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Biography of King Britt | | | Real name / | King James Britt | | Moniker(s) / | The Nova Dream Sequence, Scuba (original), SYLK130, ObaFunke!, Fhloston Paradigm, Saturn Never Sleeps |
King by name, King by nature; King Britt is a truly pioneering musician who is widely recognized a member of the royal elite of the Dance Music world. Based in Philadelphia, King Britt has been breaking the traditional boundaries and forging a unique path as a producer, musician, DJ, label boss and media revolutionary for over 20 years.
Taking influence from a wide spectrum of musical genres, as well as a number of seminal producers such as Trevor Horn, Quincy Jones and Arif Marden, King has always found a way to escape the strictures of any single category of music by working across genres such deep house, hip-hop, broken beat, nu-jazz, funk and afro-tech. Releasing his first record (E-Culture – ‘Tribal Confusion’) through Strictly Rhythm in 1990, King went onto tour worldwide with Digable Planets – the Grammy award winning hip-hop fusion band – whilst continuing to develop his love of Dance Music culture and laying the foundations for his prodigal solo career.
In 1994, alongside Josh Wink he launched Ovum Recordings and also formed Sylk130 – a collective of Philadelphia’s finest musical talent including Lady Alma, Alison Crockette and Ursula Rucker. He produced Sylk130's first album (‘When The Funk Hits The Fan’) and licensed it to Sony through his own Ovum label. ‘When The Funk Hits The Fan’ went onto sell over 500,000 copies and essentially provided the blueprint for the Philly Neo-Soul resurgence. King also produced Sylk130 second album (‘Re-Members Only’) – which featured the likes of Alison Moyet (Yazoo), Martin Fry (ABC), Grover Washington Jr., De La Soul and Kathy Sledge – and also the ‘Lets Make A Record’ LP for Sister Gertrude Morgan.
In addition to these achievements, King is one of the world’s most respected remixers. He has added his unique touch to hugely diverse range of artists such from Miles Davis, The O’Jays and Curtis Mayfield through to Macy Gray, Solange, Femi Kuti and Everything But The Girl. King Britt’s remix of ‘Contemplation’ (Josh One) was nominated for the Dancestar Remix Of The Year Award and maintains its killer status upon the most discerning dance floors. King has also scored and underscored music for films, TV series and commercials (Miami Vice, Rolex, Mini, and True Blood) while in 2007 he became the first DJ to be awarded The Pew Fellowship – one of the most prestigious grants for creative arts in U.S. King is also a Creative Cultural Ambassador for his hometown of Philadelphia.
As a DJ, King Britt is hugely versatile – a chameleon behind the decks. Taking inspirations from the likes of David Mancuso, Frankie Knuckles, David Morales and Francois K, King plays right across a broad range of genres, using his experience and creativity to fit the demands of any dance floor. He has toured extensively across and throughout Europe, the U.S. and the Far East as well as rocking premier night spots throughout the world.
Most recently King Britt has just released Yesterday’s Machine by Saturn Never Sleeps, a collaboration with science fiction singer Rucyl Mill. The Saturn Never Sleeps project which incorporates, primarily, a unique live show fusing audio and visuals into a thought provoking world of sight and sound, and is also an independent record label. King has also recently produced the new Bedouin Soundclash LP, a track for the new King Sunny Ade album and a number of remixes for the likes of Preservation Hall Jazz Ensemble feat. Mos Def, Glitch Mobb, Jay Haze and Dilouya.
