Starting on this Friday 1st April 2013, we will have a top 10 charts for only SA underground music. Comment with a track you think should be in the Friday top 10 charts.

The Blog Song

I have been getting good feed back from my visitors about the blog so I decided to produce a track to say thank you my visitors. This track can only be found on this blog for my visitors. I hope you enjoy the track and give me feed back about the track... ...

I have big plans for this blog, plans that you will like and interviews from top underground producers so keep checking in so that you not left out on the cold... ...

Enjoy the weekend house heads and be safe. The link to the track is right below. Peace... ...

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The Future is bright for South Africa

Hello house heads, am very sorry for not being able to blog on Tuesday. The problem is that I had flu so I couldn’t go to school and that resulted in me not being able to blog. Today lest talk about you, who is your favorite underground house producer in South Africa and do you think that producer is ready to release a full length album or has what it takes to make it big in the house music universe? Leave a comment and tell me and I also have a few producers that I think have what it takes to release a full length album and some that have what it takes to make it big in future… …

Dj Stax – This guy has been in the house industry for a long time and I have listened to his tracks and I must say, they are good. He has been playing since 1999 and has played countrywide even neighboring countries like Namibia, Zimbabwe and Lesotho to name a few. This guy is going to be a name to be reckoned with in the near future when you talk about Deep House. Let me be one of the people to tell you to watch out for him. Dj Stax is also a record label owner at ITouch Recordings and some of the tracks he has produced can be found on music websites like soundcloud and traxsource. You can find tracks like “Dj Stax Feat. Rocio Starry – Soulmate” which was on his “Soulmate EP”, and “Dj Stax feat. Erickas Voice – Moments (Main Mix).” You can find him on facebook at Deejay Stax or DjStax ITouch Recordings… …

Dj Kweila – Many people don’t know this young talent but soon you will. Dj Kweila who goes by the name Kwanele Nonambane is an upcoming house producer from King Williams Town in Sweet Water. He started to produce and Dj in 2009 and he produces catchy Afro house and tribal house tunes that will make you want to listen to them again and again. He has released two EP’s so far namely Tribal Empire Vol 1 and 2. Both his EP can be found on Akanuz creations website for download and it’s the label he is signed at. Give this producer a maximum of 5 years from now and I promise you that he will be a big act in the South African House music scene. He has worked with the likes of Dj Thiba and Dj Thobo from King Williams Town and the Ozmiks. Tracks you can find that are produced by him are “Dj Kweila & the Ozmiks – Sounds of Joy” and “Dj Kweila feat. Crazy Vee – Heart Beat” to name a few .You can find him on facebook at Kwanele Dj-Kweila Nonambane or like his page on facebook at Dj Kweila… …

Gintonic Da Colly – Collen Maduna who is known by the name “Gintonic Da Colly” is a Dj and producer who is a well known act in the underground house music scene. Gintonic produces Deep and Soulful house music which can make any day feel like a Sunday. This guy is a self taught producer and his sound is unique in a way that you will know it’s his track immediately you listen to it. Gintonic is also a founder of Gintonic Records and aims at discovering upcoming artist and empower them. Tracks produced by him that can found for example are “Gintonic Da Colly feat. Rocio Starry – My African Child” and you can find his work on Beatport where his EP’s can be downloaded. One of my favorite tracks from him is “Gintonic Da Colly – Journey to Lebowa.” You can find him on facebook at Gintonic Da Colly and Gintonic Da Colly II… … 

Kaydeep – Patrick Khuzway who is known by many as Kaydeep is a Dj and House producer from Kwa Zulu Natal and has been on the underground scene since 2006. This guy is one of the producers you have to watch out for next year. Kaydeep has been going forward since the day he first started to produce and he never looked back. His songs have been compiled by top House Dj’s namely Dj Miggs on his Foreal House Sessions Vol 3 and Malankane House Blends Vol 3. Kaydeep also belongs to a group that is also making big moves in the house music scene. He is a member and co-founder of Room 806, a due which produces deep soulful house tracks. Room 806 will drop their debut album this November in music stores around South Africa. Based on what I have heard on Kaydeep’s and Room 806 previous work, the album will be a must have. Tracks you can find that are produced by Kaydeep are “Kaydeep feat.L’t Adams – Listen to your mind on and Malankane House Blends Vol 3 and kaydeep – Love’s been redefined on Miggs Foreal House Sessions both under Soul Candi Records. You can find him on Facebook at Kaydeep Khuzwayo or like his page “Patrick Khuzwayo”… …

