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	Frankie 'Bones' Mitchell grew up in [[Brooklyn\|Brooklyn, New York]]. At 10 years old, he began roller skating at the [[Sheepshead Bay Roll-A-Palace]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=10 Mixes: A Guide to Frankie Bones \|url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/05/ten-mixes-frankie-bones/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417102517/https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/05/ten-mixes-frankie-bones/ \|archive-date=April 17, 2024 \|access-date=2025-01-03 \|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com \|language=en}}</ref> a family-friendly [[roller disco]] rink featuring live DJs (including a 17-year-old [[Lenny Dee (DJ)\|Lenny Dee]]).<ref name="LD" />		Frankie 'Bones' Mitchell grew up in [[Brooklyn\|Brooklyn, New York]]. At 10 years old, he began roller skating at the [[Sheepshead Bay Roll-A-Palace]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=10 Mixes: A Guide to Frankie Bones \|url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/05/ten-mixes-frankie-bones/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417102517/https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/05/ten-mixes-frankie-bones/ \|archive-date=April 17, 2024 \|access-date=2025-01-03 \|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com \|language=en}}</ref> a family-friendly [[roller disco]] rink featuring live DJs (including a 17-year-old [[Lenny Dee (DJ)\|Lenny Dee]]).<ref name="LD" />

	Just before Frankie graduated high school, his father was murdered. The death radically changed Frankie's life, and he inherited his father's entire vinyl record collection.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110131191532/http://digboston.com/listen/2010/04/27501/ FRANKIE BONES – Article on Dig Boston]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.</ref> He began spinning records in 1981<ref name=":0" /> and he began to produce house tracks with [[Lenny Dee (DJ)\|Lenny Dee]].<ref name="LD">{{cite news \|last1=Matos \|first1=Michaelangelos \|title=Q&A: Industrial Strength's Lenny Dee On Distorting Electronic Instruments, Sampling Pantera, And "Draft Ponk" \|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2011/09/29/qa-industrial-strengths-lenny-dee-on-distorting-electronic-instruments-sampling-pantera-and-draft-ponk/ \|access-date=23 April 2020 \|work=~~www.villagevoice.com~~ \|date=29 September 2011}}</ref>{{When\|date=January 2025}}		Just before Frankie graduated high school, his father was murdered. The death radically changed Frankie's life, and he inherited his father's entire vinyl record collection.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110131191532/http://digboston.com/listen/2010/04/27501/ FRANKIE BONES – Article on Dig Boston]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.</ref> He began spinning records in 1981<ref name=":0" /> and he began to produce house tracks with [[Lenny Dee (DJ)\|Lenny Dee]].<ref name="LD">{{cite news \|last1=Matos \|first1=Michaelangelos \|title=Q&A: Industrial Strength's Lenny Dee On Distorting Electronic Instruments, Sampling Pantera, And "Draft Ponk" \|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2011/09/29/qa-industrial-strengths-lenny-dee-on-distorting-electronic-instruments-sampling-pantera-and-draft-ponk/ \|access-date=23 April 2020 \|work=The Village Voice \|date=29 September 2011}}</ref>{{When\|date=January 2025}}

	His brother, Adam "X" Mitchell, is also a techno DJ and producer,<ref name=rabio>{{cite web\|title=Adam X's biography\|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/adamx/biography\|website=Resident Advisor\|access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref> and their colleague [[Heather Heart]] is a DJ and music writer/zine maker who helped create the community for underground techno music in New York and beyond.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sonicgroove.com/about.html\|title=SONIC GROOVE RECORDS Biography\|website=Sonic Groove Records\|access-date=27 June 2017\|archive-date=12 September 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912041817/http://www.sonicgroove.com/about.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bones, Adam X, Heather Heart and others are associated with the record label ''Sonic Groove''. The three co-owned a record store with the same name at 41 Carmine St in New York City, where it had relocated to from a Brooklyn location in 1995. The shop closed in 2004.<ref>[http://sgxberlin.wordpress.com/about/ Sonic Groove – Biography]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.</ref>		His brother, Adam "X" Mitchell, is also a techno DJ and producer,<ref name=rabio>{{cite web\|title=Adam X's biography\|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/adamx/biography\|website=Resident Advisor\|access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref> and their colleague [[Heather Heart]] is a DJ and music writer/zine maker who helped create the community for underground techno music in New York and beyond.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sonicgroove.com/about.html\|title=SONIC GROOVE RECORDS Biography\|website=Sonic Groove Records\|access-date=27 June 2017\|archive-date=12 September 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912041817/http://www.sonicgroove.com/about.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bones, Adam X, Heather Heart and others are associated with the record label ''Sonic Groove''. The three co-owned a record store with the same name at 41 Carmine St in New York City, where it had relocated to from a Brooklyn location in 1995. The shop closed in 2004.<ref>[http://sgxberlin.wordpress.com/about/ Sonic Groove – Biography]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.</ref>
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	After he had begun producing records, Bones was offered a gig to play for 5,000 people in England called "Energy".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/01/frankie-bones-interview\|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily\|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com\|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> As the event started on August 26, 1989, he played to the unexpected number of 25,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.technobass.net/interview/frankiebones-november-2015-interview-1\|title=Frankie Bones: From Humble Beginnings To Historic Events\|website=TechnoBass.net\|language=en\|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>		After he had begun producing records, Bones was offered a gig to play for 5,000 people in England called "Energy".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/01/frankie-bones-interview\|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily\|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com\|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> As the event started on August 26, 1989, he played to the unexpected number of 25,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.technobass.net/interview/frankiebones-november-2015-interview-1\|title=Frankie Bones: From Humble Beginnings To Historic Events\|website=TechnoBass.net\|language=en\|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>

