![]() Very few could have achieved what he achieved in his lifetime. He has also consistently pushed the boundaries of djing and remained one of the most in demand DJs throughout 3 decades. ![]() ![]() he has set standards in the music industry that few producers have been able to match. When house music as gone in different directions and flavour she has been consistent in producing music with strong melodies, orchestrations and beautiful lyrics. He has also produced some of house music most seminal tracks suchs as Robert Owen’s “Tears” and “I’ll be your friend”.įrankie Knuckles has always stayed true to his roots in underground music. Through out his DJ career Frankie Knuckles has worked in various production teams such as Def Mix and Bad Yard Club to remix various famous artist’s including Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey. Eventually their music became so big in the UK these djs/producers pioneers were able to come to the UK on tour which coincide with the birth of UK’s Acid House music scene in 1988.įrankie Knuckles was having success with his early remixes, but it was the success of his track Your Love with Jamie Principle that launched his career as a producer/remixer in to the stratosphere. Two Chicago record labels Trax and DJ International were instrumental in signing these underground pioneers and bringing their music to the masses. Producers such as Marshall Jefferson, Chip E, Adonis, Jesse Saunders, Finger’s Inc and Steve Silk Hurley were producing hit records that were breaking in to the UK club scene and getting pirate radio play. Suddenly everyone was making House music and it was getting played in the various clubs around Chicago as well as the Warehouse. It was at this time that The Chicago DJ and music scene exploded. He would also use new music technology like drum machines such as the Roland T909 and samplers to create his own beats and breaks to play between the tunes to keep the energy of the dancefloor pumping. He would take old disco records and remix them in this manner. Larry DJ style included using reel-to-reel tapes to splice songs and extends records from 5 minutes songs to 7-9 minutes extended dance mixes which he would then play from his reel to reel tape deck. In fact the very term “House” is derived from the name of club and his style of music. Frankie was responsible for making the transition from Disco to House music as we know it today with what he used to play at the Warehouse. The position was originally meant for Larry Levan, but he was now having great success in New York and didn’t want to leave. He stayed there until it was forced into bankruptcy in 1976.įrankie Knuckles rise to DJ fame started when he was contacted by the owner of the Chicago’s Warehouse Club to become the resident DJ. By 1974 Larry Levan had left to set up the Paradise Garage and Frankie had been promoted from Larry’s warm up DJ to the the headline DJ at the Continental Baths. It was a a bath spa for the the New York gay scene that had a DJ booth and dance floor within its rooms. He then DJ’ed with his good friend Larry Levan at the Continental Barth’s in New York from 1972. Frankie Knuckles started his DJ career at Better Days with fellow house pioneer DJ Tee Scott.
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