Darker Than White - Monday Morning Drive 29 - 03 - 2021

The next artist to feature her skills on MMD is non-other than podcast resident Nia BlaQ!

Nia is a well-rounded artist, poet and producer in the underground Deep-Tech scene having featured on some of the most prestigious labels and worked with some of the best artists around the world. Having released on Subtatic, P.U.N.C.H.I.S., Play Groove and so many more labels. She has curated a mix that will surely have you grooving on your Monday Morning Drive!

BIO:

Nia BlaQ is an artist in love with the shape of music, in love with everything that surrounds us and that, which defines us. 
Music is symbolic to her existence.

Always looking for the deepest part within the shape, trying to find her center. Getting to know herself through sound, discovering her frequency. Nia BlaQ is a writer and poet, deriving from Johannesburg South Africa, she merges her manuscripts with music to create unique shape to sounds we can sink into. 

She wishes to be completely open, she tells her story through time and tempo, creating an unwritten story through her mixing, developing dancers, in hopes of shaping a culture. 

Nia BlaQ has turned her words into weaponized wisdom, and so she speaks through sound, creating a medium of her own design, and in doing so she has worked with an array of incredible artists all around the world, from the UK, Columbia, Switzerland, USA, Mexico, and Germany as well as many more.

She derives from Deep Tech, she believes this genre is one of the most intellectual of her generation, as well as the most intimate when it comes to human emotion. 

Thus, she presents her story, for those who willing to truly listen and not only hear, for those who are on the search for something more, in hopes they may find it.

Nia BlaQ - Monday Morning Drive 16 - 08 - 2021

Our next guest feature on MMD for the September edition is veteran artist Def Plant (Gramt Smeets).

Gramt started DJing at the ripe age of 11 in the early '90s and has not stopped ever since. He has accumulated a lot of musical accolades over the years and continues to share his love on the airwaves as a resident host of his show 'The Monday Fix' on Mutha FM every Monday. 

Def Plant has curated a live remixed mix of some of his favourite songs over the years to give it his personal touch. Let's join him in an hour-long journey on our Monday Morning Drive!

BIO:

Gramt Smeets youngster of spin at the age of 11 was being taught by legends of South Africa's 90's dance scene, namely Speedy(Richard Santana), Adrian and back then not so famous Roger D'lux

First Festival Gig at the age of 16 alongside African house/hip hop giants Cleo, Sbu and DJ Naked...

He's been privileged enough to have played outside on the Terrace and Upstairs @TRUTH repeatedly. Bak2Baks with underground JHB house Legends like Karmi, support acts for International Dj line ups, floor opening's for Roger GooDe(5FM) and has Been Featured on 5FM/YFM/Co Hosted UJFM & currently Host's at Mutha FM. Other streaming platforms has allowed his identity to become renounced in the international underground dance scene.

Gramt Smeets(D.P) hosted The Grilled House,Function brand,Collaborated with other underground brands like Joint Nation(Rob Toca&Sloan, on "Dance Web Radio" featuring many others he's a fan OF Namely Live Production enthusiast Waide Lemos.

offers other talents & services to Digital audio Advertising/Tutoring & Artist or DJ/Production design on Abelton &Live recording facilities.

Main sounds,House,Deep,Minimal,Dark dub,Experimental remixing, break beat’s etc....he loves the sound/music more than the DJ image,more likely to find him in a studio rather than at a-Club floor these day's.

Socials:

Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/gramtsmeets

Instagram:
gram_t_ or def_plant

Def Plant - Monday Morning Drive 13 - 09 - 2021

MMD owner Darker Than White will be closing the month on September with an hour of Deep-Tech grooves that is sure to make you move on your Monday morning drive! 

BIO:

Darker Than White is a Johannesburg based Artist by the name Andre Schoeman. His sound was formed through years of relentless passion within the underground scene to draw him towards Deep tech, darker Minimal Dub music with a hint of Minimal Techno. 

