DJ Vernon
Location
Pretoria
Gauteng
About DJ Vernon
DJ Vernon is undoubtedly one of Pretoria's best known DJ and new producer. Born in 1977, this party king began his DJ career in 1996 in various clubs in Durban white attending graduate school at the University of Durban Westville.
Vernon soon became a favourite amongst the varsity parties and he was not a surprised when he was poached by the Varsity campus Radio station as Resident mix House dj for the afternoon drive time slot hosted by now popular dj Just-Ice. In 2004 dj Vernon moved to Pretoria from Durban and established his own Sound Hiring Company called Respect Events Management which has established loyal clients such as OutSuarence, Standard Bank, SABMiller, BrandHouse, numerous Hotels and Conference venues in Pretoria, various clubs and pub lounges in Pretoria and Johannesburg.
Dj Vernon is currently celebrating new success as a producer in the field of House music. His first single HeartBeat of a dj is on LeeraJones debut compilation released in September 2009 and enjoying airplay at the Gauteng Youth Station Y-Fm and urban radio, Metro FM. The same single has also been selected at the South African Music Conference for the AXE' deodorant compilation and also has been selected for a Levi's Stores CD Compilation to be mixed by dj Clive Bean. A remix of the same track is already up for release by Multiracial Records dj Gregg Nate.
DJ Vernon is well known as a talented, committed, music-loving DJ and new-producer, and it is no wonder that simultaneously with his own recordings he worked on and performed live DJ sets he had always dreamed of, in Limpopo, KZN, North West and his current province of location, Gauteng. DJ Vernon's live sets consist of a percussionist, guitarist and keyboard. These live tours are currently done once in four months and or on special request and the turnout at these shows have been amazing.
Dj Vernon is currently resident dj at Pretoria's deep house venue, House 22, where he has played alongside ALL South African top house djs, namely, Fresh, Christos, Black Coffee, Culoe de Song, Vinny Da Vinci, just to name a few. Also dj Vernon is currently a mix-tape dj for drive time show at popular Pretoria radio Station TUT top stereo on Wednesdays and Fridays.
DJ Vernon has also supported up and coming female djs in Gauteng by hosting a night from 2006 -- 2008 at house 22, themed, Chicks with Decks which featured now successful female djs such as Zinhle, MissRed, SoulSista, Boipelo, just to name a few. The Chicks with decks on Fridays was a pioneering theme for the female djs symbolized by the amazing response from the public and the Media at large. Zinhle and Zoey progressed to be guest djs at respectively Y-Fm and SABC1' Jika-Majika, a dance show TV programme, and recently female dj Groove Candi who is also on the same SABC music show.
Currently dj Vernon regularly host monthly events at Fashion TV-Brooklyn and House 22 with his established networks of djs and performing artists from labels such as Souistic (BlackCoffee), Katsaitis Muzic (Christos), House Afrika Records (Vinny Da Vinci). DJ Vernon is also the registered dj organizer and or booking agent for Penrod Ricard, Jameson Irish Whisky and has done Jameson promotions with djs Glen Lewis, Culoe De Song, Christos, just to name a few at various venues in Pretoria. Despite all his many new producer, Sound Hiring business and dj activities, DJ Vernon constantly returns to where it all began, namely in the clubs. The list of his guest appearances reads like a Top Ten of the most popular Pretoria dance temples, with more than 150 DJ gigs a year.
DJ Vernon has established a sound hiring business that has secured regular clientele from corporates and organisations such as Outsuarence, SABMiller, British Tobacco Association, BrandHouse, Penrod Ricard, ANC, Comair, Valmore Hotel, Standard Bank (Pretoria), City of Tshwane and a number of government departments (COGTA, Science and Tech, Arts and Culture, etc) just to name a few.
Below is a photographic collage to showcase some of the clients that dj Vernon has serviced.
Gigging Experience
Many large corporate clients such as
OutSuarence, Standard Bank, SABMiller, BrandHouse, numerous Hotels and Conference venues in Pretoria and various clubs and pub lounges in Pretoria and Johannesburg.
