Queen of the Beat
Date
August 5, 2022
Time
19:00
Who will be crowned Queen of the Beat?
Queen of the Beat will be an all-female DJ competition that will be open to Joburg-based female DJs. This initiative will create a platform to discover new and fresh talent. The programme will have a competitive edge and all finalists will get an opportunity to be workshopped by an acclaimed industry female DJ.
MC'd by the One & Only Elly Majola
Elly Majola
Elly Majola is a natural born Entertainer. Started off as a hip hop dancer with the popular Clinch crew back in the early 2000's. Later picked up a microphone, opened his mouth and has never looked back since. I adapt to any crowd, demographic or location. I have hosted for Big corporations companies, social events, concerts and even kids events. There is not audience that I can't rock
HEAD 2 HEAD
DJ TOURNAMENT
Audition Dates & Locations
Activation
4th June 2022
12:00 — 14:00
Newtown Junction
Activation
5th June 2022
12:00 — 14:00
Alex Mall
Auditions
11th June 2022
10:30 — 13:30
Auditions taking place in:
Cosmo Mall
13:30 — 16:00
Auditions taking place in:
Newtown Junction
Auditions
12th June 2022
11:00 — 14:00
Auditions taking place in: Maponya Mall
Soweto
Qualifiers
16 June 2022
10:00 – 15:00
All roads lead to Vilakazi Street as we will be partnering with The Box Shop Lifestyle on the 16 June 2022 on Youth Day for the qualifiers. During the qualifiers our Top 6 will be selected to make their way to the finals that will be hosted on the 25th of June 2022.
Workshop
18 June 2022
10:00 – 15:00
The aim of the workshop is to provide opportunities for self-determined, visible and thriving women in the music industry.
A safe space for up-and-coming female DJs to learn, engage & exchange, spanning over a variety of topics in the entertainment industry.
Finals
5 August 2022
19:00 – 22:00
Partners
The Judges
Lady Lea
Lady Lea
The founder of Flipside Records & Managements, Zonke Events, Talent Directory, Amazing Essentials and Divas on Decks. Lady Lea is an icon in the local music scene. Passionate about music, Lady Lea has been in the music and DJ industry for 26 years and has release 18 compilation albums into the market.
Lady Lea, now playing on USB and Vinyl, started DJing at the young age of 14. Since then, Lady Lea has been DJing around the world at various clubs, parties, raves, corporate events, fashion shows, festivals, parades, brand activations and sports games. Now running her mentorship program with over 40 students already signed up. Lady Lea has been rated one of the top female DJ in South Africa and is was also rated #368 in the world by the international DJ Mag voting poll. In 2019 Lady Lea was awarded with “PIONEER OF DANCE” at the DMASA.
Lady Sakhe
Lady Sakhe
Lady Sakhe is a house music deejay whose been in the entertainment and media industry for over 15 years. She’s created an opportunity for herself to play at all types of events in and around the country and the continent. Lady Sakhe grew up in Soweto and found the love for music, entertainment and media in the 2000’s during her school years and later enrolled to study media.
Lady Sakhe has played in major radio stations including Lesedi FM and YFM, and has featured on a variety of tv shows and is was a regular contributor on a Major Dance Show called the Urban Beat on Metro FM, her mixes play every fortnight on a segment called The Vocal Mix and she is the talk of the town all over South Africa and outside the borders of the country with her soulful house sounds.
Scott The Girl
Scott The Girl
As a music selector and DJ, I enjoy playing out - be ithouse, RnB, soul, grime or electronic. I have a firm graspon setting the tone of an event and giving the audiencean emotive and feel good atmosphere. Focusing onconnecting with the dancefloor, I hit the groove andtake the crowd along for the ride.
Having started djing in my room in 2017, I bit the bulletand started playing out just over 2 year ago. My love formusic dates back to when she was 10 years old and hada huge interest in how music is made with productionplaying a huge part of it. To this day I sm heavilyinfluenced by the production values of music. I doesn'ttie myself down to a specific genre due to my holisticlove for music.
Some of my career highlights include:
- Resident DJ for the Witchery Fashion Nights Out
- Red Bull Music Festival with British headliner Skepta
- Glamour Women Of The Year Luncheon
- Saintly Sunday Resident DJ
Do You Have What It Takes?
Do you think you have what it takes to become Joburg’s Top Female DJ? Register using the following form.
Registration Process
Step 1: Record a MAX 8-min video of your DJ set in MP4 format
Step 2: Register by filling out the Registration Form
Step 3: Upload your video in the “Video Submission” field or paste a WeTransfer or Google Drive link in the “Message” box
Step 4: Wait for an email confirming your audition spot
NB: Registrations close 9 June 2022
VIDEO SUBMISSION RULES
- Videos to be no longer then 8-mins
- Set to include atleast 3-tracks.
- All online registrations must include the completed online registration form
- Videos to include an introduction: Where you are from and your DJ Name
- Submissions open 16 May 2022 – 09 June 2022 any submissions received after this day will not be considered
- Top entries will be selected and will go through to the next phase of the competition.