Community Presents - King Britt March 2, 2007

Community presents King Britt
"I want people to know that this music crosses all boundaries and cultures."
Mar 2, 2007 at 07:00 pm

A wise man once said "It is better to be feared than respected, and better to make money than be loved." But it is best to have all these riches. In an art form and a business where all of the above seem impossible, there are few aesthetes who attain the unattainable without a whit of attitude. King Britt is one. This Philadelphia born and raised DJ has been an international funk brother, a majordomo of moody hip hop, and a preeminent purveyor of delicate danceable soul with a jazzy touch, since the 1980s.

Britt has made a name for himself with remixes and production credits for Tori Amos, Donna Lewis, Keoki, Jazzanova, G-Love & Special Sauce, United Future Organization and Gilles Peterson. Individually they made solo sensations like Wink's Higher State Of Consciousness and Britt's DJ gig with Digable Planets.

"I want people to know that this music crosses all boundaries and cultures. I want people to listen all the way through and say, 'Wow. I wish there really was a radio station that played like that," explains King.