DJ Sly
DJ Sly-The Unstoppable | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gideon Alorgbey |
| Also known as | The Unstoppable |
| Born | February 2, 1991 Accra, Ghana |
| Genres | Hip hop, Afro pop, Afrobeats, Dancehall, Reggae, Highlife, Hip life, RNB, EDM, Dancehall, House Music |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, radio personality, record producer, hypeman |
| Instruments | Turntables |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | UDS Music/Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Ice Prince, Sarkodie, Dammy Krane, Jesse Jagz, Joey B, TicTac, Scientific, Cabum, Orezi, Skales, Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale, Medikal, Yaa Pono, Flowking stone, VVIP, CKAY, Pappy Kojo, Manifest, Kayswitch, Tinny, Airboy, Article Wan |
| Website | www.djsly.net |
Early life and career[edit]
Gideon Alorgbey (born 2 February 1991 in Accra) is a Ghanaian DJ. Popularly known as DJ Sly, he began exploring his disc jockey talent aged 19 in secondary school at Ada Senior Technical School in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. Studying general arts in school, his newfound talent went contrary to what he was studying. Nonetheless, he pursued his love to be a DJ after making a promise to his mother to balance his school work with his DJ gigs. After secondary school, he gained admission to the Accra Technical University.
Because of his interest in hosting, DJing and presenting, he studied radio and TV broadcasting at Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). In 2011, he worked with X FM, a radio station in Accra as a technician and on one fateful day, earned his big break. DJ Sly took up an airtime slot when a resident DJ failed to report for his show. From then on, at X FM, he started headlining the Week Edition Show every Saturday morning. This show encompassed celebrating Top 10 trending songs in Ghana each week and reporting related entertainment news. He worked with X FM for 5 years.
In 2016, DJ Sly was signed to WatsUp TV as their official DJ and host of music videos whose emphasis was on promoting African music. In 2017, he was nominated at the Ghana DJ Awards for Best Video DJ |[1]
DJ Sly signed a management deal with US based firm JMK Publicist/Firm[2] also in November 2017.
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
| Album title | Album details |
|---|---|
| UPNESS: The Album |
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Music videos[edit]
- "Testify" ft Ice Prince & Kay switch
- "Dj Sly - Designer Remix* (Official Video) Ft Airboy & Feli Nuna
Singles[edit]
- "Dah Na News" (feat. Scientific) (2017)
- "Kak Up" (feat. Finetunez & Lambo Enigma) (2017)
- "Its Me" (feat. Dammy Krane) (2018)
- "Adiza" (feat. Tinny) (2018)
- "All Good" (feat. Flowking Stone & Nsruma) (2018)
- "Designer" (feat. Feli Nuna & Airboy)[Remix](2018)
- "Designer" (feat. Airboy) (2018)
- "Gyae Dede" (feat. Zeal & Miyaki) (2018)
- Upness (feat. Article Wan & Dopenation) (2018)
- "Kubayi" (feat. Bbanks & Young John) (2018)
- "Ole Alo" (feat. Teni, Skales, Daphne & El) (2019)
- "Alert" (feat. Ice Prince) (2019)
- Dance (feat Shatta Wale & Stonebwoy) (2019)
Mixtapes[edit]
- "AROUND THE WORLD" MIXTAPE
- "BACK IN GHANA" MIXTAPE
- "DARK" MIXTAPE
- "AFRICA TO THE WORLD" MIXTAPE
- "PARTY UP" MIXTAPE
- "BPM" MIXTAPE
- "KING OF THE CITY" MIXTAPE[3]
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Awards ceremony | Award description(s) | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ghana DJ Awards | Best Campus DJ | Nominated |
| 2015 | Ghana DJ Awards | Best Campus DJ | Nominated |
| Ghana DJ Awards | Best Mixtape DJ | Nominated[4] | |
| Ghana Tertiary Awards | Best Student DJ | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Ghana DJ Awards | Best Mixtape DJ | Nominated[5] |
| 2017 | Ghana DJ Awards | Best Greater Accra DJ | Nominated |
| Ghana DJ Awards | Best PUB DJ | Nominated | |
| Ghana DJ Awards | Best Video Jockey of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Ghana DJ Awards | Best DJ | Nominated[6][7] |
| Ghana DJ Awards | Best Event DJ of the Year | Winner[8] | |
| 2020 | Youth Excellence Awards | DJ of the Year | Winner[9] |
Events[edit]
- ADA FESTIVAL (2012)
- BEACH SHUTDOWN (2012)
- PENT BEACH PARTY (2013)
- BEACH RAVE (2013)
- VVIP SALLAH FEST (2013)
- HIDDEN CITY (2014)
- NZEMA FESTIVAL (2014)
- FACE OF ACCRA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (2014)
- X CONCERT (2014)
- GHANA FASHION AWARDS (2015)
- SEGE FEST (2015)
- MTN NEWTOWN SALLAH FEST (2015)
- FACE OF ADA (2015)
- DJ SLY GHANA CLUB TOUR (2016)
- MISS ALLIANCE FRANCAIS (2016)
- MTN NEWTOWN SALLAH FEST (2016)
- DJ SLY LIVE IN LOME (TOGO 2016)
- SEGE FEST (2016)
- KNUST REPU WEEK (2016)
- MTN NEWTOWN SLLAH FEST (2017)
- DJ SLY AFRICA CLUB TOUR (2017)
- BIG BROTHER NAIJA AFTER PARTY (NIGERIA 2017)
- BENIN SHUTDOWN (2017)
- ACCRA TO LASGIDI (NIGERIA 2017)
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ghana DJ Awards". www.nydjlive.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ↑ "DJ Sly signed to US based PR Firm JMK Publicist". Ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ↑ Ntumy, Elorm Kojo. "Unstoppable DJ Sly to release new mixtape - Graphic Online". www.graphic.com.gh.
- ↑ "Ghana DJ Awards". www.pulse.com.gh. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ↑ "Ghana DJ Awards". www.ghanadjawards.org. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ↑ "Ghana DJ Awards". www.ghanamusic.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ↑ "Ghana DJ Awards". www.nydjlive.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ↑ "Ghana DJ Awards". www.dailyguidenetwork.com. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ↑ "DJ SLY AWARDED DJ OF THE YEAR". www.ghanamusic.com. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
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