Biography
When Franc Grams takes the stage, you would think he was a seasoned industry veteran. He oozes confidence and appears to be more comfortable in front of the flashing lights than most people are in their own homes. But pressure is nothing new to the twenty three year old hailing from the Boulder Drive housing projects in New London, CT. He has sold out theaters, sponsored recording projects through A “Give A Child A Mic” Foundation, started an annual talent show that has made history in CT donating thousands to arts based initiatives, you can find him currently opening up for Joe Budden and this is only the beginning for Franc Grams.
Determined to make his name synonymous with success, Connecticut bred artist Grams is about to embark on yet another journey with his current single, “Ready To Go.” Partnered with Don Diego Entertainment, Franc Grams is maximizing his local celebrity, packaging his talent and is landing on billboards and stages all across the U.S.
These days Grams has learned to loath the term local. “I feel like I owe myself an opportunity to bring my sound to the whole world, not just New London or even CT”. Grams set his sights on the national stage after catching the attention of famed Miami music powerhouse Slip n Slide Records. Grams even enlisted Slip N Slide DJ Correlation to help break his first smash single “Get like me”.
It is his work ethic and charisma, that sets Grams apart and above from most of the newer artists in the industry today. “Hard work is like a second language to me,” he says when asked how he has built a diverse catalogue that boasts close to 200 recordings. “I grind,” He states enthusiastically, “You don’t grind, you don’t shine”. “Grams wasn’t a word I stumbled across while in search of a stage name,” states Mr. Colmenares. There is a lot of meaning behind his moniker. The word “grams” is symbolic of the hustle; it just happens his hustle isn’t a street corner, its music. “I’m still selling Grams, he states”
Grams was raised by his mother in the Boulder Dr Housing of New London. It was there that he saw everything the outside world had to offer, from the glamour and glitz of the drug trade and all of its “allure.” He watched as his brother began to slip further into its clinches ultimately landing his older brother James (Hood) Bowers, in Corrigan Correctional Facility. However, not easily deterred by obstacles, Grams vowed to his mother and his incarcerated brother that he would one day afford them a better life.
Grams likes to tell everybody to “Go for yours, statistics are unreal, I am currently living my dream because I put forth the time and effort to make it happen, not because Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.