DJ T Gutta
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| Birth name | Natorius "Torry" Brown |
| Also known as | DJ T Gutta, Gutta Gutta Gutta, T Gutta |
| Born | June 24, 1985 St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 2006-present |
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Natorius "Torry" Brown (born June 24, 1985), professionally known as DJ T Gutta, is and American DJ & music promoter originally from St. Louis, Missouri. He gained regional success with his mixtape series (Lets Do It Den) featuring artist such as Rich Boy, Plies, Chingy, Webbie, St.Lunatics and many others. Gutta is now the official Tour DJ for national Hip Hop artist Webbie with Savage Life Ent and Trill Entertainment.
Early Life[edit]
Natorius Brown was born and raised in the Walnut Park Neighborhood in St.Louis,Missouri to a single mother of two. To keep him and his younger brother out of the streets, she kept them in sports so his first love was basketball, but music wasn't far behind. Torry remembers at a young age running to the television every time Kool Moe Dee video (Wild Wild West[1]) came on. He started making mixtapes in 2001 at the age 16. He later started practicing with turntables to perfect his craft. Torry Brown attended Parkway Central High School in Missouri and graduated in 2004.
Career[edit]
2004-2006: Career beginnings and mixtape series[edit]
After graduating high school Torry Brown was no more, he was officially T Gutta, a name he was given at the age of sixteen by older guys in the neighborhood, DJ T Gutta was putting his own spin on mixtapes. The year following graduation he met an up and coming St. Louis artist by the name of Young Ghost who wanted to get one of his songs on Gutta’s soon to be released mixtape. Young Ghost was the newest member of Supreme Team Inc, which at the time was the number one underground music labels in the St Louis. Gutta was introduced to the CEO of the label Ruka Puff, who was more than impressed with the work he’d done so far. After just one meeting T Gutta became the newest member of Supreme Team Inc. and the first official DJ of Supreme DJs, which would soon consist of himself and four other DJs. It was during this time that the name DJ T Gutta was becoming familiar in the underground St. Louis music industry, however it wasn’t until the release of “100% Grind” that St. Louis would really notice him. Three months post “100% Grind” Gutta released another mixtape helping with the promotion of Ruka Puff’s mixtape, “Da New Lou 2”.
2007-2009: Leaving and starting over[edit]
In 2007 Torry decided to try something new, “Let’s Do It Den” mixtape series, which is the number one series in St. Louis. Not only were local artists wanting to be featured but national artists as well. Soon after releasing “Let’s Do It Den” Gutta left Supreme Team/Supreme DJs to start “The Goon Squad DJs. He started the crew with the goal of promoting underground artists, locally and nationally with little to no radio contribution. By 2008 Gutta became known as one of the premier mixtape DJs in the Midwest when he released (Lets Do It Den 8)[2] hosted by Houston artist Paul Wall.
2010-2011: DJ Coalitions and Tracy McGrady[edit]
By 2010 T Gutta was asked to join the International Bum Squad DJz[3], one of the largest DJ crews in the world. He also joined the Hitt Breaker DJs as well as the Trakc Banga DJs. By late summer Gutta was asked to work on a project for NBA super star and Ambassador Of China Tracy McGrady.
2011-Present: Radio and Tour DJing[edit]
In early 2011 he started working with St.Louis national recording artist Luey V. They put out a number of mixtapes and later becoming his tour DJ and helping promote his hit single (Do Yo Own). That same year he was presented two radio shows, one at University of Missouri Saint Louis, and shortly after Mix1620[4] in New Jersey. Late 2011, he met the brother of hip hop superstar Webbie while on his radio show.
In 2012 he became a member of Webbie's promotional team through his dealings with the artist's older brother. He helped promote upcoming concerts, as well as upcoming music that Webbie would soon be releasing. He was still making mixtapes, but now he was able to reach more people on a bigger scale. Not only a mixtape DJ he would also start djing more parties, & hip hop concerts. By 2014 Torry had worked his way up to becoming the official Tour DJ for Hip Hop Artist Webbie, Known for hits (Independent, Bad B****[5], Wipe Me Down). He has dj'd in some of the biggest events in the country with some of the biggest stars.
Recognition and award nominations[edit]
After being featured in numerous newspaper articles around the St. Louis area "Evening Whirl, St.Louis American". Torry was also featured in a three page interview for Germany based magazine "Flavor[6]" which gained him plenty notoriety in Germany and the United Kingdom. Artist from his home town started featuring Gutta in their hip hop videos and would also feature in the independent film (Trap in the Hood[7]). Also being nominated for many awards including DJ of The Year at the 2010 Traffic Music Awards, and 2011 Idjawards and 2019 STL Hip Hop Awards.
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2010 | Traffic Music Awards | DJ of The Year | Nominated |
| 2011 | IDJAwards | Mixtape DJ of The Year | Nominated |
| 2019 | STL Hip Hop Awards | DJ of The Year | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ↑ KoolMoeDeeVEVO (2018-01-10), Kool Moe Dee - Wild Wild West, retrieved 2019-07-18
- ↑ "Lets Do It Den Vol. 8 Mixtape by Various Artists Hosted by DJ T Gutta, Paul Wall". www.datpiff.com. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ↑ "Bum Squad DJ's Hosting 2nd Annual Family Reunion In L.A." AllHipHop.com. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ↑ "This week on Industry Info… DJ T Gutta". HOT 104.1. 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ↑ "Savage Life", Wikipedia, 2018-10-31, retrieved 2019-07-18
- ↑ "Flavor Magazine Dezember 2010". Issuu. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ↑ lycosurbanmedia (2010-03-29), Trap in the Hood Movie Trailer, retrieved 2019-07-18
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