Why Artistes, Labels, Shouldn’t Overlook Impact Of DJs – DJames
I n this exclusive interview, Popular UK, multi-award-winning DJ and producer, ‘ DJames ’, shares his journey, from starting out organically to becoming an international DJ. Due to his ability to infuse Afrobeat with other international sounds, DJames has been able to create a fan base across Europe, North America, and Africa, specifically in Nigeria, through his mixtapes, songs, and live concerts. He has also DJed for popular singers like Burna Boy , Drake , and Chris Brown , et-al. EGUNGWU CHUKWUKA brings excerpts. Can you share with us what inspired you to become a DJ, and how you started? Honestly, I was never inspired to be a DJ, it just happened organically over the years. I always loved music and I would be the one making compilation CDs for all my friends to play in their cars. Then at University some friends of mine started running campus events and needed a DJ. I said I’d do it to help them out and it really took off from there. Being an international DJ, how do you com...