Sam Franz / No Author is an American music producer, songwriter, and music programmer from Traverse City, a small town in northern Michigan. He has released a full-length LP as Sam Franz with the legendary jazz pianist and composer Bob James, and numerous electronic projects under No Author, including most recently “Exposed Functional Elements” on Slikback’s experimental imprint Xternal Domain.
ALBUMS
- Exposed Functional Elements. 19 December 2025. Xternal Domain. With 2wrist.
- ICE. 26 June 2024. self-released.
- 2080. 11 May 2022. Eight Islands. With Bob James. As Sam Franz.
- Stapled With Gold. 23 March 2022. self-released.
- Fatalistic Insensibility. 1 June 2021. Take Hit Records. THD16.
- Post Fashion. 22 June 2020. self-released. Originally NSH001.
SINGLES / COMPILATIONS / REMIXES / BLENDS
- Rust. 11 May 2026. katharsis. On “changes”.
- A Hundred and a Hundred Times. 14 January 2026. 2026 Blend Pack.
- Concrete Forest (No Author Dying For The Seasons Mix). 21 September 2024. On “Spiralic Summer 2024 VA”.
- Sbahn1 (No Author Faith And Chance Remix). 4 April 2024. On “STAW23 REMIXED”.
- Just An Angel To Worship. 10 November 2022. self-released.
- Midwest Memories. 27 May 2022.
- The Gambler / Kill Feelings. 12 May 2022. On “Sounds of MEMCO: Vol. 2”.
- Crying In Prada. 18 March 2022. On “Compilation 004”.
- Ventilated, But Industrially. 5 February 2021. On “Safa Collective Presents: Earth Plus”.
- Heart Shaped Breakage. 4 December 2020. On “Compilation 002”.
- Lorenzo - Thin Line (No Author Remix). 4 September 2020.
Past events / mixes
- Defeat Device. 1 August 2026. Bastet. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Palidrone. 10 July 2026. Sneaky Pete's. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- Defeat Device. 9 May 2026. Icebox Project Space. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Defeat Device. 17 January 2026. Warehouse on Watts. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- NO AUTHOR “RETURN TO FORM MIX”. 28 November 2025. Spin Cycle, Redux Radio. Midwest.
- Test Run, Farewell. 16 August 2025. Ulana's. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Spiralic High Summer. 1 August 2025. Forest. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
- Glitter for The WORLD. 12 July 2025. Ulana's. Philadelphia, PA, USA. As member of Keenan and the Limbos.
- Entrañas in Philly. 27 May 2023. Skate Park. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Styrofoam Aroma Radio @ Great Circles. 2022–2023. Great Circles Radio. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- void. 4 December 2022. void. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- NONESENSE. 26 November 2022. Warehouse on Watts. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Silk Scream. 28 October 2022. Warehouse. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- NONESENSE. 22 October 2022. Warehouse On Watts. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- NONESENSE. 13 August 2022. Warehouse On Watts. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- NONESENSE. 2 July 2022. Warehouse On Watts. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Ukraine Solidarity. 23 June 2022. Karl-Liebknecht Str. 8. Leipzig, Germany.
- Refuge Radio. 16 June 2022. Refuge Radio. Berlin, Germany.
- VICIOUS. 12 June 2022. ://about blank. Berlin, Germany.
- Dog Daze Radio. 13 May 2022. WKDU. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Sweet Dreams. 3 November 2021. Bossa Nova Civic Club. New York City, USA.
Links
Bandcamp. SoundCloud. Instagram. Resident Advisor. Defeat Device. Contact.