Representative Albums: "Essential Mix," "Generate," "The Funky Breaks"
Biography
DJ Icey's breakbeat funk helped jump-start the increasingly fertile dance scene in and around Orlando, FL, during the '90s. Born and raised in the Sunshine State, Icey first got into music via early-'80s synth pop, industrial, and hip-hop. The boom in club music during the late '80s hooked him as well, and when he began DJing early in the '90s, he usually played out acid house and funky breaks. He gained a residency at The Edge, one of Orlando's seminal clubs, and soon began playing farther afield thanks to the burgeoning U.S. dance underground. (The club later went under, though not before hosting the Chemical Brothers' first American appearance, an invite extended by Icey himself.) When British DJ and longtime A&R kingpin Pete Tong heard an early single produced for Icey's own Zone Records in 1996, he signed the big-beat precursor Galaxy Breaks to his ffrr label. Even while spinning in several cities per week, DJ Icey managed to produce a good dozen singles per year for Zone, usually out of his studio in Orlando. His first major mix set, 1997's The Funky Breaks, was followed one year later by his full-length production debut Generate. Following in the footsteps of notable DJs from Tong to Fatboy Slim, DJ Icey released a volume in the Essential Mix series in 2000. Three years later, DJ Icey returned with his slickest breakbeat effort to date. Different Day appeared on System in March 2003. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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DJ Icey records and performs a breakbeat style of dance music. Born and raised in Florida, Icey first got into music via synth pop, industrial, and hip-hop. Icey began DJing early in the '90s.
He gained a residency at The Edge, one of Orlando's seminal clubs, and soon began playing farther afield thanks to the burgeoning U.S. dance underground. (The club later went under, though not before hosting The Chemical Brothers first US Show, an invite extended by Icey to the Chemical Brothers himself.) When British DJ and longtime FFRR Records A&R man Pete Tong heard an early single produced for Icey's own Zone Records in 1996, he signed the big-beat precursor to the FFRR label. [2]
DJ Icey has had various album releases chart on Billboard. DJ Icey "Essential Elements, The Break Element" reached #34 on the Independent Album Chart on October 6th, 2001. His album "Different Day" reached #41 on the Billboard Independent Album Chart on April 5th, 2003 [3]
DJ Icey's album "Different Day" also reached #8 on the Dance Electronic Chart on April 5th, 2003. DJ Icey "For the Love of the Beat" reached #15 of the Billboard Dance/Electronic Album chart on May 15th, 2004. [4]
Icey has released 100+ Vinyl 12" Singles on various record labels and has done remixes for a wide variety of artists including Faith No More,Dee-Lite, Whodini, Groove Armada and Paul Van Dyk.[5]
