirteen dynamic instrumental tracks that leave the listener feeling calmer and refreshed, featuring no guests. These are his third and fourth solo releases.

Daylight District -
A four piece band formed in 2004, where Friend is the featured composer/keyboardist/MC. The band is scheduled to release a full-length album "Beautiful, Historic" in early 2008. It's the band's second release to date. Both were engineered by Greg Marchak at Audio Lab studios in Tampa, Florida.

On Daylight District's first E.P., "This is Now:"

"It only has six songs on it, but they are all excellent tracks" - Kayla Anderson (Connections, Orlando)

"...for such a brief record, it's impressive indeed." - Mark Sanders
(Weekly Planet, Tampa)

With the new album on the way, 2008 will be a busy year for Daylight District and Frank Friend. Many live shows will be performed to support all three of the above releases while constantly working hard creating new music.