RISING amapiano star Shazmicsoul has for years been praying to make his mark in the industry.
He believes his prayers have finally been answered, and he couldn't be more grateful.
The 26-year-old from Daveyton, Ekurhuleni said his hard work has seen him making hits such as Zola Bhadi featuring Skhandasoul, DJ Jaivane and Dlala Regal. He said the song was released earlier this year.
"This song is one of my personal favourites on my debut album called Khumo. It was followed by 911 featuring DBN Gogo and Kiddyondebeat," he said.
He said he's also happy to have worked with Khuza Gogo hitmaker Durban Gogo.
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Shazmicsoul was inspired to do music by American singer and producer Pharrell Williams.
"I just saw myself as the genius that he is when it comes to music production, especially after I listened to his NERD production group in 2006," he said.
He said he wanted to do exactly what they are doing as producers.
"I started making music in 2011 when I got my first laptop and a friend of mine had a copy of a music production software that I copied. I then started going on to YouTube to learn how to make beats by Pharrell until I met George Lesley, who shifted my focus into making house music," he said.
"I've worked with a lot of prominent musicians in the music business like DBN Gogo, Artwork Sounds, KINGDeetoy, and Chymamusique. My ultimate must be with C-Blak, as we share an amazing energy and how we both understand how our mind works when it comes to music production," Shazmicsoul said.
"I'd love to create a song with Zonke Dikana. Zonke, for me, is a queen in her musical space and her soulfulness is impeccable," he said.
The musician said he feels that with the sound that he makes, they would make a beautiful song together.
