DJ Frankie Bones Profile

Frankie Bones, often termed the "Godfather" of the rave scene, has spent more than two-thirds of his life devoted to electronic music. He got a start earlier than most; at only eleven years of age Bones had what he deems his first true experience in ‘clubbing.’ Every Saturday from that fateful day in May 1978 until 1982, Bones went to Roll-A-Palace, a rollerskating rink in Brooklyn with a dancefloor and "forward thinking" DJs, as he puts it. "There he learned the basic concepts of how to format music from being a regular patron on a weekly basis."

By the summer of 1979, at the age of twelve, Bones had already wired two turntables to the same stereo to enable him to start the next record while the one playing faded out. "My father found a box called a 1-4 Audio splitter which was a mixer with four slides marked Audio 1-4 and that was it. The art of mixing came by accident when I took two 45s of "Good Times" and extended the chorus. My BSR turntables had no pitch control so matching the beat of the same song was easy."

His legendary STORMraves in Brooklyn in the ‘90s have earned him the reputation as a pioneer of rave culture. "Frankie Bones introduced raves…to the east coast by throwing a series of big underground parties.

They were known as the STORMraves. Many promoters give Bones credit as the founding father of raves in America. It was at one of these Storm Raves that Bones gave a very important speech after one of his very powerful sets. He explained what the scene was about and why he had brought it to NY: peace, love, unity, and respect. When he finished everybody in the warehouse waved their hands in the air in complete unity. For many it was the most beautiful speech anyone has ever heard," says one attendee. From Prodigy to LTJ Bukem to Carl Cox, some of the best talent to emerge in the global scene has attributed Bones as an inspiration.

Playing cutting edge music without gimmicks or limitations, Bones does not follow trends or try to create them. "I do not go for a look or a style," he says. "Fashion goes in and out of style; passion and dedication never go out of style. I cannot scratch like DJ Craze, cut like Bad Boy Bill, have major backing like Paul Oakenfold or rap like Run DMC, yet every time I start where they finish the crowd response equals or surpasses… How? Why? It is quite simple: I love what I do and I have loved what I have been doing."

