Frank H Carter III Artist Bio

When asked about how long he has been singing, Frank Carter cocked his head, had to think for a minute and said with his signature laugh, “You know,…’bout as long as I can remember!”

Although he has had no formal voice training, Frank learned everything he needed to know from the church choir, the radio, and the cassette tapes his father used to make for him as a child. His earliest influences were Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, and Sam Cooke. Frank spent his time absorbing everything and incorporating all of his influences to create his own distinct style. Frank says about those early years, “ It was a lot of fun discovering that music was anything you wanted it to be. I spent many hours playing the hook of “Never Too Much” over and over and over, until I got every inflection right. I guess in a strange way”, he laughed, “Luther was my personal vocal coach!”

As a songwriter, Frank has been involved in many projects encompassing many different genres; As a charter member of the up and coming R&B group, Diore, to Latin-Pop singer, Kiomara, to House Music with DJ Davidson Ospina, Owner of Spina Records.

As a performer, he’s been featured on a few releases, including Kristi Martel’s “Brave Enough” (Sealed Lip Records, 2001),Denise Barbarita’s “Beauty Lied” (MyShyTune Music, 2002) and Yse’s “Guessing Games”(Lost My Dog Records, 2010).

When not performing, he’s been busy in the studio working on his own music, with producers such as Jeff ‘Loveshadow’, Jerome ‘DJ Lang’ Langlois, & Cameron Lasswell. On the production side, he’s done remixes for artists like R&B Vocalist Anthony Dixon and House DJ Josif Clark & Spiritual Exposure.

When asked about how he foresees the future, he smiled and said, “Every day is a brand new one, and you know I’ll try to take advantage of any and every opportunity that comes along. The truth of the matter is, as long as I’m having a good time, I know I’ll be quite all right.”
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