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Selected discography of King Britt
King Britt Discography
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Travelling 1,2,3 (King Britt SNS Remix) – Meredith Monk (ECM 2011)
Yesterday’s Machine – Saturn Never Sleeps (Saturn Never Sleeps 2011)
Dance (King Britt Parisian Mix)- Saul Williams (Sony 2011)
Clouds of Dust (King Britt Deep Mix)- Fuminori Kagajo (Soundz 2011)
Children of Midnight (Saturn Never Sleeps Remix)- Shigeto (Ghostly 2010)
Headnod Acrobatics Vol #1- Soul Litchfield (Saturn Never Sleeps 2010)
Intentions – King Britt (Saturn Never Sleeps 2010)
The Intricate Beauty album- King Britt (Nervous/FiveSix) (2010)
Baba Tunde (King Britt Remix)- King Sunny Ade (2010)
When the Night (King Britt Remix)- Bedouin Soundclash (Sony) (2010)
Anne (King Britt Moody Mix)- Santigold (promo) (2009)
Sweet Suite (King Britt Remix)- Wendy and Lisa (2009)
Did It For Love (King Britt FiveSixMix)- BoA (Sony) (2009)
Eat You Up (King Britt FiveSixMix)- BoA (Sony) (2009)
I Decided (King Britt FiveSixMix)- Solange (Geffen) (2009)
I Decided (KIng Britt and Philip Charles Classic Mix)- Solange (Geffen) (2009)
Money (King Britt FiveSixMixes)- Zaki Ibrahim (Red) (2008)
Nude (King Britt ShinBite Mix)- Radiohead (promo) (2008)
Children Go Round (King Britt FiveSixMix)- Dee Dee Bridgewater (FiveSix) (2008)
RVRSR (Fhloston Paradigm Mix)- Power Douglas (FiveSix) (2008)
RVRSR (Nova Dream Sequence Mix)- Power Douglas (FiveSix) (2008)
Deep n Sexy Vol4 (wave) (2007)
Love 4 You- Scuba featuring Lisa Shaw (Wave) (2007)
Miami Vice Soundtrack (universal) (2007)
Interpretations- The Nova Dream Sequence (Compost) (2006)
Lephtee (Nova Dream Sequence Mix) (Buzzin Fly) (2006)
Dont You Want Me (King Britt Scuba Mix)- Jody Watley (Avitone) (2006)
Cant Hold Back (King Britt Scuba Mix)- Rich Medina (Kindred Spirits) (2006)
Outside- Lady Alma (2006)
What Did I do Wrong- Clara Hill Sonar Kollektiv (2006)
LoverMan (King Britt Mix)- Dizzy Gillespie Savoy (2006)
Fun- Bahamadia (2006)
This is..King Britt double cd V2 Uk (2005)
Late Night with King Britt Kinkysweet/Swank (2005)
Sister Gertrude Morgan Rope-A Dope (2005)
Our Time (King Britt remix) Scuba feat Lizz Fields Slip N Slide Uk 12? (2005)
Till I get to You (King Britt sylk130 mix) Nikka Costa Virgin cd single/iTunes (2005)
War (King Britt Mix) Edwin Starr Motown Remix Album (2005)
Warm Summer Nights (King Britt Scuba mix) Chic Atlantic/rhino cd/12? (2005)
Dance Your Troubles Away (King Britt scuba dub) Up Bustle and Out (Media creature 12 ) (2004)
For the Love of Money (king britt mix) The Ojays Philadelphia International (2004)
Little Child Running Wild (king britt scuba mix) Curtis Mayfield Rhino cd (2004)
No Tomorrow (king britt scuba mix) Next Evidence Poussez vinyl (2004)
Rollercoaster (king britt scuba mix) Everything but the Girl Atlantic/Rhino 12? (2004)
starz (king britt scuba remix) Spacek K7! vinyl (2004)
The Mast (King Britt Scuba Mix) RSL Giant Step 12? (2004)
The Mast (King Britt scuba mix) RSL Giant Step 12? (2004)
Tzana (king britt scuba mix) George Duke Universal/Verve vinyl/cd (2004)
When She Smiles…(King Britt Scuba Mix) Plantlife Counterflow 12? and cd single (2004)
Woman Power (king britt mix) Yoko Ono Twisted cd/vinyl (2004)
Keep in Time (king britt mix) cut chemist/numark/madlib Mochilla (2004)
Albatross (water for angel remix) Chris Coco Blue Room (mercury) vinyl (2004)
