DJ Icey

Template:Infobox musical artist 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."<ref name=AMG>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> E, the Incredibly Strange History of Ecstasy credits him as "the prime founder of the Funky Breaks and the Florida Breaks."<ref name=E>Template:Cite book</ref> 1999's Rave America indicates that "the preoccupation with backbeats" characteristic of the Orlando sound was developed by DJ Icey.<ref name=RA>Template:Cite book</ref>

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.<ref name=RA/> 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.<ref name=E/><ref>Silcott, 127-128.</ref> In 1993, he created his own label, Zone,<ref>Pilcher, 129.</ref> named in honor of the UK labels O-Zone and D-Zone.<ref name=RA/> In 2000, CMJ New Music Monthly described him as "an expert in funky, sped-up hip-hop",<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> 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."<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

DJ Icey released his own music under his name and City Wide Allstars, and also remixed music for Groove Armada, Paul Oakenfold and Kosheen.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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),<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> "Not a Test" (1998, #43),<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> "City of Groove" (1998, #44),<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and "Dreams" (2003, #16).<ref name=BS>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> "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).

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)<ref name=BA>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• For the Love of the Beat (2004) (#15 Top Electronic Albums chart)<ref name=BA/>
• 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)
• Ride Mountain Ride (2018)

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