Frankie Bones

Today dance and techno music are an established part of consumer culture. From Mc Donald's TV commercials to ESPN sports highlights, it is virtually impossible not to hear electronic music on a daily basis. The birth of this genre can be directly tracked back to one Brooklyn born DJ/Producer... Frankie Bones, often termed the "Godfather" of the rave scene, has spent more than two-thirds of his life devoted to creating and furthering the cause of electronic music.

Frankie Bones got his start earlier than most; at only eleven years of age he had what he deems his first true experience in “clubbing.” Every Saturday in 1978 until 1982, Bones went to Roll-A-Palace, a roller-skating rink in Brooklyn with a dance floor and "forward thinking" DJs, as he puts it. There he learned the basic concepts of how to format music for the crowd. 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."

Fast-forward to the early ‘90s and Frankie Bones the promoter is born. Bones introduced rave to the east coast by throwing a series of big underground parties known as the STORMraves. Many people give Bones credit as the founding father of raves in America. It was at one of these STORMraves that Bones gave a very important speech after one of his 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 harmony…and the term P.L.U.R was born.

From Prodigy to LTJ Bukem to Carl Cox to Moby, some of the greatest talent to emerge in the electronic music world has attributed Frankie 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."

An international DJ legend, Bones was not only the only American DJ to play the original U.K. circuit during the summers of ’88 and ’89, but also played Berlin’s infamous Love Parade in 1997, after his tracks influenced 1990 and 1991’s Love Parade themes: "The Future is Ours" and "My House is Your House." Spreading his influence at home and abroad, Bones has also lent his inspiration and renown to motion pictures and literature documenting the electronic music scene. The films "Modulations", "Better Living Through Circuitry" and "Maestro", in which Bones appears, secure him as a pioneer in this culture, while the books "Rave America" and "Generation Ecstasy", go into detail about how Bones paved the way for underground electronic music culture.

And now in 2005, Frankie Bones stands on the cusp once again. With the release of ‘Act like You Know’ Bones delivers a stunning 70+ minute DJ mix featuring 17 all original Frankie Bones techno and house tracks. ‘Act Like You Know’ proves why Bones is every bit as potent as the first moment he stepped up behind the decks. 4/4 House beats collide with breaks and techno jams, as Bones testifies from the DJ pulpit. From first to last, beginning, end and always – Frankie Bones is the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time/Godfather of Acid Techno) and ‘Act Like You Know’ is the proof. Now you know…