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

Charterhouse could not afford my fee, so they went for DJ Mic Smith

DJ Black speaks After four years of having played as the official DJ at Vodafone Ghana Music Awards night, DJ Black was missing on the stage this year, because, organisers of the award – Charterhouse, could not meet his professional charge.

The official DJ who played for this year’s VGMA night was DJ Mic Smith. Though a top-drawer DJ, many patrons who attended the event as well as critics alike have expressed disappointment at his performance regarding his poor selection of songs and timing.

Speaking to Razz Newspaper, DJ Black said; “they contacted me but they could not meet my fee. That is the main reason why I did not play on the night.” As to how much he charged, he did not state it.

In his opinion on how DJ Mic Smith fared on the night, Mr. Tuntum told Razz Newspaper he was on air as DJ on Joy 99.7 Fm, so he could not listen or monitor the VGMA event which was broadcasted live both on GhOne and GTV.

He admitted that there is absolutely no bad blood between him and Charterhouse. DJ Black started his DJ career in 1993 in School.

He later joined Prime Cut in 1995 and worked alongside veteran Ghanaian DJs like Azigiza Jnr, DJ Magic Sam, DJ Rab, DJ Kakra, among other.

In 1997, DJ Black moved on to manage Dope Rhyme Studios in Nima, giving rise to his clench on Hiphop music in Ghana.

He became the DJ for the streets as he made mixtapes and spinned for Hiplifers like VIP, Bukbak, Obrafuor, etc and being in the forefront of people who strengthened the movement Hiplife. DJ Black started radio in 1997 at Radio Universe.

He holds a BA in Mass Communication from Ghana Institute of Journalism and University of Ghana. He as well has diploma in Public Administration.

He is the host DJ for almost all major shows in Ghana including the Ghana Music Awards. DJ Black won the 2013 Best Ghanaian DJ, Best radio DJ.

He can be described as the hottest DJ in Ghana at the moment.

Source: Razz Newspaper

Shatta Wale, EL, R2Bees, Samini, D- Black, Castro & Tinny in Celebrity football match

Live Wire Events and Yfm bring you the first annual Celebrity Soccer Weekend Showdown between 8 celebrity teams across our music and entertainment scene made up Samini’s Highgrade family team, Tinny’s Bardman Family, D-Black’s BAM United, E.L’s BBNZ Live, Shatta Movement F.C, Yfm All Stars,R2Bees Nation and Castro’s Baby Jet United.

The highly anticipated annual soccer
tournament dubbed the Celebrity Soccer Weekend happens on Saturday 24th May at Lizzy’s Sports Complex (East Legon) and is geared at raising funds for the Children’s Ward of the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital.

With kick off at 12pm, come have fun for 25 Ghc only as your favourite celebrities battle it out for the champion of Celebrity Soccer Weekend 2014.

Catch all 8 teams live on 4Syte TV on Saturday 17th May as they ballot to find out who faces who in the group stages and unveil team jerseys for The Celebrity Soccer Weekend.

This event is brought to you by LiveWire Events and Yfm and supported by Red Bull, Gh One, ETV Ghana, 4Syte TV, Black Avenue,Clothing,ameyawdebrah.ghanamusic,ghanagist and omgghana