Frankie Bones is the
DJ name of Frank Mitchell from
Brooklyn,
New York. He is the brother of fellow DJ/
producer,
Adam X. Frankie Bones spins and produces hard hitting, minimal
techno/
house records. He has helped produce music from
808 State,
Lords of Acid,
Simply Jeff and
Armand Van Helden. He has been called the father of the East Coast
rave scene.
Liam Howlett of
The Prodigy has been quoted as saying "I was into Frankie Bones, he would really rip it up. I'd go out and get inspiration listening to him, come home and write music."
One of the more popular Frankie Bones tunes is Luv Dance, appearing on a compliation cd of various
electronica artists called
Digital Empire II.
Frankie Bones at one time was a
grafitti artist.
Frankie Bones had a record store in Brooklyn called
Groove Records. It moved to
Carmine Street,
Manhatten and changed its name to
Sonic Groove Records.
Frankie Bones'
record labels are called
Breakin' Bones and
Sonic Groove.