Dave: Unfortunately, Hanover had called it quits. What transpired at this point in your career??
Frank: After the complete demise of Hanover, I had some offers to go on with my career in several capacities. I was invited to sing for Krokus at a time when it looked like Mark Storace might be leaving the band, but that didn't work out. I had other offers to start fresh with unknown bands, but they were very sketchy and truthfully, I was tired and suspicious of almost every aspect of the music business. I needed some time off and after months on the road, I was quite happy to be sleeping in my own bed.
I had been home for about ten days when I got a call from a close friend from Indiana. He asked me if I wanted to come out on the road and work the T-shirts for the Monkees 20th anniversary tour. The money was great, the venues were great, and the work would be very easy for me. It didn't take long to say yes. After the Monkees, I did the same thing for Triumph and Yngwie Malmsteen and Def Leppard and Janes Addiction, and Randy Travis, and Pink Floyd, and for about 18 months before I realized the time passing and that it was time to get back to the "front of the house" and my music.
I spent the next year writing developing my music with a Toronto singer named Barbara Sherk. We made some demos and got some interest from major labels, but everything remained tenuous and soon that dissolved. I took a long sabbatical from recording although I never stopped writing and literally buried myself in work to avoid thinking about the process.
Dave: At this point you made an investment in music, but in a different form. What was it??
Frank: In 1991, I couldn't stand to be away any longer and made some succinct plans to get a ball rolling again. Where other people spend their "hobby" money on boats, cottages, trips to the orient, etc., I started buying up professional studio gear so that I would not be subject to paying extreme fees to put music together, and also so I could have it in the convenience of my home and maximize on any time I could afford to spend there. It was at that time that I called on a partner who I had spent a great deal of studio time with in the past. Gord Paton, who was the drummer for Zero One and Z, also was/is a renown studio engineer and has been nominated for a Juno award (the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy), has been working with me since.
Dave: This leads into some of what you are currently doing??
Frank: Yes, together Gord and I have a music production company called B.O.D. Music, which is started primarily as a vehicle for recording and producing songs by us. Last year, I was approached by a new young talent named JOHN COSSAR. This kid is really, really, great! We started by doing some demos and now John has employed Gord and I to produce and record his entire album. It is going to be a monster of a project and we expect to complete it before Christmas this year. I hope you'll give it an ear for review, I think you'll find it worthwhile.
Dave: I would definitely be interested in doing that. Are you visual through the internet with your production company??
Frank: We are in the process of creating a B.O.D. website at the moment, which will eventually encompass all of our music projects past and present. Our hope is to continue at multi levels and provide direction, recording, and production for others as well as getting our music "out there" in the stream of activity again. We don't harbor a lot of ambition to hit the road again, but we certainly would if the conditions were right. There is a bit of a buzz to do a Hanover reunion show, but until that turns into a full-fledged necessity we're going to hold off.
Dave: Well, I definitely hope something will be in the works where Hanover is concerned in some format. I would encourage all fans to make themselves known and their wants in this area known. I feel that there is a great untapped market for the music that Hanover made. Stay tuned.....