Footsteps in the Dark (king britt scuba mix) Isley Brothers EPIC unreleased (2003)
Funny Valentine (king britt scuba mix) Fried Pried Poussez vinyl (2003)
Kemit Sources (Fivesixmixes) Kemit Sources Isima vinyl (2003)
No Rest (king britt lo-fi mix) Grand Agent Groove attack/soulspasm cd/vinyl (2003)
Rock Music Pays Off (king britt mix) Medicine8 ? vinyl (2003)
Tonight (king britt scuba mix) H Foundation Soma cd/vinyl (2003)
Alex Kidd Strawberry Lane (Scuba Remix Remix F Communications CD (2003)
Amber Anyway (King Britt Remix) Remix Tommy Boy CD (2003)
Angelique Kidjo Tumba (King Britt and DJ Dozia Mix) Remix Columbia CD (2002)
Appleton Dont Worry Remix Polydor CD (2002)
Cosmo Vitelli Robot Sou (King Britt Firefly Remix) Remix Virgin CD (2002)
Ennio Morricone remix forthcoming Remix Compost CD (2002)
Femi Kuti Traderz of Africa (Oba Funke Mix) Remix MCA/Barclay CD (2002)
Firefly forthcoming Production FiveSixMedia CD (2002)
Gus Gus David (King Britt Remix) Remix Underwater/Moonshine CD (2002)
Jazzanova Mwela Mwela (King Britt Scuba Mix) Remix JCR/Compost CD (2002)
Josh One Contemplate (King Britt’s Funke Mix) Remix 5.1/Electromatix CD (2002)
Kindred Rhythm of Life (King Britt Remix) Remix Hidden Beach CD (2002)
King Britt featuring Ursula Rucker Human Beings Want To Be Happy Being Black
Production Waxploitation / Spun CD (2002)
King Britt Presents Beat Generation featuring De La Soul Beat Generation
Production BBE / Rapster CD (2002)
King Britt presents Oba Funke featuring Zap Mama, Diva Blue, Wumni and
Scuba Cosmo Afrique Production Karma Giraffe CD (2002)
King Britt presents Scuba Hidden Treasures Production OM Records CD (2002)
Rosie Love (King Britt Remix) Remix Island/Def Jam CD (2002)
Stylophonics Love in a Sample (King Britt Remix) Remix Prolifica/Virgin CD (2002)
The Philadelphia Experiment Re(moved) (Oba Funke Remix) Remix Ropeadope/Atlantic CD (2002)
The Philadelphia Experiment Miles Hit (King Britt Scuba Mix) Remix Ropeadope/Atlantic CD (2002)
Tony Scott Hare Krishna (King Britt’s Funke Mix) Remix Verve CD (2002)
Vikter Duplaix Looking for Love (King Britt Central High Mix) Remix Hollywood CD (2002)
Vikter Duplaix Looking for Love (King Britt Scuba Mix) Remix Hollywood CD (2002)
Yoko Ono Woman Power Remix Shifty CD (2002)
4hero 9 by 9 (King Britt’s Scuba Mix) Remix Talkin’ Loud CD (2001)
Anada Project Expand Your Mind ( King Britt’s Scuba Mix) Remix King Street CD (2001)
Beatless The Truth Pt. 4 ( Dynamite Brothers Mix) Remix Ubiquity CD (2001)
Jamez Nylon Shango (Oba Funke Mix) Remix Irma CD (2001)
Q Burn’s Abstract Message Innocent (King Britt’s Scuba Miz) Remix Astralwerks CD (2001)
Si*Se Cuendo (King Britt’s Summer Mix) Remix Luaka Bop CD (2001)
Tweaker f/ David Sylvian Linoleum (King Britt’s Scuba Mix) Remix Six Degrees CD (2001)
AtJazz Touch the Sun (King Britt’s Scuba Journey) Remix Mantis CD (2000)
Attica Blues What Do You Want (Scuba Mix) Remix Sony CD (2000)
Bebel Gilberto August Day Song (Sylk130 Remix) Remix Six Degrees CD(2000)
I:Cube Adore (Scuba Mix) Remix Versatile CD (2000)
King Britt Inspirations Mix CD Dynamite Joint CD (2000)
Mysterim Lonley Can Be Sweet (Scuba Mix) for Giles Peterson’s WorldWide (2000)
Compilation Remix Talkin’ Loud CD (2000)
Neon Fusions Electirc Lady (Sylk130 Remix) Remix Laws of Motion CD (2000)
Rose Rose Production United Recordings CD (2000)
Scuba Ready ( feat. Kathy Sledge) Production Sony CD (2000)
Scuba Patience (feat. Vikter Duplaix) Production Dynamite Joint CD (2000)
