From making music in his backroom studio to producing multi-platinum selling albums, Mobi Dixon has come a long way and will celebrate his 10 years of making music with a new album and documentary.
Mobi Dixon is the first DJ from Buffalo City Metro to win a Metro FM Award and the first DJ originally from the Eastern Cape to win a South African Music Award.
His fifth studio album, 10 Steps Forward, will be released in August and will feature 10 tracks which signify his 10 years of making music.
The East London DJ, who scooped his first Sama for best remix last week Saturday, said many were introduced to his music in 2014 but he has been spinning the decks since 2007.
Mobi Dixon, whose real name is Mabi Ntuli, took South African airwaves by storm in 2014 with the release of his hit-single, City Rains, which featured M.que. Since then, he has released smash hits such as Love Colour Spin, Trigger, Ezizweni and Bhutiza.
“Most people were introduced to my music in 2014 when I released Tribal Soul. What they do not know is that I have been making music since 2007 when I was based in Johannesburg. I released an EP in 2007 and a year later I released my first album but it didn’t do well,” he said.
In 2011, he moved back home to start afresh. A year later, Ntuli was one of 20 producers and DJs from the Eastern Cape that were given an opportunity to make their dreams a reality when they were chosen for the I Believe initiative. I Believe was a development programme run byOscar Mdlongwa, better known in house music circles as DJ Oskido.
He continued playing at various events in East London until his music topped charts all over the country. “Right now I am wrapping up on the album. I don’t want to give much away but the 10-track album will paint the picture of what house music was when I first started to what it is now,” he said.
Ntuli said the documentary would be taking people on a musical journey.
Ntuli said the first single, Visa, would be released later this month. — poliswap@dispatch.co.za..