His mission strives towards creating unique sounds that include deep, dark and heavy baseline driven music along with hard claps, offbeat percussions and symphonic melodies. His addiction to the pure and raw power of music influences his daily life and because of this, he provides a weekly podcast collective to showcase the art that is underground music. 

Darker than White has had the privilege to play at some of the most prestigious nightclubs, festivals and events. He has been featured on line-ups at Truth Night Club, El Momento SA, Earth dance JHB, Twilight Open Air Festival & Crater Gathering to name a few. His Podcasts have been released on various international platforms, Ibiza Live Radio (Ibiza – Spain) & Global sessions with Confetti Digital (Germany). 

Darker Than White’s journey has lead him to feature on line-ups 
alongside both international and local artists like Billy Kenny, Vimo, 
ShelO, Pimp Squad, Shalon Funk, Ryan Murgatroyd, Quintin Christian, Jimmy Chronic, Nick Grater, Culeo de Song, Weston & Engine, Kyle Watson, Jullian Gomez, Vinny Da Vinci, Mark Valsecchi, Trade Marc, Just Smart, Keren Onay, Chunda Munki & Ryan Hill to name a few.

Darker Than White - Monday Morning Drive 27 - 09 - 2021

Kicking off a new month on MMD, we have a local legend in the house @jon-s!

Jon has been on top of the game in the South African scene for longer than most of us has been in the scene, he is currently holding the top spot in terms of steams on the MMD platform and I am convinced that this mix tops all others. Over the last 10 years, I have had the privilege of seeing him perform at places where he held residencies for years like Truth, and even in his own events like The Gardens, or as a part of one of South Africas most iconic duos Pimp Squad. Eery set I hear just seems better than the one before! Here is to one of the Godfathers of the SA scene!

Social Links:

FB: https://www.facebook.com/Jon.S.DJ
SC: @jon-s
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jon_sartor/

Jon S - Monday Morning Drive 07 - 02 - 2022

www.twitter.com/djsammy

www.facebook.com/djsammyofficial

DJ SAMMY - RISE AGAIN (THE RISE ALBUM) // FREE DOWNLOAD!

Featuring stems, Vocals and songs by following contributed 

□International■
-East ends Dubs
-H V O B 
-Dapayk(Emergency rework by Def plant)
-Alex Feunte
-Mark Henning
-Tr3ntmoller
-Jamie Jones
-Whitelie (Favourite song included)
-Mind against and Dirty Bird

NOT TO FORGET OUR HERITAGE OF DIVERSITY IN OUR NATION 

□Local■

-Township REBELLION 
-Smugglife.com
- many localised sounds were derived from location that can be disclosed 



Def Seeds Grow Quicker (Def Plant Rising Version)

Gramt Smeets youngster of spin at the age of 11 was being taught by legends of South Africa's 90's dance scene, namely Speedy(Richard Santana), Adrian and back then not so famous Roger D'lux

First Festival Gig at the age of 16 alongside African house/hip hop giants Cleo, Sbu and DJ Naked...

He's been privileged enough to have played outside on the Terrace and Upstairs @TRUTH repeatedly. Bak2Baks with underground JHB house Legends like Karmi, support acts for International Dj line ups, floor opening's for Roger GooDe(5FM) and has Been Featured on 5FM/YFM/Co Hosted UJFM & currently Host's at Mutha FM. Other streaming platforms has allowed  his identity to become renounced in the international underground dance scene. 

Gramt Smeets(D.P) hosted The Grilled House,Function brand,Collaborated with other underground brands like Joint Nation(Rob Toca&Sloan, on "DWR" featuring many others he's a fan OF Namely Live Production enthusiast Waide Lemos .

offers other talents & services to Digital audio Advertising/Tutoring & Artist or DJ/Production design on Abelton &Live recording facilities.

Main sounds,House,Deep,Minimal,Dark dub,Experimental remixing, break beat’s etc....he loves the sound/music more than the DJ image,more likely to find him in a studio rather than at a-Club floor these day's.

Def Seeds Grow Quicker (Def Plant Rising Version)

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