Crockett’s DJ career began officially in 2008 when he entered and won a competition on Yebo Radio (Vodacom, his then employers’ retail radio station). The prize was to be an hour on air to “do your thing”, nothing more. 20 minutes into his show the station manager offered him his own show live on air. He subsequently started off with a fairly chilled Sunday afternoon show, called – 
“Cruising with Crockett”.

Playing track after track soon proved to be a little too unrewarding for him, so he began injecting his own flavour into the show, and thus “What’s Crockett Got In His Pocket” was born. With enough popularity and a solid following, he soon secured the Friday and Saturday night dance shows on Yebo Radio, where he was able to truly hone his skills, where most of the mixing was done live. Featuring high profile live interviews with the likes of, locally, Mark Stent, James G (now James Damian), Roger D’Lux, Ricardo Da Costa, Dean FUEL, Scott Small and Internationally, Shane Halcon (Canada/US/Holland),  Aquilaganja (UK), Daniel Wanrooy (Holland) and Sander van Dien (First State, Holland) he made his mark in the EDM world.

The next step in a DJ’s progression came years later. Although his show built up to and enjoyed exposure of in excess of 4000 listeners, playing for a live crowd was something he dreamed of constantly. This dream only came to fruition in 2012 when he played his first gig in October, at Katjusha’s in Bryanston, followed by regular appearances at Just Chill Broadacres and Capello in Norwood.

A furious and dedicated journey has since followed, seeing Crockett practice endlessly at home, developing his unique style and brand. Today, Crockett has hosted events such as Double Fusion Fridays, 3 Levels Deep, Slap & Tickle, both in collaboration with other artists and in his own right. Residencies with The Sexy West and Studio 81 soon followed, allowing Crockett to explore, experiment and further develop his unique style.

In July 2013, Crockett entered the 2013 SA DJ Championships where he was up against 20 of the top DJs in his region, and proudly made it through to the second round, which will take place on Friday 9th August 2013. 

In addition to Crockett’s solo career he has also joined arms with yet another established and successful DJ. In 2013 he met and played alongside Martin “Da StyLa” Buchler, and their energy was the catalyst that began the hugely successful partnership they are now building as “The Hooligans”.

Crockett, one half of “The Hooligans” and Da StyLa are currently embarking on a massive domination campaign and will soon become household names as they secure serious bookings and host the hottest parties in Jo’burg and SA. Dance floors will never be the same, and neither will you!

The experience of Crockett behind the decks is a phenomenon you will always have engraved deep in your memories, like a fire burning deep in your soul. You can guarantee that he has just as much fun as everyone on his dance floor, made evident by his constant Hooliganning and crazy antics in the mix.

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