Gaborone
Producers/DJs - House Music (Total Music Solutions)
TCM – Started Dee Jaying in the year 2000 as a young selector in house parties then ultimately turned pro. He soon started a professional career on the largest commercial radio station in Botswana, Yarona FM where he mixed on virtually every radio mix slot, week day and weekend nights, drive time afternoons and the weekend afternoon slots. His radio slots where pivotal to his entry into the club scene, and he became notorious for his surgical beat mixing technique.
German D.- Gained an interest in Djing at a young age as he played around with radio cassettes on a dual tape player radio. He later took his talent to high school events specialising in Ragga/Dancehall. He became professional in 2004 after his mentor TCM taught him to professionalise his art. This opened him up to other opportunities like becoming a resident dj at a youth dance club called Teenzone. He then went on to compete in a local Sprite Dj competion in 2006 where he attained 2nd place. In 2007 he started playing in local night clubs in Gabs & secured a radio mix slot on Yarona Fm which he still currently holds.
In 2004 TCM meet German D in a neighbourhood they both grew up in, an area called Block 5 in Gaborone, Botswana. TCM took German D as his Dee Jaying & Production protégé and soon the student was better than the master.
TCM and German D embarked on a journey through house music, perfecting their production skills and Dee Jaying at parties and clubs in the small city of Gaborone. German D through his massive talent found himself mixing on Yarona FM slots and it is here where he introduced house maniacs and music lovers throughout the country to sounds of 100% pure electro sets.
Their passion and focus saw the duo developing into an act that would perform at shows along the likes of Pharell Williams, DJ Spen, Spritchaser, Rocco, Ralf Gum, Ndinga Gaba, Dave Storm, The Layabouts, Reel People, Charles Webster, Harrison Crump, Fresh, Oskido, Black Coffee, Vinny, Cleo, Zakes Bantwini, Liquideep, Kent & Mahoota to mention a few.
PRODUCTION
Groove CarteLL duo where fortunate enough to release tracks from 2006 with CCP/EMI (SA), Big Dawg Records, Ceremony Records, etc. on projects for some of the biggest names in the Region and Internationally.
From initially being known for remixing songs, Groove CarteLL through this produced their first hit, Nbongeni Ngema's " Safa sa phele..." The DJ Trax Remix. Through their passion for their craft they infused Hip Hop and Kwaito to House Music in Botswana via collaborations with Zeus ("Chief Rocker") and Mosako ("Your man ke joke"). Both tracks became chart topping hits in the local music scene (Botswana).
ALBUMS
Their sophomore album "Explosive House Vol 1" was a long awaited collaboration (in 2010) between them and Mafikeng's legendary radio personality and disk jockey Douglas Dmos Mosadi who they meet at Lekoko. The EMI/CCP offering was a spectacular 4 disc album, the 4th disc being a DVD, and had their lead single "Oyo Ezayabino - This is for you" featuring Polino.
2012 was a colossal year for the duo as they released their second and highly anticipated album "ILLICIT HOUSE Vol. 1". This album is rather special as the duo succeeded in engaging industry heavy weights (Boddhi Satva, Harrison Crump, Ndinga Gaba and Dave Storm) who are internationally renowned to contribute to their work.
Since the release of the ILLICIT HOUSE Vol. 1 album Groove Cartell has gone on to release/feature on the following digital work:
• Believe in Love EP soWhat Records UPZ/ Ndinga/Dave Storm
• You Got Me Singing Guess Spiritchaser Remixes
• Reminisce EP Quantize Records DJ Spen/ Ndinga/ Thommy Davis
• Afrika Wo-Man soWhat Records UPZ/Black Motion ft Theo Lawson
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