Underground Artist of the Month for April 2023

Bio

27-year-old Forrest Frank is a singer, instrumentalist and producer best known for being part of the genre-blending band Surfaces. Forrest grew up in Texas and attended Baylor University where he met Colin Padalecki. Previously, Forrest had always worked on and produced his own music, however in college he and Colin began working on music together and released their first album called Surf in 2017 as Surfaces. Forrest continued to be a part of Surfaces, but also continued to work on his own music. 

Along with singles and EP’s Forrest. has released albums in 2018 and 2020. He has also done collaborations with Biskwiq, Ryce, and Peter Kuli. His music is similar to Surface’s music, being mellow, feel-good music. Forrest is starting to get more attention from Surfaces doing so well. In 2020, Surfaces song ‘Sunday Best’ went viral on TikTok bringing attention to the duo. Forrest will continue to grow as a singer, producer, and performer as Surfaces continue to grow.

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Rod Wave

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