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, dropping the mad notes |
Born | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Origin | Florida |
Genres | Electronic, breakbeat, hip hop, progressive house, trance |
Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, Producer, Remixer |
Instrument(s) | Turntable, Sampler |
Website | www |
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]
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]
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).