Frank Dukes came to prominence in the 2010s as a composer and beatmaker whose work was utilized by prominent record producers to sample in their own productions; many of his samples have been used in songs for major artists including Drake, Travis Scott, Taylor Swift, and Kanye West, with some drawing from the Kingsway Music Library, a popular sample library which he has run since 2011.
11 Facts About Frank Dukes
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Frank Dukes is considered one of Canada's top producers having been awarded Songwriter of the Year by SOCAN four times and has received similar honors from BMI, the Juno Awards, Variety, and Jaxsta.
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Frank Dukes later taught himself to play guitar, bass and drums.
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Frank Dukes graduated from St Robert Catholic High School in Thornhill in 2001.
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Frank Dukes chose the stage name Frank Dukes as a teenager, inspired by the character of Frank Dux in the martial arts film Bloodsport, and competed in a number of local DJ contents.
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Frank Dukes's first production credit was a 2003 remix for Philadelphia rapper Hezekiah and he later had his first paid placement with a Toronto artist named General Too Smooth.
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Frank Dukes worked on his own unreleased album, collaborating with Danny Brown and Willie the Kid, among others.
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Frank Dukes continues to distribute a limited amount of his music this way and invites up-and-coming musicians to collaborate or contribute whole volumes to his platform.
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Frank Dukes's compositions, including those designated for Kingsway Music, have led to him working with record producers such as Boi-1da, Metro Boomin, Vinylz, DJ Dahi, and more, landing him prominent placements for Kanye West, Mac Miller, Drake, Eminem, Jeremih, Tory Lanez and Rihanna, among others.
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Frank Dukes followed Jack Antonoff, Louis Bell, Mike Dean, and Finneas.
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Frank Dukes indicated that he would continue working on new music projects under the name of Ging.