I moved to Orlando in 95. I wouldn't trade the decade that folllowed for anything. Cyberzone, Firestone late night and Old School Sundays, Disco night at Barbarella....thank you Rick for the soundtrack to what has been an amazing ride❤
I loved when Orlando was yhe rave capitol of the world!!😊 Orlando was the shit!! No.doubt!👋 Those were the days😋 Memories l wil never forget!💯 #RaVEBuNNy👯. Still love the music.❤
By 99-00 I was married with a kid and lived out of state, but i remember the old skool joints before things got crazy. Listening to Icee at the Edge or DJ Orlando in the back room off Lee Rd. When we had 1 record store in town that sold breaks...man. Miss those days.
Central Florida was a good place to be. From 97-2000. Thank you Mr. West.Your flavored beats collection helped me feel the beat other then react differently. God Bless. Always a Central Florida Legend.
Rick was one of the most non credited djs and I feel he didn't get enough credit for his mixing ability, his production skills and all the exceptional compilations he put out- he was a genius! RIP Rick West we will miss u and u have made your mark!
R.I.P Rick West you will be missed I was there to see the whole scene unfold from 93 to 2000 those are some of my favorite memories. You were my top fav of all the break beat artist. Peace out
What about o zone fantasy ranch the groove avo 2 lAAzz decks edge abyss party Simon's Gainesville Florida Mars cocoa beach Dayton Collisiame dj doc west coat California Rib E directory Curtis J birthday 📝 years listin 2 Recoppe b Dawg wild 😜 98....books.google.combine luna lounge amphitheater 😆 sexy lain 1609 tampa ♥ all stories mentioned its in my D om years the quest mix station warriors 30 years so I wS told us 🇺🇸 😳 not sure anne night a gale BBC radio and 1xxter web site News is ME thinking about how many people will be identified injected with suram POS training and seL team 99
many nights!! . .. One night we were there: Afco-skynet was there auditioning. When we walked out of the promoters house up the street heading for the club. everyone was outside. We were like whats goign on. . . ohh they towed everyone car who. We walk around the corner the tow guy is ready to leave with one, we stopped him and asked about it. he said he was coming back for one more. . . it was ours was off in the corner. so many crazy stories about this place.
I did not know of Rick West's passing and am sorry to hear this, he had a huge impact on me . I was at his Flavored Beats release party at Cyberzone, when he took the stage at 4am, was so awesome, also saw him in Cocoa Beach, Storm Club and also at Krush, but he was so good and just sorry to hear this.
@@nicholassanders9514 we lost Derek steplight aka DJ Dextreme also . He was a real good friend of mine. He taught me how to mix and got me into being a DJ.
I haven't listened to breaks in awhile but every single time I listen to the old school Florida sound it brings me back to all of Florida!! I'm a South Florida native so the Edge and then it became The Chili Pepper, Play, Casablanca, 3299, the original Club Space, Nocturnal,, Liquid, Level, and then in Orlando the Blue Room, Firestone, Cyberzone, and others I was partying so hard I couldn't remember, then Tampa..... Masquerade, 1509, Amphitheatre, Floyd's, and I'll never forget Simon's in Gainesville!! Those were the days!!!
Been a big fan for years. Rick West, only old school break beat junkies know about. I'm one of those junkies. At work release after doin 12 years an I only got til Jan. 10,2015. It's been a long trip, but this shit is over. Peace Rick and every break beat junky out there
Being in my early 20's through the late 90's and early 2000's was an absolute pleasure. Living in Orlando and being apart of the breakbeat scene, was an awesome experience. Something I will always treasure!
Blue room on Thursday night for him then down to Firestone for Mike B & his squirt guns. He could scratch but when he battled Magic Mike he got humbled. Fixx & Keith MacKenzie, Friction & Spice didn't get enough credit either.
Cyberzone was my main hangout back in the day! Dabbled in lots of other clubs and parties but Cyberzone was special! Nothing else quite like it. Always, always, always good vibes, best wardrobes, best music, best toys, best crowds. Then Liquid for the afterparty. Fuck my high school reunion, but I'd have a cyberzone reunion!
+LadyMayhem00 Cyberzone, Heaven, H20, the Blue room (downtown), Firestone, Solrays, Icon (rarely). House of Blues on service industry nights...but Cyberzone was the best for its time. Some of the Underground parties in the warehouses off 17-92, but they may have been closer to The Edge days. Memory a little fuzzy, but it was amazing always having 40 of your friends around you dancing and blowing each other up.
+Keaton Taylor. probably and I probably did for you too lol. I went by Queen back then, tall skinny blonde hair girl with blue tips most of the time lol 😄
There will never be time and place like cyberzone back then. It was some of the most fun I've had in my life. The hole scene was awe inspiring from the music that you didn't hear anywhere else to the break dancers. What a time it was to be a teenager having fun.
the the bass in 600 North was the s***. I started going there after sol rays. don't forget lollipops right across the street from 600 North and Daytona :-)
It was insane all right. The pagoda roof collapsed 10ft. behind me about 30 seconds after I moved off of it. I grabbed a girl up and out of the pit and another girl broke her arm falling through the roof. That was my fondest memory of the night. I will never forget it.