	Together with his brother, Adam "X" Mitchell, Bones took to forming his own event in [[Brooklyn, New York\|Brooklyn]] in the form of a series of ″Storm Rave″ events that started on May 11, 1991.<ref name="Thump.Vice Magazine: How Frankie Bones′ Storm Rave Birthed the PLUR Movement">{{cite web\|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/how-frankie-bones-storm-rave-birthed-the-plur-movement \|title=Thump.Vice Magazine: How Frankie Bones' Storm Rave Birthed the "PLUR" Movement \|date=2015-05-13 \|last = Wender \|first=Dan \|work=~~Thunp.~~Vice ~~Magazine~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/djfrankiebones.htm \|title=DJ Frankie Bones - Hardcore / Old Skool / Rave \|access-date=2013-04-08 \|archive-date=2013-05-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511154508/http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/djfrankiebones.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Heather Heart Live at Storm Rave">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rbmaradio.com/shows/heather-heart-live-at-storm-rave \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Heather Heart Live at Storm Rave \|date=2015-05-01 \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Radio}}</ref> The events began with only a few hundred people in attendance growing to over thousands where the likes of [[Josh Wink]], Doc Martin, [[Sven Väth]], [[The Horrorist]], [[DJ Keoki]] and [[Richie Hawtin]] were able to launch their performances into international careers.<ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s">{{cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2012/09/new-york-techno \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s \|date=2012-09-13 \|last = Matos \|first=Michaelangelo \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily}}</ref><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Interview: Frankie Bones on Bonesbreaks and the early days of New York techno">{{cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/01/frankie-bones-interview \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Interview: Frankie Bones on Bonesbreaks and the early days of New York techno \|date=2014-01-30 \|last = Janson \|first=Gerd \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily}}</ref><ref name="RedBull.com in Red Bull Music Academy , Electronic : Frankie Bones and Storm Rave Return to New York">{{cite web\|url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/music/stories/1331723948034/frankie-bones-and-storm-rave-return-to-new-york-city \|title=RedBull.com in Red Bull Music Academy , Electronic : Frankie Bones and Storm Rave Return to New York \|date=2015-05-19 \|website=RedBull.com }}</ref>		Together with his brother, Adam "X" Mitchell, Bones took to forming his own event in [[Brooklyn, New York\|Brooklyn]] in the form of a series of ″Storm Rave″ events that started on May 11, 1991.<ref name="Thump.Vice Magazine: How Frankie Bones′ Storm Rave Birthed the PLUR Movement">{{cite web\|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/how-frankie-bones-storm-rave-birthed-the-plur-movement \|title=Thump.Vice Magazine: How Frankie Bones' Storm Rave Birthed the "PLUR" Movement \|date=2015-05-13 \|last = Wender \|first=Dan \|work=Vice}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/djfrankiebones.htm \|title=DJ Frankie Bones - Hardcore / Old Skool / Rave \|access-date=2013-04-08 \|archive-date=2013-05-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511154508/http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/djfrankiebones.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Heather Heart Live at Storm Rave">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rbmaradio.com/shows/heather-heart-live-at-storm-rave \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Heather Heart Live at Storm Rave \|date=2015-05-01 \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Radio}}</ref> The events began with only a few hundred people in attendance growing to over thousands where the likes of [[Josh Wink]], Doc Martin, [[Sven Väth]], [[The Horrorist]], [[DJ Keoki]] and [[Richie Hawtin]] were able to launch their performances into international careers.<ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s">{{cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2012/09/new-york-techno \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s \|date=2012-09-13 \|last = Matos \|first=Michaelangelo \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily}}</ref><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Interview: Frankie Bones on Bonesbreaks and the early days of New York techno">{{cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/01/frankie-bones-interview \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Interview: Frankie Bones on Bonesbreaks and the early days of New York techno \|date=2014-01-30 \|last = Janson \|first=Gerd \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily}}</ref><ref name="RedBull.com in Red Bull Music Academy , Electronic : Frankie Bones and Storm Rave Return to New York">{{cite web\|url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/music/stories/1331723948034/frankie-bones-and-storm-rave-return-to-new-york-city \|title=RedBull.com in Red Bull Music Academy , Electronic : Frankie Bones and Storm Rave Return to New York \|date=2015-05-19 \|website=RedBull.com }}</ref>

	Bones is recognized to have spread the idea of [[PLUR\|Peace, Love, Unity and Respect (PLUR)]] into rave culture.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="Kazenas">[https://thefestivalvoice.com/frankie-bones-plur/ Julian Kazenas: "Frankie Bones: The Godfather Of PLUR & The EDM Scene"], in: The Festival Voice Blog, 26 February 2019, ~~retrieved on~~ 2 Juli 2020.</ref> Supposedly in response to a fight that broke out at one of his Storm Raves in Brooklyn in June 1993, Bones is said to have got on the microphone and yelled: "If you don't start showing some peace, love, and unity, I'll break your faces."<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-graffiti-kids-who-became-raver-kings\|title=The Graffiti Kids Who Became Raver Kings\|first=Steve\|last=Powers\|work=The Daily Beast\|date=6 June 2015}}</ref> Other sources report that as early as "on July 4, 1990, [...] Frankie's brother and Storm Rave collaborator Adam X painted 'Peace Love Unity' on a train car".<ref name="auto"/>		Bones is recognized to have spread the idea of [[PLUR\|Peace, Love, Unity and Respect (PLUR)]] into rave culture.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="Kazenas">[https://thefestivalvoice.com/frankie-bones-plur/ Julian Kazenas: "Frankie Bones: The Godfather Of PLUR & The EDM Scene"], in: The Festival Voice Blog, 26 February 2019. Retrieved 2 Juli 2020.</ref> Supposedly in response to a fight that broke out at one of his Storm Raves in Brooklyn in June 1993, Bones is said to have got on the microphone and yelled: "If you don't start showing some peace, love, and unity, I'll break your faces."<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-graffiti-kids-who-became-raver-kings\|title=The Graffiti Kids Who Became Raver Kings\|first=Steve\|last=Powers\|work=The Daily Beast\|date=6 June 2015}}</ref> Other sources report that as early as "on July 4, 1990, [...] Frankie's brother and Storm Rave collaborator Adam X painted 'Peace Love Unity' on a train car".<ref name="auto"/>

	Berlin's [[Love Parade]], which had been generally considered to have been the largest rave festival in the world at the time, named its 1991 and 1992 parades after well-known compositions by Frankie Bones: "The Future is Ours" in 1991, and "My House is Your House (And Your House is Mine)" in 1992.		Berlin's [[Love Parade]], which had been generally considered to have been the largest rave festival in the world at the time, named its 1991 and 1992 parades after well-known compositions by Frankie Bones: "The Future is Ours" in 1991, and "My House is Your House (And Your House is Mine)" in 1992.

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	After he had begun producing records, Bones was offered a gig to play for 5,000 people in England called "Energy".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/01/frankie-bones-interview\|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily\|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com\|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> As the event started on August 26, 1989, he played to the unexpected number of 25,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.technobass.net/interview/frankiebones-november-2015-interview-1\|title=Frankie Bones: From Humble Beginnings To Historic Events ~~{{!}} TechnoBass.net~~\|website=~~www.technobass~~.net\|language=en\|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>		After he had begun producing records, Bones was offered a gig to play for 5,000 people in England called "Energy".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/01/frankie-bones-interview\|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily\|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com\|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> As the event started on August 26, 1989, he played to the unexpected number of 25,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.technobass.net/interview/frankiebones-november-2015-interview-1\|title=Frankie Bones: From Humble Beginnings To Historic Events\|website=TechnoBass.net\|language=en\|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>

