This Day Forward (1996–2003) Frangicetto's musical career began in 1997 as the drummer of
This Day Forward, consisting of brothers Mike and Gary Shaw on vocals and bass, respectively, Randy Wehrs and Mike Golen on guitars and Colin Frangicetto on drums. Their first full-length album,
Fragments of an Untold Story Born By Shunning The Opportunity (1999), released on
Break Even Records, gained them significant credit in the local Philadelphia Suburbs. Soon after they signed to
Eulogy Recordings and released The Transient Effects of Light on Water (2000) elevating them beyond the local scene. In late 2002, This Day Forward signed with
Equal Vision Records and added guitarist Brendan Ekstrom who would go on to join Colin in
Circa Survive. After releasing
In Response in 2002 and touring with bands such as
Thursday and
Murder by Death, the band announced their break up in November for reasons unknown to the public. The band played their last show in December while on tour with
Alexisonfire at the
First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, a venue they played earlier in their career.
Circa Survive (2004–present) After the disbanding of
This Day Forward, Frangicetto met up with friend and vocalist
Anthony Green, then lead singer of the California rock band
Saosin who, on the surface seemed on track to success. Green had decided to take a short amount of time off to return to Philadelphia and "hang out for a little bit" when he met with Colin and they began "jamming and writing every day". Colin, Anthony and Brendan then found drummer Steve Clifford and bassist Nick Beard of
Taken to complete the lineup. The group then went on to rent a house near Philadelphia where they found the inspiration for their first EP
The Inuit Sessions and eventually their first full-length album
Juturna (2005), released April 29, 2005. Juturna was produced by
Brian McTernan and went on to peak at No. 183 on
Billboard 200. After the initial success of Juturna, Circa stayed on with Equal Vision Records to release their second full-length album
On Letting Go in 2007. The album entered the US billboard at No. 24 on
Billboard 200 selling 24,000 copies in the first week. In 2008, Circa Survive returned from their tour with
Thrice and
Pelican began working on their third full-length album. On April 20, 2010 they released
Blue Sky Noise on
Atlantic Records and entered the Us Billboard at No. 11.
Psychic Babble (solo work) While touring and recording as lead guitarist of
Circa Survive, Frangicetto began writing songs that "were initially brought into consideration for inclusion on Circa Survive albums". Colin soon discovered that the material he was creating on his own "needed a different outlet." After five years of writing and recording in "hotel rooms, tour buses, and apartments" Colin found himself with enough material to release a full-length studio album under the name Psychic Babble. The album, titled ''My Brother's Ears/My Sister's Eyes'', was released on August 18 under Yenta Records and features Colin on every instrument including vocals, guitar, drums, and bass. Colin's band mates from Circa Survive have expressed their full support for his solo work in particular front man Anthony Green who has also taken short breaks from Circa to work on solo acts. On November 5, 2013, Psychic Babble completed a successful Indiegogo Campaign which raised funds to hire a backing band. In 2013, Psychic Babble embarked on the "Young Legs Tour" with Anthony Green, Dave Davison (Maps & Atlases), and Brick + Mortar.
Film scoring After the release of ''My Brother's Ears/My Sister's Eyes
, Frangicetto began talking to directors most of which were friends of his about scoring a film. Not long after, he was asked to score a short horror-comedy film titled Play Dead''. With only a four-week deadline, Colin was able to score the film using "a laptop, keyboard and guitar." The film went on to premiere in minor indie film festivals.
Painting Colin began painting on his downtime while touring with Circa Survive as "a great way to stay focused and mellow". This hobby quickly grew into a serious passion and Colin began selling his work in local exhibits and online. His influences range from
Esao Andrews, who has created most of the work used for Circa's album covers, to Christopher Davison,
Natalia Fabia,
Jeremy Geddes and
Picasso. == Discography ==