Frank Pietrantoni (aka FrankLP)

Frank Pietrantoni (aka FrankLP)

I'm a self-taught composer/musician that's worked with some great vocalists and fellow musicians. I'm a member of ASCAP and performed professionally for 15+ years in various local and touring bands.

I've composed/produced music for corporate/commissioned productions and released an 8 song all-original Christmas CD many a mistletoe ago.

I'm grateful to have won Broadjam's Hot 100 May 2022, and have other works earn various Broadjam Top 10 placements, been finalists or earned honorable mentions.

My wife Jane and I both have a passion for being creative. Jane has written the lyrics on several of the songs published here on Broadjam.

Although we can't always control the things that impact us, we can always control how we choose to react! Choose to be Positive!!

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Songwriter, Composer, Producer

Songwriter, Composer, Producer: 1980-Present

Band Manager: 1991-1997 (Hip2Hip)

Professional musician: 1978 to 2002 (Odyssey Star, Bits-n-Pieces, Casino, Mach Phonics, Betty & Dupree, Hip2Hip, 36T5).

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Hey Frank thanks so much for stopping by to listen to "Curse of the Blood Witch" and for the stars, greatly appreciated. Just listened to "Take the High Road" 5 stars great song.

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Thanks very much Scott! Yeah... John Walradt pointed me to your song. John's a great guy on this platform, and I appreciate his perspectives and creativity. I'm glad he told me about you... I'll be listening to more of your music!

Be and stay well!

Frank

Ravensong
3 days ago

Thanks Frank, yea John is a great guy and a very talented writer, producer and engineer. There's some good people on BJ bit sometimes hard to find. Take care.
Scott



Hi, Frank.
Again, your terrific gift of coming up with a strong melody comes through. I've listened to "Movin' On" a few years ago. It has a great modern blues feel. Lyrically universal, or generic as some pro reviewers have said to be critical of my songs because they think descriptive imaginative lyrics are everything. They're not. Universal means more people can relate to it. That's a good thing. Lyrics have to fit the mood of the melody which yours does perfectly. Lately, I've put up "Greyhound Bus" which is okay for now but I'm going to look for a pro vocalist to do it, but that's not one of my priorities now. The words and music fit what riding on a Greyhound is like...monochromatic, like a blah journey. It goes back to my teenage days of riding between Boise and Los Angeles...and I was in a Greyhound station in Sacramento when some drunk sat next to me and got into a conversation and left to "wash my mouth out with a beer." It was 2 a.m. and bats flew inside the building and some squatty fat security guard with the most determined expression on his face scurried around with a broom trying to whack them down. In a way, it was surreal.
Anyway, lots of irons in the fire now. Thanks much for the wonderful comments on "Rainflakes." I forwarded them to my wife, Lora, who penned the lyrics. As always, your songs are a delight to listen to!
John

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Hi John thanks for the "review" of 'Movin On'. That's a relatively new one that I did a few months ago... I appreciate your views and insight on that one!

I just listened to 'Greyhound Bus' and I think that's got the makings of a great song. I really like the lyrics and I really like the musical interlude after the bridge... that was very cool!

I'm going to e-mail you with an idea that you might wanna play around with for this song. Absolutely no expectations at all.

I'll be in touch. As always, be and stay well.

Frank

John Walradt
6 days ago

Hi, Frank. I must have listened to "Movin' On" a few months ago and thought the months had turned to years. That's what the current regime does. I read your email and that's an interesting idea. Robert Quigley played around with it a few months/years (can't remember) ago. For those of us who have gone through school and college without electronic programs, studied and did our own critical thinking, we can analyze what the programs can do and make decisions based on our education and experiences. Softwares become a tool for us. The dark side is that these days a lot of young people get through school by letting the softwares do their thinking. How many letters, papers, songs...words and music, artwork, are generated by softwares and not critically analyzed by people just wanting to get by without putting in the effort?...especially for those who have what we call "covid brain." Anyway, for those of us who have learned how to study, think, and analyze, these softwares are useful and intriguing. More on that later as I go to your email again.
John

Absolutely no worries on the timeframe, days, months, years... they all are moving too fast for me these days!

I totally agree with you on the value of being/knowing "schooled musicians"!! I love to learn and find solace in looking at some of these innovations as partners versus replacements. There's still no substitute for experience and putting in the work!

Frank

John Walradt
6 days ago

We share a strong curiosity for experimenting and learning new things. I've used Audumee which produces AI vocals to find out how duets would work in a song. I overdubbed an AI on my own vocal on "Greyhound Bus" to find out if it would add any richness. I'll still go for the pro vocal. Waves new EQ learning plug-in comes up with a few choices that supposed wow the likes of Chris Lord-Alge and a few others who were paid to endorse it. The software gives some ideas on some but really misses on others. I still rely on my own ears. The AI generated images for music videos is a fun thing to use ("Just Another Weekend") and has instant gratification going for it more than anything. Since I'm a natural geek along with being creative, it's really interesting stuff.



I really have a soft spot for lush soft pop. "Walk it Back" has those beautiful haunting and contemplative arrangements. I love the transition at 1:54 to the bridge. Lyrically it is universal. Like that song from Ace, "How Long (Has this been Going on)" which is about unfaithfulness, it was about a drummer who was secretly working with another band. "Walk it Back" can be taken as a lying partner, but there's definitely something else behind it. It's a very well done song that does what it was meant to do.

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Thanks so much John... very insightful as usual! Walk It Back definitely can be applied to numerous situations where a person needs to "take back" something they've said or done. It's a "softball" way to say, "Yeah, you caught me... I was wrong... I was lying...".

Thanks for your analysis of the song AND the 5-star rating!!

Frank



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