	Together with his brother, Adam "X" Mitchell, Bones took to forming his own event in [[Brooklyn, New York\|Brooklyn]] in the form of a series of ″Storm Rave″ events that started on May 11, 1991.<ref name="Thump.Vice Magazine: How Frankie Bones′ Storm Rave Birthed the PLUR Movement">{{cite web\|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/how-frankie-bones-storm-rave-birthed-the-plur-movement \|title=Thump.Vice Magazine: How Frankie Bones' Storm Rave Birthed the "PLUR" Movement \|date=2015-05-13 \|last = Wender \|first=Dan \|work=Thunp.Vice Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/djfrankiebones.htm \|title=DJ Frankie Bones - Hardcore / Old Skool / Rave \|access-date=2013-04-08 \|archive-date=2013-05-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511154508/http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/djfrankiebones.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Heather Heart Live at Storm Rave">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rbmaradio.com/shows/heather-heart-live-at-storm-rave \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Heather Heart Live at Storm Rave \|date=2015-05-01 \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Radio}}</ref> The events began with only a few hundred people in attendance growing to over thousands where the likes of [[Josh Wink]], Doc Martin, [[Sven Väth]], [[The Horrorist]], [[DJ Keoki]] and [[Richie Hawtin]] were able to launch their performances into international careers.<ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s">{{cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2012/09/new-york-techno \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s \|date=2012-09-13 \|last = Matos \|first=Michaelangelo \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily}}</ref><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Interview: Frankie Bones on Bonesbreaks and the early days of New York techno">{{cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/01/frankie-bones-interview \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Interview: Frankie Bones on Bonesbreaks and the early days of New York techno \|date=2014-01-30 \|last = Janson \|first=Gerd \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily}}</ref><ref name="RedBull.com in Red Bull Music Academy , Electronic : Frankie Bones and Storm Rave Return to New York">{{cite web\|url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/music/stories/1331723948034/frankie-bones-and-storm-rave-return-to-new-york-city \|title=RedBull.com in Red Bull Music Academy , Electronic : Frankie Bones and Storm Rave Return to New York \|date=2015-05-19 \|website=RedBull.com }}</ref>		Together with his brother, Adam "X" Mitchell, Bones took to forming his own event in [[Brooklyn, New York\|Brooklyn]] in the form of a series of ″Storm Rave″ events that started on May 11, 1991.<ref name="Thump.Vice Magazine: How Frankie Bones′ Storm Rave Birthed the PLUR Movement">{{cite web\|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/how-frankie-bones-storm-rave-birthed-the-plur-movement \|title=Thump.Vice Magazine: How Frankie Bones' Storm Rave Birthed the "PLUR" Movement \|date=2015-05-13 \|last = Wender \|first=Dan \|work=Thunp.Vice Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/djfrankiebones.htm \|title=DJ Frankie Bones - Hardcore / Old Skool / Rave \|access-date=2013-04-08 \|archive-date=2013-05-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511154508/http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/djfrankiebones.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Heather Heart Live at Storm Rave">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rbmaradio.com/shows/heather-heart-live-at-storm-rave \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Heather Heart Live at Storm Rave \|date=2015-05-01 \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Radio}}</ref> The events began with only a few hundred people in attendance growing to over thousands where the likes of [[Josh Wink]], Doc Martin, [[Sven Väth]], [[The Horrorist]], [[DJ Keoki]] and [[Richie Hawtin]] were able to launch their performances into international careers.<ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s">{{cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2012/09/new-york-techno \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s \|date=2012-09-13 \|last = Matos \|first=Michaelangelo \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily}}</ref><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Interview: Frankie Bones on Bonesbreaks and the early days of New York techno">{{cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/01/frankie-bones-interview \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Interview: Frankie Bones on Bonesbreaks and the early days of New York techno \|date=2014-01-30 \|last = Janson \|first=Gerd \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily}}</ref><ref name="RedBull.com in Red Bull Music Academy , Electronic : Frankie Bones and Storm Rave Return to New York">{{cite web\|url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/music/stories/1331723948034/frankie-bones-and-storm-rave-return-to-new-york-city \|title=RedBull.com in Red Bull Music Academy , Electronic : Frankie Bones and Storm Rave Return to New York \|date=2015-05-19 \|website=RedBull.com }}</ref>

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	After he had begun producing records, Bones was offered a gig to play for 5,000 people in England called "Energy".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/01/frankie-bones-interview\|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily\|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com\|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> As the event started on August 26, 1989, he played to the unexpected number of 25,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.technobass.net/interview/frankiebones-november-2015-interview-1\|title=Frankie Bones: From Humble Beginnings To Historic Events {{!}} TechnoBass.net\|website=www.technobass.net\|language=en\|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>		After he had begun producing records, Bones was offered a gig to play for 5,000 people in England called "Energy".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/01/frankie-bones-interview\|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily\|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com\|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> As the event started on August 26, 1989, he played to the unexpected number of 25,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.technobass.net/interview/frankiebones-november-2015-interview-1\|title=Frankie Bones: From Humble Beginnings To Historic Events {{!}} TechnoBass.net\|website=www.technobass.net\|language=en\|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>

	Together with his brother, Adam "X" Mitchell, Bones took to forming his own event in [[Brooklyn, New York\|Brooklyn]] in the form of a series of ″Storm Rave″ events that started on May 11, 1991.<ref name="Thump.Vice Magazine: How Frankie Bones′ Storm Rave Birthed the PLUR Movement">{{cite web\|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/how-frankie-bones-storm-rave-birthed-the-plur-movement \|title=Thump.Vice Magazine: How Frankie Bones' Storm Rave Birthed the "PLUR" Movement \|date=2015-05-13 \|last = Wender \|first=Dan \|work=Thunp.Vice Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/djfrankiebones.htm \|title=DJ Frankie Bones - Hardcore / Old Skool / Rave \|access-date=2013-04-08 \|archive-date=2013-05-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511154508/http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/djfrankiebones.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Heather Heart Live at Storm Rave">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rbmaradio.com/shows/heather-heart-live-at-storm-rave \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Heather Heart Live at Storm Rave \|date=2015-05-01 ~~\|last = Music Academy \|first=Red Bull~~ \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Radio}}</ref> The events began with only a few hundred people in attendance growing to over thousands where the likes of [[Josh Wink]], Doc Martin, [[Sven Väth]], [[The Horrorist]], [[DJ Keoki]] and [[Richie Hawtin]] were able to launch their performances into international careers.<ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s">{{cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2012/09/new-york-techno \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s \|date=2012-09-13 \|last = Matos \|first=Michaelangelo \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily}}</ref><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Interview: Frankie Bones on Bonesbreaks and the early days of New York techno">{{cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/01/frankie-bones-interview \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Interview: Frankie Bones on Bonesbreaks and the early days of New York techno \|date=2014-01-30 \|last = Janson \|first=Gerd \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily}}</ref><ref name="RedBull.com in Red Bull Music Academy , Electronic : Frankie Bones and Storm Rave Return to New York">{{cite web\|url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/music/stories/1331723948034/frankie-bones-and-storm-rave-return-to-new-york-city \|title=RedBull.com in Red Bull Music Academy , Electronic : Frankie Bones and Storm Rave Return to New York \|date=2015-05-19 \|website=RedBull.com }}</ref>		Together with his brother, Adam "X" Mitchell, Bones took to forming his own event in [[Brooklyn, New York\|Brooklyn]] in the form of a series of ″Storm Rave″ events that started on May 11, 1991.<ref name="Thump.Vice Magazine: How Frankie Bones′ Storm Rave Birthed the PLUR Movement">{{cite web\|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/how-frankie-bones-storm-rave-birthed-the-plur-movement \|title=Thump.Vice Magazine: How Frankie Bones' Storm Rave Birthed the "PLUR" Movement \|date=2015-05-13 \|last = Wender \|first=Dan \|work=Thunp.Vice Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/djfrankiebones.htm \|title=DJ Frankie Bones - Hardcore / Old Skool / Rave \|access-date=2013-04-08 \|archive-date=2013-05-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511154508/http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/djfrankiebones.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Heather Heart Live at Storm Rave">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rbmaradio.com/shows/heather-heart-live-at-storm-rave \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Heather Heart Live at Storm Rave \|date=2015-05-01 \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Radio}}</ref> The events began with only a few hundred people in attendance growing to over thousands where the likes of [[Josh Wink]], Doc Martin, [[Sven Väth]], [[The Horrorist]], [[DJ Keoki]] and [[Richie Hawtin]] were able to launch their performances into international careers.<ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s">{{cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2012/09/new-york-techno \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s \|date=2012-09-13 \|last = Matos \|first=Michaelangelo \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily}}</ref><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Interview: Frankie Bones on Bonesbreaks and the early days of New York techno">{{cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/01/frankie-bones-interview \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Interview: Frankie Bones on Bonesbreaks and the early days of New York techno \|date=2014-01-30 \|last = Janson \|first=Gerd \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily}}</ref><ref name="RedBull.com in Red Bull Music Academy , Electronic : Frankie Bones and Storm Rave Return to New York">{{cite web\|url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/music/stories/1331723948034/frankie-bones-and-storm-rave-return-to-new-york-city \|title=RedBull.com in Red Bull Music Academy , Electronic : Frankie Bones and Storm Rave Return to New York \|date=2015-05-19 \|website=RedBull.com }}</ref>

