meet fran

I was born in Costa Rica and spent my early childhood moving between family there and in Italy before my mom, sister, and I

moved to the United States when I was about six. After that, we moved constantly, new states every year or two. I learned pretty

quickly how to adapt, how to become a bit of a chameleon and read the room, figuring out what each environment would

enjoy the most.
Music was always present growing up. My mom sang around the house all the time and at any hour of the day. It was

how she processed both joy and difficulty. Some of my favorite memories are of us singing

whole albums together in the car on long drives, with the music turned up so loud you could really

sing without feeling embarrassed.
I didn’t grow up around musicians, didn’t have connections, didn’t know how any of the industry

worked. The closest I got to learning music theory was when my mom was dating someone in

California who loved classic rock -Clapton, Zeppelin, all of that- and played guitar pretty well.

He would practice every day and I quickly became interested in it. He taught me all the

basic chord shapes that became the foundation of my music knowledge. I never

learned how to read music so everything I’ve written on the guitar came from

attaching the chord names to my finger positions, and then as I got my own

guitars- teaching myself going forward.

In a lot of ways, my relationship with music grew out of a million tiny

decisions to trust myself. First it was just, this feels good, I’ll keep doing it.

Then it became experimenting with my voice, letting my body find notes

before my brain got involved, and deciding what felt honest instead of

what I thought was “right.” Over time, I developed a taste, a confidence

in my choices, even if I couldn’t always explain where it came from.
Writing and singing forced me to listen inward, to trust choices

before I could justify them.
That’s really how music entered my life, not as a grand

decision, but as an act of self-trust that kept growing until

it became impossible to ignore.

Right now, I’m focused on writing as much as I can.

I’m incredibly proud of my first EP, Sanity,

and I’m currently working on my second.

This next project feels like an extension

of that same trust – saying the things

that feel worth taking up space,

and continuing to follow my

voice.