DJ Icey (born Eddie Pappa), once referred to as the "King of Funky Breaks" … Read Full Bio ↴DJ Icey (born Eddie Pappa), once referred to as the "King of Funky Breaks" (Mixmag April 1998) is the multi platinum Moonshine Records recording artist responsible for defining Funky Breaks and Florida Breaks.
Born and raised in Florida, DJ Icey first got interested in music in his teens. He was especially fond of early 1980s new wave synth pop, industrial, and hip-hop music. The boom in club music during the late 1980s hooked him and when he began DJing early in the 1990s, he usually played out acid house and funky breaks. He gained his first residency at The Edge a large club in Orlando, Florida, where he is also credited with getting The Chemical Brothers their first US show on July 4, 1993.
Beginnings
Icey states that as a child he was mesmerized by electronic music ever since hearing the synthesizer breakdown on The Edgar Winter Group's "Frankenstein". "My mom had that album and I would play that middle part over and over wondering how they made that sound," Icey recounts. "I was little and thought it was so cool". He went on to study ballet.
Rising to prominence out of the fertile Orlando, Florida electronic music scene, which has spawned such acts as AK 1200, Kimball Collins, Jimmy Van M, Chris Fortier, Jay Skinner and Baby Anne, Icey first cut his teeth at the legendary Edge nightclub in the mid-90s. When the Edge closed in 1996, DJ Icey hit the road and has continued to tour across the United States ever since. In 1997, Icey was discovered by BBC Radio 1 DJ and longtime A&R kingpin Pete Tong and became the first American producer signed to Tong's U.S. label. Icey was also the first American DJ selected to record a prestigious "Essential Mix" for U.S. Release.
Career as a Producer
Icey runs two Indie labels dedicated to producing breakbeat. His first label, Zone Records, released it's first 12" single in 1994 titled "Energy Tracks Volume 1", which was quickly followed by the hard to find "Encyclopedia Funktanica". Both of these records gained a cult following and contributed to Icey's rise in popularity worldwide. Zone Records continues releasing more than a dozen records a year and Icey's second label, Tree Records, follows very closely behind with slightly more eccentric productions. Having performed at respected nightclubs all over the U.S. and with over 200 12" singles under his belt, DJ Icey continues to raise the bar for the breakbeat genre as well as the electronic music scene.
Born and raised in Florida, DJ Icey first got interested in music in his teens. He was especially fond of early 1980s new wave synth pop, industrial, and hip-hop music. The boom in club music during the late 1980s hooked him and when he began DJing early in the 1990s, he usually played out acid house and funky breaks. He gained his first residency at The Edge a large club in Orlando, Florida, where he is also credited with getting The Chemical Brothers their first US show on July 4, 1993.
Beginnings
Icey states that as a child he was mesmerized by electronic music ever since hearing the synthesizer breakdown on The Edgar Winter Group's "Frankenstein". "My mom had that album and I would play that middle part over and over wondering how they made that sound," Icey recounts. "I was little and thought it was so cool". He went on to study ballet.
Rising to prominence out of the fertile Orlando, Florida electronic music scene, which has spawned such acts as AK 1200, Kimball Collins, Jimmy Van M, Chris Fortier, Jay Skinner and Baby Anne, Icey first cut his teeth at the legendary Edge nightclub in the mid-90s. When the Edge closed in 1996, DJ Icey hit the road and has continued to tour across the United States ever since. In 1997, Icey was discovered by BBC Radio 1 DJ and longtime A&R kingpin Pete Tong and became the first American producer signed to Tong's U.S. label. Icey was also the first American DJ selected to record a prestigious "Essential Mix" for U.S. Release.
Career as a Producer
Icey runs two Indie labels dedicated to producing breakbeat. His first label, Zone Records, released it's first 12" single in 1994 titled "Energy Tracks Volume 1", which was quickly followed by the hard to find "Encyclopedia Funktanica". Both of these records gained a cult following and contributed to Icey's rise in popularity worldwide. Zone Records continues releasing more than a dozen records a year and Icey's second label, Tree Records, follows very closely behind with slightly more eccentric productions. Having performed at respected nightclubs all over the U.S. and with over 200 12" singles under his belt, DJ Icey continues to raise the bar for the breakbeat genre as well as the electronic music scene.
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DJ Icey Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by DJ Icey:
2 One‚ one JC got the disco lights‚ The strobe lights The part…
A Watcher's Point Of View (Oh la la la) He who thinks, thinks for himself A woman…
Dreams I′m all alone Oh yeah Alone I'm all alone Alone Not here for…
Funny Break Only one lover, never two loves baby. One is enough and…
Minimal Machine Am I wrong for thinking out the box from where…
The One Only one lover, never two loves baby. One is enough and…
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mikeandsid2000
what a jam its been years glad to see the culture is still alive!
willywoollove
I love this track! Thank You for posting.
lazyparrott
You really do not know what you just did to me, when i clicked next on your playlist, and this track, came on, back from when i was in high school, im 28 now. Just awesomeness, wowzerz. Dj Icey! =D Lyrics are right in the perfect place, and its not even the lyric you hear, but the vibe it intends to drive. amazing...
erica seda
it's just not the same anymore. I feel so privileged to have lived in NJ and gone out from 1996-2001 up there, have gone to my 1st party at the limelight, etc...I miss visors, jncos and white dress shirts. This playlist is taking me baaack...
Wade Wilson
this track is dope to wake up to and hitting rips from the bong!!!!!!!!
lesa lucas
ive got alot of iceys records my self always been one of my favorite dj since i was a kid . this song itself is some what old . ive got a white lable of energy traxx his first record ever pressed sittin perfectly mint with no stamp on it icey told me it was real
Travis Ely
I feel this muzik in my soul everyday. PLUR!!!! BE THIRSTY MY FRIENDS...ROLL ON.
Peace
Love
Unity
Respect
CRUMZ LEE
Just saw this ..Electro breakz 3 was the shit back in the 90's..good bass is one of the most chilled out break beat song.
concealedweapon74
you're right spinstar....the "Beats-A-Rockin" vinyl came in 4 versions......the DJ ICEY Zone records # 008 that you have on Side A has this song...the earlier Zone Records # 003 DJ ICEE "Beats-A-Rockin" from a year or so before he changed over to DJ Icey for good does not. I actually have the 1st version in NM-M condition....along with most of the Zone, Tree, & ECB labels records...& you've got the vinyl I've been looking for (I've been trying to find it in NM condition but impossible to find)
TheMikelarry2323
FLORIDA BREAKS BABY!!!!!