Clives past overflows with a vivid musical soundtrack his Mama filled his childhood with loads of old soul. I'll bet she never guessed that a world class DJ was in the making.
At the tender age of thirteen, in Vosloorus (a township on Joburgs East Rand) - Clive as first exposed to house music. A definitive experience which laid down the building blocks of a DJ'ing career that has spanned over eleven years.These elements of his history explain his passion or rather, addiction to music old, new and everything in between. Clives genuine love of all good music is responsible for an ever-expanding record collection. Its this eclecticism thats indicative of both his passion and ability to please any crowd, anywhere. Clives enthusiasm and dedication to good music is not only obvious but also infectious; his passion spills onto the dancefloor: igniting the imagination. In each of his sets youre guaranteed to hear something youve never heard before he wants to guide you through unchartered musical territory - to take you places with music. The energy and personality Clive brings into the mix create a constant demand for his mixing skills.Clives first residency was in 1997 with 2lani at Soul Train in Vereeniging. Two years later, Joburg's top underground promoter Brendan Scanlen spotted him and offered him a residency at Sublime in Benmore Gardens, Sandton. Sublime was quite literally, deep underground!
Clive's career highlights include opening sets for top international DJs including: Murray Richardson (2020 Vision, UK), Stuart Patterson (SoulSonic, UK) in 2000, Cullum Walker, Fresh and Low (Large Recordings, UK) in 2001, Boris Dlugosch (Peppermint Jam, Germany) Richie Louisy & Jack Henney (Cargo77, UK) in 2004. In 2005 he was booked to play on the Soul Candi floor for The Defected SA Tour featuring Simon Dunmore and Martin Solvieg.Over 11 years of DJing Clives played at countless parties and most of the top clubs in Joburg -Truth, Carfax, Su Da Da, Satala, Who Zoo, Capitol Music Café, Fuel Café,Fashion Cafe in Gaborone(Botswana) to name but a few. Clives talents have taken him all over the country: 2004-2007 saw him in Durban, Nelspruit and in Mafikeng (at the notorious Sixties party)& the Univ.N.W.freshers' ball gigs. In Joburg Clive bounces from Sandton to Soweto, although his personal favourite is 115 - the deep house club, where hes known as the only unofficial official resident. His sunrise sets in the heart of town will live long in the hearts and memories of those dedicated to the dancefloor. The popularity of his sets prompted owners Marco and Tavi to offer Clive and his business partner Xolani the opportunity to host the last Saturday of every month. With a solid foundation in place, Home Cookin Xclusive was born - food for the body and soul served up by chefs and Joburgs hottest DJs.2005 saw Clive release the first DEFECTED IN THE HOUSE Compilation in South Africa : Defected DownTown Groovez.Tours from all over South Africa_Jo'burg,Cape Town,Durban,Grahamstown to name but a few sprung up to welcome this well mixed project courtesy of Clive.The same year He landed a Radio Mix show slot on Jo'burg's upfront Youth radio station Y-fm 99.2's "Kamakazi Breakfast" every Tuesday Morning from 08:05-08:30am Gmt (Log on to witness deep house mixes dished the way they suppose to be), the show is host by RudeBoy Paul & Rasta Sanza.Day and night, Clives life is saturated with melodies and basslines. For the last seven years he's been working behind the counter at record stores - moving from Suga Trax to Vinyl Addiction and finally finding his home at Soul Candi.
With a past and future firmly rooted in house music his fans will doubtlessly have their expectations satisfied. House music will never die its a movement. He once told me, and with people like Clive pushing it forward with infinite enthusiasm and passion - Im sure he's right.
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