DJ Frank E

DJ Frank E
DJ Frank E
Background information
Birth name	Justin Franks
Origin	Denver, Colorado, United States
Genres	R&B, hip hop, pop, electro
Years active	2002−present
Website	www.djfranke.com

Justin Franks, also known as DJ Frank E, is an American DJ and record producer from Denver, Colorado. Frank E first started producing music in his college bedroom in 2002 and later progressed to producing remixes in 2003. He began his DJ career in 2001 after getting inspired by DJ Petey, who was playing Dave Fogg's white label mashup "Closer in Da Club" at The Foundry in Boulder, Colorado. With the help of DJ Petey, Frank E began DJing in clubs in Boulder, CO. Petey introduced Frank E to all aspects of DJing and hip hop culture, as well as introducing him to many important members of the Colorado music scene including studio owner (and later manager) Adelio Lombardi, DJ Chonz (founder of the Radiobums Crew), DJ Bedz (official DJ for the Denver Nuggets and Denver Broncos), and DJ Psycho (chef extraordinaire).

Frank E started working closely with Adelio Lombardi, founder of Side 3 Entertainment and owner of Side 3 Studios in Denver, while working his way up in the Denver club circuit as a DJ/remixer and as a member of the Radiobums DJ crew. He began focusing all of his free time on becoming a producer. In 2007, DJ Frank E submitted a track via PMP Worldwide, and was discovered by Mike Caren of Artist Publishing Group and Atlantic Records, who signed him in early 2008.^[1]

Since 2008, Frank E has produced songs for Madonna, Flo Rida, The Black Eyed Peas, T-Pain, Chris Brown, Travie McCoy, Enrique Iglesias, Lupe Fiasco, Sean Kingston, Toni Braxton, B.o.B, Three 6 Mafia, Nelly Furtado, Pitbull, Justin Bieber, Jason Derulo, Hayley Williams, Eminem, Cody Simpson, Wiz Khalifa, and many others.^[2]

