Curt Frasca

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Curt Frasca (1972 New York) is an award winning record producer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist, engineer residing in New York City along with wife songwriter Sabelle Breer and daughter. Sabelle is the daugther of legendary artist Robert Breer. Curt's songs appear on over 50 million albums worldwide, artists include Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, Ryan Cabrera.

Growing up in New York, Curt started drumming at the age of 8. In his teens he discovered punk music, bands like ( The Jam, The Clash, Ramones ).Around this time he headed into the studio to record with his punk band Start and soon found himself producing, engineering the bands first release. Starting his professional career at the age of 18 mixing, recording, programming on such legendary records as De La Soul Me Myself and I, 3rd Bass The Cactus Album mixing the 1 single's Brooklyn Queens and The Gas Face, albums produced by producer Prince Paul. A few other artist Curt worked with during this period were Queen Latifah, Big Daddy Kane. After the success of those records Curt's mixing skills were in demand. Moving to New York City soon after he had a chance meeting with DJ Producer Shep Pettibone and soon signed with Shep's manager. During the early 90's Curt went on to work with some of the biggest names in pop music Madonna, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Cyndi Lauper. Recorded and Mixed Moby's major label debut Move. Re-mixing hits for k.d. Lang, Sophie B. Hawkins. Produced and wrote songs on Avril Lavigne's debut record Let Go, that record would go on to sell 17 million albums worldwide as well as nominated for 3 Grammy Awards. Developed pop/rock artist Ryan Cabrera producing and writing much of his platinum debut release "Take It All A Way" including 2 Top 40 hits "On The Way Down" and "40 Kinds of Sadness". The single "On The Way Down" went platinum and received an ASCAP pop award for most airplay of 2005.

• Served on the NARAS board of Governer's.
• CEO of Verse Music Publishing ^* a successful independent music publishing company.

Selected Discography

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• The Cactus Seed 3rd Bass 1 x Platinum
• Say No Go De La Soul
• Someday Mariah Carey
• There's Got To Be Away Mariah Carey
• State Of The World Janet Jackson
• The Beginning Seal
• Vogue Madonna
• Rescue Me Madonna
• Keep It Together Madonna
• Cream Prince 3 x Platinum Mix
• Everyday People Aretha Franklin Gold Record & Mix
• Let Go Avril Lavigne 17 x Platinum
• On The Way Down Ryan Cabrera 1 x Platinum Single
• The Stranger O.A.R.
• Inyo The Skyline Cathy Dennis Mix
• A Very Special Christmas Celine Dion 13 x Platinum

Selected Singles

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• W-inds Close To You # 1 Japan
• Therese I Need Somebody # 4 Sweden
• Ryan Cabrera On The Way Down # 4
• Ryan Cabrera 40 Kinds of Sadness # 35

Press

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