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.

Lets Try This again...

YESES!! DAMN SHIT!!

It’s been such a long time since I updated my blog. So may changes have taken place, so much shit happened. Planned and unplanned. Yes I’m one of those people that actually plan shit okay, go be judgmental somewhere else where nobody gives a damn.

Kinda odd, dunno where to start with this updating process. Think I’ll start with uploading posts I never planned to put out, just in case somebody stumbles across them and starts being concerned about my well-being.

Funny enough, the purpose of this blog has changed, was a place for me to vent and all that other bullshit, now it’s just a place to air thoughts (they say talk I don’t enough.

To first time readers, understand, this will be somewhat of a journey (maybe even a rough one, to the sensitive ones) but enjoy. If you don’t, well that’s your problem

Mic Turner in studio with Carl Wastie

Thats me in studio with Carl Wastie on Good Hope FM!

Controversial Tweet 2

Yes its me and twitter again!!

This time i was reading that there was some beef between the world and Lupe Fiasco. (don't ask me what was happening i just decided to jump in)

My tweet read as follows: "I think @LupeFiasco might possibly be the next Nas of the rap game" ---> What I meant by that is that he will gain that invincible, untouchable status of Nas. He will be a Hip-Hop artist and not dwell into the field of commercialism, like all the others... NOBODY UNDERSTOOD THAT PART...

Oh Yeah, i got RETWEETED BY LUPE FIASCO beat that!!!

But all his idiot fans thought i meant bad... the replies i got were insane! Luckilly no death threats... When i explained what i meant to them... They silenced up... Fools!!

Another day of me stirring it up...

Controversial Tweet 1

www.twitter.com/Verveen

So like, the whole world is on twitter, getting their tweet on and shit... FOLLOW ME!

Anyway, a couple months back i tweeted something controversial towards coloured people... the tweet read something like this:
#thingscolouredsdo they will stay ignorant and stupid just like all of those bfore them.

So many people felt touched and reacted by saying things like "wheres your pride" "Do you have no respect" and all lotsa other crap. Even lost some followers due to my #thingscolouredsdo and #thingscolouredssay tweets. Honestly, I couldn't care because I think that to a certain extent, I was right. If you think about it (LIKE A LEVEL-HEADED LOGICAL THINKING INDIVIDUAL)there is some truth in my words...

Only reason i stopped tweeting things like that was the fact that it started to bore me... Same reaction from different users all the time.

Follow me and see what I get up to...

Success

Over the last couple weeks me and some friends have been trying to figure out what success really is...

Many of the people that we went to school with are "high rollers" now, you know driving Audi's, BMW's, Range Range Rovers and the works... What is funny these guys are either younger than us, or still studying. (I know you thinking it must be mum & dads money, so do we) but then the guys that are done with the formalities(Studying) are in the same position. So what is success? Coz really i only have one clear definition of what it is.

Success is doing what you want to do, and being happy in the process. That according to me,I'm not the wisest chap out there, but that to me makes sense..

Don't get me wrong, if i was driving a Range Rover I would also be happy, but would I be REALLY HAPPY or happy just for happiness sake?

Kanye West - POWER