DJ Icey explained

DJ Icey
Birth Name:Eddie Pappa
Alias:DJ Icee, The King of the Funky Breaks,dropping the mad notes
Birth Place:Orlando, Florida, United States
Origin:Florida
Instrument:Turntable, Sampler
Genre:Electronic, breakbeat, hip hop, progressive house, trance
Occupation:Disc jockey, Producer, Remixer
Associated Acts:DJ Baby Anne

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]

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 "This Is How My Drummer Drums" (1998, #21),[9] "Not a Test" (1998, #43),[10] "City of Groove" (1998, #44),[11] and "Dreams" (2003, #16).[12] "This Is How My Drummer Drums" also 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).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p277498/biography|pure_url=yes}} DJ Icey, Biography ]. allmusic . 2009-12-10.
  2. Book: Pilcher, Tim . E, the Incredibly Strange History of Ecstasy . . 2008 . 978-0-7624-3184-7 . 132.
  3. Book: Silcott, Mireille . Rave America: new school dancescapes . . 1999 . 1-55022-383-6 . 127 . registration .
  4. Silcott, 127-128.
  5. Pilcher, 129.
  6. July 2000 . 83 . 1074-6978 . CMJ New Music Monthly . Clubbing to America . Werde . Bill . 67.
  7. Hard-touring Überzone peers into 'The Future' on Astralwerks . Roseberry . Craig . . August 4, 2001 . 2009-12-10.
  8. News: . FFWD Staff . Beat Boutique: Urban Groove Preview . August 23, 2001 .
  9. https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-singles-sales/1998-01-22/
  10. https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-singles-sales/1998-07-08/
  11. https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-singles-sales/1998-10-15/
  12. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p277498/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} DJ Icey, Billboard Singles ]. Allmusic . 2009-12-10.
  13. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p277498/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} DJ Icey, Billboard Albums ]. Allmusic . 2009-12-10.