Frank Walker (musician)

Frank Walker is a Canadian electronic musician and DJ.[1] He is most noted for his single "Only When It Rains", a collaboration with Astrid S which was a Juno Award nominee for Dance Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.[2]

Frank Walker
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, DJ, record producer
Years active2016-present
Labels
  • FSW Entertainment
  • Nightfuel
  • Astralwerks (US1A)

Early life

The son of Canadian business executives Donald J. Walker and Belinda Stronach,[3] he was groomed by his family for a career with the family company, Magna International, and began to pursue music as a hobby while studying business at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Career

Following his graduation he decided to pursue music instead of stepping directly into a job with Magna, and released his debut EP Nocturnal in 2016.[4] He followed up with the EP 24 in 2017.[1]

The singles "Heartbreak Back", with Riley Biederer on vocals, and "Footprints", with Callum Stewart, followed in 2018,[4] and "Only When It Rains" was released in 2019.

Discography

Extended plays
List of EPs
Year Title Label
2016 Nocturnal Nightfuel Records
2017 24 Astralwerks (US1A)

Singles
  • 2016: "All I Want"
  • 2016: "Toes" (featuring Rykka)
  • 2016: "Run with the Real" (featuring Davs)
  • 2017: "Young" (featuring Andrew Jackson)
  • 2017: "Less Lonely"
  • 2017: "Piano" (featuring Emily Warren)
  • 2017: "Leave the Light On" (featuring BullySongs)
  • 2018: "Footprints" (featuring Callum Stewart)
  • 2018: "Heartbreak Back" (featuring Riley Biederer)
  • 2019: "Stitch Em Up" (with Justin Jesso)
  • 2019: "Only When It Rains" (with Astrid S)
  • 2020: "More Than OK" (with R3hab and Clara Mae)
  • 2020: "Can't Let Go" (with Harry Hudson)
  • 2020: "Dancing in the Dark"
  • 2020: "Imagine" (with Steve Aoki featuring AJ Mitchell)[5]
  • 2020: "Like Gold" (with Loud Luxury featuring Stephen Puth)[6]

References
  1. "Meet Frank Walker: Rising Artist Talks New '24' EP, Ultra Main Stage Debut & More". Billboard. April 3, 2017.
  2. Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  3. David Friend, "Frank Walker sets aside Stronach family empire to chase DJ dreams". CityNews, August 15, 2019.
  4. "Frank Walker is This Month's 'One To Watch' Artist". CKIS-FM, November 1, 2018.
  5. "Imagine (feat. AJ Mitchell) - Single by Steve Aoki & Frank Walker". Apple Music. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  6. Weisband, Sami (October 30, 2020). "Loud Luxury join forces with Frank Walker on dance-pop crossover, 'Like Gold'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.


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