Since 1996 one name has been synonymous with house music in Cape Town, South Africa and indeed in territories all over the world: Craig De Sousa. A true staple of the beginnings of the genuine house music scene, Craig has enjoyed a career that has seen him tour his homeland extensively and enjoyed sets in countries all over the world. He is regarded as the DJ who ‘wrote the book’ on successful compilation albums and has been the force behind no less than eight of these exhibitions of house music from both local and foreign beat makers. He has enjoyed a close relationship with UK based house music label extraordinaire Drop Music for the best part of a decade and has kicked off one of South Africa’s most reputable House music record labels Heads and Tails Music. Always hungry for a relationship with music that goes beyond merely playing in clubs, Craig’s relationship with events and media has been prolific to say the least. For 5 years Craig and presenting partner Dino Moran sat at the helm of The Night Watchmen on Goodhope FM, which still to this day is regarded as one of the most reliable and professional sources of quality house music ever to have been on SA’s airwaves. Outside of presenting his own show he has enjoyed extensive mileage on air and has frequently appeared on radio stations such as FG Paris (Troublemen), 5FM (Roger Goode “Surgery” & Fresh Ultimix) and Y-FM (G-Forces Y-Ask-Y). He has appeared on television and in the printed media and for 5 years has been the preferred DJ for Cricket SA & the International Cricket Council (ICC). He was involved in the SA Indian Premier League and has entertained crowds at both the T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy. As label boss of Heads and Tails Music, Craig has produced countless EP’s and two studio albums for artists signed to his label. He has remixed various artists and toured every corner of his native South Africa as well as doing extensive international showcases. International acts he has supported include Deep Dish, Jeff K & Tim Paris (Silver Network), Cyril K (Dialect), Bruno Banner & DJ Fudge (Troublemen), Andy Riley & Laurence Ritchie (Drop Music), Roberto Mello (Classic), Ralph Lawson & Murray Richardson (2020 Vision), DJ Yellow (Yellow Records), Darshan (Metro Area), Kaskade & Troydon (OM), Sébastien Léger (Mistakes Music), Mark Knight (Toolroom), Giom and many more.

Selected Discography
Albums:
Iridium Project- Stroboscope- MORE Music 
Magic Carpet Ride- Magic Carpet Ride- This and That Music

Mixed Compilations:
Deeper Sounds of Craig De Sousa Vol. 1 – With love from Paris – USM / Sony 
Deeper Sounds of Craig De Sousa Vol. 2 – The French Affair – USM / Sony
The Night Watchmen Vol. 1– David Gresham Records 
Drop Music – USM / Sony and Drop Music
Craig De Sousa “Everything” – USM / Sony
The Night Watchmen Vol. 2- MORE Music
Audio Flux 2009- Autograph
Audio Flux 2012- Heads and Tails Music

Production & Remixes
Craig De Sousa – The One – Heads & Tails Music
Double Dipped – Da Phono – Heads & Tails Music
Sooz ‘n Shoes – Forever Free – Down South Music
Lid Lovers – Metropolis – Heads & Tails Music
Dipped Chocolate – Resolution – Heads & Tails Music
Porchy – The Hair Cut – Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa & Ryan Dent – Sous Man – Heads & Tails Music
On The Ball Trio – What You Could Not Do – Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa feat. RJ Benjamin- Everything – Heads & Tails Music
Sooz & Jet Black – Jet Black is Back – Heads & Tails Music
Dipped Chocolate- Devotion– Heads & Tails Music
Porchy- Bad Boy– Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa & Vimo- Kick Back & Relax– Heads & Tails Music
Iridium Project– Relax (The Sooz slap back mix) – David Gresham Records
Double Dipped- Jungle Talk– Heads & Tails Music
Jet Black & the Multicolors- Break The Rules (Sooz Mix)– Heads & Tails Music
Lu’s Control– Iridium Project– Heads & Tails Music
Iridium Project feat Melanie Scholtz– Which Way To Go– Heads & Tails Music
Iridium Project ft RJ Benjamin– Show My Love– Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa- Reckless– Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa- Deluxe Shuffle– Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa- Strip In Time– Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa- Solo Star– Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa- Moon Jump– Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa- Nu Classic–	Heads & Tails Music

