Should creatives accept free gigs? 🤔 | Shimza’s top tips for aspiring DJs -

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Shimza has been DJing for 15 years and has always loved music. He was the first DJ to EVER perform a live mix on YFM’s YTKO, he’s gone from vynl to CDJs, traveled across oceans and continents to play his music, has a track on Barak Obama’s Top Songs of 2020 playlist, is an executive producer, owns a restaurant, and he’s only getting started!
In this video, DJ and entrepreneur Shimza, who is also the executive producer of Channel O’s infamous Lockdown Houseparty, lets us in on a few insider DJing tips. With P Diddy listening to Amapiano, Swizz Beatz dancing to Afro-House, and Master KG having an international mega-hit song that took over the whole world, all eyes are on South African music right now. The DJing profession is at its prime and Shimza wants to share a few helpful tips with you. Who knows, maybe after you watch this video, we’ll see your name on the poster of a music festival in Ibiza 😜
00:00 - Welcome to #SpotlightOn: DJ Shimza
00:21 - How to be a DJ and find your style
02:56 - Should DJs accept free gigs?
07:30 - What does the future of South Africa’s music industry look like?
09:24 - How Master KG’s Jerusalema became a hit
11:28 - Why African music is so highly appreciated across the world.
14:00 - Shimza’s top 3 music production tips
16:05 - The roundtable stars make a song on the spot and perform it for you!
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