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What gear does Frankie Knuckles use?

Frankie Knuckles said in 2011 that Derrick May gave him his first drum machine, a Roland TR-909, and that he still used the 909 to that day. He named a Steinway baby grand piano as his favourite piece of studio gear, and First Choice's Let No Man Put Asunder and Black Ivory's Mainline as big records at the Warehouse.

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What drum machine did Frankie Knuckles use?

A Roland TR-909. At his 2011 Red Bull Music Academy lecture he said Derrick May gave him his first drum machine, a 909, that it was the foundation of what he did, and that he still used the 909 to that day.

What was Frankie Knuckles' favourite studio gear?

Asked by DMC World Magazine in 2011 for his favourite piece of studio gear from the past and today, he answered a Steinway baby grand piano and the human voice.

What records did Frankie Knuckles play at the Warehouse?

At his 2011 Red Bull Music Academy lecture he said First Choice's Let No Man Put Asunder was big and Black Ivory's Mainline was huge, alongside post-punk, Grace Jones, reggae and deep soul.

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Frankie Knuckles (1955 to 2014) was the Bronx-born DJ and producer known as the Godfather of House, resident at Chicago's Warehouse and Power Plant and later at New York's Sound Factory Bar. This guide covers the drum machine and piano he talked about and the records he named.

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