Milkshake

Location
Johannesburg
Gauteng

About Milkshake

Soweto-born DJ Milkshake aka Kagiso Milkshake has become a household name on Jozi's entertainment scene.

All because he is mixing it up on a multicultural level and providing party goers all-round great entertainment -- although his specialty is hip hop and R&B, he is known to spice it up by taking great tunes from music across all genres, making him popular with music lovers and party animals from all walks of life.
"Yes, my genres are hip hop and R&B, but I am inspired by music genres across the board. Mixing it up allows me to play at almost any type of gig and that excites me. My ultimate dream is to play live in front of a global audience," he says. With his extensive knowledge in computers and gadgets, this diverse DJ is quite the techno-head, and it's this skill that gives him the extra edge when it comes to seamlessly mixing various genres of music with total ease. DJ Milkshake's career began when he helped create the WITS DJ's Society, where he quickly became one of the Campus' favourite DJs when it came to playing at events and at some of Jozi's more exciting inner-city night clubs. During this period he gained a huge amount of knowledge and experience while working alongside big name DJs, the likes of Ready-D and DJ Fresh, to name but a few. DJ Fresh says, "if you need to get a party started, then Milkshake is your man. He is a permanent guest (one of only a handful) on my radio show coz he really brings it. Whether commercial or straight up keeping it real Hip hop, Milkshake never lets up." DJ Milkshake can be seen playing at some of the country's leading social events and he has appeared on a number of radio and television shows over the last five years. His passion for music cultivated by his ambition to be the hottest entertainer on the block is what drives him to continue to perform at such a high level, successfully -- "DJing is my passion outside of everything else," he states. Coupled with his dynamic personality and all-round flexibility, he is not only known to stir things up on the party scene but is also about to ride the wave of stardom. Whatever the flavour, DJ Milkshake is the new name to drop.

Download my June 09 mix here (May 2009)

Gigging Experience

2003: Metro FM, Zak Dakile's and Penny Lebyane's Live Open Mic Set

2003: "Kraze-E" Live on E-TV

2006: Go-TV, Guest performer

2004-2007: Metro FM on "Rhyme and Reason", resident mix show DJ.

2005-current: Channel-O on "O-Boma", guest appearances

2003-2007: Various guest appearances on YFM

2007-current: DJ Fresh's "Fresh Drive" (5FM), mix show DJ

2007: DJ Kamza's "The Essence" (5 FM) – Guest appearance

2007: Official mix show DJ and gig guide on Channel-O radio.

2007: Finalist on Go-TV, National DJ Competition

2007: Runner up on Hennessey's Artistry's National DJ Competition

2008: Celebrity Interview on SABC's "Street Journal"

2008 – Present: Resident Mix show DJ on Erica Elle's "Studio 55" on 5FM

2008: UCT Radio -- Guest appearances

2008: Hype Magazine feature

2008: Y Mag feature

2008: Featured on SABC 1 "Live"

2008: September DJ of the month on ETV's "Shiz-Niz"

2008: Featured on "Kulula Comic" December 2008 Kulula's In-Flight magazine

2009: Featured on "Mango Juice" January 2009 Mango's airline In-Flight magazine

2009: Featured on People magazine

2009: Featured on Oppidan Student Press in Grahamstown

2009: Miller/News Cafe DJ competition Winner

2010: DJ Milkshake gets his own Radio show on 5FM – The Shakedown 10pm – 1am on Friday nights