Our Instructors – Volume Music Academy

DJ Chase

DJ / Producer

DJ Chase is a South African House DJ, Music Producer, Songwriter and Musician. He started writing songs in the late 90’s, after picking up the guitar. He then went to study Music at the National School of the Arts in Johannesburg majoring in keyboards for Contemporary Music.

A Producer of hit tracks like “Be there” ft Mlu & Big Nuz, “Xighubu” ft FB, “Talk to me” ft Lyala, “Not So Far” ft Male for DJ Ganyani, to name a few. His big break was in his last year of his music course in 2006 when Kabelo Mabalane aka Bouga Luv, formerly gave him the opportunity to compose and produce a few songs for a group he was putting together at the time called Black Jack.

He collaborated with DRex on Three songs, two of which went on to become classic hits on the album Amatjeketje and Good Life. He continued to work with Kabelo on his solo album ”Exodus’’ on songs featuring Black Jack and Tshepo Tshola.

In 2008 he developed a passion for House Music and grooming vocalists. He met Dj Ganyani during this time, someone who shared his love for the genre and for music production. Under the mentorship of DJ Ganyani, DJ Chase became more focused on the genre and developed an original sound.

He also worked with the likes of Thembi Seete on ‘Thuntsha Lerole’’,Bo on ”Rise’’, Denim ‘’on When the sun goes down’’ among others.

For DJ Chase music is simply about touching people through song.Our mission is to share our formulars and experience with others creatives who want to reach new heights in the music industry.

Rascu AKA Cream Dokotela

DJ / Producer

Rascu aka Creamdokotela, real name Skhumbuzo Mdluli, is a Music Producer, DJ, Artist, Graphics Designer and Founder of Creamatti Entertainment, who was born in Soweto, and raised in Vosloorus, in the East of Johannesburg. He realized his passion for music at an early age and always knew he’d pursue music as a career. He officially started his music career late in 2012. He met other creatives in 2013, such as Abel Daizer, Tobetsa Lamola, to name a few.

In 2014, Rascu met and collaborated with August Child on a song titled ‘You Are’, which was then included in the ‘House Afrika Sessions 5’ compilation, by one of South Africa’s leading house music labels, ‘House Afrika Records’. The compilation was later nominated for the 14th Metro FM Awards for Best Dance Compilation. The song was playlisted by ‘Voice of Wits FM’.

Shortly after that (in 2015), Rascu scored himself another feature on one of House Afrika’s projects, this time by ‘Enosoul’, on a compilation titled ‘In2 Deep Vol. 2’ with a song titled ‘Ellipsis’. The compilation had legends such as Rocco and Kerri Chandler.

‘Ellipsis’ was previously released under a local record company called 106 Media and Communications, and reached number 1 in the House Music category on Traxsource (digital music store).

Rascu is also one half of a duo called RADA alongside Abel Daizer, who are both Producers, DJs, Songwriters and Artists.

The name RADA literally stands for RAscu-DAizer.

RADA became official as of late 2017, although the 2 creatives had been collaborating from 2013/’14, and released a series of dance singles which dominated the dance floors in the Jo’burg dance music scene.

Late 2018, RADA got recognition and produced a song for uSanele, member of hip hop group, ‘BoyzNBucks’, amongst the likes of OkMalumKoolKat, Riky Rick & Stilo Magolide, on a song called ‘Bhansela’.

RADA has since been pushing and releasing quality dance music, especially from February 2019, when they started releasing a new single every Friday. 3 of the singles, ‘Hawemah (feat. Tiyasco)’ ‘Yizo Lezi’ & ‘Phezulu (feat. Smash Mellow & JMUSIC)’ got liked and featured on the South African musical TV drama series Rhythm City as a background tracks.

RADA collaborated with DJ Chase early 2020 and created a succession of dance songs that gained love and aired on radio stations such as Ligwalagwala FM, Metro FM, Gagasi FM, Kasi FM, to name a few. Their song, ‘War’, which has a music video received love from Music TV Channels such as Channel O & Mtv Base. They collectively produced a song for ‘Miss Twaggy’ titled ‘Awe Ma’, which was also featured on ‘Rhythm City’ as a background track.