Brought into this world as Felix Stallings Jr. on August 25, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, “Felix da Housecat” is an American DJ and record producer typically recognized for house music and electroclash. Not surprisingly, his professional name was motivated by the cartoon character “Felix the Cat”.
Nonetheless, Felix found an attraction within the emergent Chicago house music world an early age. Though students at Rich East High-school in Park Forest, Illinois in the mid 1980s, an opportunity encounter with acid house pioneer DJ Pierre gave the then 15 year-old Felix his opportunity, and with the support and assistance of Pierre, he launched his very first single, “Phantasy Girl,” back in 1987.
1987 was also the year that Felix went to Alabama State University to become a media and communication student. However, it was at Alabama State where young Felix researched various music artists of the age, such as A Tribe Called Quest, Gang Starr and Prince, in addition to acquiring an interest in hip-hop and R&B tracks.
Upon graduation, he introduced “Thee Dawn” on Guerilla Records. He became well-known Europe, as well as within the subsequent year, “By Dawn’s Early Light” and “Thee Sector Made Me Do-it” followed. Another single, “In the Dark We Live (Thee Lite)”, appeared under his pseudonym, Aphrohead. Initially launched on the United Kingdom label Bush, “In the DaAlbum” was released 1998. In 1999, he introduced “In The Dark We Live”.
Soon after, Felix Stallings Jr. developed a label called “Radikal Fear Records”. It introduced materials from Mike Dunn, DJ Sneak, and Armando in addition to Felix himself. During 1995, he unveiled the record “Alone in the Dark” (as Thee Maddkatt Courtship) on the Deep Distraxion label, accompanied by the Radikal Fear compilation project, The Chicago All Stars plus a remix recording known as Clashbackk Compilation Mix. The album I Know Electrikboy was not ever formally introduced in either the USA or Great Britain, despite the fact that marketing copies have been in stream.
In 2001, Kittenz and Thee Glitz, composed and produced along with Miss Kittin, Harrison Crump, Junior Jack, Tommie Sunshine, Dave The Hustler, Junior Sanchez and Melistar was launched which obtained Felix core publicity. By the end of the year, Felix won Best Album in the now defunct Muzik Awards. The following recognition introduced Felix remix work with Madonna, Britney Spears and Kylie Minogue. The suitable follow up, Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever, was launched in 2004, although Felix launched a set of mix albums, 2002’s Outings and 2003’s A Bugged out Mix, between.
Felix additionally worked with P Diddy (now known as Diddy) to the pair’s “Jack U” track. They are to this day friends, with Diddy working along with Felix at Space in Ibiza in 2005, and Felix working at Diddy’s after party for The Main Event in the Winter Music Conference.
Felix’s record, Virgo Blaktro and the Movie Disco, premiered on Oct 2, 2007 in the UNITED states on Nettwerk Records. Generation was supervised by Dallas Austin. The “Future Calls The Dawn” was launched on July 9, 2007 on Wall of Sound/PIAS with “Sweet Frosti” featured as the B-side. “Sweetfrosti” comprised an example of Devo’s “Snowball”, initially launched back in 1981.
“Like Something 4 Porno!” premiered as the record’s top single on the 24th of September in 2007 with remixes from Teenage Bad Girls Kris Menace and Armand Van Helden, though a 3rd single, “Radio”, premiered digitally back in April of 2008. Since that time, Felix has launched his very first Global Underground collection, for the Newcastle upon-Tyne collection and club label. Felix additionally partnered with Kris Menace to produce “Artificial” back June of 2008.
Nonetheless last year, Felix introduced He Was King, via Nettwerk Records.
All things considered, Felix da Housecat is viewed as a part of the next wave of Chicago residence. He acquired recognition not just by way of his tracks (under a lot of aliases, including Thee Maddkatt Courtship, Aphrohead and Sharkimaxx), but also because of his possession of Radikal Fear Records.
