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King Britt Wiki Information
King Britt
is an American DJ and record producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1]
For two years he toured with Digable Planets under the nickname "Silkworm". He then founded Ovum Recordings [2] with Josh Wink. Since then he has been releasing records under the names Sylk 130
[3] and Scuba
. [4] In a favorable review of the 1998 album When the Funk Hits the Fan
, Billboard
compared his sound to that of Soul II Soul and De La Soul. [5]
He is a 1986 graduate of Central High School (Philadelphia).
His musical work has been featured in the show True Blood and in Michael Mann's 2006 film Miami Vice and on the AdBusters compilation, Live Without Dead Time
.
His collaborative work has included production and remixing for such artists as Tori Amos, Donna Lewis, and Solstice.
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KING BRITT TICKETS
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Discography
- 1998: When the Funk Hits the Fan
- 2001: Re-Members Only
- 2001: The Philadelphia Experiment Remixed
- 2002: Hidden Treasures
- 2002: Black to the Future
- 2003: Adventures In Lo-Fi
(BBE Records)
- 2005: Late Night with King Britt
- 2005: King Britt Presents: Sister Gertrude Morgan
- 2006: Nova Dream Sequence: Interpretations
- 2007: Cosmic Lounge
- 2007: This Is King Britt
- 2009: Deep And Sexy 4
References
- Allmusic
- Phelan, Maria (October 28, 2005). "King Britt", ''Las Vegas Review-Journal'', p. J3.
- Androulis, Steve (February 5, 1998). "King Britt leads a journey through a rich era of dance music", ''The Baltimore Sun'', p. 14.
- McGarvey, Sterling (May 22, 2003). "King Britt: A man of many beats", ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', p. 28.
- Verna, Paul (January 31, 1998). "King Britt Presents Sylk 130—When The Funk Hits The Fan", ''Billboard'' '''110''' (5): 24.
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