Artist description Composer Steven Frank blends tripnotic textures and ambient grooves and then infiltrates the mix with electronic currents of emotion in the music he creates for film and television

Music Style Electronica /Trip Hop

Musical Influences Massive Attack, The Chemical Brothers, Moby, Portishead, Jonathan Cain.

Similar Artists The Crystal Method, Massive Attack, DJ Shadow, Moby, Chemical Brothers

Artist History HigHrise is Chicago based songwriter keyboardist/synth programmer, arranger and remixer Steven Frank. Majoring in both Classical and Jazz at Roosevelt University CMC while studying Jazz piano with Eddie Baker and Blues piano with Edward Helfer, Steven has performed in Rock bands and Jazz ensembles and currently composes music for Film and Television. Credits in film include two original tracks in Red Snow Films 2002 release SHREDDER and the Independent film SHORT CUT ROAD. Most recent television credits include UPN network series AMERICAS NEXT TOP MODEL and HAUNTED and over 30 tracks in MTVs multi-seasoned reality show TOUGH ENOUGH. Steven has also been profiled in Recording Magazine and has music available for licensing through four different publishers, Global Graffiti Publishing, DSM, Transition Music and DMPML. Studio runs MAC O/S PRO TOOLS and LOGIC and WIN O/S ACID and CUBASE. Visit www.highrisemusic.com for additional music available for licensing.

Group Members Steven Frank and guest vocalists.

Instruments Synths, Samplers, PCs and MACs

Press Reviews Smooth, slippery breaks move at a Downtempo pace through vibrant synth textures, slithering melodies and echoing female vocals. Marc Kate - listen.com

Location Chicago, IL - USA

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