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Contact: Joel Frankel
Crunchy Records, Chicago, IL
773-965-3335
joel@joelfrankel.com
Joel Frankel
Bio
Joel Frankel never aspired to become an entertainer. But after acquiring a degree in nutrition, he
discovered a taste for music and performance that has been in his blood ever since. Now, more than
three decades later, he writes and performs full time and has recorded four successful
children’s CD’s, including his latest album, Ship of Chocolate Chips.
Born in Norman, Oklahoma, and having lived in eight different states in eleven years, Frankel
spent his early life on the road without even being on tour. He received his first guitar at the
age 8 and took to writing songs throughout his school years. After graduating from college,
Frankel’s musical aspirations took a more professional turn. He moved to Los Angeles to
pursue his musical dream and landed a job working with two of the industry’s most noted
talents; legendary songwriter, Barry Mann and renowned producer and recording artist, Steve Tyrell.
He also spent a year studying music and songwriting at the Dick Grove School of Music in Van Nuys,
California. There, he and his long-time musical partner, Eddie Ganet, formed the rock band Down Boy
Down. They worked with Bill Graham Management and were the first band to play at the famous China
Club in Los Angeles.
Following the birth of his daughter in 1990, Frankel relocated to Chicago and began writing and
performing songs for children. At the request of parents, he recorded his first album, Don’t
Sit On A Cactus. His next recordings, I Can’t Sit Still, JoJo’s Barnyard Bash and Ship
of Chocolate Chips have received numerous awards, including the Dr. Toy Award, inclusion on the
Scholastic Top Ten Children’s Music list, the Children’s Music Web Award and the highly
coveted Parent’s Choice Award.
His hit song “We Go Together,” was featured in the classic Tom Hanks motion picture
“Big.” Another of his popular songs, “I’d Be a Bee,” is used by music
educators nationwide as an enhanced learning aid. Frankel has laudable songwriting credits as his
songs are frequently placed in television shows syndicated worldwide and can be heard on The
Learning Channel, NBC’s Movie of the Week and MTV.
Frankel currently resides in Chicago with his wife and two children. He is a member of ASCAP and
is on the faculty of the venerable Old Town School of Folk Music. He performs throughout the year
for venues such as The Taste of Chicago, Navy Pier,
The Chicago Children’s Museum, The
Chicago Jewish Arts Festival and on WGN-TV.
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