Frank Meyer is a musician, author, and flmmaker from Los Angeles, CA. Meyer’s directorial debut was the award-winning, critically acclaimed documentary Risen: The Story of Chron “Hell Razah� Smith. Released by Indie Rights Movies, this feature film told the story of a Wu-Tang Clan affiliate rapper who suffered a near-fatal brain aneurysm and his road to recovery. Meyer’s latest film, Freestyle 101: Hip-Hop History, was released October 24, 2023 on Amazon Prime, YouTube Movies and Google Play (also via Indie Rights Movies). This documentary explores the history of freestyle rap, is narrated by Chuck D of Public Enemy, and stars Open Mike Eagle, Iron Solomon, Ice-T, Wu-Tang Clan, Cypress Hill, M.O.P., Fat Joe, Del, Mobb Deep, The LOX, Gang Starr, Freestyle Fellowship, Ras Kass, Sean Price, Gift of Gab, Sean Kingston, ICP, MC Supernatural, and many more.
Meyer has had a diverse professional career built on creative vision, artist drive and hard work. Over the last decade, Frank has found much success in the world of directing digital tutorial content, the most recent example being AI-driven fitness videos for digital weightlifting experts Tonal and his work with fitness legend Tony Horton, creator of P90X. Previously, he served as Sr. Content Producer at Fender Musical Instruments from 2016 to 2020, where he played a key role in creating the look, style, production and post workflow of the legendary guitar maker's award-winning and highly successful Fender Play app.
But it was NBC where Frank learn his chops and cut his teeth, while working there for over a decade. Frank was Sr. Interactive Content Producer at NBC’s Esquire Network and G4tv, where he fine-tuned his skills as a director of TV commercials (Dyson, Sonic), promotional spots (Jurassic World, State Farm, Little Caesars) and campaigns (American Ninja Warrior, Knife Fight), while racking up multiple Telly, Webby, and W3 awards along the way. He also morphed into an ace digital content producer and field producer, covering red carpets and events around the world such as Tokyo Game Show in Japan, Comic-Con, GDC, PAX, C.E.S., E3 and more. Yet more Telly and Webby awards were nabbed when he created G4tv's web series Freestyle 101, as well as digital shoulder programming for TV shows like American Ninja Warrior, Attack of the Show, X-Play and many others.
In the music world, Frank is known for his vocal work with Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer James Williamson (Iggy and the Stooges), his punk rock band The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, his European-based hard rock act Trading Aces, and his work with everyone from heavy metal cult hero Thor, New York alt-metal act Warrior Soul to Supersuckers frontman Eddie Spaghetti. He also directs and edits music videos many artists, including a slew of recent videos for iconic punk band The Dwarves.
Additionally, Frank is a published author, writing rock ‘n’ roll biographies such as On the Road with the Ramones (Bobcat/Omnibus), When the Wall of Sound Met The New York Underground (Rhino/WB), and Van Halen: A Visual History 1978 - 1985 (Chronicle). His latest books, Diaper Dude and From Dude to Dad: The Diaper Dude Guide to Pregnancy are both top sellers on Penguin/Random House.
Whew! As you can imagine, Frank sleeps very little…
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