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About Francis and the Lights
Hometown
Oakland, CA, United States
Formed
2007
Genre
Pop
Francis and the Lights is the musical project of singer, songwriter, producer, and musician Francis Farewell Starlite. The artist’s unique synth-driven pop-R&B blend has made fans and collaborators of Drake, Kanye West, and Chance the Rapper, among others.
• Francis was born Abe Morre Katz-Milder in Oakland. Heavily influenced by The Beatles, he decided to start a musical project after dropping out of Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
• His band members have included childhood friends like Jake Schreier and Aaron Lammer. But “the Lights” isn’t actually a backing group—it refers to stage lights, computer pixels, and anything the artist uses to reach his audience.
• Drake was an early fan. In 2010, Francis and the Lights opened for Drizzy on tour and produced “Karaoke” for his album Thank Me Later.
• Francis runs the label KTTF, which stands for “Knees to the Floor”—an homage to James Brown. Francis used “Knees to the Floor” as a song title on his 2010 EP It’ll Be Better.
• He coproduced three songs for Chance The Rapper's Grammy-winning 2016 mixtape Coloring Book, including “Summer Friends,” which he also sings on.
• Kanye West and Bon Iver guest on Francis’ 2016 debut album, Farewell, Starlite! A 2017 remix of the song “May I Have This Dance,” featuring Chance the Rapper, became a major streaming hit.
• Kanye West told The New York Times that Starlite is “a true original with an unorthodox style.” Chance has dubbed Francis “the new Prince.”
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