Maxx Frank

Maxx Frank
Maxx Frank
Birth name Clarence N. Frank
Born June 25, 1966 (1966-06-25) (age 45)
Origin Hammond, Indiana, USA
Genres Gospel,
Contemporary Christian,
Inspirational/Worship, [R&B], [Pop]

Maxx Frank is a keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and a former member of the award-winning gospel performing group Commissioned.[1]

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Early years

Maxx Frank was born Clarence N. Frank on June 25, 1966 in Hammond, Indiana. He is the son of a 6th grade school teacher and Marine and a Church of God in Christ pastor. Maxx began playing the piano at the age of 3 years old and by the age of 12 was the main organist at his father's church. He is the 5th child of 7 siblings. He is happily married to the lovely and talented Sonya Renee Frank and together they are the parents of seven children: Torrence, Amillio, Bryce, Alexx, Arielle, Ashlee, and Carrington Frank. Maxx has a love for music that expands across culture and genre. He plays drums, organ, piano, and saxophone.

Musical career

Maxx began his professional career with the Gospel music group, The Winans 1985-1989. Later he joined the gospel group Commissioned 1990-1997.

He has produced and written songs for Commissioned, Fred Hammond, Carman, The Winans, 98 Degrees, Handel’s Messiah, Jesse Campbell, Dawkins & Dawkins, The Whispers, and Yolanda Adams. He has also produced and written over 700+ jingles for television and radio commercials.[citation needed]

Influences

His influences are Organist/Pastor Elder David Blakely his son David Allen Blakely, Thomas Whitfield, The Winans, George Shearing, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Quincy Jones, Twinkie Clark, Charles Guyger, Stevie Wonder.[citation needed]

He has founded the production company named “Rock You 1 Entertainment.”

Footnotes

  1. ^ Carpenter, Bil (2005). Uncloudy Days: the Gospel Music Encyclopedia. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 98. ISBN 9780879308414. http://books.google.com/books?id=tDYftTBTFyEC&pg=PA98. Retrieved 11 May 2011.