Keyboardist Frank Schellenberger grew up in Munich, Bavaria. At the age of six he began Piano Lessons. He studied with Walter Nicol, Uli Schoedel and at Richard Strauss Konservatorium Munich. Already at the age of 12 he started experimenting with synthesizers and midi, meanwhile playing in the Stefan Kalmer Bigband. Two Years after his first debut release with the band JACUZZI, Frank moved to Berlin, where he has been active in the City's Funk, Experimental, World and African music scenes. As Keyboardist for the Brothers Keepers Project, he performed with Artists such as D-Flame, Xavier Naidoo, Della Miles, Nosliw, Denyo, Samy Deluxe, Tony L and Torch (the grandfather of german HipHop). Frank is a founding member of the Afrobeat Academy, starring Oghene Kologbo, the original tenor guitarist from Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band. As 'Dr. Frank White', he also performs in the Band of Mocky, the Canadian Rapper and Singer (Mickey Mouse Muthaf***), and is the keyboardist for Lou Pearlman's latest Boygroup 'US5'.
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