Iceman, born Curt Felder, is a
rapper/songwriter/producer from New England by way of Brooklyn, New York.
Born in Jamaica, Queens in New York (home of many famous rappers,
including 50-Cent, Run DMC, and LL. Cool J), Iceman moved to Brooklyn as a
toddler.
Iceman showed musical ability at a very early age. At the age of 8, he was
hired as a permanent cast member for the popular children's television
show, Romper Room. At the age of 12, he became an honorary member of the
hip-hop super group, "UTFO", of which his cousin, Freddy "Dr. Ice" Reeves
was a founding member. (UTFO later went on to record the smash hit,
"Roxanne, Roxanne", a smash hit in the early 80's.)
Iceman then went on to form various rap groups with friends from his Coney
Island Brooklyn neighborhood, gaining local popularity. However, he soon
became involved in street hustling as a way to make the money that he
wanted, not believing that a successful career in the music industry would
indeed become a reality.
As the years passed, he began to long more and more for a career in the
music biz, however. Hustling soon became increasingly stressful,
eventually resulting in the violent shooting deaths of many of his
childhood friends. At this point, he vowed to become successful as a
rapper/producer, and to tell the story of the life he led.
Studying his craft, he began learning the technical methods of songwriting
and musical arrangement. He then went on to study sound engineering at New
York's 5 Towns College for music and later attended Brooklyn College,
where he majored in Business Management. However, lack of money once again
became an issue, and Iceman joined the U.S. Army, where he remained for
four years, gaining leadership ability, and eventually being promoted to
the rank of staff sergeant.
Believing he now had all the tools necessary to become a giant in the
industry by his own devices, Iceman soon relocated to Boston, where he
founded the independent hip-hop label, Red Zone Records. Being a
self-starter, he decided to form his own independent record label rather
than wait for a major label deal.
Red Zone Records has several talented artists currently under contract,
including Iceman, Marc 4, and the Jump Squad. Since its launch, Red Zone
has sold thousands of independently released CDs throughout the New
England area, performed at several showcases, and promoted many local
parties to increase its market share.
In 2006, Iceman's single "No Love" gained regular radio airplay at
Boston's WERS (88.9FM), after winning the station's famous "Local Battle"
for an entire week straight. Iceman has also been featured in a feature
article by the NH-based publication "Hippo Press" , as well as a feature
article in the forthcoming February 2007 issue of the Hip-Hop publication,
"One-Ten Magazine". Iceman also appeared in the December 2007 issue of
Vibe Magazine as one of the top 51 MySpace rappers state to state.
Iceman has performed live on occasions nearly too numerous to mention,
including New York's famous Apollo Theater, and The Uptown Comedy Club.
Iceman's debut solo release, "Reign of Fire", was released in Summer 2007.
"Streetz to the Club" & "Manslaughter" are the singles currently gaining
momentum on the college radio circuit.
Iceman is currently in the studio doing production work on forthcoming
releases from other Red Zone artists. He currently resides in Concord NH
with his fiancee, Heather. |