	Bones is recognized to have spread the idea of [[PLUR\|Peace, Love, Unity and Respect (PLUR)]] into rave culture.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="Kazenas">[https://thefestivalvoice.com/frankie-bones-plur/ Julian Kazenas: "Frankie Bones: The Godfather Of PLUR & The EDM Scene"], in: The Festival Voice Blog, 26 February 2019, retrieved on 2 Juli 2020.</ref> Supposedly in response to a fight that broke out at one of his Storm Raves in Brooklyn in June 1993, Bones is said to have got on the microphone and yelled: "If you don't start showing some peace, love, and unity, I'll break your faces."<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-graffiti-kids-who-became-raver-kings\|title=The Graffiti Kids Who Became Raver Kings\|~~author~~=Steve Powers\|work=The Daily Beast\|date=6 June 2015}}</ref> Other sources report that as early as "on July 4, 1990, [...] Frankie's brother and Storm Rave collaborator Adam X painted 'Peace Love Unity' on a train car".<ref name="auto"/>		Bones is recognized to have spread the idea of [[PLUR\|Peace, Love, Unity and Respect (PLUR)]] into rave culture.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="Kazenas">[https://thefestivalvoice.com/frankie-bones-plur/ Julian Kazenas: "Frankie Bones: The Godfather Of PLUR & The EDM Scene"], in: The Festival Voice Blog, 26 February 2019, retrieved on 2 Juli 2020.</ref> Supposedly in response to a fight that broke out at one of his Storm Raves in Brooklyn in June 1993, Bones is said to have got on the microphone and yelled: "If you don't start showing some peace, love, and unity, I'll break your faces."<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-graffiti-kids-who-became-raver-kings\|title=The Graffiti Kids Who Became Raver Kings\|first=Steve\|last=Powers\|work=The Daily Beast\|date=6 June 2015}}</ref> Other sources report that as early as "on July 4, 1990, [...] Frankie's brother and Storm Rave collaborator Adam X painted 'Peace Love Unity' on a train car".<ref name="auto"/>

	Berlin's [[Love Parade]], which had been generally considered to have been the largest rave festival in the world at the time, named its 1991 and 1992 parades after well-known compositions by Frankie Bones: "The Future is Ours" in 1991, and "My House is Your House (And Your House is Mine)" in 1992.		Berlin's [[Love Parade]], which had been generally considered to have been the largest rave festival in the world at the time, named its 1991 and 1992 parades after well-known compositions by Frankie Bones: "The Future is Ours" in 1991, and "My House is Your House (And Your House is Mine)" in 1992.

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	'''Frankie ‘Bones’ Mitchell''' is a prominent figure in the development of dance music within the United States. Widely regarded as the "Godfather of American Rave Culture". Throughout the 80s & 90, Frankie played a major role in developing NYC's underground party scene (primarily [[techno]]). Bones began his career in the early 1980s, spinning at clubs and parties throughout New York & New Jersey. Bones gained widespread global recognition after organizing the first outdoor dance music party in the US. Storm Rave took place in Williamsburg, Coney Island, & Plumb Beach. Throughout his career, Frankie has produced, remixed, and officially released countless tracks, albums, EP's, and mixtapes. He has also performed at many large scale music festivals around the world such as [[Love Parade]] and [[Electric Daisy Carnival\|Insomniac's Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC)]].Frankie continues to be an influential figure in the community and remains active as a performer, producer, and author represented globally by [http://www.s1bk.com Southfirst (S1)].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news\|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_uk/article/pg8d4g/how-new-york-legend-frankie-bones-became-the-godfather-of-the-plur-movement\|title=How New York Legend Frankie Bones Became the Godfather of the PLUR Movement\|date=2015-05-14\|work=Thump\|access-date=2018-01-11\|language=en-uk}}</ref>		'''Frankie ‘Bones’ Mitchell''' is a prominent figure in the development of dance music within the United States. Widely regarded as the "Godfather of American Rave Culture". Throughout the 80s & 90, Frankie played a major role in developing NYC's underground party scene (primarily [[techno]]). Bones began his career in the early 1980s, spinning at clubs and parties throughout New York & New Jersey. Bones gained widespread global recognition after organizing the first outdoor dance music party in the US. Storm Rave took place in Williamsburg, Coney Island, & Plumb Beach. Throughout his career, Frankie has produced, remixed, and officially released countless tracks, albums, EP's, and mixtapes. He has also performed at many large scale music festivals around the world such as [[Love Parade]] and [[Electric Daisy Carnival\|Insomniac's Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC)]].Frankie continues to be an influential figure in the community and remains active as a performer, producer, and author represented globally by [http://www.s1bk.com Southfirst (S1)].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news\|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_uk/article/pg8d4g/how-new-york-legend-frankie-bones-became-the-godfather-of-the-plur-movement\|title=How New York Legend Frankie Bones Became the Godfather of the PLUR Movement\|date=2015-05-14\|work=Thump\|access-date=2018-01-11\|language=en-uk}}</ref>
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			Frankie 'Bones' Mitchell grew up in [[Brooklyn\|Brooklyn, New York]]. At 10 years old, he began roller skating at the [[Sheepshead Bay Roll-A-Palace]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=10 Mixes: A Guide to Frankie Bones \|url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/05/ten-mixes-frankie-bones/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417102517/https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/05/ten-mixes-frankie-bones/ \|archive-date=April 17, 2024 \|access-date=2025-01-03 \|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com \|language=en}}</ref> a family-friendly [[roller disco]] rink featuring live DJs (including a 17-year-old [[Lenny Dee (DJ)\|Lenny Dee]]).<ref name="LD" />
⚫	As a ~~child~~ ~~growing~~ up ~~in [[Brooklyn]]~~, ~~Frankie 'Bones' Mitchell's~~ father was murdered ~~just before Frankie graduated high school~~. ~~His~~ ~~life~~ radically changed, and he inherited his father's entire vinyl record collection.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110131191532/http://digboston.com/listen/2010/04/27501/ FRANKIE BONES – Article on Dig Boston]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.</ref> He began to produce house tracks with [[Lenny Dee (DJ)\|Lenny Dee]].<ref name="LD">{{cite news \|last1=Matos \|first1=Michaelangelos \|title=Q&A: Industrial Strength's Lenny Dee On Distorting Electronic Instruments, Sampling Pantera, And "Draft Ponk" \|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2011/09/29/qa-industrial-strengths-lenny-dee-on-distorting-electronic-instruments-sampling-pantera-and-draft-ponk/ \|access-date=23 April 2020 \|work=www.villagevoice.com \|date=29 September 2011}}</ref>

