Frank Stratton
Long Beach, New York, United States | SELF
Music
Press
“..........great groove and everything is at the right place, top notch all the way!” - ((- Gitarr Mannen -)) - ACIDplanet
“Flawless, and so incredibly smooth.....” - Nehama - ACIDplanet
“.....love your music Frank. This is just sublime my friend. Wonderfully mixed and executed. Best darned piano player I know." - JTs Rock Zone - ACIDplanet
“You have some skills man....... You’re a creative man... no doubt..” - ABSYNTH & ORANGE - ACIDplanet
“Frank to give us something so classy, melodic and smooth. It sounds so effortless and professional ...Oops, you are a professional musician. Your timing and composition is something for me to strive for.”
- Ancient Knowledge - ACIDplanet
“Hello, I'm glad I found your site. I'm really interested in keyboard/piano music and your talent is just amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your music. I look forward to listening to all your music posted.” - Johnny Bluesman - ACIDplanet
“.........again you are the master of the flute great rythmns this is brimming with energy.” - A PLEASANT SYMMETRY - ACIDplanet
“Sweet music, very well structured, very well produced. Mellow, relaxing, laid back, putting the listener into a mood in which he can feel good with himself/herself........” - JohnnyLennon
“Flawless playing / programming from beginning to end......” - Joseph Wagner - ACIDplanet
“............ You are clearly in the big leagues at the top of your game ........” - Jim Morse - ACIDplanet
Discography
Franks' current discography contains over forty compact disks of his original music, the list of which can be viewed at his website www.frankstratton.com.
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Bio
Frank Stratton is a New York Based Professional Pianist, Arranger & Composer.
Educated at THE BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC (’74) and HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (’77). His background includes comprehensive studies in pianoforte, arranging & composition.Influenced by such jazz greats as Chick Corea, Joe Sample & McCoy Tyner, his original music bridges the gap between Jazz Fusion, Film & Multi Classical. Frank, in the past joined forces with Prof. Herbert A. Deutsch (Composer, Author, Educator and MOOG Synthesizer co-developer with the late Robert Moog) in one of the first Multi-Synthesizer Ensembles called “KITCHEN SYNC”. The Deutsch/Stratton collaboration led to a compositional joint venture for ‘MULTI GRAVITATIONAL AERODANCE’.
As of recently, his music can be heard on national TV and Radio representing products for JERGENS® (Kao Brands Company) and PROCTER & GAMBLE (OLAY Definity) as shown on SPIKE-TV (formally TNN) & ANIMAL PLANET (Discovery Comm., Inc.) In the New York City area, he has composed incidental and program music for WNYC (National Public Radio) & WBAI (Pacifica Communications). Franks' current discography contains over forty compact disks of his original music, the list of which can be viewed at his website www.frankstratton.com. His music is posted nationally and internationally on the Web and he has on many occasions, been voted 'Top Latin Jazz Artist’ on ACIDplanet.com.
In the past, Frank could be heard on the 'EPIPHANY FANTASTIQUE' podcast, a program produced monthly and available for streaming and download on his website.
Currently, Frank can now be heard monthly on 'COASTAL MUSE', a Podcast featuring Frank in New York and long time friend and associate, Vocalist and Entertainer John Petino in San Francisco. Coastal Muse is available for streaming and download on Apple's iTUNES as well as the program website: CoastalMuse.com
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