Soul and blues have always been at the core of his timeless yet modern productions. Franz is the founder of two record labels, Underground Sun and Underground Sol (co-founded with DJ/producer/entrepreneur Justin Paul). For his own sound, David drifts with the spirit of the desert in its dry air, conjuring energies from both outlaws and shamans. Filled with raw honesty and self-exploration. His debut offering , 'To The Unknown' is full of self-examination, self-help, and self-harm. A definitively Californian high desert rock sound. Joshua Tree National Park provides the iconic landscape for David’s sonic vision quest. Imagine if Kevin Parker (Tame Impala), Jim James (My Morning Jacket) and Dan Aeurbach (The Black Keys) took peyote and wrote songs with Daniel Lanois as the producer. Joining him on the album are GRAMMY-nominated producer Will Robertson (John Mayer, Sean Mullins et al.) plays guitar and keys and Jesse Siebenberg (Supertramp, Lady Gaga et al.) also plays guitar and keyboard. Daniel Wright (Radio Skies, Mia Dyson et al) joins on bass, Tim Arlon (Sting, Wilco, TD Lind) plays organ and Brendan Willing James (Grizfolk) plays baritone guitar. Erin “Syd” Sidney (Radio Skies, The Pullmen) and Fernando Jaramillo (Nick Carter, Beto Cuevas et al) are on drums. The album was engineered and mixed in Carbonite Sound studio in Ojai, CA by the formidable Jason Mariani, and mastered at The Bakery in Culver City, CA by Grammy-winning mastering engineer Eric Boulanger.