We have been featuring Frank Bramble‘s fantastic universe for the last year, and wanted to celebrate the milestone with an exclusive artist interview. This coincides with today’s launch of his new single, Empty Thoughts featuring Hanwell!
We learn that Empty Thoughts is the second in a four track series of releases. We love the thought process that Frank shares, as well as his brand of authentic story-telling which comes to life flawlessly on the Brit pop style opus. Hanwell‘s presence on the track is awesome, and we appreciate how the pair’s vocals fuse together seamlessly!
Hey Frank Bramble! We’ve noticed a consciousness shift in your latest releases. Can you tell us more about how that came about?
Well at the time of writing this waterfall of tracks, Hanwell and I were living together in a flat share while studying. With both of us working within the same sphere of music we constantly pushed each other to come up with new ideas, but also to get closer to figuring out our “sound” if you’d call it that. We’d have conversations whenever we’d go outside for a vape or smoke and just spend the entire time talking about a piece of music tech, or a production technique. So, following these daily interactions, I’d say his guitar tones and passion for songwriting really rubbed off on me. Plus, the guy makes sick tracks and it’s hard to hear his stuff and not want to make music like him. In the end this culminated in me pushing for a more “bandy” style sound for these tracks, however I don’t expect this to be the final evolution.
Would you say that creating music is cathartic for you?
Absolutely! When I work on a track, particularly an idea that’s been stuck in my head, it can be a serious relief. A lot of my tracks you’ll notice tend to question the realities I deal with every day. The most common emotions I end up releasing when I write a new song, are sadness and anger. However, being in a great mood, and then finding a way to show that in a musical form can put me through the roof.
What are your philosophies and intentions as an artist?
I try to use everything I make and everything I release as a point to learn from. My first release “The 4AM Song” was a unique concept, but if I was placed in that same situation, knowing all I know now, it wouldn’t exactly be a masterpiece but the textures, instrumentation… in fact everything down to the marketing would be done differently. Except from the party, the release party was very fun. As for my intention, well being brutally honest I’m just trying to support myself doing something that I love, it’s a long road but at least I’ve already started moving.
What can fans expect from your weekly Twitch series?
Every Wednesday on Twitch.tv (Frank0Producer) I do livestreams that consist of two major segments. The first segment I use to showcase anything I’ve worked on in the last week, followed by me working on either a showcased project or starting a new track! Then, in the following segment, once more of my viewers are in the chat, I start a “Feedback” segment, where viewers send me their music and I give them constructive criticism using my personal experience as a producer/artist. They can range from being a couple of hours onwards, but Wednesday is ALWAYS music day!
Do you have plans for upcoming live shows?
Live shows are somewhat of an internal conflict I am yet to decide on. So far, I’ve only ever done one live performance, and it was an open mic with a backing track. Like anyone else’s first performance, it wasn’t something to write home about, but it was somewhat of a personal achievement! I think I’ll certainly start to move more in that direction, it’s just a case of pulling together a band and expanding my discography!
Which living or deceased artist would you love to collaborate with?
This is probably the hardest question, but I’d have to say Weezer. I think out of most of what I listen to, they’re one of the bands I’ve been listening to the longest, and no matter how much they vary the styles they work with, I always seem to be able to find a common ground with their style. Even if the only overlap is the use of synthesisers occasionally… They’re dope.
What advice would you give to 10-year-old Frank?
I would tell him to carry on learning the guitar, and probably start learning music theory alongside it. I know that I could be more philosophical in terms of life lessons, but most things are best learnt the hard way… plus it’d really help me out right now if I was better at guitar…
We are grateful to Frank Bramble for his time, and have added Empty Thoughts to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we continue to stream his growing discography and anticipate the second half of the waterfall of releases!