“DJ’ing is about connection, the basic human 
experience, and I love this.”

Accomplished DJ and label owner, 2Lani The Warrior, typifies a new generation of talented twenty-first century South African electronic dance music creatives.  His approach to track selection, whether building a DJ set in real time or discovering tunes for release on his labels, draws heavily on diverse musical influences. Formative years spent in the warm embrace of the finest jazz, soul and reggae tunes, alongside more locally-originating sounds, lends 2Lani’s work an uncommon richness and eclecticism.  The common thread linking everything is the man’s desire to transmit emotion from recording to audience.

It’s easy to discern 2Lani’s musical heritage and fastidious approach to curation, both in his sophisticated DJ performances and in the catalogue of releases on Do It Now Recordings, Music Basket and DeepStitched.  The results of his lifelong quest to showcase great music are particularly evident in the intelligent, almost unconscious, melding of musical forms found in 2Lani’s live performances.  Recent critically acclaimed cameos for Mixmag’s The Lab series and another appearance in Johannesburg for the respected Boiler Room brand, attest to his enduring high status in the deep soulful house underground.  2Lani’s regular guest mixes for Los Angeles-based taste-maker Lars Behrenroth’s legendary weekly Deeper Shades of House show are further testimony to the esteem in which he is held among the global house cognoscenti.  A real innovator bringing real music to real people.

2Lani is recognised for thoughtfully constructed and uniquely moving DJ sets, and while deeply rooted in his proud African heritage, his music choices are outward-looking and accessible to the most discerning worldwide audiences.  Beyond the underground, the man’s prestigious talent as a selector is one of the best kept secrets of house.  If you know, you know.  Whether playing out to an appreciative dance floor of discriminating deep soulful house enthusiasts or championing local and international production talent across the genres, his underpinning ideology remains the  same.  For 2Lani, it’s all

Just call me... MrAwesome!!!

Still haven't figured out what SoundCloud should represent in my life but it's something astronomical...

Coming from two completely different backgrounds, the two members of DeepSouls ; Bradley Jones & Ofentse ‘Milo’ Raphadu met through mutual friends and immediately spawned a formidable friendship through their love of music, to be more specific, deep house brought the two together.

Throughout the years the love for the music grew and thus allowing them to begin their career in DJ’ing, which initially started out as just a hobby, and avalanched into something bigger than each of them.

Bradley Jones, a fun loving, self -proclaimed comedian is one half of the duo. Despite his surroundings growing up, found himself becoming ever more inclined to house music, old school hip hop and a pinch of RnB, but deep house has and always will be his first love. 

Milo, the more introverted character is other half of the duo, and was introduced to hip hop from a very early age, this was the beginning stages of his adoration for music and the wonderful sounds it consisted of, and formed an interest in the producing side of things. With influences from kwaito and house, he found deep house which he found will become a big part in his life.

In their short yet increasingly growing careers as DJs , they have shared the stage with a plethora of some of SA’s  most talented DJs in the industry such as Cody B, Renato Rodrigues, Malcolm Dexx, HouseKnights, HouseHold Funk, Nick Essential, 2Lani the Warrior, Jazzuelle, Transmicsoul, Just Mo, The Priest, Nuno Estevez, Grant Van Rensburg, Jullian Gomes, Kid Fonque and Lino to name a few, also featuring alongside an International; Mr Jesus Gonsev from Spain. 

Adding to events that they have featured at, they too have hosted their own events, in the effort to bring the beautiful sounds of deep house to the masses.

Music is what we love and it will always remain that way, We do it for the love and nothing else.

Born and raised in the mother city.

love all things music. Follow me on my journey through music.

DJ, Producer from South Africa 🇿🇦

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