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Curt Frasca
Curt Frasca
Birth name	Curtis Frasca
Also known as	Curt Frasca
Occupation(s)	Entrepreneur, Investor, Record Producer, Songwriter, Musician, Remixer, CEO, [1]
Years active	1986–Present

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Curt Frasca is an American entrepreneur, real estate investor, record label owner, music publisher, and former multi-platinum award-winning record producer, songwriter, musician, studio owner and recording engineer.

Career

Frasca is a former multi-platinum record producer, songwriter, musician, re-mixer, engineer, and instrumentalist. Frasca's work appears on over 100 million albums sold worldwide [[2]], [[3]], [[4]], [[5]], [[6]],[[7]], including those of Avril Lavigne, Celine Dion, 3rd Base, O.A.R., Ryan Cabrera, De La Soul, Queen Latifah, Moby.

1980

Growing up in New York, Frasca was drumming at an early age. As a teenager, he was heavily influenced by the punk rock & roll, like The Jam, Sex Pistols, MC5, The Clash Ramones.His professional career started while still in high school mixing, recording, programming on such influential records as De La Soul "Say No Go", 3rd Bass "Brooklyn Queens" [8], "The Gas Face", albums produced by Prince Paul. Other artist's Frasca worked with during this period include Queen Latifah, Big Daddy Kane, Fine Young Cannibals "Good Thing".

1990

Tommy Mottola hired Frasca to produce Mariah Carey's "Someday" for her 1991 American Music Awards appearance, that appearance helped Someday reach Billboard's number #1 in the United States after Mariah Cary's appearance. In the early 1990s Frasca worked heavily with hotel owner Shep Pettibone[[9]], a few of the artists included Madonna, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Cher, Patti Labelle, Jeffrey Osborne, Jane Child, Bananarama, Spice Girls, Prince.

Moby requested Frasca mix his major label debut Move, the album entered the Billboard dance chart at number #1 [[10]]. Remixing k.d. lang "Lifted by Love" [[11]], Sophie B. Hawkins "Right Beside You" [[12]], Tangerine Dream, Paul Haslinger amongst many others. [13]

Frasca founded Verse Entertainment [[14]]. Verse Entertainment featured a private multi-room facility located NYC - Verse Studio was profiled in MIX magazine October 1999 issue. Verse Studios is a combination of vintage gear and digital recording tools featuring a custom Neve 8058 console from the 1970s and SSL 9000J.

2000

In 2001 after attempts to capture Avril Lavigne sound, Arista A&R head Josh Saurbin reached out to the production and writing team of Frasca and Breer Madonna, Ryan Cabrera, Stacie Orrico) to help, with, the album.^[1] Avril Lavigne's debut record Let Go, would go on to sell 22 million albums worldwide and garner 3 Grammy Award nominations. [15]

2002 Frasca and Sabelle Breer signed [[Ryan Cabrera] producing and co-writing much of his multi-platinum debut, release Take It All Away which debut on at #18 the Billboard 200 album charts. The album included the Top 40 "On The Way Down" and "40 Kinds of Sadness". The single "On the Way Down" went double platinum and received an ASCAP Pop Award for most airplay of 2006.[16]

Frasca wrote "Warm Whispers" with the great, Missy Higgins for her album On A Clear Night.^{[citation needed]} The album entered the charts at number #1.

In 2009, Frasca founded Verse Music Group [17]. Verse Music Group was an entertainment company based in New York City with a focus on music-related intellectual property rights and related assets. Verse owned over 50,000 copyrights through its acquisition of iconic brands and music catalogs, including Salsoul Records, West End Records, Bethlehem Records and Golden Records. Its platform included featured songs by artists Rod Stewart, Nina Simone, Jennifer Lopez, John 5, Avril Lavigne, Commodores, Tupac and Celine Dion. [18]

Frasca partnered with (private equity) firm The Wicks Group [19], "https://www.wicksgroup.com" Raising $75 million to acquire entertainment intellectual property. 2010 the company officially renamed Verse Music Group. [20]

2015, Frasca and partners The Wicks Group sold Verse Music Group to BMG Rights Management. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. [21]

The Cactus Album 3rd Bass
Say No Go" De La Soul
On the Way Down Ryan Cabrera
A Very Special Christmas Celine Dion
Under My Skin Avril Lavigne

References

^ "Avril Lavigne Biography". Avrillatina.com. Retrieved 2014-08-05.

