Name |
Frankmusik |
Height |
|
Naionality |
English |
Date of Birth |
9-October-1985 |
Place of Birth |
Thornton Heath, London, England |
Famous for |
Singing |
Frankmusik is an English electro pop musician. The name "Frank" is derived from the surname of his grandfather, whose name he took in tribute. Vincent released his debut EP, Frank music, in 2007. Former school friend and then assistant of A&R at Island Records, Ben Scarr, introduced Island colleague Louis Bloom to Frank music's MySpace page, which was getting a significant number of hits at the time.
Although already known for high energy electro and happy hardcore, Frank music's signing to Island was in part because Bloom recognized a pop star performer beneath the electronic music, telling Hit Quarters: "Underneath all the madness there was some great hooks and melodies, and buried even deeper was a voice; it took a lot of time after signing for him to have the confidence to sing without putting loads of effects over his vocal." In December 2008, Frank music made it on to the long-list of the BBC's Sound of 2009 poll. In the UK, Gaydar Radio was the first national station to champion Frank music and tracks from his debut album, Complete Me. Initially interviewed by Alex Baker as part of the station's coverage of National Student Pride, Frank music performed a number of live tracks, which were then play listed as part of an album teaser. His rise to fame was also followed closely by his local radio station, 107.8 Radio Jackie, which was the first station to broadcast his music.
In January and February 2009, he was the support act for Keane on their Perfect Symmetry tour in the UK. In March 2009, he headlined National Student Pride in Brighton's seafront club Digital with Jodie Harsh and Dan Gillespie Sells (The Feeling). In June 2009, Frank music was support act for the Pet Shop Boys in London, Manchester and Liverpool. He did a short tour to launch the album Complete Me, starting in Brighton on 17 July and taking in London, Glasgow and Manchester. Complete Me debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number thirteen in August 2009, after its second single, "Confusion Girl", was A-listed by BBC Radio 1 and reached number twenty-seven on the UK Singles Chart. The other singles were "Better Off as Two", which peaked at number twenty-six, and "3 Little Words". In an April 2011 interview, his A&R Louis Bloom said that Frank music was at work on his upcoming album. According to Bloom: "The challenge has been for him to simplify the structure of his songwriting whilst still encouraging him into taking risks on the production duties."
On 19 October 2011, Frank music announced via his official Twitter page that he had parted ways with his UK label, Island Records. In an interview with music blog Flop of the Pops on 3 January 2012, Frank music announced that he would change his stage name to Vincent Did It, along with the exclusive premiere of a song titled "Dynamo". On 10 March 2012, Turner announced on his Twitter page that he has decided once again to go by his former stage name, Frank music. He has released two new acoustic demos titled "I'll Know" and "This Is Who I Am" on his official Sound Cloud account for Frank music.