associated_acts years_active notable_instruments birth_place background instrument article_title name occupation
simo -lrb- band -rrb- , patty griffin , norah jones , , the pixies john hiatt , buddy miller , morphine 2000-present fender jazz bass boston , usa non_vocal_instrumentalist vocals , bass frank swart
 frank swart musician , singer , songwriter , producer , engineer
frank swart

frank swart -lrb- born in boston , massachusetts , usa -rrb- is a musician , composer & producer .
his main instrument is the electric bass .
swart was a member of the psychedelic electric blues rock band , simo along with guitarist/vocalist jd simo and drummer adam abrashoff .
he previously toured with john hiatt , buddy miller and patty griffin .
swart is also notable for being the recording engineer for the pixies ' first recordings .
