Frank Romano
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B, electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, record producer, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, bass |
Frank Romano is an American songwriter, record producer and guitarist, best known for instrumentation contributions to songs produced by Jim Jonsin.
Career
[edit]Currently based in Nashville, Tennessee, Romano 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, Pennsylvania,[4] and can also be seen on Rob Thomas's DVD, Live At Red Rocks, contributing in his backing band on guitar.
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, and has signed a joint venture with Reach Music and BMG.[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]
Discography: single, DVD and studio album credits
[edit]| Year | Title | Format | Artist | Credit |
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| 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) | 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 | "Worthy Of" | Album: Justified+ (UK) | 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 | 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 | 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 | Composer/Guitar/Sitar | ||
| "Face Off" | Album/DVD | Bow Wow & Omarion | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Epiphany" | Album | T-Pain | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Church" | Single | 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 | 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 | 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 | |
| "Future vs. History" | Album | Jason Derulo | Producer/Composer/Guitar | |
| "4am" | Single | Melanie Fiona | Guitar | |
| "Role Model" ft. Justin Timberlake | Single | Freesol | Composer | |
| "No More" ft. Neyo | Single | LL Cool J | Composer/Guitar | |
| "Right There" ft. 50 Cent | The Remixes, iTunes Single | Nicole Scherzinger | Composer | |
| "Joe, Live from Japan" | Album | Joe | Composer/Producer | |
| "The Remedy" | Album | Jagged Edge | Composer/Guitar | |
| 2012 | "Hold On" | Album: Tomahawk Technique | Sean Paul | Guitars |
| "Hardly breathing" | Album: Two Eleven | Brandy | Guitars | |
| "Paint This House" | Album: Two Eleven | Brandy | Guitars | |
| "Daddy's Good Girl" | Album: My Life | Monica | Guitars | |
| "A Man Who Has Everything" | Album: My Life | Monica | Guitars | |
| "It All Belongs To me" | Album: My Life | Brandy & Monica | Guitars | |
| "What Are We Doing Here" | Album: Strange Clouds 'Deluxe Edition' | B.O.B | Composer/Guitars | |
| "Dive" | Album: Looking 4 Myself | Usher | Producer/Composer/Guitars | |
| "Representin" | Album: Ludaversal (release date: 2013) | Ludacris feat. Kelly Rowland | Composer/Guitars | |
| "Long Live A$ap" | Album: Long Live A$AP | A$AP Rocky | Producer/Composer/Guitars | |
| 2013 | "Just The Way You Are/Just A Dream" (Mash-Up) | Album: 2012 Pitch Perfect Soundtrack | Various | Composer |
| "M.O" | Album | Nelly feat. Florida Georgia Line | Guitars | |
| "Drink Freely" | Album: Excuse My French | French Montana | Guitars | |
| "Hell of a Morning" | Album: Purple Heart | Plies | Guitars | |
| "Gang Signs" | Album: Dear Sallie Mae | Tiara Thomas | Guitars | |
| "Popular" | Album: Dear Sallie Mae | Tiara Thomas | Composer/Bass/Guitars | |
| "Tell Me Something" | Album: Dear Sallie Mae | Tiara Thomas | Guitars | |
| "Little Dancer" | Single | Leroy Sanchez | Producer/Guitars/Bass/Drums | |
| "Beautiful Life" | Single | Sebastian Mikael | Guitars/Bass | |
| "Dive" | Soundtrack: Baggage Claim | Usher | Producer/Composer/Guitars | |
| 2014 | "A Million" | Soundtrack: About Last Night | John Legend | Production/Composer/Guitars |
| "Cadillactia" | Album | Big Krit | Guitars | |
| "Aloha" | Album | Cisco Adler | Guitars | |
| 2015 | "Fool For You" | Single | Curtis Fields | Composer/Guitars |
| "TTLO" | Album | Rico Love | Guitars | |
| "Golden Moments" | Album | Jill Scott | Composer/Guitars | |
| "I Adore You" | Single | Composer/Guitars | ||
| "Lie to Me" | Album: The Great Unknown | Rob Thomas | Composer | |
| "Merry Go Round" | Album: General Admission | Machine Gun Kelly (Interscope/Bad Boy) | Guitars, Composer | |
| 2017 | "Quit" | Single | Cashmere Cat ft. Ariana Grande | Composer |
| "Damn Good Lover" | Album: Buffalo | Shelly Fairchild | Composer | |
| "Bandit Queen" | Album: Bandit Queen (title track) | Hannah Blaylock | Composer |
Awards
[edit]- 2002 ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award for work on: "Don't Change" by Musiq Soulchild [14]
- 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[15]
- 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[15]
- 2004 ASCAP Pop Music Award for work on: "I Need A Girl (Part 2) by P. Diddy & Ginuwine feat. Loon, Mario Winans & Tami Ruggeri[16]
- 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
[edit]- ^ "Forward Hall to Get Hit With The Funk". Freekbass.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- ^ "Frank Romano: guitarist,songwriter & producer". Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ^ "Atlantic Records: Catch Rob Thomas on the Today Show Concert Series". New York City, NY. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ^ "Live 8 Concert: Rob Thomas at Live 8". Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ "USATODAY.com – A critic gets an earful". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Producers Corner: Jim Jonsin". Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ^ "Reach Music Publishing: Producers/Songwriterst". Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "2003 ASCAP R&S Awards: Complete List of Winners". Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ "2004 ASCAP Pop Music Awards Winners List". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ "Atlantic Records: Musiq Soulchild Biography". Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ^ a b "2010 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards Winners List". Ascap.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ a b "ASCAP Celebrates the Songwriters Behind Pop Music's Biggest Hits at Annual Awards Ceremony in Hollywood". Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
- ^ a b "ASCAP Publishers of the Year". Ascap.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Atlantic Records: Musiq Soulchild Biography". Atlanticrecords.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ a b "2003 ASCAP R&S Awards: Complete List of Winners". Ascap.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "2004 ASCAP Pop Music Awards Winners List". Ascap.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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