Dressed in shorts and an orange T-shirt, he could easily be dismissed as a roadie. But then he approaches me to thank TONE for giving his boys a chance to talk about their music, instead of teen magazine fodder like favourite colours and their idea of a perfect date. He has, quite literally, been there from the start. He made the boys' first recording when they were just three, singing a song by the Judds as a birthday present for their grandfather. He relocated the family to country mecca Nashville to nurture the boys' country career and by the time the Moffatts were 13, they had two top-selling country albums, had toured extensively around the US and Canada and had built a loyal following.
Showbiz families have notorious reputations for being religiously close-knit.
And because they travel light with only two sound technicians, there's no doubt this family is tight. Frank confesses though, that he's having the toughest time ever in dealing with his teenage brood. When we're together in a business sense, it's nothing to do with family. It's really a professional relationship We've been doing this our whole lives, so we're used to it. However, the Moffatts' conversion from kiddie candy pop act to budding rockers may be more of a shrewd career move than 'Just Another Phase' of growing up.