Felipe Delgado (record producer)

Felipe Delgado
Background information
Birth name Felipe Trio Delgado
Also known as
  • DJ Wax Dawg
  • Waxx
  • WaxxGado
  • Waxxxanova Muzik
Born April 6, 1969
Origin Chicago, Illinois, U.S
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active 1987–present
Labels
  • A&M (1989-1993)
  • Wax Museum (1990–present)
  • Heat City (1995–present)

Felipe "Wax" Delgado (born April 6, 1969) is an American DJ, songwriter and producer based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is primarily known for his discovery of CeCe Peniston, and collaborative works with his fellow producer Rodney K. Jackson. In 1990, he founded the Wax Museum Productions (originally Wax Museum Music), and co-founded the Jackson's Heat City Records in 1995.[1]

Career

He scored an international success in the early 90s with songs recorded with singer CeCe Peniston, whose initial single "Finally topped the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and peaked at number #2 in the UK Top 75,[2] having sold over 3 million copies worldwide.[3] The composition earned several music awards, including the Billboard Music Awards, ASCAP Awards, Annual Winter Music Conference Awards and the BMI Urban Award of Achievement.[4] In 2000, Finally was ranked as the 29th out of 100 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time at the VH1's five-part series hosted by Paula Abdul.[5]

Amongs other, he collaborated also with Ice Cube (as a co-producer of the Hardcore's self-titled single released in 1987), managed the group of a black female rapper called Overweight Pooch (whose composition "I Like It" charted at number #16 on the US Dance[6] and #58 on the UK Top 75),[7] contributed to Malaika's singles "So Much Love" (#5 on the US Dance[8]) and "Break It Down", as well as produced several indie records for local Phoenix's artists such as P.D.F. Crew, MC-J Witt, Marvelous JC, and The Weirdoz.

Discography

Production
Albums
Year Title Artist Role
1991 "Female Preacher" Overweight Pooch co-writer, producer [9]
1992 "Finally" CeCe Peniston co-writer, producer, programming [10]
1993 "Sugar Time" Malaika programming [11]
Singles & EPs
Year Title Artist Role
1987 "Hardcore" Hardcore co-producer [12]
1988 "Servin' em Well" [13]
1989 "Do It"/"Drop the Bass" P.D.F. Crew co-writer, producer [14]
1990 "Get wit It" MC-J Witt producer [15]
"Trim Hunter"/"Get a Grip" Marvelous JC producer, beats and cuts [16]
"Sticks & Stones" co-producer, beats programming, scratches [17]
1991 "Ace Is a Spade" Overweight Pooch co-writer, producer [18]
"I Like It" Overweight Pooch featuring CeCe Peniston [19]
"Finally CeCe Peniston [20]
1992 "Hitmix"/"It Should Have Been You" co-writer, producer, programming [21]
1993 "So Much Love" Malaika programming [22]
1995 "Break It Down" additional remixer [23]
"Everyday (Everywhere)"/"Weird Thang" The Weirdoz producer, executive producer [24]
2007 "Still I" CeCe Peniston co-writer, producer [25]
2013 "I Luv You" LV Sharp producer, arranger

Gallery

In 1991, at Chaton Studios recording with CeCe Peniston her debut album. In 1993, after receiving a BMI Award for the single "Finally". In 2007, also with Peniston at Chaton Studios, during "Still I" session.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 'Wax Museum Productions, Faqs' Retrieved 21 October 2010
  2. ↑ 'Finally, Peak chart positions, All Music' Retrieved 21 October 2010
  3. ↑ 'CeCe Peniston, Biography, LastFM' Retrieved 21 October 2010
  4. ↑ 'Finally, Music awards' Retrieved 21 October 2010
  5. ↑ 'VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs, Billboard' Retrieved 21 October 2010
  6. ↑ ‘Overweight Pooch, I Like It, US Chart Data’ Billboard Magazine
  7. ↑ ‘Overweight Pooch, I Like It, UK Chart Data’ ChartStats.com
  8. ↑ 'Malaika, So Much Love on the US Dance chart' AllMusic
  9. ↑ 'Overweight Pooch, Female Preacher, album' Retrieved 21 October 2010
  10. ↑ 'CeCe Peniston, Finally, album' Retrieved 21 October 2010
  11. ↑ 'Malaika, Sugar Time, CD album, 31454 0094-2' Retrieved 21 November 2010
  12. ↑ 'Hardcore, Hardcore, singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
  13. ↑ 'Hardcore, Servin' em Well', singel Retrieved 21 October 2010
  14. ↑ 'P.D.F. Crew, Do It/Drop The Bass, singel Retrieved 21 October 2010
  15. ↑ 'MC J-Witt, Get with It, singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
  16. ↑ 'Marvelous JC, Trim Hunter/Get a Grip, singel' Retrieved 20 October 2010
  17. ↑ 'Marvelous JC, Sticks & Stones, singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
  18. ↑ 'Overweight Pooch, Ace Is a Spade, singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
  19. ↑ 'Overweight Pooch, I Like It, singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
  20. ↑ "'CeCe Peniston, Finally, singel'". Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  21. ↑ 'CeCe Peniston, Hitmix/It Should Have Been You, singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
  22. ↑ 'Malaika, So Much Love, singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
  23. ↑ 'Malaika, Break It Down, 12" Maxi, US, V011' Retrieved 21 November 2010
  24. ↑ 'Weirdoz, Everyday (Everywhere), singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
  25. ↑ 'CeCe Peniston, Still I' Retrieved 20 October 2010

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