Roof fell in on people crushing them... I just walked out that room to turn around and see arms n legs hanging out... shit was nutty... SolRays was my joint tho
Rick was one of my favorite djs I miss the good ole rave scene from Orlando down to Miami . Florida definitely had the vibe from big event to warehouse raves 😵💫😵💫😵💫
Nice tribute video to Rick West. I actually feel bad for people that didn't get to experience these badass times whether you experienced it in Lousinana or Florida. Two states that absolutley pioneered the breatbeat scene. Love seeing more and more people uploading this genre of music to keep Breakz alive. PLUR
@@mentalanguish9676 I grew up in Saint Petersburg, FL so I'm familiar with the Tampa and Orlando DJs. I have some old mixes from Trashy and Cage but never heard of the last three DJs you mentioned. Got mixes by chance?
Very few people mention smaller clubs so I want to see who remembers Club Kays, Studio 183, Ice Palace, Cafe Casablancas (The Button South), Afterhours at Zippers "The Bass Station", Salvations- Thats simply repping a few Miami clubs I had a blast at. Feel free to add your own from other parts of South Florida like Club Soda, Abandoned Winn Dixie parties, Moscows, Purgatory @ Club Boca, Atlantis, The Chili Pepper? Thumbs up if you were there during 96-2001? P.L.U.R. Rick West and his music was there!
I was chilling with Rick a few months before he passed away at Mojos Memorial party in the 941 . its sad the passing of the two both great artist and friends R.I.P.
lived in Melbourne and was at Firestone,Cyberzone between 96-99 every chance I could get what special times. Epic DJs Rick Dj icey K5 No mobiles with cameras only pagers. How we manage to get home in one piece god knows. Peace out Rick you brought a lot of joy and unity to many.
I was a RAVER and loved, and still love all the music…but BREAK BEATS were always my favorite!!! Then the kids that would dance to this….. AMAZING!! So glad I experienced that whole scene!!
From FLAVORED BEATZ, to LIVE MIXES, in my opinion, GODS GIFT TO THE TABLES......... wish I could be half as good as he was, and EVER WILL B!!!!!! Dys- Funktional
party central bro creative production!!!!! i was the tall black guy thats was a badass glowsticker club harmony was my home club.it started it all for me!!!!!
Wow, so good to read the comments from all my friends. I also was there, ICON, CyberZone, AAHZ. Rick West, had a Resident on Thursdays @ the BlueRoom. I would get off work. Change in the car. Dance my ass off for 3 hours every Thursday. I love you Rick. Thanks for the Music, Vibes, Friendship, Memories. PLUR
WOW! Almost 1 million impressions. Rick West is smiling down on this video. From time to time I come back to watch this and remember the star of my career. Rick was always super friendly and a joy to work alongside. I certainly miss the friendship of so many great Florida artists. Times have changed so much in music.
I remember going in to the Painted Puppy back in the day to buy CD's from Rick. Even though I was just a regular customer, he was always very kind to me and would chat with me, such a great guy! Legend, and truly missed.
I new him from my brother and other friends alike, he definitely had a talent that nobody can match,,, listening to his music and mixes takes me back to my roots of old school Tampa Bay,,,where the rest of country couldn't fade
Drove to CyberZone every Friday night from 99-01 from Daytona when Sol-Rays line up sucked... Still remember the bar that glowed with your handprints lol
Im from Baltimore. I lived in Florida from 99 til 2007. I was blessed into the scene in Baltimore and Washington dc going to weekly partys at rise,fever,Sunday mass,buzz,sting around the legend charles feelgood, scott Henry, dj who plus headliners from all around the world. The scene was incredible. When i moved to Florida i was everywhere from tampa to Orlando miami west palm ft Lauderdale Gainesville Panama city beach destin ft walton Florida had so many great venues and djs to count but one that stood out was the icon rick west. He always threw down and the party was all the way up. His set selection and seamless smooth mixing style was perfection. Not to mention that rick was cool as a fan. Nothing but love. His impact on the culture truly legendary. Thanks for blessing us Rick! You will always be in the hearts of us tru break heads . Rest in peace good brother✌️🫶🙏💯
R.I.P. my brother to one of the all time greats. Omg this brings back the days of the Orlando ,Tampa Raves Florida has the best breakbeat DJs in the world. 808 for life.
rick west was and always be a legend in his own right! from painted puppy to all of the flavor beats , everything he did was flawless! R.I.P. rick your spirit will always live on inside your music and the souls you touched throughout your time here. love ya brotha!