		⚫	Just before Frankie graduated high school, his father was murdered. The death radically changed Frankie's life, and he inherited his father's entire vinyl record collection.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110131191532/http://digboston.com/listen/2010/04/27501/ FRANKIE BONES – Article on Dig Boston]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.</ref> He began spinning records in 1981<ref name=":0" /> and he began to produce house tracks with [[Lenny Dee (DJ)\|Lenny Dee]].<ref name="LD">{{cite news \|last1=Matos \|first1=Michaelangelos \|title=Q&A: Industrial Strength's Lenny Dee On Distorting Electronic Instruments, Sampling Pantera, And "Draft Ponk" \|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2011/09/29/qa-industrial-strengths-lenny-dee-on-distorting-electronic-instruments-sampling-pantera-and-draft-ponk/ \|access-date=23 April 2020 \|work=www.villagevoice.com \|date=29 September 2011}}</ref>{{When\|date=January 2025}}

	His brother, Adam "X" Mitchell, is also a techno DJ and producer,<ref name=rabio>{{cite web\|title=Adam X's biography\|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/adamx/biography\|website=Resident Advisor\|access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref> and their colleague [[Heather Heart]] is a DJ and music writer/zine maker who helped create the community for underground techno music in New York and beyond.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sonicgroove.com/about.html\|title=SONIC GROOVE RECORDS Biography\|website=Sonic Groove Records\|access-date=27 June 2017\|archive-date=12 September 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912041817/http://www.sonicgroove.com/about.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bones, Adam X, Heather Heart and others are associated with the record label ''Sonic Groove''. The three co-owned a record store with the same name at 41 Carmine St in New York City, where it had relocated to from a Brooklyn location in 1995. The shop closed in 2004.<ref>[http://sgxberlin.wordpress.com/about/ Sonic Groove – Biography]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.</ref>		His brother, Adam "X" Mitchell, is also a techno DJ and producer,<ref name=rabio>{{cite web\|title=Adam X's biography\|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/adamx/biography\|website=Resident Advisor\|access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref> and their colleague [[Heather Heart]] is a DJ and music writer/zine maker who helped create the community for underground techno music in New York and beyond.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sonicgroove.com/about.html\|title=SONIC GROOVE RECORDS Biography\|website=Sonic Groove Records\|access-date=27 June 2017\|archive-date=12 September 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912041817/http://www.sonicgroove.com/about.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bones, Adam X, Heather Heart and others are associated with the record label ''Sonic Groove''. The three co-owned a record store with the same name at 41 Carmine St in New York City, where it had relocated to from a Brooklyn location in 1995. The shop closed in 2004.<ref>[http://sgxberlin.wordpress.com/about/ Sonic Groove – Biography]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.</ref>

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	'''Frankie ‘Bones’ Mitchell''' is a prominent figure in the development of dance music within the United States. Widely regarded as the "Godfather of American Rave Culture" Throughout the 80s & 90, Frankie played a major role in developing NYC's underground party scene (primarily [[techno]]). Bones began his career in the early 1980s, spinning at clubs and parties throughout New York & New Jersey. Bones gained widespread global recognition after organizing the first outdoor dance music party in the US. Storm Rave took place in Williamsburg, Coney Island, & Plumb Beach. Throughout his career, Frankie has produced, remixed, and officially released countless tracks, albums, EP's, and mixtapes. He has also performed at many large scale music festivals around the world such as [[Love Parade]] and [[Electric Daisy Carnival\|Insomniac's Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC)]].Frankie continues to be an influential figure in the community and remains active as a performer, producer, and author represented globally by [http://www.s1bk.com Southfirst (S1)].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news\|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_uk/article/pg8d4g/how-new-york-legend-frankie-bones-became-the-godfather-of-the-plur-movement\|title=How New York Legend Frankie Bones Became the Godfather of the PLUR Movement\|date=2015-05-14\|work=Thump\|access-date=2018-01-11\|language=en-uk}}</ref>		'''Frankie ‘Bones’ Mitchell''' is a prominent figure in the development of dance music within the United States. Widely regarded as the "Godfather of American Rave Culture". Throughout the 80s & 90, Frankie played a major role in developing NYC's underground party scene (primarily [[techno]]). Bones began his career in the early 1980s, spinning at clubs and parties throughout New York & New Jersey. Bones gained widespread global recognition after organizing the first outdoor dance music party in the US. Storm Rave took place in Williamsburg, Coney Island, & Plumb Beach. Throughout his career, Frankie has produced, remixed, and officially released countless tracks, albums, EP's, and mixtapes. He has also performed at many large scale music festivals around the world such as [[Love Parade]] and [[Electric Daisy Carnival\|Insomniac's Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC)]].Frankie continues to be an influential figure in the community and remains active as a performer, producer, and author represented globally by [http://www.s1bk.com Southfirst (S1)].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news\|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_uk/article/pg8d4g/how-new-york-legend-frankie-bones-became-the-godfather-of-the-plur-movement\|title=How New York Legend Frankie Bones Became the Godfather of the PLUR Movement\|date=2015-05-14\|work=Thump\|access-date=2018-01-11\|language=en-uk}}</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==