[1] "Avril Lavigne Biography". Avrillatina.com. Retrieved 2014-08-05.

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 Frasca's work appears on over 100 million albums sold worldwide [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_Go_(Avril_Lavigne_album)]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These_Are_Special_Times]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Cabrera]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stories_of_a_Stranger]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cactus_Album]],[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Immaculate_Collection]], including those of [[Avril Lavigne]], [[Celine Dion]], [[3rd Base]], [[O.A.R.]], [[Ryan Cabrera]], [[De La Soul]], [[Queen Latifah]], [[Moby]].
 ==1980==
-Growing up in New York{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}, Frasca was drumming at an early age. As a teenager, he was heavily influenced by [[punk rock|the punk rock & roll]], like [[The Jam]], [[Sex Pistols]], [[MC5]], [[The Clash]] [[Ramones]]{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}. His professional career started while still in high school{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} mixing, recording, programming on such influential records as [[De La Soul]] "Say No Go", [[3rd Bass]] "Brooklyn Queens" [https://www.discogs.com/release/1886220-3rd-Bass-The-Gas-Face], "The Gas Face", albums produced by [[Prince Paul (producer)|Prince Paul]]. Other artist's Frasca worked with during this period include [[Queen Latifah]], [[Big Daddy Kane]], [[Fine Young Cannibals]] "Good Thing".{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}
+Growing up in New York, Frasca was drumming at an early age. As a teenager, he was heavily influenced by [[punk rock|the punk rock & roll]], like [[The Jam]], [[Sex Pistols]], [[MC5]], [[The Clash]] [[Ramones]].His professional career started while still in high school mixing, recording, programming on such influential records as [[De La Soul]] "Say No Go", [[3rd Bass]] "Brooklyn Queens" [https://www.discogs.com/release/1886220-3rd-Bass-The-Gas-Face], "The Gas Face", albums produced by [[Prince Paul (producer)|Prince Paul]]. Other artist's Frasca worked with during this period include [[Queen Latifah]], [[Big Daddy Kane]], [[Fine Young Cannibals]] "Good Thing".
 ==1990==
-[[Tommy Mottola]] hired Frasca to produce [[Mariah Carey]]'s "Someday" for her 1991 [[American Music Awards]] appearance,{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} that appearance helped [[Someday (Mariah Carey song)|Someday]] reach Billboard's number #1 in the United States after Mariah Cary's appearance. In the early 1990s Frasca worked heavily with hotel owner [[Shep Pettibone]][[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empress_Hotel_(New_Jersey)]], a few of the artists included [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Mariah Carey]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Janet Jackson]], [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Cher]], [[Patti Labelle]], [[Jeffrey Osborne]], [[Jane Child]], [[Bananarama]], [[Spice Girls]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]].
+[[Tommy Mottola]] hired Frasca to produce [[Mariah Carey]]'s "Someday" for her 1991 [[American Music Awards]] appearance, that appearance helped [[Someday (Mariah Carey song)|Someday]] reach Billboard's number #1 in the United States after Mariah Cary's appearance. In the early 1990s Frasca worked heavily with hotel owner [[Shep Pettibone]][[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empress_Hotel_(New_Jersey)]], a few of the artists included [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Mariah Carey]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Janet Jackson]], [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Cher]], [[Patti Labelle]], [[Jeffrey Osborne]], [[Jane Child]], [[Bananarama]], [[Spice Girls]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]].
