Felix da Housecat

Felix da Housecat ( born August 27, 1971 in Chicago as Felix Stallings Jr.) is an American house and techno producer and DJ.

Life

Felix entered the music for the first time in 1986 in appearance, when he was still a teenager with DJ Pierre ( Phuture ) grossed a remake of his hit " Phantasy Girl". After his schooling, he was, however, probably at the urging of his religious parents, not musically active and graduated from a college in Alabama. His musical new beginning for the label Strictly Rhythm was again supervised by DJ Pierre. With the single Thee Dawn he had a club hit in 1992. In 1994 he founded his label Radical Fear, where in addition to his own publications include also plates of DJ Sneak and Mike Dunn appeared that not commercially supposed to have been successful. Felix also published under other pseudonyms, for example Aphrohead or tea Maddkatt Courtship, and on other labels like Bush, Nervous, Soma, or Djax Up.

His debut album in 1995 he laid before with " Alone in the Dark " (as Thee Maddkatt Courtship ), it joined two compilation albums with productions from his label. In 1999 he published the Maddkatt album "I Know Electrikboy ", which was chosen by the magazine Mixmag album of the year.

His music is made up of simple, hypnotic techno or electro - loops, which are usually accompanied by singing. As melody instruments are both Roland TB -303- like sounds, as they are common in Acid House, and harmonious string pads before, so his productions were called by multiple reviewers " cheesy ". In addition to studio productions Felix da Housecat is also active as a DJ since the beginning of his career.

After a meeting with Miss Kittin at a DJ gig in Switzerland in 2001 the album " And Thee Glitz Kittenz " performed within three hours. The co-produced by Junior Sanchez album is considered a pioneer of electroclash and any resulting notoriety gave Felix since remixes for Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Chemical Brothers and others. His song " Rocket Ride" is in the computer game Need for Speed: Underground 2 used, various remixes of " Silver Screen Shower Scene " were used in video games like Midnight Club II and SSX 3.

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

Remixes

  • Buy Now - "For Sale ( Felix Da Housecat Remix) " (2007)
  • Disco Boys - "Born to Be Alive "
  • Gwen Stefani - " What You Waiting For ( The Rude Ho Mix by Felix Da Housecat )" ( 2005)
  • Britney Spears "Toxic ( Felix Da Housecat 's Club Mix) " (2004)
  • Syntax " Bliss ( Felix Da Housecat 's Vocal Remix - Commercial 12" Mix) "and" Bliss ( Felix Da Housecat 's Dub - Commercial 12 " Edit)"
  • The Chemical Brothers - " Get Yourself High ( Felix Da Housecat 's Chemical Meltdown Mix) " (2003)
  • Holly Valance - " State of Mind ( Felix Da Housecat 's Dub )" ( 2003)
  • Nina Simone - " Sinnerman ( Felix Da Housecat 's Heavenly House Mix )" ( 2003)
  • Madonna - "American Life ( Felix Da Housecat 's Devin Dazzle Club Mix )" ( 2003)
  • Madonna - " Die Another Day ( Thee RetroLectro Mix) " (2003)
  • Mylène Farmer - " Je T'Aime Mélancolie ( Felix Da Housecat Remix) " (2003)
  • Mylo - "Drop the Pressure"
  • Pet Shop Boys - " London (Three radical Blaklight Edit)" (2003)
  • New Order - " Here To Stay ( Felix Da Housecat Glitz Extended mix) " (2002)
  • Garbage - " Androgyny ( Thee Glitz mix) " & " Androgyny ( Thee Drum Drum Mix )" ( 2001)
  • Paola & Chiara - "Vanity & Pride ( Felix Da Housecat Club Mix )" ( 2008)
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