Biography
Joe Franco, a 1969 graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School, [2] became a member of the band The Good Rats in 1972. [3] He also produced and played in the horror rock band Van Helsing's Curse, [4] which also featured Twisted Sister lead vocalist Dee Snider, and on the Magellan album Hundred Year Flood . Franco replaced A. J. Pero in Twisted Sister in 1986, and stayed in the band for about a year until its break-up in 1987. He also played in Snider's group Widowmaker, and with guitarists Vinnie Moore [5] [6] and Blues Saraceno, as well as with former Kansas vocalist Steve Walsh on his solo album Shadowman.
Franco is the author of the book Double Bass Drumming (1984; Alfred, 1993) [7] and is featured in the accompanying video (1988; Warner Bros., 2005). [8] He has also lectured and written articles about drumming [9] and is a music producer involved in recording and post-production work as owner of Beatstreet Productions [10] in the Flatiron District of New York City, New York. [11]
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