What a Lifetime of Record Collecting Actually Looks Like

Meet Brittany Benton — DJ, producer, record store owner and one of the driving forces behind Cleveland's hip-hop and beat-making scene. Known as DJ Red-I (pronounced "Red-Eye"), Benton has been digging for records since she was 7 years old, saving her lunch money to buy cassette samplers at Nikki's Records on Cleveland's east side. In this episode of My Discography, Brittany takes us through the collection that shaped her sound — from the '80s R&B her mother played at home, to the fusion and jazz-rock her aunts put on (Santana, Weather Report, Return to Forever), to the deep reggae roots that run through her family. Her father's family emigrated from Jamaica and opened Dailey's, the first Jamaican club in Cleveland, in the 1980s. Today, Benton runs Brittany's Record Shop in Cleveland, an independent store specializing in hip-hop, reggae and soul. She's also the founder of Beat Freak, Cleveland's monthly beatmaker showcase, a music producer with credits spanning film and recordings, and one half of hip-hop duo FreshProduce. Any given set from DJ Red-I might move from J Dilla to VP Records deep cuts to '80s dub remixes. DJ Red-I on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djredibeats/ -- Special Thanks: Brittany Benton, I Hate Cowboys, Cleveland's Vinyl & Bourbon Bar Featured Music: "Rebirth" by DJ Red-I Released January 10, 2020 Courtesy of DJ Red-I Featured Media: Discovering Electronic Music Archival footage licensed by Periscope Films Created for Discogs @KertisCreative Lucas Beam, Tyler Bissmeyer, Kelsey Combs, Amber Garvey, Chelsae Ketchum, Ben Kemble, Alan Miller, Aubrey Murdock, Kirsten Pfalzgraf, Shantel Stubbs, Tobias Van Kleeck SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/discogs Check us on Social @Discogs: Follow Discogs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discogs Follow Discogs on X: https://twitter.com/discogs Follow Discogs on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discogs Follow Discogs on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@discogs Follow Discogs on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/discogsofficial.bsky.social Thanks for watching! #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #listening