MEET DJ MENSAH, GH’S UNTOUCHABLE TURNTABLE MONSTER

We bring to you Africa’s celebrity DJ and Sarkodie’s official turntable master; he goes by the stage name DJ Mensah.

The untouchable DJ is always set to thrill fans whenever he is called upon and he never disappoints.

Michael Mensah Ayenu, is a Ghanaian Disc Jockey born to an Ewe father and an Akan mother, he was brought up in Accra but hails from Denu in the Volta region of Ghana.

He attended Calvary International School at Madina where he had his Basic & Junior education, he then proceeded to Tema Senior High School (Temasco),after graduating, he got enrolled into RABODEF, a professional radio broadcast institution at Cantoments, Accra.

Desiring to be a DJ in his teen years, he started practicing during his leisure times thereby, cultivating the habit into a hobby.

In pursuit of churning this remarkable hobby into a professional performer, DJ Mensah met Nana Afful of ‘Soundmax’ who gave him the right guidance & tutor and also gave him the opportunity to play at funerals, naming ceremonies and other outdoor events.

After two years of working as an apprentice, he became independent and started playing at plush nightclubs like Bulldogg, Yegoala, Aphrodisiac, Hollywood, DND, Belaroma and the lavishly Rhapsodys nightclub. He has also played for Charterhouse and Bola Ray’s Empire
Entertainment.

DJ Mensah is one of the top class disk jockeys currently and he’s a monster when his fingers are busy screeching the turntables.

Be it in the club, party or an event show, the Ghana DJ Awards nominee always finds a way to make the crowd groove to his skillfully woven mixes.

Associated with mainstream acts like Trigmatic, Becca, 4X4, J Town, and Scientific among others, it is of no surprise that he is the verified DJ of BET award winner Sarkodie.

A role he won when the two met at the December to Remember show in 2009 where DJ Mensah had to unexpectedly perform cos the DJ who was billed to, did not show up.

As a born performer, he showcased his true talents, which caught the rappers attention leading to him appointing DJ Mensah.

The unrivaled disc jockey is also famed for his ‘Azonto mixes Mixtape’ a medium he uses to display his unmatched skills that have been accepted by music lovers time and time again.

He has displayed his talent on major platforms across Africa and beyond.

Some of the mega events he has played at are ‘Ghana Meets Naija’, ‘Big Brother Africa’ and has also toured countries like Nigeria, Togo, Sierra Leone, UK, Canada and eleven states in the U.S with Sarkodie.

The genius disk jockey is also the Ghanaian representative of Akwaaba UK, CEO of A-town group an event promoter and also host of PhamousTvs’ ‘Phreestyle’ segment.

With all these feats, he has been rewarded for his efforts as he has won countless awards which includes, Best Event DJ of the year 2013 at Accra Night Live Awards, 4syte Tv DJ of the year 2013, Best Artiste DJ of the year 2013 at the Ghana Djs Awards, and has been nominated for Best DJ, Best artiste DJ, Best Events DJ and Best Mixtape DJ in the 2014 DJ Awards ceremony.

The sky is certainly not the limit for DJ Mensah as he intends to keep breaking boundaries when the opportunity comes knocking and I hope upcoming DJ’s will learn from his unique masterpiece.

Photo: Steven Adusei