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DJ Mike T (born Mic Bryant) started his career as a professional DJ in the late 1980s working with the underground rap group Quicksand. Soon afterwards, Mike T became acquainted with MC Eiht and Compton's Most Wanted as Quicksand and C.M.W. both appeared on the Compton compilation album. Although Compton's Most Wanted already had a DJ (Ant Capone), he was later fired and Mike T was asked to be the group's replacement. Mike T laid down cuts and scratches over the group's first three albums, the MC Eiht solo releases, and hooked up with various underground West Coast hip-hop groups as a DJ. In 1993 Mike T and Inglewood-based rapper Loon-E-Toon co-released a full-length album. Aside from his turntable trickery, Mike T also programmed and produced many of the classic CMW beats alongside DJ Slip. Besides D.B.A. recording releases, DJ Mike T got an early kick in turntable mix-ology providing p.a. music to high schools in the Los Angeles County area in the mid 80s. Soon to move to larger venues such as Skateland U.S.A., Hollywood Live hosted by Diamond Productions, The Hollywood Palladium (Mental Mondays) hosted by Bell- Biv- DeVoe, Paradise 24 (The Circus & The Arena), The Olympic Auditorium, The Hop Club, Eve After Dark Club, Mr. J's Club, Vertigos Club, Three Palms Club feat. Squally C, Myrons Ballroom, The Sharks Club, The Grand Avenue Club, The Glam Slam (L.A.), The Upside Down/China Club, Club Joshuas, The Regency West, The Current Affair Club, The Mirage Club and many picnics, backyard, house party, fashion shows, weddings, albulm release parties mostly located in the Los Angeles County Area.