Saturday, 11 April 2015

Toddler Disc Jockey Fascinates South African Fans

At first it seemed like a joke— a 2-year-old playing with the knobs and buttons of a sophisticated music system. Yet, the tiny kid is in control of the beat of the bass-heavy house music. He is South Africa's youngest disc jockey, DJ AJ.

An unusual  crowd at a shopping mall gathers around the young boy as he bops his head to the beat, his large headphones. Adults use their cellphones to capture the moment while kids give surprising looks.

About a year old, DJ AJ learned how to manipulate the gadget. Not satisfied with number recognition games, he began to fiddle with his father's DJ app.
 
His parents were completely dazed when their son, still in diapers, repeated what he had learned on the app on actual DJ equipment, playing with sound effects and bouncing between songs. A cellphone video of him playing went viral and now DJ AJ has nearly 25,000 Facebook fans.
 
His newfound fame has brought special appearances and sponsorship deals many older DJs dream of.