Smirnoff Storm DJ Search is going on a nationwide hunt with 5FM’s Roger Goode and Kyle Cassim to find the next best up & coming DJ to perform on the global stage, at Ultra South Africa, in March 2024.
Entrants will be able to upload their mixes onto social media with the hashtag #WeDoUltraSA2024. Until January 5th. Top selected sets will then be invited to play a live 20-minute set in the quarter finals on 5FM, along with a call for public vote. The top four will then go on to a DJ mentorship programme with Roger Goode and Kyle Cassim.
The four finalists, together with their mixes, will then be uploaded onto the Ultra SA-Smirnoff Storm site where listeners will be able to vote for their favourite. The winner will be announced on air on 5FM and the top-streamed sets will have a prime spot on the Smirnoff Storm Room Stage at Ultra SA.
The DJ Search comes on the back of South African music, and Amapiano specifically, becoming an international phenomenon and helping reshape the global dance music scene.
The winner will receive prizes to support their professional career as well as the once in a lifetime opportunity to perform at the Smirnoff Storm Stage at Ultra SA, in Johannesburg next March. The world’s biggest electronic music festival, which originated in Miami, USA, takes place in Cape Town on March 1st and in Johannesburg on March 2nd, 2024. Last year artists who performed included Alesso, Fisher, Joris Voorn, Sun-El Musician, Zakes Bantwini, Uncle Waffles and Musa Keys.
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