OUR FAMILY

CASA DA FAMILIA

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Michelle Silva, is Portuguese and a force to be reckoned with. Having grown p in a "Boere Dorp" she can make the best out of any situation. Armed with a Masters Degree & Law, she knows the ins and outs of the industry like the back of her hand. As the head of our legal team here at Casa Da Familia and a well respected board member at SAMRO she takes charge of publishing and drawing and drawing up the artist's contracts. She is also currently expanding her arsenal towards music and marketing. She is the glue that holds our tight knit familia together.

Melissa Truebody is a Jozi girl born and raised! She has a degree in sound engineering and is currently pursuing a career as a singer, songwriter and producer. Having collaborated with a number of successful South African acts, as well as releasing her own studio album. She works one on one with our artists as a vocal coach, lyricist and composer here at Casa Da Familia. Her passion is assisting our artists in discovering their own signature sound and true potential.

Kieth Dodgen is our official recording and mixing engineer at Casa Da Familia. He has worked with various recording artists, singers and songwriters. He is the guy behind many of South Africa's radio hits and bumping beats. He assists our artists, composers and instrumentalists and is in charge of the final mixing and mastering process. He enjoys involving the artists in the final phases and is in contact contact with mastering engineers around the world.

Dylan Roos is our go to video and audio aficionado! he has an impressive background as a producer and mixing engineer. He previously worked on productions such as H2O, The warm Up, and Toy Toy. He has now moved onto the post production field. Here at Casa Da Familia, he takes care of all your audio/video editing needs.

Byron Lightfoot is in charge of all things live here at Casa Da Familia. He has years of experience in the industry behind him. As an underground DJ, he knows what is required from a technical and artistic point of view. Having worked on events such as Moksha, Twighlight, Earthdance JHB and the world renowned One Fest, Live Sound / Production. He is a vital member of our squad, without him our live events would not come to fruition. "The Louder, The Better" is he's motto!

Aphelele Madlala is part of our management and marketing team. She also takes charge as our events co-ordinator and is the genius behind our flyers and promotions. She previously worked with DJ Hardwell from 2012 to 2015 and DJ Fresh from 2004 to 2007. She then joined our familia in 2016. She is also currently studying part time towards her degree in Public Relations at UNISA. However her passion lies in helping artists achieve their dreams through her guidance and mentorship.

Mthokozisi Zikalala, whom you may know, as DJ Kilimanjaro, is a renowned commercial house producer and DJ. He has a rather impressive curriculum vitae, having performed at events around the world such as: Fact Durban Rocks, Bushfire (Swaziland), Fact Cape Town and Mgababa Picnic, to mention just a few. He is a qualified sound engineer and our in house DJ. Catch him front and centre at all our events, parties and functions.

Lunga Ntuli AKA 'LU', is the brain behind anything and everything visual at Casa Da Familia. He has a very impressive resume as head designer for companies like: Adidas, Avid, EDM / Trap Nation, Juiced and MTV Base. He comes equipped with a strong background in animation and functions as our art director for music videos and album covers. He also assists our artists as their image and style consultant. As if that wasn't enough, our beloved graphic designer is also responsible for our log and social media.