 [[Moby]] requested Frasca mix his major label debut ''[[Move (Moby song)|Move]]'', the album entered the Billboard dance chart at number #1 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Move_(Moby_song)]]. Remixing [[k.d. lang]] "Lifted by Love" [[https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/kd-lang-makeover-may-28-nonesuch-classic-dance-remixes-1992-2000-2021-0317]], [[Sophie B. Hawkins]] "Right Beside You" [[https://books.google.com/books?id=aQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=%5B%5BSophie+B.+Hawkins%5D%5D%22Right+Beside+You%22+curt+frasca&source=bl&ots=pdPfENAiBn&sig=ACfU3U0n7rC_UAa3OPuvr3us1fQf4RX9oQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5vq2pibr0AhUQVTABHR3ZA78Q6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&q=%5B%5BSophie%20B.%20Hawkins%5D%5D%22Right%20Beside%20You%22%20curt%20frasca&f=false]], [[Tangerine Dream]], [[Paul Haslinger]] amongst many others. [https://www.discogs.com/artist/61552-Curt-Frasca]
-Frasca founded Verse Entertainment [[https://www.dandb.com/businessdirectory/verseentertainmentinc-newyork-ny-11711768.html]]. Verse Entertainment featured a private multi-room facility located NYC - Verse Studio was profiled in MIX magazine October 1999 issue. Verse Studios is a combination of [[Vintage year|vintage gear]] and digital recording tools featuring a custom [[Neve Electronics|Neve]] 8058 console from the 1970s and SSL 9000J.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}
+Frasca founded Verse Entertainment [[https://www.dandb.com/businessdirectory/verseentertainmentinc-newyork-ny-11711768.html]]. Verse Entertainment featured a private multi-room facility located NYC - Verse Studio was profiled in MIX magazine October 1999 issue. Verse Studios is a combination of [[Vintage year|vintage gear]] and digital recording tools featuring a custom [[Neve Electronics|Neve]] 8058 console from the 1970s and SSL 9000J.
 ==2000==
 In 2001 after attempts to capture Avril Lavigne sound, [[Arista Networks|Arista]] A&R [[head]] [[Josh Saurbin]] reached out to the production and writing team of Frasca and Breer [[Madonna]], [[Ryan Cabrera]], [[Stacie Orrico]]) to help, with, the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avrillatina.com/en/avril-lavigne-biography.htm |title=Avril Lavigne Biography |publisher=Avrillatina.com |date= |accessdate=2014-08-05}}</ref>  [[Avril Lavigne]]'s debut record ''[[Let Go (Avril Lavigne album)|Let Go]]'', would go on to sell 22 million albums worldwide and garner 3 [[Grammy Award]] nominations. [https://www.discogs.com/master/28622-Avril-Lavigne-Let-Go]
-Frasca and Sabelle Breer signed [[Ryan Cabrera]]{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} producing and co-writing much of his multi-platinum debut, release ''Take It All Away'' which debut on at #18 the Billboard 200 album charts. The album included the [[Top 40 Hits|Top 40]] "On The Way Down" and "40 Kinds of Sadness". The single "On the Way Down" went double platinum and received an ASCAP Pop Award for most airplay of 2006.[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2006/BB-2006-06-17.pdf]
+Frasca and Sabelle Breer signed [[Ryan Cabrera] producing and co-writing much of his multi-platinum debut, release ''Take It All Away'' which debut on at #18 the Billboard 200 album charts. The album included the [[Top 40 Hits|Top 40]] "On The Way Down" and "40 Kinds of Sadness". The single "On the Way Down" went double platinum and received an ASCAP Pop Award for most airplay of 2006.[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2006/BB-2006-06-17.pdf]
 Frasca wrote "Warm Whispers" with the great, [[Missy Higgins]] for her album On A Clear Night.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} The album entered the charts at number #1.

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