we have also done Mekka, here
and there and H2O. And then
Envy opened up last year in
December, but that didn’t last .
And then The Grain opened up
and it’s pumping.
GM.:Is it viable to be a club DJ
and what can be done to
improve the market?
Tbass: It is viable for as long as
you appreciate that it’s a business.
It’s not a platform for you to meet
girls, and be promiscuous and just
have untoward behavior. You must
view it as a business and stick to
doing what you are supposed to
do. It is extremely viable! I don’t do
anything else other than music and
deejaying. I am where I’m at
simply through music and
deejaying but I’m slowly moving
into property. I have a passion for
property now because I found that
I love building new things; so I
want to buy land and build estates
and offload them. But that’s in
conception I haven’t fully sat
down to it. But entertainment has
made it possible for me to
diversify my portfolio into
property. I think I live a
comfortable life. I drive a nice car, I
have a nice home; yes, deejaying is
viable. The key to being a
successful DJ is to have a passion
for music. Don’t do it for the
money; the girls; do it for the right
reasons. I believe that you can only
be successful in life if you do what
you are passionate about.
responsible with the music that
you play. You mustn’t go against
the grain of morals of the nation.
You also start realizing how
music affects the lives of people
and you appreciate music more.
The responsibility of being on
radio is that people trust you,
they trust the words that you say.
For example, I had a gig in
Bulawayo with DJ Fresh, and this
young girl tells me something
that I said three months before
and how that changed her life. It
means that you have an impact
on someone’s life.
GM.: Who inspires you?
Tbass: At the moment DJ Fresh
and Euphonik; they are good
mates of mine. I like the way they
go about their music and
business. This year it’s their fifth
year of South African music on
the international market. They
are phenomenal, with radio
shows and gigs on Channel O.
That’s quite inspiring. Even
Black Coffee is a phenomenal DJ.
I had the opportunity of sharing
the stage with Black Coffee. I
opened up for Oskido. He’s
extraordinary! Oskido, being
Zimbabwean, has said to us
Zimbabweans that it is possible
and he is one of the most
influential artists in South
African music which is the
biggest consumer of dance music;
and he is right at the core of it.
GM.: What has the experience
been at ZiFM Stereo?
GM.: Which artists/djs would
you like to work with locally,
regionally and internationally?
Tbass: As I said earlier, a massive
opportunity. It’s a bigger
responsibility &V6W6R