Africa better recognise DJ Aludah

Some say DJ Aludah is the best in Uganda. He does not disagree. He spoke to Hope Namanya

 

I get this a lot from people and yeah, Aludah is my real name. It is my middle name, given to me by my Granddad. Funny enough, I do not use it on my official papers because when growing up, I did not really like it.

 

I went through a number of schools. I was at the Salvation Army Nursery School, then I joined  Arya and later Walukuba West Primary in Jinja. I then sat for my P7 Finals at Rock View Primary School in Tororo.

 

I went through four secondary schools before joining Makerere University for a bachelors in Information Technology. However, after just two weeks, I discovered that that is not where my passion lay.

 

Thank God I had not paid my tuition fees so I used the money to fly to Nairobi and join HomeBoyz Music Technology Academy where I enrolled in their Deejaying, Music Production and Sound Engineering courses in Jan 2010. That marked the birth of DJ Aludah.

 

My day is usually simple and that is because I work on phone and email. But in most cases, I like to schedule my meetings between Monday and Wednesday because those are the days when I have some time.

 

During  those days, I also record my mixtapes and prepare for my regular weekend gigs. These include: That’s Beats Per Minute and Baseline, Basement on Channel O, Radio Aktive @ Iguana Bar and on Wednesdays’ at Club Venom and the Saturday “Crazzz” at Club Amnesia. Sunday is a “me day”. I spend time with my family.

 

To be honest, I do not remember when deejaying came to me. I used to mess around on my laptop but never got out in public. But I would say I started deejaying in 2010. Before 2010, I was just not a DJ and that is because I was “PCDJING” and to me, You cannot call yourself a DJ unless You have two turntables and a mixer in front of you. Otherwise you are just a clown. 

I have been in several competitions and I have won all of them. The biggest one was the Pilsner Spin Master in 2010 where I beat all 256 DJs on set.

 

Well, you just said many refer to me as the best DJ in 256. I guess I cannot go against their word. And now we say, It is time for Africa to recognise me!

 

A: Am I married or single? Hmmmmm. Let’s Just say, I am happy.