Early life Stallings developed an interest in the emergent
Chicago house music scene at a young age. While a student at Rich East High School in
Park Forest, Illinois in the mid-1980s, a chance introduction to
acid house pioneer
DJ Pierre gave the then 15-year-old Stallings his break, and under the patronage and guidance of Pierre, he released his first single, "Phantasy Girl," in 1987. Also in 1987, Felix went to
Alabama State University to study media and communication. There he studied different musicians of the era, including
Prince,
A Tribe Called Quest, and
Gang Starr, as well as developing an interest in
hip hop and
R&B tracks.
1990s After graduating, he released "Thee Dawn" on
Guerilla Records. He became popular in Europe, and in the following year, "By Dawn's Early Light" and "Thee Industry Made Me Do It" followed. A further single, "In The Dark We Live (Thee Lite)", appeared under his pseudonym, Aphrohead. Originally released on the UK label, Bush, "In The DaAlbum", followed in 1998. In 1999, he released "In The Dark We Live". Shortly afterwards, Stallings formed Radikal Fear Records. It released material from
Mike Dunn,
DJ Sneak, and
Armando as well as Felix himself. During 1995, he released his debut album
Alone in the Dark (as Thee Maddkatt Courtship) on Deep Distraxion, followed by the Radikal Fear
compilation album,
The Chicago All Stars and a
remix album entitled
Clashbackk Compilation Mix. The album
I Know Electrikboy was never officially released in either the US or UK, although promotional copies are in circulation.
2000s In 2001,
Kittenz and Thee Glitz, written and produced alongside
Tommie Sunshine,
Miss Kittin, Dave The Hustler, Harrison Crump,
Junior Sanchez,
Junior Jack and Melistar, was released which gained Felix mainstream exposure. At the end of that year, Felix won Best Album at the now-defunct Muzik Awards. The ensuing fame brought Felix remix work for
Madonna,
Britney Spears and
Kylie Minogue. The proper follow-up,
Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever, was released in 2004, though Felix released a pair of mix albums, 2002's
Excursions and 2003's
A Bugged Out Mix, in between. Felix also collaborated with
P Diddy on the pair's "Jack U" single. The pair remain friends, with Diddy performing alongside Felix at Space in Ibiza in 2005, and Felix performing at Diddy's after-party for The Main Event at the Winter Music Conference. Various remixes of "
Silver Screen Shower Scene" were used in video games such as
Midnight Club 2, and
SSX 3. The Soulwax Remix of his song "Rocket Ride" was featured in the game
Need for Speed: Underground 2. "Everyone Is Someone in LA" was featured in ''
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. His songs have also featured in television programs such as The Sopranos'' and "Silver Screen Shower Scene" featured in the party scene in
Shane Black's 2005 film,
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Felix's album,
Virgo Blaktro and the Movie Disco, was released on October 2, 2007, in the US on
Nettwerk Records. Production was overseen by
Dallas Austin. "Future Calls The Dawn" was released on July 9, 2007, on Wall of Sound/PIAS with "Sweetfrosti" featured as the B-side. "Sweetfrosti" contained a
sample of
Devo's "Snowball", originally released in 1981. "Like Something 4 Porno!" was released as the album's lead single on September 24, 2007, with
remixes from
Kris Menace, Teenage Bad Girl and
Armand Van Helden, while a third single, "Radio", was released digitally in April 2008. Since then, Felix has released his first Global Underground compilation, for the
Newcastle-upon-Tyne compilation and club label. Felix also teamed up with Kris Menace to release "Artificial" in June 2008. In 2009, Felix released
He Was King, via Nettwerk Records. ==Discography==