Longtime Local Musician Carmine Francis Goes Solo

Music is the force that initially attracted Carmine Francis to the Mile High City, particularly an opportunity to play in the indie-rock band Scatter Gather. He was an active member of the group for eleven years before forming Definitely, maybe. He also increasingly dabbled in producing and engineering, especially at his former studio at John Macy’s spot on East Colfax, Macy Sound Studios, which relocated to Texas last year. While he never had much time for solo work, that all changed with the pandemic, when Francis began creating his new, self-titled EP.

“I had a really long musical partnership with somebody and that came to a close. I think toward the end of our final band is when I really started knowing that I wanted things to sound a certain way, and really just trying to…