Silent Poets Where the Sidewalk Ends (Scuba Mix) Remix Yellow/ Toy’s Factory CD (2000)
Soul Dhamma Flower (King Britt’s Scuba Mix) for Giles Peterson’s WorldWide
Compilation) Remix Talkin’ Loud CD (2000)
Sylk130 Re-Members Only (feat. De La Soul, Grover Washington Jr., Alison
Moyet, Martin Fry) Production Ovum CD (2000)
Tenth and Parker- Cool Down (Scuba Mix) Remix Mr. Bongo CD (2000)
Ursula Rucker- Circe Production Guidance CD (2000)
Vikter Duplaix- City Spirits (Scuba Remix) Remix Groove Attack CD (2000)
Glen Scott- Heaven (Sylk130) Remix Sony / 550 CD (1999)
G-Love and Spcial Sauce- Rodeo Clowns (King Britt Remix) Remix Sony / 550 CD (1999)
Macy Gray- Get Up, Get Out (Sylk130 Remix) Remix Epic CD (1999)
Miles Davis- SHHHH! (Sea 4 Miles Mix) Remix Columbia CD (1999)
Scuba- Swell (feat Vikter Duplaix) Production Ovum CD(1999)
Brandy feat. Mase- On Top of the World (Sylk130 Remix) Remix Atlantic CD (1998)
Herbie Mann- Hijack (Sylk130 Remix) Remix Rhino Atlantic CD (1998)
JB Rose- Wake Up (Realize) (Scuba Mix) Remix Sony CD (1998)
Jocelyn Brown- Take Me Up Remix Realtime CD (1998)
Joi- Ghetto Superstar (Sylk130 Remix) Remix Freeworld CD (1998)
Mysterium- Lonley Can Be Sweet (Scuba Mix) Remix Talkin’ Loud CD (1998)
NuYorican Soul- I Love the Nightlife ( Sylk130 Remix) Remix WORK Group/ Sony CD (1998)
Ski feat Valerie Etienne- Tres’ So DE Ala (Scuba Mix) Remix Columbia CD (1998)
Soul Dhamma- Flower ( King Britt’s Scuba Remix) Remix Velocity CD (1998)
Sylk130- City-Remix Remix Ovum/ Columbia CD (1998)
Sylk130- When the Funk Hits the Fan-Remixes Production Ovum/ Columbia CD (1998)
United Future Organization- I Betcha Thought (Scuba Remix) Remix Polygram CD (1998)
DJ Dozia- Pop Kulture (Scuba Remix) Remix Ovum CD (1997)
Naked Funk- Midnight Calling (Scuba Mix) Remix OM Records CD (1997)
Paula Cole- Where Have All the Cowboys Gone (Sylk 130 Remix) Remix Warner Bros. CD (1997)
Pyo Genesis- Love Nation Sugarhead (Sylk130 Remix) Remix Nuclear Blast CD (1997)
Zap Mama- Poetry Man (Sylk130 Remix) Remix Luaka Bop CD (1997)
Donna Lewis- I love you Always (Remixes_ Remix Atlantic CD (1996)
Lida Husique- All Hands On Deck Remix Astralwerks CD (1996)
Philosopher Kings- Charms (Sylk130 Remixes) Remix Columbia CD (1996)
Robin S.- You Know How to Love Me (Allbum Track) Production Atlantic CD (1996)
Tori Amos- Father Lucifer (SylkScreen Remixes) Remix Atlantic CD (1996)
Winx- U R The One (Sylk130 Remix) Remix Nervous CD (1996)
Avec Soul- Quiet (Sylk130 Remix) Remix 8-Ball CD (1995)
Deep Aural Penetration- Into the Kick with Tito ( for the Jazz in the House CD)
Production Slip n’ Slide CD (1995)
Dynamic- Lift Me and Yeadon Production Ovum CD (1995)
Firefly feat. Ursula Rucker- Supernatural Production Ovum/ Slip n’ Slide CD (1995)
Mary Wilson of the Supremes- You (Sylk130 Remix) Remix Contract Recordings
CD (1995)
Peace Bureau- Boom “95? Remix Remix 8-Ball CD (1995)
Sylk130 feat. Alison Crockett- Seasons Change (for Multidirectional 2
Compilation) Production Brownswood CD (1995)
Wamdue Kids- I Feel in Love Again (Scuba Remix) Remix Earth Recordings CD (1995)
Solsonics- Blood Brother (Sylk130 Remix) Remix Chrysalis/ EMI CD (1994)
Women of Color- Boys Remix Virgin Underground CD (1994)
Women of Color- Soft Touch (Soft as Summer Remix) Remix Virgin Underground CD (1994)
Just King and Wink- Strong Song (1991)
E-Culture- Tribal Confusion (production) Strictly Rhythm (1990)
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