I was at that show...I dj'd there with my boy dj nasty from open-2 a few times, and partied there every Friday til the sun came up!!! that place was a grimey ass drug den, but goddamn was it fun!!! There has never been a party cub that can compare to cyberzone before or since in central fl. Fuck I miss the Orlando Breaks scene!!!
stophercondry couldn’t have said this better myself!!!! I’m so stoked I just came across this bro!!! How fuckin lucky we were to have taken part in the god dammm best REAL rave scene in O town!!! Best memories. As a writer... I stopped searching finally,.... for an explanation of our times we all shared in unity ..... so real so spiritual ......words were useless... we were all one. We are all still one!! I love you all! My soul family.... we shall all see eachother again
So goddamn tru, bro. I'm from Washington, DC - Baltimore, MD area and made it a point to hit up cyberzone and/or Firestone whenever I came down to Fla. Deff. some good memories, or at least my face hurt from smiling so much the night before at those Orlando parties I know I had a blast even if there were...um..."Files missing?" LOL. Both venues had AWESOME sound bein bumped by the Masters' of Breakbeat. DC had Buzz @ Nation & Capital Ballroom, and B-more had The Paradox & 1722 (which didn't even open its doors until around 2-230 am Fri night -well technically it was Saturday am....but no1 was lookin at the time anyways, until the sun came up)
I started listening to Rick West and DJ Rick P in 1998- because of those two I fell in love with the breakbeat/dance/tech/trance etc music scene. OMG party 95.3 was to me the greatest station ever. I went to college in Miami and that's how I found Ultra music fest and it went from there. Because of those two artist, they changed the soundtrack of my life forever. 💜💙💚💛🧡❤️
Damn good representation of the breaks scene in 99. I originated in Tampa as a kid but have been in new orleans since 92. State Place Theater and Escapades baby!!!! Respect to all yall other OG MF who helped make the scene what it is. Best memories of my life were from those years. I just hit 40. Now I guess ill just sit around and wait to die. 😆
She sucks. Went to 10 or more shows of hers. Place cleared out every time before her set was finished. Zzzzz..I went cause there wasn't anything else to do in my town..
Sorry but Mary Anne is not that great without Icey. She has gotten a crappy attitude over the years sadly too. She used to be a friend of mine but whoa got a big head. Love her music with Icey as the Producer but without him yikes
While my partying days are long over, I still love the music. I'm not sure how the scene is these days, but from 1999-2004 in NC, SC, you could find a decent local weekly anywhere you went and there wasn't a weekend that passed without a ridiculous party in Raleigh, Charlotte, Greenville SC, Myrtle Beach. Wilmington. I was lucky enough to see Rick West a couple of times, along with Jackal & Hyde, Merlyn, Baby Anne, Infinity, Sharaz, B.L.I.M., Rennie Pilgrem, Exzakt, Draco, Sploo, Icey, Friction & Spice. Debbie D, and dozens more. A different time, a different place, but definitely some of the best memories ever.
I met him a few times.we actually had him come to ft Myers to a party we through.i seen him at the Florida sports park in naples.ultra.zen.playskool.alot of raves in the late 90s. Great DJ
Is anyone else still around Funk Lab, Stateside collective? Those were the good days. Franklin street studio, boatyard , fantasy ranch, hammerjacks, I forget the one in Clearwater by the airport. Liquid city, firestones, soulrayz. Wow I just got thrown wayyyy back.
OrbitalAngel Nebula Me too! We prob chilled, ;-) Good times. !! Kids nowadays haven't a clue. I still have my kicks somewhere.. & some of my Ecko threads etc. js.
miss you rick down at port charlotte at dj gumbee club awsome weekends hung out with you icey gumbee rest in peace bro....never be another dj like west....also dj ariees
I was there for the first time in 98 through when the cops came and raid it and shout it down we all came from apopka too Apk.. good time bro r.i.p rick west flaver beats for life..
Man.., Icon, bbANN, I-C, RICK..., Breakin* to Florida BreakZ!- an awesome time to live though!- A Peaceful.., Lovely community.. Respectful of one another- ~°~ Creating Unity ^_,^
Thanks for the upload. Rick was sick DJ. Miss the "old"days. AHZ(Kimball, Andy, Chris); The Edge(Icee, Robbie Clark); DJ Orlando @ JJ Whispers, Lee Rd. Brad Smith in Ybor City. Huge tunes, great times.
I was here. Such a big smile on my face. R.I.P Rick I still have the t-shirt from your memorial night. Some of the best time of my life wad at events where Rick would be on the flyer.
I moved to Orlando in 95. I wouldn't trade the decade that folllowed for anything. Cyberzone, Firestone late night and Old School Sundays, Disco night at Barbarella....thank you Rick for the soundtrack to what has been an amazing ride❤
I loved when Orlando was yhe rave capitol of the world!!😊
Orlando was the shit!! No.doubt!👋 Those were the days😋 Memories l wil never forget!💯 #RaVEBuNNy👯.
Still love the music.❤
miss it too Tyra
it really was the "rave" capital... it made the underground scene from u.k. to the west coast kneel down to our sound.!!!!
By 99-00 I was married with a kid and lived out of state, but i remember the old skool joints before things got crazy. Listening to Icee at the Edge or DJ Orlando in the back room off Lee Rd. When we had 1 record store in town that sold breaks...man. Miss those days.