 All the above artists are on Facebook and I advise you to follow them and be one of the first people to receive their track samples and updates… …

Home of South Africa Underground House Movement: Free Track

Home of South Africa Underground House Movement: Free Track


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Free Track

The weekend is here and its time to go out and have some fun... My gift for you this weekend is a track done by me on my birthday which was on the 4th of October... I spent about 5 hours doing this track and when I was done and had to to the mastering part, my laptop stared to give me problems and it became slow so I could not master it the way I want to... Here is the link to the track and I hope you will enjoy the weekend... See you Tuesday House Heads... ... www.datafilehost.com/d/1348b7c4

2012 Rise To Fame

Today let’s put the building of a Record Label aside and talk about SA House producers who broke into the scene last year... ... Brazo Wa African – Real name Keletso Manyaka, he was born and bred in Limpopo. He produces Deep-Tribal and soulful house music. He is not only a producer but also a renowned club Dj and you can catch his mix on Capricorn FM every Sunday at 21H30. He is also a student at the University of Limpopo studding Computer Science. This guy wowed the house community with his hit song “African Sax” last year. Am pretty sure he also didn’t expect to receive so much love and his track to be a club and radio banger. All thanks to Dj Nana who compiled the song to his compilation album Nightology Vol.2 by Dj Nana. The track has a sax that is simple but very catchy to the listener. The track went on to be remixed by one of the best producers to come out of Limpopo who goes by the name Da Capo. Famous for his “touch”, he touched the song and made a good remix. Da Capo is not the only one who remixed Brazo’s track, his home boy and friend Chymamusique remixed the track. Out of all this remix’s none has made the original track weak. Brazo didn’t stop there, he went on to release an album under House Afrika called house Afrika Sessions 3. It’s a 5 Disc Compilation and you can find Brazo’s album on Disc 2 with 12 tracks... ... Uhuru – Is a group of house producers signed under Kalawa Jazmee and consist of Maphorisa, Dj Clap and Celimpilo. The trio burst to the house scene last year with their hit song “via Orlando remake”. They have worked with Dj Zinhle and produced a track called my name is, Lvovo’s track called Palesa and they didn’t stop there. The group remixed Swedish House Mafia – Don’t Worry Child which is fast becoming a must have for December. They have also remixed Louie Vega Feat. Johnny Dangerous – London Roots. We the fans are expecting another December hit this year and a full album from the group... ...

Part Two of Starting a Record Label... ... Now that you have started your recorded label, it will be wise to be open minded about whom you want to sign on your record label and you must not have an ego and say that you a record label owner what you say stands and no one can tell you how to do things. It helps to be opening minded and also listen to other peoples advice as they can help grow your company... ... Once you have sorted that out, it’s time to build your reputation and you can do that by starting a website. Your website should be professional because it will be your C.V and people who visit your website should be hooked into visiting again. Your website should be about your Labels history, your artist that you have signed, the people you have worked with, artist profile, contact details and a logo... ... Once those things are done, it’s time to go out there and make connection with relevant people. There are many ways that you can scout for talent. Watch programs like SA Idols and approach those artists that didn’t make it but are good. Pitch your vision of your company and convince them to sign for you. Visit underground music website and look for producers that don’t belong to a label and sign them. Trust me, it’s wise to have an in-house producer who can producer for your artist then going out and pay another producer from another label. You will be also growing the reputation of you in-house producer. Go to websites like kasi mp3, there are a lot of unsigned producers there who are good and have potential in making it big... ... Once you have signed those future stars, sit down with them and work out how to release their music, when and how. My advice for you will be to release digitally first than going for the CD route. It’s less expensive to release digitally and you will be growing the reputation of your artist. Release short albums like EP maybe four times a year to keep the people talking about your artists. Whatever you release to the people, make sure it’s of good quality and up to stranded. If you release music that is not good quality than people will hesitate to buy your music again... ... Don’t forget to release promotion tracks that will be free because those tracks can create hype for the album... ... Those are the basic things you need to do when you starting a record label and they are more things that you have to do that I didn’t cover. It’s a big and hard job staring a record label but it will be worth it in the end if you are determined to work hard for your goals... ... Good luck!!!