Lebza TheVillain is a 25-year-old DJ, a music producer,
entrepreneur and describes himself as an overall Mr cool guy. His Real name is
Lebogang William Thubakgale, who grew up in Ivory park in Midrand. Living with
his grandma and later moved to Ebony park Midrand to live with his parents. He
went to Halfway house primary and Midrand High School. He then continued to
study music production and music business at The Soul candi institute of music
in 2011. In 2012, he enrolled at Boston media house in Sandton for his media
diploma, majoring in marketing.
His love for music is what inspired him to become DJ.
The
DJs that give him drive are those that he works closely with and some have
become his friends, Moflava (Metro fm) and Khutso Theledi (Yfm). He was
fortunate to have parents that supported any career path that he wanted to pursue.
However, he had to always present a backup plan in case it didn’t work out.
“The biggest challenge is breaking into an industry that is
already so saturated. It’s hard to get big gigs or make connections because
somebody, somewhere know someone who is a DJ who can perform for free or at
little cost”. He also said that another challenge is convincing promoters and
the people that you are worth it
One of his greatest moments was getting the opportunity to
be on YFM. He has listened to YFM since he was a kid and working on the station
was a dream and it came true. He also had an event that he was asked to be a
part of in 2015 in Mauritius and that was also one of the highlights.
He is currently working on growing his skills as a voice
over artist and is deeply involved in giving back to the community of Ebony
Park in Midrand. He hopes to achieve a greater brand presence and bigger
digital footprint. Meaning that he wants to touch the world with his music and
DJ skills. He defines success as a constant journey of happiness. “Those that
want to follow the same journey path, I say don’t do it if you don’t love it. “
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