. : : History
Date of birth : July 22nd, 1980
Place of birth : Marseilles (France)

Franky began playing drums in 1993 at the age of thirteen.
Within a few short years he was recording demos and playing small venues with some local and national bands. He joined DAGOBA in 1998 ; in November 2001, they released their first 6-track EP which was acclaimed by the European press.

After a short tour, the band set to writing new songs for their first full album. Recorded early 2003 at Praxis Studio in South of France, then mixed at Philia Studio in Oxford (England) by Dave Chang (Stampin’ Ground, Linea 77, Orange Goblin) the outcome was fierce and ready to explode into the metal scene.

The album was released in June 2003 through EMI France, and once again, the press loved it : Hard N’Heavy gushed, “Impressive! Huge! This album is killer.” Rock Hard once again shrieked, “DAGOBA just wrote the soundtrack to murder!” Rock Sound said, “DAGOBA crushes everything and leaves no one alive!” It was then time to hit the road again, something they do with complete devotion. DAGOBA toured nonstop from August 2003 ‘til December 2004. Highlights of the tour included opening for Machine Head in Brussels, for Fear Factory in Amsterdam, playing the 2004 Dour festival (Belgium) in front of thousands of people and a european tour with SAMAEL.

Early 2005, DAGOBA entered writing mode again. In July, the band inked a deal with the international label Season Of Mist, and in August, they were chosen to open for the only Korn date in South of France. Then, Franky & the band spent an entire month in Denmark at the Antfarm studio to record 12 new songs, with producer Tue Madsen (Mnemic, HateSphere, The Haunted). A very successful collaboration as Madsen explains : “When I first got the preproduction of the new Dagoba record, I knew this was something special. Even with low-fi demo sound, it still caught my attention from the first moment. Very dramatic stuff and very well played. We put a lot of good work into this, and now I can't wait for people to hear it.
This is one record the world will notice!”. As the icing on the cake, special guest vocals on two of the songs were provided by Simen “Vortex” Hestnaes (Dimmu Borgir, Arcturus).

What Hell Is About was released worldwide through Season Of Mist on February 20th, 2006, and DAGOBA is back on a european tourwith IN FLAMES & SEPULTURA.

Well known for his passion on drums and heavy music, Franky started doing Drum Clinics and Recordings to meet other passionnate musicians .

. : : Bands:
MAIN PROJECT: DAGOBA
SIDE PROJECTS: BLAZING WAR MACHINE
PREVIOUS BAND: IMPERIAL
SESSION MEMBER: See Discography

. : : Equipment:
MAPEX Drums, MEINL Cymbals, AXIS Pedals,PRO ORCA Drumsticks, HANSENFUTZ, FACTORY METAL PERCUSSION, VARIPHONE In ear Moniors

. : : Heaven:
HERO: TOMMY LEE
FAVORITE BAND: MOTLEY CRUE

. : : Favorite Music:
/// Hard Rock / Glam / Rock & co:
MOTLEY CRUE, GUNS'N'ROSES, ENUFF Z’NUFF, POISON, SKID ROW, KISS, ALICE COOPER, CINDERELLA, RATT, SCORPIONS, Mr. BIG,BON JOVI,PRETTY BOY FLOYD,DEF LEPPARD,AC/DC,AEROSMITH,WARRANT,EUROPE,EXTREME,FIREHOUSE, T-REX,SLADE,ELVIS PRESLEY,DAVID BOWIE, QUEEN,HARCORE SUPERSTAR,BACKYARD BABIES,CHEAP TRICK,LED ZEPPELIN,THE WHO,WHITE LION,ROLLING STONES, BEATLES,TWISTED SISTER...

/// Heavy Metal:
MANOWAR,HELLOWEEN,GAMMA RAY,IRON MAIDEN,JUDAS PRIEST,EDGUY,RUNNING WILD,WASP,SYMPHONY X,SAVATAGE, NOCTURNAL RITES,MERCYFUL FATE,DIO,OZZY...

/// Metal, Power & Trash:
PANTERA,METALLICA,KREATOR,MACHINE HEAD,FEAR FACTORY,SEPULTURA,SLAYER,STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT,DESTRUCTION,SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, MESHUGGAH

/// Death Metal:
MORBID ANGEL,DEATH ,CARCASS,BENEDICTION,PESTILENCE,PYOGENESIS (old),MALEVOLENT CREATION...

/// Black Metal, Doom, Atmospheric, Gothic & co:
CRADLE OF FILTH (Nick Barker Albums),DIMMU BORGIR,EMPEROR,NAGLFAR,DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE,SATYRICON, THERION,THEATRE OF TRAGEDY,MOONSPELL,SAMAEL,BATHORY,DISSECTION,DARKTHRONE,1349...

/// Punk Rock:
THE RAMONES,THE MISFITS,SEX PISTOLS,TOWERS OF LONDON,SOCIAL DISTORTION,LAGWAGON,NOFX,BLINK 182,STRUNG OUT, GREEN DAY...

/// Movies Soundtracks:
JERRY GOLDMSITH (The OMEN TRILOGY, POWDER...), BASIL POLEDOURIS (CONAN)


. : : Influences:
TOMMY LEE,VIK FOXX,VINNIE PAUL,JOHN BONHAM,KEITH MOON,NICK BARKER,PETE SANDOVAL,GENE HOGLAN, SEAN REINERT,LARS ULRICH,TRAVIS BARKER,DAVE LOMBARDO,RAY HERRERA,ROY MAYORGA,ABRAHAM LABORIEL Jr.,MIKE MANGINI,SCOTT TRAVIS,PHIL RUDD,IGOR CAVALERA.

. : : Favorite movies:
Rocky 1 & 2 ,Edward Scissorhand,Conan The Barbarian,Forrest Gump, Pirates Of The Carribean,Dracula, The Omen Trilogy, The Godfather...

. : : Favorite books:
Tommy Land, The Dirt – Mötley Crüe (bio), How To Make Love Like A Pornstar – Jenna Jameson

. : : Favorite Pornstars:
Jenna Jameson, Jenna Fine, Jesse jane, Draghixa....