Music
London was where he had his first gigs; at the Cole Shed in Kilburn where he was a regular featured artist. In addition to performing acoustic shows around the UK capital, Francis started working with Alex White, a notable music composer and session pianist (Joan Armatrading), on a variety of soundtracks for advertising, film and TV work.
Since then, Francis has developed a broad international fan-base through use of social media platforms, including becoming one of the first world artists to raise finance for album recordings through online crowd sourcing.
Francis released "Circles & Squares" his debut album produced by Steve Bush (Stereophonics, Corrine Bailey Rae, Ronnie Wood), and mastered by Bob Ludwig. The album took over a year to produce and was recorded in London and New York. The album was followed up with live performances throughout Europe, highlights include headlines at the O2 IndigO2 and Netherlands's Summer Festival "Concert at Sea".
Francis released the self-titled EP, a collection of 5 songs. The recording was also fan-funded through the online music platform Pledge Music. The single "Burn" was released in Spain by UK X-Factor Finalist Ruth Lorenzo, and a subsequent music video was released.
In December 2012, Francis released the one-off single, "Higher Ground" - a song about perspective and time being a conduit to healing. Francis has a five piece band and has played consistently around the UK and Europe, most notably headlining performances at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, the O2 Arena Indigo2, the 100 Club, Scala, and more.
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