Tyra McCarthy hi
Remember when clubs started offering cash to turn in ppl with drugs.
Central Florida was a good place to be. From 97-2000. Thank you Mr. West.Your flavored beats collection helped me feel the beat other then react differently. God Bless. Always a Central Florida Legend.
FACTS!!!
Lamb Chop says hi!!🎉🙌
Rick was one of the most non credited djs and I feel he didn't get enough credit for his mixing ability, his production skills and all the exceptional compilations he put out- he was a genius! RIP Rick West we will miss u and u have made your mark!
drugs
best fl break dj as far as smooth transitions. RIP indeed. Still touches my heart!
Jeffrey Ayers rick was also extremely humble and kind.
Agreed completely. He was the best, saw him live over 5 or more times. Nice gentleman, as well.
No, not actually. Look further into it brother. His death has nothing to do with drugs.
R.I.P Rick West you will be missed I was there to see the whole scene unfold from 93 to 2000 those are some of my favorite memories. You were my top fav of all the break beat artist. Peace out
DAMN RIGHT Boom town loves ya Rick!
What happened to him?
What about o zone fantasy ranch the groove avo 2 lAAzz decks edge abyss party Simon's Gainesville Florida Mars cocoa beach Dayton Collisiame dj doc west coat California Rib E directory Curtis J birthday 📝 years listin 2 Recoppe b Dawg wild 😜 98....books.google.combine luna lounge amphitheater 😆 sexy lain 1609 tampa ♥ all stories mentioned its in my D om years the quest mix station warriors 30 years so I wS told us 🇺🇸 😳 not sure anne night a gale BBC radio and 1xxter web site News is ME thinking about how many people will be identified injected with suram POS training and seL team 99
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Rest in peace Rick! You and Painted Puppy made the Breakz scene what it was!
RIP...from Ybor/Tampa/Clearwater 86 to 1999 ouch getting old sucks Peace...
Rick west was a friend and badass DJ spent many nights at cyberzone.dancing til 4 in the morning.
many nights!! . .. One night we were there: Afco-skynet was there auditioning. When we walked out of the promoters house up the street heading for the club. everyone was outside. We were like whats goign on. . . ohh they towed everyone car who. We walk around the corner the tow guy is ready to leave with one, we stopped him and asked about it. he said he was coming back for one more. . . it was ours was off in the corner. so many crazy stories about this place.
I did not know of Rick West's passing and am sorry to hear this, he had a huge impact on me . I was at his Flavored Beats release party at Cyberzone, when he took the stage at 4am, was so awesome, also saw him in Cocoa Beach, Storm Club and also at Krush, but he was so good and just sorry to hear this.
Storm Club was the shit in 99 and 2000. Watched Baby Anne while rolling my ass off. Saw Rick twice and went to after parties with him
Ahhh the blue room after Cyberzone was so chill let’s not forget about Simons and the Gville scene as well. Heck Jville too 618 and club5!
@@nicholassanders9514 we lost Derek steplight aka DJ Dextreme also . He was a real good friend of mine. He taught me how to mix and got me into being a DJ.
Four of us moved to Orlando in '93.. We had no idea at the time, that we were at Ground Zero. We were so fkn Lucky.
I haven't listened to breaks in awhile but every single time I listen to the old school Florida sound it brings me back to all of Florida!! I'm a South Florida native so the Edge and then it became The Chili Pepper, Play, Casablanca, 3299, the original Club Space, Nocturnal,, Liquid, Level, and then in Orlando the Blue Room, Firestone, Cyberzone, and others I was partying so hard I couldn't remember, then Tampa..... Masquerade, 1509, Amphitheatre, Floyd's, and I'll never forget Simon's in Gainesville!! Those were the days!!!
Ahhh heck yeah!!! Blue Room was awesome after Cyberzone let’s not forget the Soul House in Gville.. Jacksonville scene was pretty tough too.
You just named them all but Tampa had The Fantasy Ranch too
Don't forget Ultra Violet and The Edge. RIP Rick West.
Been a big fan for years. Rick West, only old school break beat junkies know about. I'm one of those junkies. At work release after doin 12 years an I only got til Jan. 10,2015.
It's been a long trip, but this shit is over. Peace Rick and every break beat junky out there
You still out?
Billy, you the guy with a samurai tattoo on back and a fairy sitting in a mushroom?
Being in my early 20's through the late 90's and early 2000's was an absolute pleasure. Living in Orlando and being apart of the breakbeat scene, was an awesome experience. Something I will always treasure!
People that weren't there will NEVER understand
Blue room on Thursday night for him then down to Firestone for Mike B
& his squirt guns. He could scratch but when he battled Magic Mike he got humbled. Fixx & Keith MacKenzie, Friction & Spice didn't get enough credit either.
Cyberzone was my main hangout back in the day! Dabbled in lots of other clubs and parties but Cyberzone was special! Nothing else quite like it. Always, always, always good vibes, best wardrobes, best music, best toys, best crowds. Then Liquid for the afterparty. Fuck my high school reunion, but I'd have a cyberzone reunion!
