DjBRiTT

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 ”. 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.