TehSynes

He hosts Tempo, with DJ A33 which is a weekly Drum 'n Bass event every Tuesday in Long Street, aiming to showcase the styles of Drum 'n Bass often over looked. Not content with displaying an only mainstream accepted approach, he finds his inspiration as a producer from many era's and genres, most notably break-beats from the 60's and 70's, the explosion of modern electronic art / dance music from the 90's and of course, his spiritual connection with music and instruments. His musical journey began with playing Rock and its sub genres in bands on guitar. Hip-hop was extremely formative in rounding out this knowledge of music where he was able to explore Jazz / Soul melodies and began composing with his own rapping and beat-boxing. This led up to his discovery of Jungle in 2001, which is pivotal to his current focus as Jungle / Drum 'n Bass music combined each one of his major influences into one genre. As a DJ he has featured at many of the most influential club nights in the industry, most notably, the Cape Town Electronic Music Festival (CTEMF 2013) and the now defunct Homegrown, which for the last 10 years was a major influence on his musical education and he is proud of the fact he was able to play there on multiple occasions. He has also had artist and DJ features on Bush Radio 89.5fm, Mutha FM and Assembly Radio. Musically he aims to share his love for funk, soul and experimental music with listeners at home and on the dance-floor. His sets are comprised of a wide range of Drum 'n Bass styles as his influences should indicate and while predominantly Liquid DnB based, he believes that a DJ set should not just make you dance but tell a story and his story is one of love of music and self-discovery. Links: www.soundcloud.com/TehSynes www.twitter.com/TehSynes www.facebook.com/TempoDNB www.facebook.com/DNBSA