Frank Romano


Frank Romano is an American born guitarist, songwriter and record producer, influenced by a number of musical styles and backgrounds.

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, a group produced by Bootsy Collins.
Romano has toured and performed internationally with Rob Thomas, Mary J. Blige, 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, and Good Morning America. In 2005, he performed with Rob Thomas at the Live-8 Concert, in Philadelphia, PA and can also be seen on Rob Thomas's DVD, “Live At Red Rocks”, contributing in his solo 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.
Romano is represented by the worldwide publishing company, Reach Music and has signed a joint venture with Reach Music and BMG. He has been recognized with seven ASCAP songwriter awards for his work on the songs, “I Need a Girl” by P. Diddy. “Don’t Change” by Musiq Soulchild, Usher's, "There Goes My Baby" and two awards for Nelly's hit, "Just A Dream".

Discography: single, DVD and studio album credits

Awards