Tshepo Collen Lebepe, known on stage as “DJ Loco, Cosby or Mr Loco” is a Pretoria based Deep/Tech house music producer, remixer & DJ Loco was born in Pretoria (12 July 1993), and grew up in Soshanguve. Loco’s love for music started when he was just a boy, as he used to listen to a lot of radio & mostly experimented with his father’s tapes. After graduating in high school, he decided to study sound engineering so that he could learn how to bring his musical ideas to life. Being obsessed with synth, Loco’s sound has been a mixture of electronic, tech & deep house. Loco’s sound has a distinctive “dark feel” that takes the audience through a rather nostalgic & rhythmic journey. Loco was a resident DJ in a Mabopane based Club 012 where he gained his stage experience, then later moved on to be a contract music lecturer & left the DJ scene for a while. To those who know him, he has been highly respected for his use of synth in his productions & his smooth attention to detail mixes. He was inspired mostly by international producers like Loco Dice, Jimpster, Rocco, Raw Artistic Soul, Vincenzo & Carl Craig. Loco’s signature sound is fusion of the Rhodes piano, warm pads, and his obsession - the square bass. Loco’s promo song titled “Enough” gained popularity in Soundcloud & won him a place in a television program - 1’s & 2’s. SHIMA Records recognised his talent and decided to sign him under the label. Beauty and Bonds, the name Loco’s first release on SHIMA Records is an inspiration specially to young upcoming and underground South African producers.
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