Meet The Best Kenya's Youngest PROFESSIONAL Deejay - DJ Izecx

Deejaying has become quite popular in Kenya with the advent of virtual deejay mixing software such as SoundForge, Atomix Virtual DJ. It seems every young man (especially the ones in college and university) wants to make a killing off deejaying. Meet  DJ Izecx 254 who at only 19 says he is the youngest PROFESSIONAL DJ in Kenya.

 Apparently he has spun for big parties in Nairobi, Thika and Mombasa. For his age he lacks experience for commercial television gigs compared to the likes of established acts such as Creme, Kaytrixx, Joe Mfalme, Hassan.

However what he does not lack is a good ear for music and the courage to make his dreams come true.

When I asked him how it all started he said, "Me and a friend started playing with a DJ software on a computer. Some further thinking at that point made me realize that I had been setting myself up to be a DJ since I was a little boy. After playing around with DJ software’s for a while, I felt like I was good enough. That is when I contacted DJ IZECX when I was 20 to help me start getting mixing gigs. My first time to mix in public was when I spun at a club in THIKA alongside DJ  Andie . There and then I learned the ins and outs of mixing good music."

He continues, "That same year I played in my first commercial party. It was a summer end festive party in Mombasa. I invited most of my Facebook friends to come and they almost all showed up,” he adds. "I later went on to play at a Private Beach Party at the same location, this was my first big break. Mombasa was not my only party, I became a regular at most of the big parties in the Coast region."

Spotting a smile, he tells me, "Aside from the Coast, I spun at after parties for Meshack the Producer and Marc in Thika, played at different parties in the same location, and joined Deedy for a big party in Nairobi. My biggest party ever was an outfield party in Athi River. “There were 3000 to 4000 people in attendance,” he told me. “That was the party with the most people in attendance.”

For the future, Izecx is planning to go study Audio Technology in the UK. He shares with me, “After that I would like to go get my Masters in Berlin because I know someone over there that will help me achieve my goal.” His dream is “for everybody to hear my music.” His ultimate goal is having 10 big hits in the next 10 years.

If you want to hear his mixes, you can listen to him on Mixcrate, under the name “DJ Izecx 254”. To stay current with what he’s doing find him on Facebook and Twitter under the names “DJ Izecx 254 ” and “@djIzecx” respectively.