Are You The Top Jock? DJ Competition

From Biz Community Cape Town
15th February 2012

For the third year, McDonald’s South Africa is searching for the ‘Top Jock’ in its DJ competition, which aims to scout and cultivate Mzansi’s musical talent at 10 university campuses around the country.

To find the best talent, it is partnering with South African DJ, DJ Euphonik, who will be the judge at all the events, including the final showdown.

“McDonald’s is thrilled to be running Top Jock for the third year. It was successful in previous years and this year we aim to make it even bigger,” says Daniel Padiachy, marketing director of McDonald’s South Africa. “Top jock is about celebrating the youth of South Africa and sharing their zest for life.”

To kick-start the event, the company is inviting aspiring DJs to submit their demos at the following university campuses:

  • UJ (University of Johannesburg (Kingway campus))
  • UJ (University of Johannesburg (Bunding Road campus))
  • Wits (University of the Witwatersrand)
  • UCT (University of Cape Town)
  • Tuks (University of Pretoria)
  • UKZN (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
  • TUT (Tshwane University of Technology)
  • Kovsies (University of the Free State)
  • Stellies (University of Stellenbosch)
  • University of Limpopo

Four students from each campus will battle it out in front of their peers and DJ Euphonik to stand a chance to represent their campus as the Top Jock. The 10 campus finalists will then compete for the title at the final event in Johannesburg on 30 March 2012.

The winner will be rewarded with a 12-month DJ course and other prizes to the value of R100 000, as well as sharing his or her moment of fame on MTV and MTV Base.

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About Rob

Born and educated in Zimbabwe, Africa, I grew up with in an environment much different from the one that I find I now live in. In some ways I find that the third world has a more appropriate sense of moral standards in comparison to the so called first world. When you are brought up in an environment that expects you to be totally self sufficient and prepared to make your own destiny you develop a strong sense of Entrepreneurship early on in life. You learn a “can do” attitude and become multi skilled. I have been amazed to find that living in a first world country so many people have little or no ambition in life. There is no sense of pride in achievement and everyone follows a set pattern because it is unthought-of to break societies trends. What is the purpose of going to university to become a travel agent? Why spend years educating yourself to sell yourself short at the first hurdle. True visionaries have learnt in this claustrophobic society of the first world to think outside the box. Measured success has come from individuals that learnt to apply themselves through hard work and the ability to see an opportunity and apply themselves accordingly. I was educated in a country that has a record internationally as having a society that are regarded as being the most highly educated people in Africa. That is not to say that they are academically perfect, but they have a practical knowledge that sets them aside as being unique in their ability to take what they learn around them and apply it to their own circumstances to adapt and be successful in ways other societies cannot. I am proud to be a part of this community, and proud of my heritage. As an individual I have learnt over time to have an appreciation for things I never quite understood before I was subjected to the big bad world. I am most certainly not perfect, and far from where I would like to be at in my life, but it is a journey along many roads, and with many adventures and tribulations along the way. Those of you that join me on this blog will find the thoughts, feelings and ideas that this journey generates for me. So I welcome you, and if you like what you read, give me a shout, I would be glad to hear your thoughts and opinions.

Posted on February 16, 2012, in News and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.

  1. the competition was never really advertised ,i’m a dj at University of Johannesburg(Kingsway campus) and i never knew about this competition.

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