+Keaton Taylor I know right! I lived out of that place! loved it!
+LadyMayhem00 Cyberzone, Heaven, H20, the Blue room (downtown), Firestone, Solrays, Icon (rarely). House of Blues on service industry nights...but Cyberzone was the best for its time. Some of the Underground parties in the warehouses off 17-92, but they may have been closer to The Edge days. Memory a little fuzzy, but it was amazing always having 40 of your friends around you dancing and blowing each other up.
+LadyMayhem00 Yesssssss -- I probably rubbed your shoulders at one point or blew vicks in your face, hahaha.
+Keaton Taylor Do you have any of the Wutam or Huda shows?
+Keaton Taylor. probably and I probably did for you too lol. I went by Queen back then, tall skinny blonde hair girl with blue tips most of the time lol 😄
Love the music still in 2024!!! CLASSIC!!!
I was blessed to make it to Florida while he was still at this club-I danced hard all night. AWESOME memories
Hello , How are you doing my lady , Am Alex . can I get to know you more. Please
RIP, Rick. You'll never know how much you inspired my love of electronic music and the FL Breaks scene. We will miss you
He was a great man and his music will live on in the hearts of the old school generations of the 90s party people
Kevin Gillespie what happened to him?
+Kelly Rodriguez accidentally overdosed
Oh, man.
@Chuump88 that's not true. It had nothing to do with drugs.
Just got hipped to this guy 3/4 years ago.. RIP all his mixes are consistent... Raw n funky
OMG. Cyberzone. wow talk about a blast from the past!!! love.....
seen Rick a thousand times kept us rockin soulrays,cyberzone,outer limits.been listening too this music since 1991. I was part of the old skool.
+Jonathon Valin rocked soulrays with heart and soul
+Eugene Benitez were you at Visage, Ahz and the Edge too? Way way back....
Best times of my life were in Cyberzone....this was an epic era!
Dont forget the Groove at City Walk in 98 and 99 too. Glow Boy used to rock the house
This girl Lamb Chop was a huge regular at Cyberzone, she was a badass chick every time I saw her.
There will never be time and place like cyberzone back then. It was some of the most fun I've had in my life. The hole scene was awe inspiring from the music that you didn't hear anywhere else to the break dancers. What a time it was to be a teenager having fun.
R.I.p. rick. Had the pleasure of opening for him and visiting painted puppy records. He was awesome. I was blown away at how fast he mixed
He was so clean his sets sounded endless. Miss this time in history.
Heavier Than Gravity - Rick West - And the crew in da house. ( always amazing ) R.I.P dude! Mad respect till this day!
Dood, I want to thank you for this track. Such a legend in Florida. Great upload.
Rick was one hell of an artist over 15 years I really appreciated his music. His flavored beats collection will live on forever.
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I was in S-W Florida from 98-2004. That scene was insane....lol. I will never forget. Some of the best times I ever had was down there and this scene.
600 North on New year's eve was insane to, first sunrise.
the the bass in 600 North was the s***. I started going there after sol rays. don't forget lollipops right across the street from 600 North and Daytona :-)
RIchard Hartzel I was there for that, many rooms going off to choose from
It was insane all right. The pagoda roof collapsed 10ft. behind me about 30 seconds after I moved off of it. I grabbed a girl up and out of the pit and another girl broke her arm falling through the roof. That was my fondest memory of the night. I will never forget it.
Roof fell in on people crushing them... I just walked out that room to turn around and see arms n legs hanging out... shit was nutty... SolRays was my joint tho
One of the best memories I cant remember.....
I think I can speak for all of us to say we have NEVER heard someone say "boy, I had a shi++y time at that rave..."
Rest In Peace! So happy I was able to meet and talk to Rick West! Super kind person amazing artist, music lover!
Gone but never forgotten. Used to hang out at Icon and watch Rick spin. He was and will always be a legend of Orlando Breaks.
Rick was one of my favorite djs I miss the good ole rave scene from Orlando down to Miami . Florida definitely had the vibe from big event to warehouse raves 😵💫😵💫😵💫
Nice tribute video to Rick West. I actually feel bad for people that didn't get to experience these badass times whether you experienced it in Lousinana or Florida. Two states that absolutley pioneered the breatbeat scene. Love seeing more and more people uploading this genre of music to keep Breakz alive. PLUR
New Orleans-Lafayette.....Trashy, Cage, G-Brown, Skihigh, Souss, Scrub
@@mentalanguish9676 yesss! Escapades baby!
Some of the best years of my life 1995-2000. Before 5.0 caught on we had some seriously epic raves.
@@mentalanguish9676 I grew up in Saint Petersburg, FL so I'm familiar with the Tampa and Orlando DJs. I have some old mixes from Trashy and Cage but never heard of the last three DJs you mentioned. Got mixes by chance?
@@mentalanguish9676 found this: ua-cam.com/video/Yu9xpg0HHsI/v-deo.html Live set of your boy Souss!
