DJ ICEY Y4K CD RELEASE TOUR

The Sullivan Room proudly welcomes the DJ ICEY Y4K CD Release Tour featuring the appearance of the undisputed king of funky breaks, DJ ICEY (Distinctive Records, System Recordings, Zone Records, www.djicey.com), on Thursday, July 13, 2006. Sonic support will be provided by WAVEWHORE (Broke Recordings, Electrofly Records, BreaksFM, www.wavewhore.com), JP001 (Freek Factory, Rhythmism, www.freekfactory.com), and DHRUVA (Sub Swara, Dhamaal, www.subswara.com). This event will be the next edition in a series of premier breakbeat shows at the Sullivan Room in 2006…



OPEN BAR 9pm – 10pm & 2 FOR 1 DRAUGHT BEER & WELL DRINKS 10pm - Midnight!!!

And join us in celebrating the birthdays of WAVEWHORE & JP001!

SULLIVAN ROOM
218 Sullivan Street (bet. W. 3rd & Bleecker) NYC
9pm-4am, 21+
Subway: A,C,E,F,V,S to W. 4th St.
$10 with RSVP to [email protected]

DJ ICEY
Born and raised in Florida, DJ Icey has been mesmerized by electronic music ever since hearing the synthesizer breakdown on The Edgar Winter Group’s "Frankenstein". Icey recounts "My mom had that album and I would play that middle part over and over wondering how they made that sound… I was little and thought it was so cool!".

Rising to worldwide prominence out of the fertile Orlando Florida electronic music scene which spawned the likes of AK 1200, Kimball Collins, Jimmy Van M, Chris Fortier, and Baby Anne, Icey cut his teeth at the legendary Edge nightclub in the mid-90s and even persuaded The Chemical Brothers to play their first show stateside there. When The Edge closed in 1996, DJ Icey hit the road and has stayed on it ever since.

Icey runs two Indie labels dedicated to the breakbeat music he loves. The main imprint, Zone Records, released it's first 12” single in 1994 titled “Energy Tracks Volume 1” and was quickly followed by the hard to find “Encyclopedia Funktanica”. Both of these records gained a cult following worldwide as there was nothing quite like them at the time. Zone Records continues to release more than a dozen records a year and his second label Tree Records follows closely behind with slightly more eccentric productions. Icey was also discovered by BBC Radio 1 DJ and longtime A&R kingpin Pete Tong and became the first American producer to sign to his American FFRR label in 1997. Icey was also the first American DJ to be selected to record a prestigious "Essential Mix" for US Release. With over 200 12” singles under his belt and 5 CD releases, Icey has Sound Scanned over 300,000 CD units in North America alone.

Playing 100+ gigs per year, Icey is a touring maniac. But that doesn’t keep him out of the studio during the week and working on new tracks for his Zone and Tree label imprints. He is constantly trying to push the envelope to make his fans sweat on the dancefloor. His new material is developed in the studio, then cut on dub plates and road tested during weekend gigs. “There is nothing better than finishing a tune and seeing the reaction from a crowded dancefloor right after finishing it," he beams. 2003 saw DJ Icey release "Different Day", a new album of exclusive original material. “Different Day”, Icey’s second full-length artist album to date, embraces a futuristic breakbeat sound interwoven with house sensibilities, while keeping the energy at peak levels throughout. 2004 saw the release of his new Mix CD ‘For the Love of the Beat’, in which Icey creates a seamless hour plus long mix encompassing the many faces of the global breakbeat scene.

DJ Icey is now on tour in support of his latest mix CD project, the newest addition to the Distinctive Records Y4K DJ mix series, which showcases his futuristic and funky mixing style. The Y4K series from Distinctive is a successful collection of must-haves for any die-hard breaks fans. This series has showcased the talents of the world’s greatest breaks DJs and producers which include Freq Nasty, Tayo, Ils. Koma and Bones, Dub Pistols, Hybrid, Hyper, and Uberzone. And now, who best to continue the series than Florida’s own pioneering breaks DJ, DJ Icey. Icey’s latest offering includes 3 brand new original Icey tunes, “Come Closer”, “San Pedro” and ‘Nikita” as well as exclusive remixes and tracks from the likes of Ils, Transformer Man, General Midi, Atomic Hooligan, Drumattic Twins, and Deekline and Wizard.


LINKS

www.djicey.com
www.wavewhore.com
www.freekfactory.com
www.subswara.com
www.rhythmism.com
www.breaksfm.com
www.brokebreaks.com
www.electrofly.co.uk
www.sullivanroom.com
www.topdjgear.com
www.pamdjs.com