Discography

Bump Your Head (12") Bellboy Records
Ghetto Technics 12 (12") Ghetto Technics
Ghetto Technics 13 (12") Ghetto Technics
Ghetto Technics 15 (12") Ghetto Technics
Ghetto Technics 3 (12") Ghetto Technics
Ghetto Technics 4 (12") Ghetto Technics
Ghetto Technics 6 (12") Ghetto Technics
The East Coast House EP (12") Groove World
Trackwerk Blue (12") D-Dance
Who Knows Dem Ho's? (12") Whack Trax
Bonesbreaks Volume 1 (LP) Underworld Records 1988
Bonesbreaks Volume 2 (LP) Underworld Records 1988
Bonesbreaks Volume 3 (LP) Underworld Records 1989
Call It Techno (12") Breaking Bones Records 1989
New Grooves EP (12") Nugroove Records 1989
Bonesbreaks Volume 4 (12") Breaking Bones Records 1990
Bonesbreaks Volume 5 (12") Underworld Records 1990
Call It Techno (12") JEP Records 1990
Call It Techno (Remixes) (12") X Records (US) 1990
Cross Bones E.P. (12") Rave Age Records 1991
Crossbones E.P. (12") Fabulous Music UK 1991
Bonesbreaks Volume 6 (12") Groove World 1992
Trapezoid (12") Fabulous Music UK 1992
Bonesbreaks 7 (Progressive Vibe EP) (12") Groove World 1993
Bonesbreaks Volume 8 (Progressive Aggressive Freestyle EP) (12") Groove World 1993
From Brooklyn With Love EP (12") Groove World 1993
The Thunderground EP (12") Groove World 1993
Thunderground E.P. (12") Fabulous Music UK 1993
We Can Do This (12") Groove World 1993
We Can Do This / Feel The Rush (Test Pressing) (12") Groove World 1993
Bonesbreaks Volume 10 (12") Brooklyn Gutter Culture 1994
The 2 Clues EP (12") Empire State Records 1994
Bone Up! (LP) Trax Records 1995
Bonesbreaks - The Unreleased Project (12") Music Station 1995
Bonesbreaks Volume 10 (12") Hot Associated Label 1995
Einstein e=me+3² (12") Drop Bass Network 1995
Inside The Silverbox EP (12") Electric Music Foundation 1995
Bonesbreaks Volume 11 (LP) Underworld Records 1996
Climax Control (12") Hyperspace 1996
Furthur (12") Drop Bass Network, Communique Records 1996
My Peak (Promo) (12") Logic Records (US), Logic Records (US) 1996
Rewind Tomorrow E.P. (12") Futurist 1996
Technolo-G (12") ESP-SUN Records 1996
Trackwerk Orange 1 (12") D-Dance 1996
B2B (12") ESP-SUN Records 1997
Ghetto Technics 1 (12") Ghetto Technics 1997
Ghetto Technics 2 (12") Ghetto Technics 1997
Inside Mr. Paul's Greybox (12") Futurist 1997
Proceed With Caution EP (12") Electric Music Foundation 1997
Computer Controlled (CD) X-Sight Records 1998
Computer Controlled (CD) X-Sight Records 1998
Computer Controlled (Live In California) (CD) Livewire 1998
Dirty Job (12") X-Sight Records 1998
Ghetto Technics 5 (12") Ghetto Technics 1998
Ghetto Technics 7 (12") Ghetto Technics 1998
Ghetto Technics 8 (12") Ghetto Technics 1998
High I.Q. (2x10") Hyperspace 1998
In The Socket (12") ESP-SUN Records 1998
Rockaway Shuttle EP (12") Sonic Groove 1998
Technolo-G (CD) ESP-SUN Records 1998
The Candle EP (12") High Octane Recordings 1998
Computer Controlled 2 (CD) X-Sight Records 1999
Computer Controlled 2 (CD) Brooklyn Music Limited (BML) 1999
Ghetto Technics 10 (12") Ghetto Technics 1999
Ghetto Technics 11 (12") Ghetto Technics 1999
Ghetto Technics 9 (12") Ghetto Technics 1999
The Mutha Fuckin Good Life (12") Underground Construction 1999
The Way U Like It (12") Bellboy Records 1999
We Call It Tekkno (12") Bash Again! 1999
America In Black & White EP (12") Bellboy Records 2000
Baseball Fury (12") Sonic Groove 2000
Bonesbreaks 2000 (12") Badmotherf#*ker 2000
House Special EP (12") Urban Substance Records 2000
My House Is Your House (12") Bash Again! 2000
My House Is Your House (12") Bash Again! 2000
The Saga EP (12") Pro-Jex 2000
5 Drum Machines, 4 Effect Processors, 3 Samplers, 2 Turntables, and 1 Mixer : Future Concepts in Underground Invention (Cassette) Sonic Groove 2001
Electrophonic (12") E Series 2001
Filthy Dirty Animal Crackers (12") Blueline Music 2001
Ghetto Technics 14 (12") Ghetto Technics 2001
Ghetto Technics 16 (12") Ghetto Technics 2001
Ring Your Alarm EP (12") Pro-Jex 2001
The Metropolitan EP (12") Missile Records 2001
The Strength To Communicate (12") Remains 2001
The US Ghetto Selecta (12") Pro-Jex 2001
Turntable Specialist #1 (12") Hard To Swallow 2001
And Here's Another Human Distraction (12") Remains 2002
Army Of One (CD) System Recordings 2002
Pro.File 2: Frankie Bones, Turntable Specialist (CD) Brooklyn Music Limited (BML) 2002
The Day After The Music Stopped EP (12") Hard To Swallow 2002
The Lot Of People (12") Pro-Jex 2002
The Thin Line Between Fantasy & Reality (2xLP) Pro-Jex 2002
The Thin Line Between Fantasy & Reality (CD) Pro-Jex 2002
Underground Mash-Ups (12") Hard To Swallow 2003
(Pro)File. (Pro)Duce. E.P. (12") The Last Label 2004
Crash-Up On Interstate 95 (12") The Last Label 2004
The Lot Of People (12") Pro-Jex 2004
Unidentified (12") Kiddaz.fm 2004
Act Like You Know (CD) System Recordings 2005
Speedometer EP (12") Synchronicity Recordings 2006
The House of ODD (12") The Groove Shop 2006