DJ Shyne set to rise!

Although he says being a DJ is just a hobby, Mompoloki 'DJ Shyne' Thebe is paving his way to set the Botswana DJ industry ablaze.

The 22-year-old lad says he started his career in the mining town of Jwaneng where the ever-vibrant night scene inspired him."I was inspired by the environment that I grew up in. There were a lot of DJs around me, so that triggered my love for spinning the decks," he says.Thebe says he started hanging out with DJs so that he would learn what they were doing.  It is during this time that he developed a strong urge to pursue a course related to music, so he enrolled at the Academy of Sound Engineering in Johannesburg, South Africa where he studied Sound Engineering.  Thereafter, he worked for a number of radio stations and well-known artists in South Africa."I worked at Metro fm, and with the likes of Liquideep, Freddi Fonz, DJ Clock and DJ Cleo," he said.

In 2011, Shyne says he decided to pack his bags and return to Botswana to try new things in the industry."I am currently helping out my best friend A.T.I market his album Polao Ya Motho, but at the end of February I'm due to release my first house album, 'My Life that I'm producing," Shyne said. The album features the track Still Dreaming that is currently playing on Yarona fm and RB2.  He said the former My Star winner, Amantle whom he chose to work with because he enjoys working with local artists, did the track When You Decide. DJ Shyne says he owns a bedroom studio where he spends most of his time and has used it to record tracks for local artists like Motswafere, Amantle, Kkarli Beats and Mosako ever since he relocated to Botswana.

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