Rick West was the best DJ of his time I still for a split second while listening to this feel like I'm rolling
Hell ya he was the bomb I was a raver from 1997-2002. Music was amazing
Same, I was in the Orlando rave scene from 97-2001, I’m in OKC now, still go to raves. Raver till I die ❤
Very few people mention smaller clubs so I want to see who remembers Club Kays, Studio 183, Ice Palace, Cafe Casablancas (The Button South), Afterhours at Zippers "The Bass Station", Salvations- Thats simply repping a few Miami clubs I had a blast at. Feel free to add your own from other parts of South Florida like Club Soda, Abandoned Winn Dixie parties, Moscows, Purgatory @ Club Boca, Atlantis, The Chili Pepper? Thumbs up if you were there during 96-2001? P.L.U.R. Rick West and his music was there!
Omg ksys
Omg all that yezzsszz
I was chilling with Rick a few months before he passed away at Mojos Memorial party in the 941 . its sad the passing of the two both great artist and friends R.I.P.
lived in Melbourne and was at Firestone,Cyberzone between 96-99 every chance I could get what special times. Epic DJs Rick Dj icey K5 No mobiles with cameras only pagers. How we manage to get home in one piece god knows. Peace out Rick you brought a lot of joy and unity to many.
I remember waiting in line to get in cyberzone and the place would be banging. Good times
I was a RAVER and loved, and still love all the music…but BREAK BEATS were always my favorite!!! Then the kids that would dance to this….. AMAZING!! So glad I experienced that whole scene!!
From FLAVORED BEATZ, to LIVE MIXES, in my opinion, GODS GIFT TO THE TABLES......... wish I could be half as good as he was, and EVER WILL B!!!!!! Dys- Funktional
Seen Rick West, Baby Anne, DJ Icey, and a bunch of others at Club Harmony in Palm Bay. Those where the days. Good times had by all.
party central bro creative production!!!!! i was the tall black guy thats was a badass glowsticker club harmony was my home club.it started it all for me!!!!!
Harmony...That was the place we wouldn't go if we could go to Orlando but it was alright just because it was too shady about cops creepin everywhere.
Wow, so good to read the comments from all my friends. I also was there, ICON, CyberZone, AAHZ. Rick West, had a Resident on Thursdays @ the BlueRoom. I would get off work. Change in the car. Dance my ass off for 3 hours every Thursday. I love you Rick. Thanks for the Music, Vibes, Friendship, Memories. PLUR
Not just from a DJ standpoint but producer he had skillz..He was a master at panning his beats through each speaker.. ..This is best genre ever!!
Rick lived at my house back in the day... I used to work with several artists doing producing and mastering... Flare Recordings....
I used to dj a bit too.... I used to go by the moniker dj euphoria...
@@scottwright8943 I feel like I've seen you at one of those times. You sound familiar. Orlando clubs? Or Tampa?
WOW! Almost 1 million impressions. Rick West is smiling down on this video. From time to time I come back to watch this and remember the star of my career. Rick was always super friendly and a joy to work alongside. I certainly miss the friendship of so many great Florida artists. Times have changed so much in music.
I remember going in to the Painted Puppy back in the day to buy CD's from Rick. Even though I was just a regular customer, he was always very kind to me and would chat with me, such a great guy! Legend, and truly missed.
I new him from my brother and other friends alike, he definitely had a talent that nobody can match,,, listening to his music and mixes takes me back to my roots of old school Tampa Bay,,,where the rest of country couldn't fade
Drove to CyberZone every Friday night from 99-01 from Daytona when Sol-Rays line up sucked... Still remember the bar that glowed with your handprints lol
Musta seen each other there cuz I pretty much went same times. 1am-sun up
RIP Rick, we hung a few times, your sets, though you were always hammered, were flawless... thx for the great memories...
Wow, I remember this set...Rick was an amazing dj and just a really nice guy...RIP!!! Thank for posting Jeff!!!
still listening 2019!!! ♪
This scene was peaking (I remember very little of '99) Awesome post=)
the scene peaked in 96 to 97 and started going down hill after that bunk beans fake shit everywhere cops raiding everywhere.
@@mattsizzanoname6808 shit...the actual fake beans started coming around with those 007 piperazine pieces of shit in like 2000
Im from Baltimore. I lived in Florida from 99 til 2007. I was blessed into the scene in Baltimore and Washington dc going to weekly partys at rise,fever,Sunday mass,buzz,sting around the legend charles feelgood, scott Henry, dj who plus headliners from all around the world. The scene was incredible. When i moved to Florida i was everywhere from tampa to Orlando miami west palm ft Lauderdale Gainesville Panama city beach destin ft walton Florida had so many great venues and djs to count but one that stood out was the icon rick west. He always threw down and the party was all the way up. His set selection and seamless smooth mixing style was perfection. Not to mention that rick was cool as a fan. Nothing but love. His impact on the culture truly legendary. Thanks for blessing us Rick! You will always be in the hearts of us tru break heads . Rest in peace good brother✌️🫶🙏💯
I'll be in baltimore next week! going to see Ahee at mosiac for fun! :)
I remember back in the day I’m from Tampa club, Eden, boat, yard fantasy ranch even went to the zen festival in Polk county
Zen was my first rave in Zephyrhills, started my rave career, still raving to this day
R.I.P. my brother to one of the all time greats. Omg this brings back the days of the Orlando ,Tampa Raves Florida has the best breakbeat DJs in the world. 808 for life.
rick west was and always be a legend in his own right! from painted puppy to all of the flavor beats , everything he did was flawless! R.I.P. rick your spirit will always live on inside your music and the souls you touched throughout your time here. love ya brotha!
