Turno (musician)

Turno

Birth name| Francesco Gaetano "Franko" Moliterno
Occupation(s)| Musician

Musical artist

Francesco Gaetano Moliterno, known professionally as Franko Moliterno or Turno, is an English musician from Bedford of Italian descent. He released two albums, DNA and Power, and then the single "Rave Out", which featured Skepsis and Charlotte Plank and charted at No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart.

## Life and career[edit]

Francesco Gaetano "Franko" Moliterno[1] is from Bedford,[2] and had a brother, Fabio,[3] who ran Escobarbers in Bedford town centre[4] and committed suicide[3] on 15 September 2021[5] following years of poor mental health;[3] both are of Italian descent.[6] Franko set up a firm which offered production tuition in June 2015, a clothing range in October 2016, and a label in 2017,[7] before releasing an album, Power, in 2018, and then another one, DNA, on 23 October 2020.[8] In February 2022, he released "Melia", a collaboration with free climber George King which had came about after King used Moliterno's "Abyss" in one of his tracks,[9] and in June 2022, in tribute to Fabio, Franko's family supported a wellbeing exposition.[10]

On 15 September 2022, to mark one year of Fabio's death, Franko released a single, "What's On Your Mind", which featured SJ Loq, Myleedan, Phizi, and Too Lippy[5] and appeared on a subsequent We Are England documentary exploring male suicide which involved the remaining Moliternos; originally scheduled for 16 September 2022,[10] the death of Queen Elizabeth II meant that schedules were scrambled,[11] and the programme actually aired three weeks later.[12] A drum and bass remix of the song was released on 10 October 2022;[5] profits from both versions went to Mind.[13]

In October 2022, Moliterno organised a mental health seminar with DnB Allstars,[14] and in December 2022, Moliterno organised a writer's camp with Ultra Records, which took place the following month; during this week, he recorded 22 tracks, the first of which was "Rave Out", which featured Skepsis and Charlotte Plank and discussed men's mental health.[14] The track came out in June 2023,[15] by which time Moliterno's "Killer" had charted at No. 94 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart, and charted at No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart.[16]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "MOLITERNO FRANCESCO GAETANO". ASCAP. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
2. ^ "Tokyo World act DJ Turno encouraging men to talk about mental health". Bristol Post. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
3. ^ a b c "'My son's suicide was the worst day of my life'". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
4. ^ Roffe, Erica (2022-06-01). "Bedford family creates legacy for son through documentary and mental health awareness events". Bedford Independent. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
5. ^ a b c Jenkins, Dave (2022-09-15). "Turno is raising mental health awareness with deeply personal new track". UKF. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
6. ^ "LISTEN: Dimension Drops 'DJ Turn It Up' And Turno Releases 'Rave Out' For A Huge DnB Friday". George FM. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
7. ^ "Turno - Knowledge Transfer". Drum&BassArena. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
8. ^ Gowen, Hannah (2020-10-22). "It's in his DNA: The Story Behind Turno's Latest Album". UKF. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
9. ^ "Turno - Melia: Combining the high adrenaline worlds of D&B and free climbing". UKF. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
10. ^ a b Roffe, Erica (2022-09-12). "Moliterno family opens up in BBC documentary about male suicide". Bedford Independent. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
11. ^ Yossman, K. J. (2022-09-09). "U.K. TV Schedules Thrown Into Disarray Following Death of Queen Elizabeth II". Variety. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
12. ^ "BBC One - We Are England, Mental Health, The Barbershop". BBC. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
13. ^ "Turno ft: Phizi, Mylee Dan + Too Lippy - What's On Your Mind (Single) (All Profits Going To MIND)". WORDPLAY. 2022-09-17. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
14. ^ a b "In Conversation With Turno". Ukf.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
15. ^ "Charlotte Plank, Skepsis and Turno share new single, 'Rave Out': Listen". DJMag.com. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
16. ^ "TURNO/SKEPSIS/PLANK". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2023.