Check Out DJ OnTheBeat’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to DJ OnTheBeat.

Hi DJ OnTheBeat, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I became interested in being a DJ at a very young age. I was influenced by my Dad who was a mobile DJ. During his time as a DJ, I was curious to see how it all works behind the scenes and followed him to his gigs. I would help him prepare his sets, set up equipment, and take down equipment after each event.

Seeing people having fun and enjoying themselves was one of my biggest motivators in wanting to pursue being a DJ. I wanted to be able to bring smiles and joy to any special occasion that people celebrate in their lives.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
One of my biggest obstacles was my stubbornness to learn. Around my teen years, I would go to gigs and parties to observe other’s sets and my mom did not really understand why I would go out of my way to these events even when she would tell me not to go.

Another obstacle was I had a hard time choosing between having fun and practicing my skills as a DJ.

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
At the moment. I’m a professional DJ, I usually specialize in Afrobeats, I also work with various genres such as Hip-hop/Rap, Dancehall, and Pop. One of my proudest moments is having the opportunity to work with top Afrobeats artists like Burna Boy, Diamond Platnumz, and Rema.

I’m grateful to be able to work with these artists and hopeful to work with them and other artists in the future. What I believe sets me apart from others is my ability to read a crowd. It doesn’t really matter what music genre it is, I am able to understand the vibe and what the people are looking at during a party.

What sort of changes are you expecting over the next 5-10 years?
What I have noticed in the past 10 years is the transition from CDs to more technology-based DJs.

I think in the next 10 years, it will become more digitized meaning there will be a lack of laptops and USBs. People’s attention span has become shorter in the past 10 years which will also mean that music will have a shorter time in the next 10 years.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://instagram.com/djonthebeat__?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 

Image Credits
@therealuncleidi and @scattaafrobeats