Best show I ever saw. 98 soul rayz Daytona Beach.
I was there
I was at that show...I dj'd there with my boy dj nasty from open-2 a few times, and partied there every Friday til the sun came up!!! that place was a grimey ass drug den, but goddamn was it fun!!! There has never been a party cub that can compare to cyberzone before or since in central fl. Fuck I miss the Orlando Breaks scene!!!
stophercondry couldn’t have said this better myself!!!! I’m so stoked I just came across this bro!!! How fuckin lucky we were to have taken part in the god dammm best REAL rave scene in O town!!! Best memories. As a writer... I stopped searching finally,.... for an explanation of our times we all shared in unity ..... so real so spiritual ......words were useless... we were all one. We are all still one!! I love you all! My soul family.... we shall all see eachother again
So goddamn tru, bro. I'm from Washington, DC - Baltimore, MD area and made it a point to hit up cyberzone and/or Firestone whenever I came down to Fla. Deff. some good memories, or at least my face hurt from smiling so much the night before at those Orlando parties I know I had a blast even if there were...um..."Files missing?" LOL. Both venues had AWESOME sound bein bumped by the Masters' of Breakbeat.
DC had Buzz @ Nation & Capital Ballroom, and B-more had The Paradox & 1722 (which didn't even open its doors until around 2-230 am Fri night -well technically it was Saturday am....but no1 was lookin at the time anyways, until the sun came up)
Small world!
Grimy drug den! The best kind, Escapades in Metairie La.!
I know fo sho I was there!!! hazy times but cyberzone in O-town, drop zone!!! what!!!!
Omg!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤I started to wonder if i was the only Rick West fan left around. i still think His Flavored Beats collection was the best ever. !!
We miss him still to this day! There is still a breakbeat event here and there in Florida if you are in the area!
I started listening to Rick West and DJ Rick P in 1998- because of those two I fell in love with the breakbeat/dance/tech/trance etc music scene. OMG party 95.3 was to me the greatest station ever. I went to college in Miami and that's how I found Ultra music fest and it went from there. Because of those two artist, they changed the soundtrack of my life forever. 💜💙💚💛🧡❤️
@@Xiana424 awesome!
Rest in peace Rick your music still living within us today
Damn good representation of the breaks scene in 99. I originated in Tampa as a kid but have been in new orleans since 92. State Place Theater and Escapades baby!!!! Respect to all yall other OG MF who helped make the scene what it is. Best memories of my life were from those years. I just hit 40. Now I guess ill just sit around and wait to die. 😆
Still in tampa it's not the same but I like the beats gives me goosebumps when I'm jamming RIP all u DJ who have lifted us up thos beat is the shozza
RIP.....still banging your jams...."b-.-d"
central fl mid to late 90's progressive house and breaks. wish I could go back!
Rick west is and always will be one of the BEST djs to come out of Florida period! He's a legend and will be missed!
Yea.... The good old days I about cried every time I saw the edge as that country bar.
What a fucking travesty.
Heh, they called it 8 seconds right? That place had so many good nights and even good concerts. Then...helloooo country.
phuturephunk 8 seconds until I leave.
What???
And what was once the parking lot for The Edge is now the central station for Central Florida's Lynx bus
How about some Baby Anne? You know the BASS QUEEN!!!!!
+Big D i remeber when she came to cocoa beach with dj icey
She sucks. Went to 10 or more shows of hers. Place cleared out every time before her set was finished. Zzzzz..I went cause there wasn't anything else to do in my town..
Rick West was WAYYYY better but shes cool.
She's a stuck up bitch and sucks like another person mentioned.
Sorry but Mary Anne is not that great without Icey. She has gotten a crappy attitude over the years sadly too. She used to be a friend of mine but whoa got a big head. Love her music with Icey as the Producer but without him yikes
HE'S A BAD MOFO ON THE VINYL !!!!!!!!!!!!!! SAW HIM WITH MIKE N CHARLIE EAST COAST FL.
I'll never forget hearing him at my boy Randy's cabin in the woods. He stayed and partied til the early morning....pretty cool guy... RIP
I may have been there too...NC?
