RICARDO J.A. BRITO (DJ BRITT AKA MR.TEA)
WAS BORN IN THE CITY OF BARREIRO ON THE 20/08/1975.
HIS FIRST CONTACT WITH DJING STARTS IN 1990,
WHEN NAUFRAGIO DISCO, IN MOITA THE CITY
WHERE HE LIVES, INVITES HIM TO BE THE LIGHT JOKEY
AT THEIR MATINEES, AND WHERE HE LATER WOULD START
AS A DJ. FROM THERE, HE WAS INVITED TO BE THE
RESIDENT AT THE PITAGORAS BAR, WHERE AT THAT TIME
THE MUSIC HAD TURNED TO THE POP-ROCK SCENE.
WHAT WOULD AWAKE DJ BRITT FOR THE
ESSENCE OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC WAS WHEN IN 1991 ON
A TRIP TO THE SOUTH OF SPAIN, HE BROUGHT HOME
STRONG INSPIRATIONS OF OLD SCHOOL HOUSE MUSIC.
FRANKIE KNUCKLES, TODD TERRY, DAVID MORALES,
WERE GREAT REFERENCES BACK THEN, THAT COINCIDED
WITH THE GREAT “BOOM†OF THE PORTUGUESE
DANCE MUSIC SCENE.
IN 1994 IN ONE OCCASIONAL TRIP TO
THE ALGARVE, HE WAS INVITED TO PLAY AT THE
OPENING OF THE H2O DISCO, IN WHICH HE BECAME
THE RESIDENT DJ. HIS PASSAGE THROUGH THE SOUTH
BROUGHT HIM SEVERAL PERFORMANCES AT
CLUBS LIKE:LOCOMIA, KADOC, BLACK JACK
… ALLGARVE (PT)
AND THE FAMOUS AFTER HOURS FROM
BACK IN THE DAY.
IN 1996, HE TAKES UP THE MANAGEMENT
OF THE NUMBER 1 CAFFE, IN MOITA, A ENGLISH PUB,
THAT RAPIDLY TURNS INTO AN HOUSE CAFFE...
WHILE HE DEVELOPED HIS ROLE AS A CAFFE
MANAGER, HE WAS ALSO THE RESIDENT DJ AT
ALFOZ DISCO, IN ALCOCHETE (LX).
A BIG REFERENCE AT THIS TIME.
IN 2000 HE WAS INVITED TO BE THE
OFFICIAL DJ FOR THE ON FASHION EVENTS,
STARTING IN OPORTO, THEN THE CITY OF GUIMARAES
LISBON, AND FINISHING AT YUCA BEACH,
(MARINA OF PORTIMÃO / ALGARVE) WHERE
HE WAS ALSO THE RESIDENT DJ DURING THE
SUMMER MONTHS. HE PLAYED IN CLUBS LIKE:
CAPITULO V ,LIBERTO..S & KISS (ALBUFEIRA),
CAPICUA, KATEDRAL (PORTIMÃO/PRAIA DA ROCHA)…
THUS ASSUMING A ROLE AS A FREELANCE DJ
STARTING A NEW STAGE
IN HIS CAREER AS A DJ.
IN 2001, HE ASSUMES THE MANAGEMENT
OF QUINTA DO LAGO, IN PALMELA / SETUBAL.AT THIS
TIME HE IS INVITED TO PLAY AT THE PARTIES
OF THE FASHION DESIGNER FATIMA LOPES,
PARTIES THAT TAKE HIM TO THE CITY OF OPORTO
WHERE HE DECIDES TO LIVE FOR ONE YEAR.
DURING THIS YEAR, ALWAYS AS A FREELANCER,
HE PLAYS IN SEVERAL CLUBS LIKE: MAU MAU,
ESTADO NOVO,CHIC,MANTRA,AND VIA RAPIDA,
WHERE HE HAD A MONTHLY RESIDENCE,
AT THE STILL TODAY RECOGNIZED “
SEXY WOMANS NIGHT â€. RETURNING TO LISBON,
HE DOES SOME PRODUCTIONS AT THE
DISCO INDUSTRIA, PLAYS AT THE BEST CLUB..S
IN THE CAPITAL CITY,
INCLUDING THE EMBLEMATIC KREMLIN.
IN 2003, HE CREATES “CHA†A BAR
THAT WAS A DOORWAY TO SO MANY OF
NEW DJ..S
AND PROJECTS.BUT HE CONTINUED TO PLAY
WITH REGULARITY AT THE ALLGARVE AND THE OPORTO,
WHERE HE PLAYED OFTEN IN ONE OF THE
MOST APPRAISED WOMEN’S NIGHT, AT
VOGUE DISCO. IN LISBON HE ALSO PLAYS AT INDUSTRIA,
BUDHA BAR, ART, W DISCO AND TAMARIZ (ESTORIL).
IN THE SOUTHSIDE, DJ BRITT, PLAYED IN THE MOST
APPRAISED CLUBS OF THE AREA:
IN LOCO, KAXACA, DXL, DOSE3LARGE (MONTIJO),
DNA, CARVOARIA, R CLUB, ESTUDIO132, (BARREIRO),
CONVENTUAL, SCANDLE, ROXY, AMO-TE,
CLUBISSIMO (SETUBAL), DELMARE CAFE,
PARADISE CABANA AND HULA HULA
COSTA DA CAPARICA)… TOWARDS THE SOUTH
HE ALSO PLAYED, AT THE FAMOUS
CLUBE DA PRAIA IN ZAMBUJEIRA DO MAR AND
QUEBRA MAR,BUBBLES & SUDWEST IN
VILA NOVA DE MILFONTES. HE HAS ALSO
PLAYED IN THE ISLANDS OF THE AZORES AND
MADEIRA IN THE BEST CLUB'S
AND PLACES…
AS THE MAIN DJ HE HAS A RESIDENCE
IN SEVERAL CLUBS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
OF THE COUNTRY. ABROAD, DJ BRITT,
PLAYED IN SPAIN AND ITALY WHERE HE WAS INVITED
TO PLAY IN AN EVENT'S FOR THE BMW
(MILANO) AND PLAYED AT LOFT,
IN MONZA.
AT THIS MOMENT DJ BRiTT
HAS A NEW PROJECT AS A DJ /PRODUCER.
HIS ARTISTIC ORIENTATION GOES THROUGH
THE PRESENTATION OF HIS NEW WEB SITE
(www.dj-britt.net). DJ BRiTT ALREADY HAS
SIXTEEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, SINCE HIS FIRST
APPEARANCE BEHIND THE TURNTABLES,
ALWAYS WITH THE SAME CHARISMA
AND STRENGTH THAT DEFINE
HIS PERFORMANCES.