New kings of the turntable

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Can there really be a party without a Disc Jockey? Absolutely not. The role of a DJ at any event, concert or even club cannot be underrated. The guys (at times babes) manning the wheels of steel determine the mood of the party. Days are long gone when DJs earned mere peanuts. As artistes laugh all the way to the  bank, DJs are equally not left behind, making so much money doing what they know how to do best. Before now, grandmasters of the turntables had been DJ Jimmy Jatt, Humility, Neptune and a few others. But at the moment, new DJs have emerged to rock the show and their impact has been strongly felt in the entertainment circle. Saturday Beats brings you some of the disc jockeys making waves in Nigeria at the moment.

DJ Xclusive:

Rotimi ‘Xclusive’ Alakija, is not just a DJ but a producer and artiste. With an album in the pipeline, the DJ currently has several songs dominating the airwaves in collaboration with rave of the moment artistes like Timaya and Olamide. Xclusive started his career as a DJ in 2003 by performing at various night clubs. Saturday Beats learnt that the handsome DJ has performed with acts like Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Mario Winans, Brick and Lace, Nas, and Fat Joe. In 2011, DJ Xclusive became the resident DJ of Cool FM 96.9, a Lagos-based radio station and joined Empire Mates Entertainment as Wizkid’s official DJ.

DJ Caise:

This dark-skinned DJ has performed at some of UK and Nigeria’s most prestigious nightclubs and entertained a variety of audiences around the world. Caise has done tours with most of Nigerian A-list acts like Dbanj, P-Square, 2face, Naeto C, Lynxx, Sasha, Sauce kid and Donaeo, a UK-based artiste.

DJ Caise was selected amongst other DJs for shows such as MTV Africa Music Awards; MAMA 2010, Soundcity Music Video Awards; SMVA 2010. He has featured in the reality television show, Big Brother, several times. He has also performed at Glo Naija Sings winners’party, Lagos State Governor’s Independence Day Ball and he is the resident DJ of Beat 99.9 FM, Lagos.

DJ Spinall:

Born Sodamola Oluseye Desmond, Spinall is another DJ who is highly recognised in the industry. The king of the turntable stands out in the crowd with his trade mark, a native cap perpetually on his head. Spinall is the official DJ for Wande Coal and currently has a song with Burna Boy that is rocking the airwaves. He grew up in Lagos and started calling himself Spinall in 2003. The award winning DJ has worked as a disc jockey on Ray Power FM and Eko FM, both Lagos-based radio stations.

DJ Lambo:

Her real name is Olawunmi Okerayi and she started her career as an On Air Personality on Ray Power 100.5FM. Lambo later moved on to Rhythm 94.7 FM and Love 104.5 FM in Abuja before switching to the turntables. She is the personal disc jockey for M.I. She was recently at a party organised for Ice Prince in January. She was nominated in the 2012 African Female DJ category in the African Global DJ Awards.

DJ Tommy:

Emmanuel Tommy Wenearimo is a DJ with Rhythm 93.7FM, Lagos. The award-winning DJ won the Nigerian Broadcasters Awards for the most popular in-house DJ 2011 and was nominated by the Nigeria Entertainment Awards for world best DJ 2011 in U.S.A.

DJ Shabsy:

Shabsy is the official DJ for Soundcity TV. DJ Shabsy featured Olamide, Vector and Ice Prince in a song, Standing Ovation, which is still dominating the airwaves. He is an African Global DJ Awards nominee.

DJ Nana:

Nanayat Abedoh is a protégé of DJ Jimmy Jatt. She was recently nominated for the maiden edition of AGDA Awards in South Africa under the category of Best Female DJ. Nana won the first ever Airtel/Barcaddi Cool FM DJ competition. From there, she went on to master the art of disc jockey under the tutelage of DJ Jimmy Jatt at the Jimmy Jatt Inc.

DJ Bassman

Crowned the King of disc jockey in Osun State, there is virtually no state function that this young man does not perform. Bassman is known as the official DJ of the state for over a decade. He is the DJ for Osun State Broadcasting Coporation 104.5 FM and the VJ for OSBCTV.