Discography

Year	Artist	Album	Track	Charting
2008	T-Pain	Pr33 Ringz (preview for Thr33 Ringz)	"Super Man" featuring DJ Khaled
	Plies	Definition of Real	"Please Excuse My Hands"
2009	Flo Rida	R.O.O.T.S.	"Right Round"	Australian Singles Chart #1, Austrian Singles Chart #2, Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) #2, Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia) #1, Canadian Hot 100 #1, Danish Singles Chart #3, Dutch Top 40 #4, European Hot 100 Singles #2, Finnish Singles Chart #3, French Singles Chart #2, German Singles Chart #4, Irish Singles Chart #1, Italian Singles Chart #8, New Zealand Singles Chart #2, Norwegian Singles Chart #2, Spanish Singles Chart #7, Swedish Singles Chart #2, Swiss Singles Chart #2, UK Singles Chart #1, U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
	Madonna	Celebration	"Revolver"[3][4]	Belgium Singles Chart (Flanders) #21, Belgium Singles Chart (Wallonia) #12, Canadian Hot 100 #47, Irish Singles Chart #42, Finnish Singles Chart #15, Italian Singles Chart #16, UK Singles Chart #130, U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs #4
	Chamillionaire	Venom	"Good Morning"[5][6]	U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #40, Canadian Hot 100 #78
	Toni Braxton	Pulse	"Yesterday"[7]	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #12, U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #116
	Flo Rida	Mail on Sunday	"Me & U"
	Sean Kingston	Tomorrow	"Shoulda Let You Go" featuring Good Charlotte
	Ludacris		"Work for It"
	Black Dada		"Round, Round, Round"
	Justin Bieber	My World	"Love Me"	Australian Hitseekers Singles #12, Canadian Hot 100 #12, UK Singles Chart #71, U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #37
	DJ Tiesto	Kaleidoscope	"Who Wants to Be Alone" featuring Nelly Furtado
	Shontelle	Licky	"Licky (Under the Covers)"
	Three 6 Mafia	Laws of Power	"Feel It" featuring Flo Rida, Sean Kingston & DJ Tiesto[8]	Canadian Hot 100 #33, U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs #14, Dutch Tipparade #17
2010	B.o.B	B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray	"Airplanes" featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore	Australia (ARIA) #7, New Zealand (RIANZ) #1, U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #5, U.S. Hot Rap Songs #13, U.S. Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) #36
	Black Dada		"Naughty Girl"
	B.o.B	B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray	"The Kids"
	Sky Ferreira		"Obsession"
	Cody Simpson		"Summertime"
	Cody Simpson	4 U	"iYiYi" featuring Flo Rida
	Travie McCoy	Lazarus	"Superbad" (11:34)
	Trina		"Dang-A-Lang" featuring Lady Saw & Nicki Minaj
	Estelle	All Of Me	"Fall in Love" featuring John Legend & Nas
	Flo Rida	Only One Flo (Part 1)	"Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)"
	Enrique Iglesias	Euphoria	"Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" featuring Ludacris and DJ Frank E	Canada (Canadian Hot 100) #8,US Billboard Hot 100 7,US Hot Dance Club Songs(Billboard) #12,US Pop Songs (Billboard) #1,US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard) #33
	Chris Brown	F.A.M.E.	"Yeah 3x"	US Billboard Hot 100 #15, US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard) #30, US Pop Songs (Billboard) #7
	Kanye West	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy	"Blame Game" featuring John Legend
	The Black Eyed Peas	The Beginning	"Someday"
	The Lonely Island	Turtleneck and Chain	"I Just Had Sex"
2011	Akon	Stadium	"Drop Down" featuring Ludacris
	Pitbull	Planet Pit	"Mr. Right Now" featuring Akon and DJ Frank E
	Pitbull	Planet Pit	"Castle Made of Sand" featuring Kelly Rowland and Jamie Drastik
	Jason Derulo	Future History	"Breathing"
	Inna	Party Never Ends	"More Than Friends" featuring Daddy Yankee	Spain (PROMUSICAE) #7, France (SNEP) #92, Italy (FIMI) #56
	Ed Sheeran	+	"Kiss Me"
2012	Cody Simpson	Paradise	"So Listen"
	CROSS GENE	Timeless:Begins	"La Di Da Di"
	Flo Rida	Wild Ones	"Whistle"
	Jason Derulo	Future History	"Undefeated"
	Leona Lewis	'Glassheart	"Glassheart"
2013	Nelly	M.O.	"Hey Porsche"
	Delta Goodrem		"Heart Hypnotic"
	Lupe Fiasco	Tetsuo & Youth	"Old School Love"
2014	Pitbull	Globalization	"Celebrate"
	Flo Rida	My House	"G.D.F.R."
	Enrique Iglesias	Sex and Love	"There Goes My Baby"
2015	Flo Rida	My House	"Here It Is" feat Chris Brown"
	Wiz Khalifa	Furious 7	"See You Again" featuring Charlie Puth
	Prince Royce	Furious 7	"My Angel"
	Sevyn Streeter	Furious 7	"How Bad Do You Want It (Oh Yeah)"
	Natalie La Rose		"Around the World" featuring Fetty Wap
	Chris Brown & Tyga	Fan of a Fan	"She Goin Up"

References

1. "Friday Rap-Up: Frank E, Xzibit, 50 Cent, Slick Rick = 2009-11-23".
2. "Frank E: The takeover continues with Madonna, Lil Wayne and Toni Braxton = 2009-11-23".
3. "Westword Backbeat - Frank E pens songs for Madonna". Retrieved 2009-11-23.
4. "Madonna Letter to Fans = 2009-11-23".
5. "Frank E constructs another hit: Chamillionaire's "Good Morning" = 2009-11-23".
6. "DJ Booth.net "Good Morning" Review - "Frank E.‘s beat adds to the inspirational vibe"= 2009-12-11".
7. "TONI BRAXTON JOINS THE ATLANTIC FAMILY - "Braxton personally chose to collaborate with a veritable who's-who of red-hot producers and songwriters, including Frank E (Madonna, T.I., Plies, Flo Rida), etc..." = 2009-11-23".
8. "DJ Booth.net "Feel It" Review - "The track is co-produced by DJ Tiesto, arguably the world’s best DJ, and newcomer DJ Frank E (see Chamillionaire’s Good Morning)" = 2009-12-11".