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Birth name | Collen Mmotla |
Born |
Polokwane, South Africa |
June 4, 1990
Origin | South Africa |
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Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, percussion |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | House Afrika Records Chymamusiq Records |
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Website | chymamusiqrecords |
Collen Mmotla (born June 04, 1990), better known by his stage name Chymamusique, is a South African Music Producer and DJ.
He completed his matric in 2007 and studied analytical chemistry at Tshwane University of Technology. He studied media at Boston College thereafter, and graduated in 2013. Chymamusique started his music career as a jazz pianist in 2000 when he developed a love for house music and started learning more about music production in 2006.
Chymamusique released his first online single in 2010 and that’s where most people took notice. In 2011 he won three remix competitions conducted by Soulcandi, Blackwhole ENT and Castle Lite and that’s where people started paying more attention to his music and DJs started using his material on their compilations.
Early in 2014 he was nominated for the South African Music Awards for the best remix category for the remix he did for Mi Casa’s Jika.He was also nominated for the Metro FM Music Awards which took place in Durban in February and he won the award as Best New Artist.
Chymamusique has shared a stage with local South African musicians and DJs such as Vinny Da Vinci, Dj Oskido, Black Coffee, DJ Christos, Monique Bingham, Ralf Gum, Glen Lewis, QB Smith, Charles Webster, Black Motion and Martin Atjazz.
Apart from singles and remixes Chymamusique has released the following albums since 2013