1. Euphonik is known mostly for playing house music under the alias Euphonik.
21 Facts About Euphonik
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Euphonik spent his childhood in Likazi, later moving to Klerksdorp, and then Benoni.
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Euphonik started DJing during his late teens and quickly established himself in the club music scene.
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Euphonik was then offered the opportunity to host his own shows on national radio station 5FM.
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Euphonik first started remixing in 2003 and gained recognition in 2004 when he and South African DJ, DJ Kent joined forces and produced an album together, Kentphonik.
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In 2004, Euphonik started his radio career on YFM, a regional radio station in South Africa, doing mixes on radio shows.
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Euphonik was signed by record label Soul Candi Records in 2006.
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Euphonik was at YFM until 2006, when he moved to 5FM, where he had two weekly shows.
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Euphonik's Saturday show, Ultimix Weekend Edition, featured new music and mixes from DJs across South Africa and international borders.
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Euphonik's Sunday show, My House, is a show dedicated to the latest and most popular house tunes from around the world.
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Euphonik has travelled the world and has played in places such as New York, Miami, Ibiza, Dubai, UK, Spain, and around Africa.
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Euphonik has shared stages with Tiesto, Swedish House Mafia, Avicii, Afrojack, Hardwell, Skrillex, Nicky Romero, Deadmau5, Louie Vega, and Richie Hawtin.
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Euphonik has been nominated for a number of accolades at the South African Music Awards and the Metro FM Music Awards.
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Euphonik was nominated at the 2014 South African Music Awards for Remix of the Year for his song "Hallelujah Anyway".
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In 2017, Euphonik began performing under his first name "Themba", combining techno and house music in his DJ sets and productions.
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Euphonik's music has been released on various record labels, including Hot Since '82's Knee Deep in Sound and Yoshitoshi.
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Euphonik has performed alongside Black Coffee in South Africa and Ibiza and played at Ultra Music Festival in 2018.
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Euphonik was nominated for Best Newcomer 2018 and Best Breakthrough 2019 at the Ibiza DJ Awards.
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Euphonik supported Faithless on their South African tour and performed the closing set at Womadelaide in South Australia in 2020.
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Euphonik invests in properties and owns a total of fourteen properties in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Euphonik ran a one-year Mentorship Programme, Phuture DJs, where he took two upcoming DJs from around the country and taught them the ins and outs of the DJ world.