Frank Maston
Composer & Producer
Frank Maston is a Los Angeles-born musician, composer & producer currently based in Paris. He’s been releasing music under his surname since 2011. He’s also produced and mixed albums by other artists, composes music for film, and performs as a touring musician. Full biography below.
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Recent Projects
Maston - Lagniappe Session (for Aquarium Drunkard)
Maston - L’Ultima Cena (Music From The Exhibition)
Maston - Panorama
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Composer/Producer
Frank Maston
Frank Maston is a Los Angeles-born musician, composer & producer currently based in Paris. He’s been releasing music under his surname since 2011. He’s also produced and mixed albums by other artists, composes music for film, and performs as a touring musician.
Working primarily in the instrumental realm, Frank Maston calls on the influences of '70s library music and obscure film soundtracks. He evolved from his Beach Boys worship on early material into the more nuanced and cinematic fare of albums like Panorama and Souvenir, both released in 2021.
Frank Maston grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles, soaking in both the summery atmosphere and the musical and cultural history of his surroundings, developing a love of California-bred orchestral pop. Beginning in 2011, Maston put out a series of cassette albums, using his own last name as the moniker for his one-man band, and was embedded in that era’s Los Angeles music scene. In 2013 he released his proper full-length debut, Shadows. He meanwhile played keyboards for Dutch musician Jacco Gardner, joining him for extended periods in the Netherlands. Maston's experiences touring and living abroad lent a European influence to his second album, which took particular inspiration from French and Italian film music.
Further adjusting his focus from Wilson and Spector to the likes of Morricone and Vannier, Maston released his critically acclaimed album Tulips on his own Phonoscope label in 2017. His next release, 2021's Panorama, was commisioned by legendary library music label KPM and payed homage to '70s Italian soundtrack and easy listening music. He quickly followed up this light and breezy collection with the live-in-studio album Souvenir. Also released in 2021, Souvenir was made with Swiss group L'Eclair as the backing band, adding a depth and live chemistry to Maston's groove-based studio creations. In 2022, he issued the more ethereal L'Ultima Cena. It consisted of music he composed for the Berlin exhibition of the same name by friend and painter Mattea Perrotta. Maston is currently working primarily in film as well as his frequent collaborations with other artists.
For all inquiries please contact maston [at] phonoscopestudios.com
Working primarily in the instrumental realm, Frank Maston calls on the influences of '70s library music and obscure film soundtracks. He evolved from his Beach Boys worship on early material into the more nuanced and cinematic fare of albums like Panorama and Souvenir, both released in 2021.
Frank Maston grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles, soaking in both the summery atmosphere and the musical and cultural history of his surroundings, developing a love of California-bred orchestral pop. Beginning in 2011, Maston put out a series of cassette albums, using his own last name as the moniker for his one-man band, and was embedded in that era’s Los Angeles music scene. In 2013 he released his proper full-length debut, Shadows. He meanwhile played keyboards for Dutch musician Jacco Gardner, joining him for extended periods in the Netherlands. Maston's experiences touring and living abroad lent a European influence to his second album, which took particular inspiration from French and Italian film music.
Further adjusting his focus from Wilson and Spector to the likes of Morricone and Vannier, Maston released his critically acclaimed album Tulips on his own Phonoscope label in 2017. His next release, 2021's Panorama, was commisioned by legendary library music label KPM and payed homage to '70s Italian soundtrack and easy listening music. He quickly followed up this light and breezy collection with the live-in-studio album Souvenir. Also released in 2021, Souvenir was made with Swiss group L'Eclair as the backing band, adding a depth and live chemistry to Maston's groove-based studio creations. In 2022, he issued the more ethereal L'Ultima Cena. It consisted of music he composed for the Berlin exhibition of the same name by friend and painter Mattea Perrotta. Maston is currently working primarily in film as well as his frequent collaborations with other artists.
For all inquiries please contact maston [at] phonoscopestudios.com
