Thanks for stopping by! I've put up this website just to give people a little more info about me and what I'm up to.

I hope that the new year is treating you all well so far. I finished out 2009 with a 6-week run in Europe with Brian Auger's Oblivion Express...
It had been a couple years since I last toured with Brian and the gang, and as always on a BAOE tour, madness ensued! It was a fun tour, with gigs in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, and the UK.
I posted a little video mash-up of our encore from a few different shows on You Tube, check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvXQzDXhGK4

Anyway, so now I'm back in town, and have been busy so far. I just spent the weekend in New York recording an album with a new band called "Tucker and the Hot Mugs". My good friend Kiyanu Kim was producing, and the incredible Shawn Pelton rocked it on the drums. Shortly after my return to LA, I did some recording with 2-time "Dancing with the Stars" champion and great singer-songwriter Mark Ballas. I'll let you know when both of those albums are released.

And speaking of album releases, I'm pleased to announce that my debut solo album, "Let the Games Begin..." is now available!!! I can best describe it as instrumental funk, with of course a lot of focus on the bass. Right now it's available for download on digstation and iTunes, and CD's are available throuh CD Baby. As it becomes available through other online retailers, I'll be sure to post that information here. To hear some clips of music from the record, stop by my myspace site: http://www.myspace.com/derekfrank

A couple other albums that I played on have recently been released....My new Jazz/Funk project, "Wonk" has recently completed an album, and that's now available through CD Baby. Kate Higgins' "Little Parts" is now available, as is Zoux's EP "Crush of Love". Click on the links to the artists' websites for ordering info.

I finally updated the photos section of this website, with lots of new pics and videos.... CLICK HERE

I'm now set up for remote recording, so if you need any bass tracks, don't hesitate to ask! I've been working on a new website centered on recording, called BassTracksOnline.com, and it's now up and running. Click HERE to check it out.

Well, that's about all I have to update you with at the moment... Feel free to stop by my GIGS page to see where and when I'm playing. Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you soon!

-Derek

PS- click HERE to visit me on myspace!