On the Internet
www.craigdesousa.com 
http://www.beatport.com/artist/craig-de-sousa/282264 
http://dj.beatport.com/craigdesousa 
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Craig-De-Sousa/26743683915
https://soundcloud.com/craigdesousa 
http://www.hdsentertainment.co.za/craig-de-sousa-exclusive/

• One of the first House / Techno DJs in Africa
• One of the earliest African House Music producers with releases
like Khaya “Cheza” and “Gumba Fire” on Defected, Stereo, Perfecto
from as early as 2001
• Has performed in 48 countries
• Pioneered digital DJing and was making pitch control CD players in
the 90’s long before Pioneer or Denon
• Opened New York Fashion week in a live collaboration with Grace
Jones
• Was invited by Alicia Keys to perform with her at The Back Ball in
London
• Was the first African DJ on Pete Tongs Essential Mix and performed
on the BBC Global Millennium Broadcast to over 100 Million
listeners.
• Has featured on line-ups with Carl Cox, Sasha, John Digweed, Nic
Fanciulli, Steve Lawler, Nick Warren, Faithless, Black Coffee, Amé, James Zabiela, Hendrik Schwartz, Luciano, Dennis Ferrer and Martin Solveig and many others
• Has shared the stage with Seal, Elton John, Liza Minelli, The Killers, Soul2Soul, Skunk Anansie and Johnny Clegg
• “House of the Holy Afro” Tribal Techno Theater Show Toured 18 countries and sold out 28days at Edinburgh Fringe
• His band “Afroteq” opened Fifa World Cup 2010 alongside Fatboy Slim
• Music Director and producer of “Nokia Face Of Africa” broadcast to 140 Million people
• Music Director for 14 Years of AFI Cape Town & JHB Fashion Weeks creating soundtracks for over 1000 of Africa’s Top Fashion Designers
• Hosted the Nightwatchmen radio show for 7years on Good Hope FM and resident DJ on Roger Goode’s 5FM “Saturday Surgery” for 5 years
• Designed and built ERA Night Club rated by MixMag as Top 10 Best Clubs on earth
• Owns an acoustics specialist company called Supersonic who are agents for Funktion One and Yamaha Pro audio

Back in the 1930s, a young James Copeland set out to avoid the curse of prohibition and form a Swing & Big Band operation in Havanna, Cuba. However, a bus carrying most of the band members on the way to their 1st recording session crashed on a moutain pass and they were all killed.

New technological advances in the studio meant that a sparse recording could be made, but even more amazing was that once the tapes were processed, mysterious bits and pieces of music and phrases began to appear. It was speculated that perhaps these sessions had brought more than just James Copelands' vision to life...

In later years he was to travel further afield exploring different musical cultures, always amazing the locals with how he seemed to capture the sound of a full band on his records whilst seemingly alone...

The name Chris Jack is synonymous with the head-down-arms-up compulsion found on a thumping dancefloor. Precision underpins his distinctive take on house and techno. Voluptuous basslines, jackin’ beats and sleek melodies are dropped and layered at just the right moment - creating his signature main set sound.

A firm fixture on the Mother City’s music map, Chris Jack started playing house music when he was just 14years old and the last ten years behind the controls have taken him to clubs and festivals all over South Africa and more recently legendary party isle, Ibiza. He’s shared the stage with giants and groundbreakers like Sasha, Deadmau5, Swedish House Mafia, James Zabiela  and The Freestylers to name a few — but we get the feeling that he’s just getting warmed up.

Impressive technical skills and an intuitive feel for what raises the temperature on the dancefloor makes Chris Jack 100% dependable as a DJ. 

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