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	'''Frankie ‘Bones’ Mitchell''' is a prominent figure in the development of dance music in the US. ~~Bones is widely~~ regarded as the "Godfather of American Rave Culture"~~and~~ is ~~credited~~ ~~with~~ ~~helping~~ to ~~establish~~ ~~the~~ ~~underground~~ ~~dance~~ ~~music scene~~ in ~~New~~ ~~York~~ ~~City~~ in ~~the~~ ~~1980s~~ ~~and 1990s~~. Bones ~~started~~ his ~~music~~ career in the early 1980s, spinning at clubs and parties throughout ~~NYC~~. He gained widespread recognition ~~for his role in~~ organizing the first outdoor ~~electronic~~ music party in the US, ~~known as “Storm~~ Rave~~" which~~ took place in Williamsburg, Coney Island, & Plumb Beach. Throughout his career, ~~Bones~~ has produced, remixed, and released countless tracks, albums, EP's, and mixtapes. He has also performed at many large scale music festivals ~~and events~~ around the world such as ~~the~~ Love Parade in ~~Berlin,~~ ~~Germany and~~ Insomniac's Electric Daisy Carnival ~~located in Las Vegas, Nevada~~. ~~Today,~~ Frankie continues to be an influential figure in the ~~dance scene~~ and remains active as a performer, producer, and author represented globally by Southfirst ~~Talent~~.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news\|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_uk/article/pg8d4g/how-new-york-legend-frankie-bones-became-the-godfather-of-the-plur-movement\|title=How New York Legend Frankie Bones Became the Godfather of the PLUR Movement\|date=2015-05-14\|work=Thump\|access-date=2018-01-11\|language=en-uk}}</ref>		'''Frankie ‘Bones’ Mitchell''' is a prominent figure in the development of dance music within the United States. Widely regarded as the "Godfather of American Rave Culture" Throughout the 80s & 90, Frankie played a major role in developing NYC's underground party scene (primarily [[techno]]). Bones began his career in the early 1980s, spinning at clubs and parties throughout New York & New Jersey. Bones gained widespread global recognition after organizing the first outdoor dance music party in the US. Storm Rave took place in Williamsburg, Coney Island, & Plumb Beach. Throughout his career, Frankie has produced, remixed, and officially released countless tracks, albums, EP's, and mixtapes. He has also performed at many large scale music festivals around the world such as [[Love Parade]] and [[Electric Daisy Carnival\|Insomniac's Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC)]].Frankie continues to be an influential figure in the community and remains active as a performer, producer, and author represented globally by [http://www.s1bk.com Southfirst (S1)].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news\|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_uk/article/pg8d4g/how-new-york-legend-frankie-bones-became-the-godfather-of-the-plur-movement\|title=How New York Legend Frankie Bones Became the Godfather of the PLUR Movement\|date=2015-05-14\|work=Thump\|access-date=2018-01-11\|language=en-uk}}</ref>

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	Frankie 'Bones' Mitchell grew up in [[Brooklyn\|Brooklyn, New York]]. At 10 years old, he began roller skating at the [[Sheepshead Bay Roll-A-Palace]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=10 Mixes: A Guide to Frankie Bones \|url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/05/ten-mixes-frankie-bones/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417102517/https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/05/ten-mixes-frankie-bones/ \|archive-date=April 17, 2024 \|access-date=2025-01-03 \|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com \|language=en}}</ref> a family-friendly [[roller disco]] rink featuring live DJs (including a 17-year-old [[Lenny Dee (DJ)\|Lenny Dee]]).<ref name="LD" />		Frankie 'Bones' Mitchell grew up in [[Brooklyn\|Brooklyn, New York]]. At 10 years old, he began roller skating at the [[Sheepshead Bay Roll-A-Palace]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=10 Mixes: A Guide to Frankie Bones \|url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/05/ten-mixes-frankie-bones/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417102517/https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/05/ten-mixes-frankie-bones/ \|archive-date=April 17, 2024 \|access-date=2025-01-03 \|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com \|language=en}}</ref> a family-friendly [[roller disco]] rink featuring live DJs (including a 17-year-old [[Lenny Dee (DJ)\|Lenny Dee]]).<ref name="LD" />

	Just before Frankie graduated high school, his father was murdered. The death radically changed Frankie's life, and he inherited his father's entire vinyl record collection.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110131191532/http://digboston.com/listen/2010/04/27501/ FRANKIE BONES – Article on Dig Boston]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.</ref> He began spinning records in 1981<ref name=":0" /> and he began to produce house tracks with [[Lenny Dee (DJ)\|Lenny Dee]].<ref name="LD">{{cite news \|last1=Matos \|first1=Michaelangelos \|title=Q&A: Industrial Strength's Lenny Dee On Distorting Electronic Instruments, Sampling Pantera, And "Draft Ponk" \|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2011/09/29/qa-industrial-strengths-lenny-dee-on-distorting-electronic-instruments-sampling-pantera-and-draft-ponk/ \|access-date=23 April 2020 \|work=~~www.villagevoice.com~~ \|date=29 September 2011}}</ref>{{When\|date=January 2025}}		Just before Frankie graduated high school, his father was murdered. The death radically changed Frankie's life, and he inherited his father's entire vinyl record collection.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110131191532/http://digboston.com/listen/2010/04/27501/ FRANKIE BONES – Article on Dig Boston]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.</ref> He began spinning records in 1981<ref name=":0" /> and he began to produce house tracks with [[Lenny Dee (DJ)\|Lenny Dee]].<ref name="LD">{{cite news \|last1=Matos \|first1=Michaelangelos \|title=Q&A: Industrial Strength's Lenny Dee On Distorting Electronic Instruments, Sampling Pantera, And "Draft Ponk" \|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2011/09/29/qa-industrial-strengths-lenny-dee-on-distorting-electronic-instruments-sampling-pantera-and-draft-ponk/ \|access-date=23 April 2020 \|work=The Village Voice \|date=29 September 2011}}</ref>{{When\|date=January 2025}}

	His brother, Adam "X" Mitchell, is also a techno DJ and producer,<ref name=rabio>{{cite web\|title=Adam X's biography\|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/adamx/biography\|website=Resident Advisor\|access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref> and their colleague [[Heather Heart]] is a DJ and music writer/zine maker who helped create the community for underground techno music in New York and beyond.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sonicgroove.com/about.html\|title=SONIC GROOVE RECORDS Biography\|website=Sonic Groove Records\|access-date=27 June 2017\|archive-date=12 September 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912041817/http://www.sonicgroove.com/about.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bones, Adam X, Heather Heart and others are associated with the record label ''Sonic Groove''. The three co-owned a record store with the same name at 41 Carmine St in New York City, where it had relocated to from a Brooklyn location in 1995. The shop closed in 2004.<ref>[http://sgxberlin.wordpress.com/about/ Sonic Groove – Biography]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.</ref>		His brother, Adam "X" Mitchell, is also a techno DJ and producer,<ref name=rabio>{{cite web\|title=Adam X's biography\|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/adamx/biography\|website=Resident Advisor\|access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref> and their colleague [[Heather Heart]] is a DJ and music writer/zine maker who helped create the community for underground techno music in New York and beyond.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sonicgroove.com/about.html\|title=SONIC GROOVE RECORDS Biography\|website=Sonic Groove Records\|access-date=27 June 2017\|archive-date=12 September 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912041817/http://www.sonicgroove.com/about.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bones, Adam X, Heather Heart and others are associated with the record label ''Sonic Groove''. The three co-owned a record store with the same name at 41 Carmine St in New York City, where it had relocated to from a Brooklyn location in 1995. The shop closed in 2004.<ref>[http://sgxberlin.wordpress.com/about/ Sonic Groove – Biography]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.</ref>
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	After he had begun producing records, Bones was offered a gig to play for 5,000 people in England called "Energy".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/01/frankie-bones-interview\|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily\|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com\|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> As the event started on August 26, 1989, he played to the unexpected number of 25,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.technobass.net/interview/frankiebones-november-2015-interview-1\|title=Frankie Bones: From Humble Beginnings To Historic Events\|website=TechnoBass.net\|language=en\|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>		After he had begun producing records, Bones was offered a gig to play for 5,000 people in England called "Energy".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/01/frankie-bones-interview\|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily\|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com\|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> As the event started on August 26, 1989, he played to the unexpected number of 25,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.technobass.net/interview/frankiebones-november-2015-interview-1\|title=Frankie Bones: From Humble Beginnings To Historic Events\|website=TechnoBass.net\|language=en\|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>

