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Friend began his journey as a music journalist in 2010 founding @psymedia before taking up DJing 2017. In 2018 he moved from South Africa to Vietnam and quickly established himself as a formidable DJ and promoter in the region. From sandy beaches down south to mystical caves up north, Friend played at many reputable clubs, festivals and tropical jungle raves such as Studio Adventure, Savage, Retreat (Equation), We Groove and Equinox Festival. His creatively curated 'This Is' club nights and prolific sunrise afterparties in Hanoi under his humble record label @magicboxengine also played a pivotal role in shaping the city's underground music scene.

Since returning to Cape Town in 2021, Friend has performed at renowned festivals and prolific venues such as Wolfkop Weekender, Bazique, Habitat, Into The Wild, Afrikaburn, Origin Festival and Modular Club. Often eclectic, sometimes obscure, always tasteful, Friend's forever evolving sound is heavily influenced by his nomadic travels in SE Asia, South America and Europe. Never shy to switch up the genre or tempo, Friend's versatile approach pleases dance floors - blending elements of ambient, house, minimal, techno, electro and breakbeats depending on time, space and the present.

DM or email dominicirla@gmail.com for bookings.

Dedicated towards the curation and community of music through the different styles of the artists and Dj's. Parental Guidance is all about style. 

As we look at different expressions of music, we hope to give the listener (you) something they can carry with them. Everyone has something different to share and sees things differently and most importantly the power of community has definitely been a force of nature.

Having turned one years old and in what still feels like a developmental phase, nothing stays the same and so we embody that by changing our look while continuing with our love for yellow. Having made a few mistakes along the way, we hope you enjoy this musical expression as we start to figure things out.

"Push up the fader, bust the meter, shake the tweeter, bump it well, well well, bump it well" 
Ms Erykah Badu

Urban PropaGanDists & GeneRaL_MisCreAnts
Purveyors of Fine_&_Rare Beats_&_Pieces
Film_Fiends & Media_Junkies 
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An eclectic criminal is a different sort of urban dwelling person. Always dubious regarding the written rules of misdemeanour laws like tagging a bus stop or loud music curfews, these are people that are shaped by their Urban Environments through the audio, visual and artistic elements that give soul to their ever shifting concrete-shaped surroundings. // 

eClectiC_CriminaLs are people whom go against the grain of ones societal norms and dare to be exactly who they want to be and express their unique personalities through various forms of art production; from Music Production & Mixing, Visual Arts & Graphic Design, Urban Art & Graffiti, to Photography and Written Word. // 

The aim of ‘eC ProductionS’ as a whole, is to bring all these elements together and to form and garner  a global ‘tribe’ of eClectiC_CriminaLs and with the ‘eClectiC_CriminaLs  PodCast Mix Series’ promote these fine individuals under one collection. The structure of the series will run as a music mix of the artists choice of current and preferred UnderGround Electronic Music, not necessarily what they perform, but what their favourite style is, cause as dj’s we often have to play to an audience, so this mix would be as if playing to one’s self.  // 
 
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Good Life (Soft-Touch Retouch)

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