Protoculture — Trance DJ & Producer

Protoculture is a South African trance DJ and producer who pursued a professional music career after completing audio engineering studies at age 20, making his international debut at the Glastonbury Festival in the United Kingdom. He has been ranked South Africa's number one DJ in the DJ Mag Top 100 polls from 2011 onward, and across a career spanning roughly 12 years he has played clubs and festivals in London, Tokyo, São Paulo, Moscow, Mexico, Jakarta, Seattle, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Budapest and Melbourne, including venues such as Ministry of Sound in the United Kingdom, Ushuaïa and Privilege in Ibiza, Ageha in Tokyo, Colosseum in Jakarta, Foundation in Seattle and Exchange in Los Angeles. He performed live alongside Armin van Buuren at A State of Trance World Tour stops in Mexico, South Africa and the Netherlands, sets that were broadcast worldwide to an audience the tour credits at more than 20 million people. His single “Naked” received support from the radio shows of Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz, Max Graham and Paul Oakenfold and was named Track of the Week on Global DJ Broadcast, underscoring the reach of his productions within the wider trance radio and touring circuit that has carried his profile from South Africa to international festival stages.