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Felipe Delgado 
Background information Also known as DJ Wax Dawg
Waxx
WaxxGadoBorn April 6, 1969 Origin Chicago, Illinois, USA Genres Hip-Hop
R&B
House music
Drum & BassOccupations DJ
Songwriter
Record producerYears active 1987 – present Labels A&M Records (1989-1993)
Wax Museum Productions (1990-present)Website Official website Felipe Wax Delgado a.k.a. "DJ Wax Dawg" (born Felipe Trio Delgado on April 6, 1969) is an American DJ, songwriter and record producer based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is primarily known for his discovery of CeCe Peniston, and collaborative works with his hometown friend and a music producer/keyboardist, 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]
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.
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Discography
Albums
Year Title Artist Role 1991 "Female Preacher"[9] Overweight Pooch co-writer, producer 1992 "Finally"[10] CeCe Peniston co-writer, producer, programming 1993 "Sugar Time"[11] Malaika programming Singles & EPs
Year Title Artist Role 1987 "Hardcore"[12] Hardcore co-producer 1988 "Servin' em Well"[13] 1989 "Do It/Drop The Bass"[14] P.D.F. Crew co-writer, producer 1990 "Get Wit It"[15] MC-J Witt producer "Trim Hunter/Get a Grip"[16] Marvelous JC producer, beats and cuts "Sticks & Stones"[17] co-producer, beats programming, scratches 1991 "Hip House Party"[18] Overweight Pooch co-writer, producer "Ace Is a Spade"[19] "I Like It"[20] Overweight Pooch featuring CeCe Peniston "Finally[21] CeCe Peniston 1992 "The Heart & Soul of CeCe Peniston"[22] producer "Hitmix/It Should Have Been You"[23] co-writer, producer, programming 1993 "So Much Love"[24] Malaika programming 1995 "Break It Down"[25] additional remixer "Everyday (Everywhere)/Weird Thang"[26] The Weirdoz producer, executive producer 1997 "Finally '97"[A][21] CeCe Peniston co-writer, producer 2007 "Still I"[27] "Next to Me"[B][28] co-producer "Right Here"[B][29] "Wonder Woman"[B][30] CeCe Peniston featuring Malaika & Shantal 2008 "Finally 2008"[C] CeCe Peniston co-writer 2011 "Finally 2011"[C] - Notes
Gallery
With CeCe Peniston one year prior to her discovery in 1990. In 1991 at Chaton Studios, while putting final touches to the Peniston's debut album, Finally. Producer with the singer after receiving a BMI Award for the single "Finally" in 1993. And back again at Chaton Studios with Peniston during "Still I" session in 2007,
16 years after their reunion.See also
- List of record producers
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ^ 'Wax Museum Productions, Faqs' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'Finally, Peak chart positions, All Music' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'CeCe Peniston, Biography, LastFM' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'Finally, Music awards' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs, Billboard' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ ‘Overweight Pooch, I Like It, US Chart Data’ Billboard Magazine
- ^ ‘Overweight Pooch, I Like It, UK Chart Data’ ChartStats.com
- ^ 'Malaika, So Much Love on the US Dance chart' AllMusic
- ^ 'Overweight Pooch, Female Preacher, album' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'CeCe Peniston, Finally, album' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'Malaika, Sugar Time, CD album, 31454 0094-2' Retrieved 21 November 2010
- ^ 'Hardcore, Hardcore, singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'Hardcore, Servin' em Well', singel Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'P.D.F. Crew, Do It/Drop The Bass, singel Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'MC J-Witt, Get with It, singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'Marvelous JC, Trim Hunter/Get a Grip, singel' Retrieved 20 October 2010
- ^ 'Marvelous JC, Sticks & Stones, singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'Overweight Pooch, Hip House Party, singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'Overweight Pooch, Ace Is a Spade, singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'Overweight Pooch, I Like It, singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ a b "'CeCe Peniston, Finally, singel'". http://www.discogs.com/Ce-Ce-Peniston-Finally/master/98938. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ 'CeCe Peniston, The Heart and Soul of CeCe Peniston', EP Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'CeCe Peniston, Hitmix/It Should Have Been You, singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'Malaika, So Much Love, singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'Malaika, Break It Down, 12" Maxi, US, V011' Retrieved 21 November 2010
- ^ 'Weirdoz, Everyday (Everywhere), singel' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ 'CeCe Peniston, Still I' Retrieved 20 October 2010
- ^ 'CeCe Peniston, Next to Me' Retrieved 13 November 2010
- ^ 'CeCe Peniston, Right Here' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- ^ CeCe Peniston featuring Malaika and Shantal, Wonder Woman' Retrieved 13 November 2010
External links
Categories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Chicago, Illinois
- Musicians from Arizona
- American record producers
- American songwriters
- A&M Records artists
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