Frank Romano is an American born guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

, songwriter

Songwriter

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 and record producer

Record producer

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, influenced by a number of musical styles and backgrounds, but rooted primarily in a fusion of Rock

Rock music

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, R&B, Funk

Funk

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 and Pop

Pop music

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.

Career

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

Bootsy Collins

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.

Romano has toured and performed internationally with Rob Thomas

Rob Thomas (musician)

Robert Kelly "Rob" Thomas is an American rock recording artist and songwriter. He is the primary songwriter and lead singer of the band Matchbox Twenty. Thomas also records and performs as a solo artist...

, Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige

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, Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton

Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...

, and Kanye West

Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

, among others. He has appeared alongside many of these artists on numerous national television shows, performing on Jay Leno

Jay Leno

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, Late Night Show with David Letterman

David Letterman

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, The View, Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres

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, MTV

MTV

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, The Today Show

The Today Show

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, and Good Morning America

Good Morning America

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. In 2005, he performed with Rob Thomas at the Live-8 Concert, in Philadelphia, PA 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

Justin Timberlake

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, Jill Scott

Jill Scott

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, Akon

Akon

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, Usher

Usher (entertainer)

Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...

, and Rob Thomas

Rob Thomas (musician)

Robert Kelly "Rob" Thomas is an American rock recording artist and songwriter. He is the primary songwriter and lead singer of the band Matchbox Twenty. Thomas also records and performs as a solo artist...

, and has collaborated with some prominent music producers.

Romano is represented by the worldwide publishing company, Reach Global. He has been recognized with four ASCAP songwriter awards for his work on the songs, “I Need a Girl” (Part 2) by P. Diddy

Sean Combs

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 and “Don’t Change” by Musiq Soulchild

2010 has been a successful year for Frank, as he received co-writing credits on Usher’s Grammy Nominated Album, Album, Raymond v. Raymond for the track, “There Goes My Baby

There Goes My Baby (Usher song)

"There Goes My Baby" is a song by American recording artist Usher. It was written by James Scheffer, Frank Romano, Danny Morris, and Rico Love, with the latter producing the song with Jim Jonsin. The song was first released as the second promo single for his sixth studio album, Raymond v...

” 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 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

Allstar Weekend

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's October 19 release, “Suddenly Yours” on Hollywood Records.

Discography: Single, DVD & Studio Album Credits

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

Awards

• 2002 ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award for work on: "Don't Change" by Musiq Soulchild
• 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
• 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
• 2004 ASCAP Pop Music Award for work on: "I Need A Girl (Part 2) by P. Diddy & Ginuwine feat. Loon, Mario Winans & Tami Ruggeri
• 2010 ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award in the R&B/Hip-Hop Category for work on: "There Goes My Baby" by Usher