Innovative Artist: Frank Ocean

Frank Ocean, is a refreshing newer artist who has become more popular in the last year. He is a member of the group Odd Future, aka OFWGKTA. Frank is not only a unique vocalist of the group, but he also written songs for other various artists like Justin Bieber, and Brandy.

Aside from writing songs for other artists, Frank Ocean has written some great songs for himself. His style is very unique, and he has an interesting vocal range that I would compare to Prince. His songs have unpredictable, yet very enjoyable sound to them. Frank’s style is R&B, sometimes mixed with rap, and a lot of electronic music behind, with heavy bass, sometimes with offbeat, or even off key music behind. Somehow, Frank transforms the songs into something beautiful, having you forget about the imperfections going on in the background. He seems to sing melodies that can compliment almost any instrumentation, and he mesmerizes with his voice.

Frank Ocean has impacted me as a Producer because not only does he make music you can feel, and relate to, but Frank makes music that Frank wants to make. His sound is unique, and as an artist that’s what makes you stand out, having your own sound. When you hear a Frank Ocean song, you know it’s a Frank Ocean song, you’re not sitting around trying to guess the artist because they all sound alike, he is not that kind of artist. I love his mix of Electronic music, Hip Hop, R&B, but I mostly appreciate him for his unique and unpredictable singing style. I feel that because he is so innovative and unpredictable, that his career is going to have longevity, and his music will be appreciated by many generations to come. Frank Ocean is not the most known artist, but he is not far behind whoever that person is right now. Frank Ocean will be a household name in the near future.

It won’t take five years for Frank Ocean to have an impact on me. I already admire the way his songs are all different, unpredictable, yet pleasant and refreshing. I also admire that you can’t quite fit his music into a box. Yes he raps and sings, but you never know what you are going to get in a Frank Ocean song, but you know its going to be good, and that’s what makes him interesting. Many of the artists I admire, step out of the normalcy, and make music that comes from the heart and mind. Frank Ocean is definitely one of my favorite artists at this time. I just want to make music that I think sounds good, that is different, and what I want to make. It isn’t art to me if everyone is telling you what to do and what not to do, and I want to make art.