The Story of Mic Turner

Damn, where do I start?

All through high school, I was always the dj at events, socials etc etc etc. This was kinda fun coz I had alotta, if not all control of what was being played. Built up a nice reputation amongst all the people at school as well. Sad part was this ended in 2007. In 2008 I went to varsity and left all this behind.

I guess it’s true what they say about passion, love and all that other shit. IT WILL COME FIND YOU.

In late 2008 I came across a facebook page that posted links to 5FMs Ultimix @ 6. I NEVER MISSED A DOWNLOAD. I didn’t care who the dj was, I downloaded that mix!!

2009 came and this is when I slowly but surely got back into the game. Listening to music and saying what I would have done to the track if I was to one day use it in a mix. Late 2009 I started playing around again. This was all thanx to the motivation of some friends (who I never see anymore). I started putting together my own mixes, as crappy as they were mine. I was going somewhere and making progress. This is when I met one of my best friends. I guess he saw the talent, passion or whatever it’s called nowadays and had me playing every day. We even had mini battles as practice sessions. The year came to a close and I took a little break.

2010. Now things became interesting. I was much better than what people expected me to be, so much so that I even started getting gigs. I hadn’t really thought of a dj name or alias BUT for some reason I wanted to be DJ Mikey or DJ The Mikey (Cheesy as shit I know). This was also the year I joined UWC Radio, the local on campus radio station and met a number of people there. One day I was just messing around with a pair of broken Gemini Turntables and one of the guys that were there at the time said: “Hey Mike, you’re a Turner. You get it?” and from that day Mic Turner was born. I just had to make the name unique, hence the ambiguity. Towards the middle of the year, I put together a relatively good mix and a friend said that he has some connections at the biggest radio station in Cape Town and he’ll put in a good work for me and submit the mix for me. Some time went by and one night I got a call from Carl Wastie, host of The Teen Show and he said that he liked the mix. From there on out, word spread about me. On the day I went to meet him at the studios, I was late and hung over but submitted another mix. It wasn’t long until he contacted me again saying that the mix is good and it will be aired. After that I was offered like a residency spot where I could play once a month on his show. I became “that Goodhope FM DJ” at parties and gigs and slowly but surely started building up a reputation for myself. The year came and gone and I was slowly getting better at what I was doing and started being noticed for that.

ALL OF THIS OBVIOUSLY HAPPENED THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF FRIENDS, FAMILY AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE.

Stay tuned for the story of 2011. Believe me, its interesting.