	Together with his brother, Adam "X" Mitchell, Bones took to forming his own event in [[Brooklyn, New York\|Brooklyn]] in the form of a series of ″Storm Rave″ events that started on May 11, 1991.<ref name="Thump.Vice Magazine: How Frankie Bones′ Storm Rave Birthed the PLUR Movement">{{cite web\|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/how-frankie-bones-storm-rave-birthed-the-plur-movement \|title=Thump.Vice Magazine: How Frankie Bones' Storm Rave Birthed the "PLUR" Movement \|date=2015-05-13 \|last = Wender \|first=Dan \|work=~~Thunp.~~Vice ~~Magazine~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/djfrankiebones.htm \|title=DJ Frankie Bones - Hardcore / Old Skool / Rave \|access-date=2013-04-08 \|archive-date=2013-05-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511154508/http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/djfrankiebones.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Heather Heart Live at Storm Rave">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rbmaradio.com/shows/heather-heart-live-at-storm-rave \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Heather Heart Live at Storm Rave \|date=2015-05-01 \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Radio}}</ref> The events began with only a few hundred people in attendance growing to over thousands where the likes of [[Josh Wink]], Doc Martin, [[Sven Väth]], [[The Horrorist]], [[DJ Keoki]] and [[Richie Hawtin]] were able to launch their performances into international careers.<ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s">{{cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2012/09/new-york-techno \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s \|date=2012-09-13 \|last = Matos \|first=Michaelangelo \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily}}</ref><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Interview: Frankie Bones on Bonesbreaks and the early days of New York techno">{{cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/01/frankie-bones-interview \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Interview: Frankie Bones on Bonesbreaks and the early days of New York techno \|date=2014-01-30 \|last = Janson \|first=Gerd \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily}}</ref><ref name="RedBull.com in Red Bull Music Academy , Electronic : Frankie Bones and Storm Rave Return to New York">{{cite web\|url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/music/stories/1331723948034/frankie-bones-and-storm-rave-return-to-new-york-city \|title=RedBull.com in Red Bull Music Academy , Electronic : Frankie Bones and Storm Rave Return to New York \|date=2015-05-19 \|website=RedBull.com }}</ref>		Together with his brother, Adam "X" Mitchell, Bones took to forming his own event in [[Brooklyn, New York\|Brooklyn]] in the form of a series of ″Storm Rave″ events that started on May 11, 1991.<ref name="Thump.Vice Magazine: How Frankie Bones′ Storm Rave Birthed the PLUR Movement">{{cite web\|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/how-frankie-bones-storm-rave-birthed-the-plur-movement \|title=Thump.Vice Magazine: How Frankie Bones' Storm Rave Birthed the "PLUR" Movement \|date=2015-05-13 \|last = Wender \|first=Dan \|work=Vice}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/djfrankiebones.htm \|title=DJ Frankie Bones - Hardcore / Old Skool / Rave \|access-date=2013-04-08 \|archive-date=2013-05-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511154508/http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/djfrankiebones.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Heather Heart Live at Storm Rave">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rbmaradio.com/shows/heather-heart-live-at-storm-rave \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Heather Heart Live at Storm Rave \|date=2015-05-01 \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Radio}}</ref> The events began with only a few hundred people in attendance growing to over thousands where the likes of [[Josh Wink]], Doc Martin, [[Sven Väth]], [[The Horrorist]], [[DJ Keoki]] and [[Richie Hawtin]] were able to launch their performances into international careers.<ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s">{{cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2012/09/new-york-techno \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s \|date=2012-09-13 \|last = Matos \|first=Michaelangelo \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily}}</ref><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Interview: Frankie Bones on Bonesbreaks and the early days of New York techno">{{cite web\|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/01/frankie-bones-interview \|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Interview: Frankie Bones on Bonesbreaks and the early days of New York techno \|date=2014-01-30 \|last = Janson \|first=Gerd \|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily}}</ref><ref name="RedBull.com in Red Bull Music Academy , Electronic : Frankie Bones and Storm Rave Return to New York">{{cite web\|url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/music/stories/1331723948034/frankie-bones-and-storm-rave-return-to-new-york-city \|title=RedBull.com in Red Bull Music Academy , Electronic : Frankie Bones and Storm Rave Return to New York \|date=2015-05-19 \|website=RedBull.com }}</ref>

	Bones is recognized to have spread the idea of [[PLUR\|Peace, Love, Unity and Respect (PLUR)]] into rave culture.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="Kazenas">[https://thefestivalvoice.com/frankie-bones-plur/ Julian Kazenas: "Frankie Bones: The Godfather Of PLUR & The EDM Scene"], in: The Festival Voice Blog, 26 February 2019, ~~retrieved on~~ 2 Juli 2020.</ref> Supposedly in response to a fight that broke out at one of his Storm Raves in Brooklyn in June 1993, Bones is said to have got on the microphone and yelled: "If you don't start showing some peace, love, and unity, I'll break your faces."<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-graffiti-kids-who-became-raver-kings\|title=The Graffiti Kids Who Became Raver Kings\|first=Steve\|last=Powers\|work=The Daily Beast\|date=6 June 2015}}</ref> Other sources report that as early as "on July 4, 1990, [...] Frankie's brother and Storm Rave collaborator Adam X painted 'Peace Love Unity' on a train car".<ref name="auto"/>		Bones is recognized to have spread the idea of [[PLUR\|Peace, Love, Unity and Respect (PLUR)]] into rave culture.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="Kazenas">[https://thefestivalvoice.com/frankie-bones-plur/ Julian Kazenas: "Frankie Bones: The Godfather Of PLUR & The EDM Scene"], in: The Festival Voice Blog, 26 February 2019. Retrieved 2 Juli 2020.</ref> Supposedly in response to a fight that broke out at one of his Storm Raves in Brooklyn in June 1993, Bones is said to have got on the microphone and yelled: "If you don't start showing some peace, love, and unity, I'll break your faces."<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-graffiti-kids-who-became-raver-kings\|title=The Graffiti Kids Who Became Raver Kings\|first=Steve\|last=Powers\|work=The Daily Beast\|date=6 June 2015}}</ref> Other sources report that as early as "on July 4, 1990, [...] Frankie's brother and Storm Rave collaborator Adam X painted 'Peace Love Unity' on a train car".<ref name="auto"/>

	Berlin's [[Love Parade]], which had been generally considered to have been the largest rave festival in the world at the time, named its 1991 and 1992 parades after well-known compositions by Frankie Bones: "The Future is Ours" in 1991, and "My House is Your House (And Your House is Mine)" in 1992.		Berlin's [[Love Parade]], which had been generally considered to have been the largest rave festival in the world at the time, named its 1991 and 1992 parades after well-known compositions by Frankie Bones: "The Future is Ours" in 1991, and "My House is Your House (And Your House is Mine)" in 1992.

