Frank Carbone: I’m a pop artist from Raleigh, NC that makes music for late night drives, real life situations and relationship issues with catchy melodies that get stuck in your head.

The story behind the song is that we all have that one person we keep hitting up when we shouldn’t. A person we can’t seem to get rid of or just a relationship issue in general. We all have them, it’s life. People all around me were going through a “situationship” so naturally I had to turn it into a song that most people can relate to on some kind of level.

Where it started:

I first got into music by going to concerts with my cousins at a young age. I always knew I wanted to be the person on stage doing that so I started writing my own music. After high school, I started working as a DJ to make money then went to college to learn how to make music. After graduating college, I dropped my first album showtime with a very low budget on an independent label. That’s when I met my best friend and video editor AVDesigns. The day after graduating college I also started working backstage for major artists that came through Raleigh which led me into getting offered my first radio personality job on top 40 radio. After hanging out with celebrities and hearing their stories, working with their managers and learning about the labels, I knew I still wanted to continue making music. Fast forward to 2024 I dropped my second studio album called intergalactic with industry veteran, Dick Hodgin at Osceola Recording Studios. The project came out so good but if was at a stand still. No budget for marketing even though we had a great project to show the world. I almost gave up but just shy of two years later, I now put out my latest single again with Dick Hodgin called ‘Haunted Hearts’ and super proud of this track.

The come-up:

The road to get here wasn't easy, especially the financial aspect. It’s tough sometimes as an independent artist especially when you’re struggling and trying to make ends meet. Everything in this world costs money and if you don’t have money to drop and invest on your music career then your music career stays at a standstill. You have to hustle and figure it all out and jump through a lot of hoops to make it work.

My latest single is called:

Haunted Hearts

What fans should know:

I appreciate every single one of my fans that are feeling my music and loving what I’m doing. Anyone who follows me on this journey and supports me, I’ve got nothing but love for you. It’s not always easy and I definitely hit some rough patches along the way like everyone else does so I hope you’re ready to ride with a real life person who’s just following the dream. Thank you so much!

What's next for me?:

My goal is to push this single hard until the next one, get some more fans who love what I’m doing and also possibly open up for some big artists somehow on tour to get some more exposure.

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