The journey filled with musical accolades began in Africa, born out of a family filled with various artistic gifts, the path for The Duke was predestined. A Zambian native now residing in the U.S.A set on his musical path at a tender age of seven in Lusaka, Zambia. First as a dancer, This artist who is later to be known as T.I.V.O THA DUKE OF HIP HOP SOUL competed in various local talent shows as a solo dancer and later in a group called Clutch B Swing. With The group T.I.V.O won national championships for several years. Later in Life at the age of 15 Tha DUKE decided to work on other areas of his talent, he picked up the Mic, as an Mc feeling his way through the Dark he linked up with Mc's and Dj's on the underground in England, getting involved in shows and battles. However its one eventful night that would change his path as an artist. At a National competition in Tottenham, London ,England, the Dj to the crew he belonged to failed, to show, so he being the only member of the crew that had turn table skills that he picked up as a past time, was forced to step to the plate. He later found him self behind the turntables more than behind the mic. T.I.V.O entered the Club circuit Djing at Clubs all across London and the Midwest area of the U.S.A. He then took to the production boards producing for different artists creating a sound that would be dubbed, "Y TIVO COMPLIANT BEATS" later he moved back to Africa where he become involved in the music industry at different levels, he got radio gigs on different radio stations in Zambia and South Africa, and produced and promoted various artists from various countries. His musical path then led him back to the U.S.A, where he is now based working as a producer and dominating the club scene, and sharing his talent on a Radio station called W.G.T.R. He is, T.I.V.O THA DUKE OF HIP HOP SOUL, YOUR DJ, WELL ROUNDED IN HIS CRAFT!
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