Frankie Foncett interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 046 Part 2

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ FRANKIE FONCETT # 046 - PART 2

Frankie Foncett shares about how he is becoming a tastemaker in London.

Record promoters would bring Frankie there new tracks because of his power as the DJ/Selector and the sheer force of being able to sell records at a high rate in the shop. He discovers the Danny Rampling Shoom party and as the drug culture is beginning in the clubs and House Music is starting to be the music of the clubs. Frankie also was involved as an A&R man for Black Market Records and he talks about how he passed on Frankie Knuckles production of "Tears when he heard it early on.

He makes his way from the reggae sound system culture and begins to work with DJ Norman Jaye Mbe at the party High On Hope and they create a huge story hosting many top artists to perform like Loleatta Holloway and other dance music vocalists of the time. Frankie now becomes nicknamed Frankie Black Market because of his work behind the counter at the store as well. He works with Astoria Promoter Nicky Holloway and is getting courted many gigs.

Even Dj Paul Oakenfold asks Frankie to stand in for him at the Spectrum as he takes time off and visits New York.

Frankie's DJ style is part New York and Chicago with a UK twist and he is gigging all over London and is becoming quite in demand now. This lends him to become a producer and sought out remixer working on artists such Lisa Stansfield and so many that went on to become multi-platinum artists because of his remix sound.

Ministry of Sound awards a residency to Frankie and he makes another story at one of the greatest clubs in the world and changed the sound of his night towards the sound coming from the likes of Mood 2 Swing, Funky Green Dogs, Daft Punk, and enjoys a residency for 3 good years.

As with every good thing he decides to take a break and leaves the industry and starts a new career in the Fashion Industry. Even in fashion the passion is there to succeed and has done very well.

He is now finding his way back as the DJ and is being soughted out now as one of the Golden DJS of the greatest dance era, house music. Watch out for Frankie Foncett as he rocks your night club.. he is on fire.



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