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 the University of Western Ontario.[3]

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
List of EPs
Year Title Label
2018 Footprints (remixes) FSW Entertainment
2017 24 Astralwerks (US1A)

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.


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