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| dj frankie wilde | discography | media The Legendary DJ Frankie Wilde  Image Courtesy of the Frankie Wilde Estate Frankie Wilde grew up in Brixton, London into a poor family. Frankie left school at 17 and hit the streets. His first job was at Sheila’s in Soho, a medium to low class strip joint. He cleared tables, had an unsuccessful run as a doorman but discovered at Sheila’s what it meant to be a DJ. After befriending a couple of the ladies, he began giving them pointers on their performances. How to liven things up a bit, less is more with the teasing and musical choices that would accent each woman’s virtues. “Tell a story when you dance” Was reportedly his favorite piece of advice. He found something at Sheila’s, a gift for musical taste and a command over the crowd. Frankie spent most of his time going to clubs to watch other DJs, listening and purchasing music and good old fashioned practicing. He began to make an impression around the record stores he frequented, met many of the people involved with the labels and the clubs and began working his way up. People liked Frankie; he was quick with a joke, even quicker with a drink. You wanted him at your party, you wanted him around. He could bring up the level of any room behind the decks or behind a bar. But the most impressive element to Frankie was his knowledge of music and his skill in front of a crowd. He began in London, working small clubs. Word soon got around about Frankie Wilde and his amazing sets. While his music was always cutting edge, ahead of its time, his performances were even better. He could rally any crowd with a wave of the hand or break of a track. Frankie wasn’t like other DJs, he was continually challenged himself to learn more, to gain more. His sets changed about as a many times as he played. He improvised, he read each crowd for what they were, what he could sense they wanted and he always seemed to be spot on. While other DJs labeled themselves into pigeonholes, Frankie blew the whole system out of the water. The big break for Frankie came when he was playing his first year in Ibiza. After slogging around small clubs in London he landed an early spot at Manumission. While performing his patented rope entrance into the booth he caught manager Max Haggar’s eye. Max took him into his stable and Frankie’s star shot up further. Soon he found himself playing nights across the globe. While he achieved a certain level of stardom while DJing and remixing, it wasn’t until he started producing his own original music did he rocket to superstar status. In his new studio, he sat down and produced the album OTAY. This album represented a watershed in house music, many consider it the Pet Sounds of house music, OTAY and its self titled single was a combination of feel good fueled rhythm combined with one of the most massive talked about breakdowns in house music history. Dance floors went crazy for its positive message, “Everything is Otay”, combined with its dark floral undertones. The summer of 2000 embraced Otay and Otay returned the favor by becoming its anthem. Frankie was now permanently in the spotlight. A Fleet Street darling, he became a regular in the society pages. Notorious for his drunken antics and womanizing, the bad press just helped propel him into the household name lexicon. Frankie Wilde has an ex-wife Sonya Slowinski and a step-son King. Frankie Wilde supposedly remarried with Penelope Garcia and is living in New York. Unofficial Frankie Wilde Website with history information about Frankie Wilde. Author Eric Banning has written a few books about Frankie Wilde and Ibiza. Official Frankie Wilde Website
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