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DJ Icey
DJ Icey, (born Eddie Pappa), is a DJ and electronic music producer, credited by Allmusic as having helped to "jump-start the increasingly fertile dance scene in and around Orlando, FL, during the '90s".[1] E, the Incredibly Strange History of Ecstasy credits him as "the prime founder of the Funky Breaks and the Florida Breaks.[2] 1999's Rave America indicates that "the preoccupation with backbeats" characteristic of the Orlando sound was developed by DJ Icey.[3] Rolling Stone writes that DJ Icey was "one of the original Florida DJs responsible for kick-starting the American progressive house and trance scene".[4]
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Biography
Originally named DJ Icee, he had to change his name because a local Orlando ice cream manufacturing company by the same name threatened to sue him. [3] was born in Florida.[2] Known for marrying the diverse strands of Chicago Hip house and English break-beat house, he rose to prominence DJing for the now defunct Orlando club The Edge, a position he held from 1991 to 1996.[2][5] In 1993, he created his own label, Zone,[6] named in honor of the UK labels O-Zone and D-Zone.[3] In 2000, CMJ New Music Monthly described him as "an expert in funky, sped-up hip-hop",[7] and by 2001, Billboard was listing him along with Crystal Method, DJ Micro and Überzone as "perennial figure[s] in the burgeoning funky breaks underground scene."[8]
DJ Icey released his own music under his name and City Wide Allstars, and also remixed music for Groove Armada, Paul Oakenfold and Kosheen.[9]
Billboard charts
DJ Icey has had several albums chart for Billboard, with six charting singles. The Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales charts have included "City of Groove" (1998, #44), "Not a Test" (1998, #43), and "Dreams" (2003, #16).[10] "This Is How My Drummer Drums" charted on the Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart (1998, #32), while the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart has included "A Little Louder" (2003, #16) and "And Go!" (2004, #16).
Select discography
- The Funky Breaks (1997)
- Generate (1998)
- Continuous Play (1999)
- Essential Mix (2000)
- Mixed (2001)
- Essential Elements-Dj Icey The Breaks Element (2001)
- Different Day (2003) (#8 on the Top Electronic Albums chart, #41 Top Independent Albums)[11]
- For the Love of the Beat (2004) (#15 Top Electronic Albums chart)[11]
- Y4K (2006)
- Disco Rodeo (2007)
- Offshore Jedi (2008)
- Amplified (2009)
- What You Feel (2010)
- Flash The Message (2011)
References
- ^ "DJ Icey, Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p277498/biography. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
- ^ a b c Pilcher, Tim (2008). E, the Incredibly Strange History of Ecstasy. Running Press. p. 132. ISBN 0762431849.
- ^ a b c Silcott, Mireille (1999). Rave America: new school dancescapes. ECW Press. p. 127. ISBN 1550223836.
- ^ "Loud Rocks, Ryan Adams Lead New Releases". rollingstone.com. September 5, 2000. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/sugarray/articles/story/5922366/loud_rocks_ryan_adams_lead_new_releases. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
- ^ Silcott, 127-128.
- ^ Pilcher, 129.
- ^ Werde, Bill (Jul 2000). "Clubbing to America". CMJ New Music Monthly (83): 67. ISSN 1074-6978.
- ^ Roseberry, Craig (August 4, 2001). "Hard-touring Überzone peers into 'The Future' on Astralwerks". Billboard. http://books.google.com/books?id=yxIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA29&dq=%22DJ+Icey%22&cd=3#v=onepage&q=%22DJ%20Icey%22&f=false. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
- ^ FFWD Staff (August 23, 2001). "Beat Boutique: Urban Groove Preview". FFWD Weekly.
- ^ "DJ Icey, Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p277498/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
- ^ a b "DJ Icey, Billboard Albums". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p277498/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
External links
- Official Website
- [1]
- Hartlage, Kirk (2004-06-01). "DJ ICEY (interview)". REMIX Magazine. http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_dj_icey/. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- Tomasco, Susan (2004-06-01). "DJ Icey Interview". Lunar Magazine. http://www.lunarmagazine.com/features/icey2004.php. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- DJ Icey discography at Discogs
- DJ Icey at Allmusic
- DJ Icey at Yahoo! Launch
Categories:- Electronic musicians
- Living people
- Breakbeat musicians
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