Etienne Franc
Santa Cruz
Bassist, Guitarist, Singer, Rapper, Beat maker, bassist with Check in the Dark, SambaDa, Girish, Gina Rene, Chris Rene, Band Director at Inner Light Ministries, Etienne David Franc, also known as Roksta Orkestra & KostarOne performs domestically and Internationally as bassist, guitarist, singer, MC and producer.
He is bassist for L.A based Check in the Dark, and with Check in the Dark has released two albums independently,their music was featured on ABC's Extreme makeover - home edition, and on ESPN. And with CITD toured and recorded with Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester. ,
He was Touring Bassist with X-Factor finalist and EPIC/Sony Recording Artist Chris Rene appearing on The Ellen Degeneres Show.
He is Bassist, guitarist, Producer and Music director for Gina Rene, and has toured and recorded with major label acts Soulstice, O.P.M. and Aimee Allen.
In Los Angeles he was an in house musician for producer Gabriel Rene, appearing on Gina Rene’s “U Must B” which can be found on the Motion Picture soundtrack for Step Up (Summit/Touchstone Picture) and recorded both Bass and Guitars on Rene’s remix of “Footsteps in the Dark”, which appeared on the Isley Bros. remix album "Taken to the Next Level".An album that also featured artists ?uest Love and Mos Def to name a few.
As an MC he performed with local Bay Area acts New Sun Born and Mandala and has been invited on stage to perform with D.J. Logic.
As Etienne David he has been debuting his collection of acoustic Rock/Soul music that has been in development over the entire course of his 20+ year career as a musician/performer.
He currently plays bass for Northern California’s legendary Samba/Afro-Brazilian band SambaDa, has Plays bass for Kirtan star Girish and has played bass for Brian Jordan (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe), Donna DeLory, Nigerian Afrobeat master Danjuma & Onola, Charles Holt and freelances regularly on stage and in the studio.
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Authentically Eclectic Musician. Rock, Country, Hip Hop, Pop, Latin, Funk, Jazz, Brazilian, Afrobeat, Sukus, Hi Life, Reggae, Rock Steady, DanceHall, R&B , Gospel, Soul, Kirtan, Dub, Electronica,Indian classical.. it goes on.
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