Rick was doing before most. Paved the road. I have his music on cassettes. RIP brother. We love your music. Thank you
While my partying days are long over, I still love the music. I'm not sure how the scene is these days, but from 1999-2004 in NC, SC, you could find a decent local weekly anywhere you went and there wasn't a weekend that passed without a ridiculous party in Raleigh, Charlotte, Greenville SC, Myrtle Beach. Wilmington. I was lucky enough to see Rick West a couple of times, along with Jackal & Hyde, Merlyn, Baby Anne, Infinity, Sharaz, B.L.I.M., Rennie Pilgrem, Exzakt, Draco, Sploo, Icey, Friction & Spice. Debbie D, and dozens more.
A different time, a different place, but definitely some of the best memories ever.
"The scene" is a popular culture reenactment these days it isnt NOTHING like then but then again I'm almost 40 now so my whole mentality is different.
I didn't no home but I lv this mix those t the times like u all said 99 2004 wuz the shozxat 4 sure amen god bless u homie DJ trashy so hottyy
Factory Visuals --- much love....TOMCAT.... with more love to all the heads of old and full of florida funk .... BIG HUGS and all that junk
This was not factory visuals.. this was HTG @ Cyberzone
2 far gone...
Rick West was the baddest!! A legend during the South Florida Breaks Era
I was there for this set, and at Cyberzone every chance I could get. Resident bb! Lamb Chop in the house 🙌🫶
Still rocking Flavored Beats for those we have lost RIP Rick West. A legend and one of if not the best ever
Me and my husband were there boyfriend and girlfriend at the time had an amazing time ,Miss those yrs96-2001we raved❤❤
@ 1.38..Beautiful song thats rides out💜 LOVE
Hello , How are you doing my lady , Am Alex . can I get to know you more. Please
I was at this show in 99. R.i.p. Rick
ah yeah! These were the best times ;) I was probably at this event. Thanks for posting. Can we go back to '99?!
Partied like it was 1999 for reason.
Miss you bro, you are an inspiration to me still..
Who remembers the flavored beats cd release parties at Masquerade theater in the Ybor city
I was there!!! I used to go to sleep to Flavored Beats 3. Lol
The work put into the making of the visuals of this video would make Rick proud. RIP my friend.
I met him a few times.we actually had him come to ft Myers to a party we through.i seen him at the Florida sports park in naples.ultra.zen.playskool.alot of raves in the late 90s. Great DJ
I was there for this set, one of the best times of my life. From 97-2001
Is anyone else still around Funk Lab, Stateside collective? Those were the good days. Franklin street studio, boatyard , fantasy ranch, hammerjacks, I forget the one in Clearwater by the airport. Liquid city, firestones, soulrayz. Wow I just got thrown wayyyy back.
I lived at those places at least 5 days a week back in the day lol👌 best fucking times!!
OMG you said Soulrayz!! Holy shit!! lol I went there a lot. js. Good ole days for sure! ;-)
OrbitalAngel Nebula Me too! We prob chilled, ;-) Good times. !! Kids nowadays haven't a clue. I still have my kicks somewhere.. & some of my Ecko threads etc. js.
Yeeeees👌😂😊😘
+Michael Whidden Storman's Palace
miss you rick down at port charlotte at dj gumbee club awsome weekends hung out with you icey gumbee
rest in peace bro....never be another dj like west....also dj ariees
Winter springs checkin in, I was here!!!
Me too.
@@MrChill156 me 3 but...I wonder if we saw each other all spun out on some couch or on the dance floor?
Jax Bch FL used to ROLL that way too.
Still gives me goosebumps 💗
Forever missed 💗💔💗
I was there for the first time in 98 through when the cops came and raid it and shout it down we all came from apopka too Apk.. good time bro r.i.p rick west flaver beats for life..
Lamb Chop says hi!!🦋👽🙌
Man..,
Icon, bbANN, I-C, RICK..., Breakin* to Florida BreakZ!- an awesome time to live though!-
A Peaceful..,
Lovely community..
Respectful of one another-
~°~
Creating Unity
^_,^
Coming out in the morning I hsd so fun
Thanks for the upload. Rick was sick DJ. Miss the "old"days. AHZ(Kimball, Andy, Chris); The Edge(Icee, Robbie Clark); DJ Orlando @ JJ Whispers, Lee Rd. Brad Smith in Ybor City. Huge tunes, great times.
Jeff ... Great Post brings back a lot of Great times Hope everyone is doing Good!!!
Bro I saw at him cyberzone,sol rays and somewhere in Tampa...but I lost my fucking mind at his set in cyberhole baby!
i wish i could have been at this party i loved rick he was a good friend he will be missed!
I remember seeing him a bunch of times always had that finger pointing at the crowd dance. Great times!!
love and miss u bro .. you would of walked with your head held high today partNa.. #TampaLegend #Paintedpuppy # #onepulse #1pulse #loveorlando
Yeaaaaaah painted puppy!
❤
I was here. Such a big smile on my face. R.I.P Rick I still have the t-shirt from your memorial night. Some of the best time of my life wad at events where Rick would be on the flyer.
thanks Jeff Kenny for this upload one love R.I.P MR. Rick West
I remember being in the zone.. so many mind blowing experiences; ) 56:01
Hey Russell Barnet I was at the Turtle Cub when it had gotten raided . After that they shut it down