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	{{Short description\|American DJ}}		{{Short description\|American DJ}}
	[[File:American Techno House Rave DJ Frankie Bones Mitchell Performing at Moog Club Barcelona Spain 2018.png\|thumb\|Frankie Bones performing at Club Moog in Barcelona, Spain (2018)]]		[[File:American Techno House Rave DJ Frankie Bones Mitchell Performing at Moog Club Barcelona Spain 2018.png\|thumb\|Frankie Bones performing at Club Moog in [[Barcelona\|Barcelona, Spain]], 2018]]

	'''Frankie ‘Bones’ Mitchell''' is a prominent figure in the development of dance music within the United States. Widely regarded as the "Godfather of American Rave Culture". Throughout the 80s & 90, Frankie played a major role in developing NYC's underground party scene (primarily [[techno]]). Bones began his career in the early 1980s, spinning at clubs and parties throughout New York & New Jersey. Bones gained widespread global recognition after organizing the first outdoor dance music party in the US. Storm Rave took place in Williamsburg, Coney Island, & Plumb Beach. Throughout his career, Frankie has produced, remixed, and officially released countless tracks, albums, EP's, and mixtapes. He has also performed at many large scale music festivals around the world such as [[Love Parade]] and [[Electric Daisy Carnival\|Insomniac's Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC)]].Frankie continues to be an influential figure in the community and remains active as a performer, producer, and author represented globally by [http://www.s1bk.com Southfirst (S1)].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news\|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_uk/article/pg8d4g/how-new-york-legend-frankie-bones-became-the-godfather-of-the-plur-movement\|title=How New York Legend Frankie Bones Became the Godfather of the PLUR Movement\|date=2015-05-14\|work=Thump\|access-date=2018-01-11\|language=en-uk}}</ref>		'''Frankie ‘Bones’ Mitchell''' is a prominent figure in the development of dance music within the United States. Widely regarded as the "Godfather of American Rave Culture". Throughout the 80s & 90, Frankie played a major role in developing NYC's underground party scene (primarily [[techno]]). Bones began his career in the early 1980s, spinning at clubs and parties throughout New York & New Jersey. Bones gained widespread global recognition after organizing the first outdoor dance music party in the US. Storm Rave took place in Williamsburg, Coney Island, & Plumb Beach. Throughout his career, Frankie has produced, remixed, and officially released countless tracks, albums, EP's, and mixtapes. He has also performed at many large scale music festivals around the world such as [[Love Parade]] and [[Electric Daisy Carnival\|Insomniac's Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC)]].Frankie continues to be an influential figure in the community and remains active as a performer, producer, and author represented globally by [http://www.s1bk.com Southfirst (S1)].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news\|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_uk/article/pg8d4g/how-new-york-legend-frankie-bones-became-the-godfather-of-the-plur-movement\|title=How New York Legend Frankie Bones Became the Godfather of the PLUR Movement\|date=2015-05-14\|work=Thump\|access-date=2018-01-11\|language=en-uk}}</ref>
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	== Early life ==		== Early life ==

			Frankie 'Bones' Mitchell grew up in [[Brooklyn\|Brooklyn, New York]]. At 10 years old, he began roller skating at the [[Sheepshead Bay Roll-A-Palace]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=10 Mixes: A Guide to Frankie Bones \|url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/05/ten-mixes-frankie-bones/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417102517/https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/05/ten-mixes-frankie-bones/ \|archive-date=April 17, 2024 \|access-date=2025-01-03 \|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com \|language=en}}</ref> a family-friendly [[roller disco]] rink featuring live DJs (including a 17-year-old [[Lenny Dee (DJ)\|Lenny Dee]]).<ref name="LD" />
⚫	As a ~~child~~ ~~growing~~ up ~~in [[Brooklyn]]~~, ~~Frankie 'Bones' Mitchell's~~ father was murdered ~~just before Frankie graduated high school~~. ~~His~~ ~~life~~ radically changed, and he inherited his father's entire vinyl record collection.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110131191532/http://digboston.com/listen/2010/04/27501/ FRANKIE BONES – Article on Dig Boston]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.</ref> He began to produce house tracks with [[Lenny Dee (DJ)\|Lenny Dee]].<ref name="LD">{{cite news \|last1=Matos \|first1=Michaelangelos \|title=Q&A: Industrial Strength's Lenny Dee On Distorting Electronic Instruments, Sampling Pantera, And "Draft Ponk" \|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2011/09/29/qa-industrial-strengths-lenny-dee-on-distorting-electronic-instruments-sampling-pantera-and-draft-ponk/ \|access-date=23 April 2020 \|work=www.villagevoice.com \|date=29 September 2011}}</ref>

		⚫	Just before Frankie graduated high school, his father was murdered. The death radically changed Frankie's life, and he inherited his father's entire vinyl record collection.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110131191532/http://digboston.com/listen/2010/04/27501/ FRANKIE BONES – Article on Dig Boston]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.</ref> He began spinning records in 1981<ref name=":0" /> and he began to produce house tracks with [[Lenny Dee (DJ)\|Lenny Dee]].<ref name="LD">{{cite news \|last1=Matos \|first1=Michaelangelos \|title=Q&A: Industrial Strength's Lenny Dee On Distorting Electronic Instruments, Sampling Pantera, And "Draft Ponk" \|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2011/09/29/qa-industrial-strengths-lenny-dee-on-distorting-electronic-instruments-sampling-pantera-and-draft-ponk/ \|access-date=23 April 2020 \|work=www.villagevoice.com \|date=29 September 2011}}</ref>{{When\|date=January 2025}}

	His brother, Adam "X" Mitchell, is also a techno DJ and producer,<ref name=rabio>{{cite web\|title=Adam X's biography\|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/adamx/biography\|website=Resident Advisor\|access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref> and their colleague [[Heather Heart]] is a DJ and music writer/zine maker who helped create the community for underground techno music in New York and beyond.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sonicgroove.com/about.html\|title=SONIC GROOVE RECORDS Biography\|website=Sonic Groove Records\|access-date=27 June 2017\|archive-date=12 September 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912041817/http://www.sonicgroove.com/about.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bones, Adam X, Heather Heart and others are associated with the record label ''Sonic Groove''. The three co-owned a record store with the same name at 41 Carmine St in New York City, where it had relocated to from a Brooklyn location in 1995. The shop closed in 2004.<ref>[http://sgxberlin.wordpress.com/about/ Sonic Groove – Biography]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.</ref>		His brother, Adam "X" Mitchell, is also a techno DJ and producer,<ref name=rabio>{{cite web\|title=Adam X's biography\|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/adamx/biography\|website=Resident Advisor\|access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref> and their colleague [[Heather Heart]] is a DJ and music writer/zine maker who helped create the community for underground techno music in New York and beyond.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sonicgroove.com/about.html\|title=SONIC GROOVE RECORDS Biography\|website=Sonic Groove Records\|access-date=27 June 2017\|archive-date=12 September 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912041817/http://www.sonicgroove.com/about.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bones, Adam X, Heather Heart and others are associated with the record label ''Sonic Groove''. The three co-owned a record store with the same name at 41 Carmine St in New York City, where it had relocated to from a Brooklyn location in 1995. The shop closed in 2004.<ref>[http://sgxberlin.wordpress.com/about/ Sonic Groove – Biography]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.</ref>