Frank Cervantes is a singer/songwriter who resides in Collingswood, NJ.  Currently he writes and performs with the band RETROGLYPHS.  A South Jersey native, Frank has been a constant presence in the Tri-State local music scene for the past 8 years.  
     The bedroom in which Frank Cervantes grew up was a breeding ground for musical creativity. Frank and his friends would get together to jam, craft songs, and experiment in recording. 
Most of his recordings were intended for his band at the time called Just Like Me, but a lot of additional music was made for his own solo project as well as several collaborations with friends. Eventually the musical partnerships that started in that space transitioned out of the bedroom and into the local music scene. In 2009, Cervantes got his first breaks as frontman and primary songwriter for an indie progresssive four piece called The Once Was. The band toured nationally,  and even opened for John Mayer in Hollywood as part of a Twitter secret show.  Over a six month period they headlined three successful shows downstairs at World Cafe Live at home in Philadelphia.  The band had a strong underground following based off of two self released records recorded with Will Yip at Studio 4, but the group was young and split up while they were still progressing.  Listen to The Once Was here:  
 http://theoncewas.bandcamp.com/

     Following the break-up of the band, Frank formed The City Music Project with his high school friend DJ Golden Spiral. Together the duo received considerable airplay on WXPN followed by a string of headlining shows downstairs at World Cafe, as well as opening gigs for C.I.A., Beard of Bees, Indobox, Railroad Earth, and other popular festival bands.  TCMP enjoyed some quick underground blog buzz, and still has a big cult following in Philly.  The duo is on hiatus so that both contributors can focus more on their own projects. Listen to TCMP here:  http://thecitymusicproject.bandcamp.com/

     In May of 2012, Frank released his first solo album, Forgotten Summer.  The album received considerable airplay on WXPN and continues to get played to this day.  It led to a 2012 Tri State Indie New Jersey Artist of the Year Nomination.  It also earned Frank the opportunity to play live on air for the first time.  Listen to Forgotten Summer here:   http://frankcervantes.bandcamp.com/album/forgotten-summer
     The next year, Frank released a 3 song conceptual EP called The Only Light.  For this project, Frank returned to his middle school and high school to record with students from their music education programs.  The EP release show downstairs at World Cafe Live featured student performers.  The money earned from ticket sales went towards buying a small drum line for a North Philly public school.  
  Listen to The Only Light here: 
       http://frankcervantes.bandcamp.com/album/the-only-light
  Frank followed up The Only Light with two more solo albums, Terror of the Heart and LOST COUNTRY.  Following the release of Lost Country, Frank began working with producer and fellow Once Was alumni Josh Dowiak on a new 80s inspired musical project called RETROGLYPHS.
  RETROGLYPHS first single The Noose was released on New Retro Wave's "we rule nation" channel in the fall of 2016.  Following its release, Retroglyphs became a buzz band in the international synthwave scene.  The group is set to release their debut album in May of 2017.

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