DJ Zinhle Shares The Importance Of Professionalism In The Entertainment Industry
DJ Zinhle Shares The Importance Of Professionalism In The Entertainment Industry. In an interview with Slikour on SlikourOnLife DJ Zinhle advises artists to not handle their businesses with emotions first, “There needs to be formal structures in how I manage the DJ Zinhle brand, so as much as I am an artist, I’m also a business.”
She further states that the reason she is adamant about creating a professional working business model, is because of her other companies, where she has to constantly prove her value especially as a female in the industry. She also said that having a professional way of conducting business as an artist would prevent a lot misunderstandings where artists aren’t getting paid for their work.
Ntombezinhle Jiyane is a South African DJ, producer, media personality, and business woman, who is better known by her stage name DJ Zinhle. She started her career around 2004. Initially, she wanted to be a TV presenter and never had any aspirations of being a DJ, until her brother’s passion for mixing vinyls rubbed off on her and her love and passion for being a DJ grew. She got her first break as a resident DJ on a youth dance show called Jika Majika that aired on SABC 1. She worked with South African music icon Boom Shaka on the album I Put It In, which featured other notable artists like Dr Malinga, Khanyi Mbau, Mphoza, and many more. She headlined the Sisters with Soul concert along with Amanda Black. Zinhle also headlined the Zimfest 2019 live concert held in Zimbabwe.
Her 2019 hit single “Umlilo” gained 5.1 million streams in just three months, and certified 3x platinum by the Recording industry of South Africa (RISA) and it was also voted as 2019’s Song of The Year. DJ Zinhle was chosen as the headline act for the inaugural Red Bull Music Experience in Cape Town. DJ Zinhle isn’t just a brilliant musician but she is also a brilliant businesswoman that has managed to build her brand and several of her companies such as ERA By DJ Zinhle to where they are today.
