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DJ Icey
DJ Icey | |
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 DJ Icey. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eddie Pappa |
| Also known as | DJ Icee, The King of the Funky Breaks |
| Born | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Origin | Florida |
| Genres | Electronic, breakbeat, hip hop, progressive house, trance |
| Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, Producer, Remixer |
| Instruments | Turntable, Sampler |
| Associated acts | DJ Baby Anne |
| Website | www.djicey.com |
DJ Icey, (born Eddie Pappa), is an American DJ, electronic music producer, and remixer, 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]
Contents
1 Biography
2 Billboard charts
3 Select discography
4 References
5 External links
Biography
Icey was born in Florida. 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] 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][4] In 1993, he created his own label, Zone,[5] 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",[6] 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."[7]
DJ Icey released his own music under his name and City Wide Allstars, and also remixed music for Groove Armada, Paul Oakenfold and Kosheen.[8]
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).[9] "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
Break to the Dance (1996)
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)[10]
For the Love of the Beat (2004) (#15 Top Electronic Albums chart)[10]
Twisted (2005)
Y4K (2006)
Disco Rodeo (2007)
Offshore Jedi (2008)
Amplified (2009)
What You Feel (2010)
Flash The Message (2011)
One Big Room (2012)
Trackotron (2013)
Take a Little Take a Lot (2015)
References
^ "DJ Icey, Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-12-10..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ ab Pilcher, Tim (2008). E, the Incredibly Strange History of Ecstasy. Running Press. p. 132. ISBN 0-7624-3184-9.
^ abc Silcott, Mireille (1999). Rave America: new school dancescapes. ECW Press. p. 127. ISBN 1-55022-383-6.
^ Silcott, 127-128.
^ Pilcher, 129.
^ Werde, Bill (July 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. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
^ FFWD Staff (August 23, 2001). "Beat Boutique: Urban Groove Preview". FFWD Weekly.
^ "DJ Icey, Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
^ ab "DJ Icey, Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
External links
- Official website
Hartlage, Kirk (2004-06-01). "DJ ICEY (interview)". REMIX Magazine. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
Tomasco, Susan (2004-06-01). "DJ Icey Interview". Lunar Magazine. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
DJ Icey at Allmusic
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