Muzzle inspires note for note
Witnessing his father work as a Band Master within the South African Army Band inspired Gift 'Muzzle' Morukhuladi into pursuing a career as a producer, composer and artist.
POLOKWANE – The 24-year-old is well able to put musical instruments in different harmonies and this in turn worked as inspiration for him to be more than a mere composer.
“Before I was Muzzle, my stage name used to be DGAF, because I couldn’t care less of what people say about my music, but as time went by and as I musically matured, all of my friends who heard my music told me that my songs are ‘silencers’ and that no other producer in the world can bring my beats down. I took that as inspiration. My best friend once said I am like a dog muzzle, and I thought to myself that means I am muzzling other producers, this is where I got the name Muzzle. I performed at big events such as The Mapungubwe Jazz Festival, Motsepe Foundation, The First Friday Celebration, Major League Gardens, Knock Knock Spring Festival and the Drag Festival, they were also my best events,” he explained.
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After completing his high school career, Muzzle pursued an academic career in IT at CTU Training Solution in Pretoria and made his way back to Polokwane to pursue his musical dream.
“I have over 20 songs that I have recorded but only released eight songs. These are Carpe Diem, My Time, Tse Baya, Patty Monroe, King Shaka, Beautiful Woman, Thick Madam and I Do, which is also the title of the album.
A normal day would compromise of him composing or recording hip-hop and house music.
“I started performing in local restaurants and clubs in 2010 and my first stage performance was at The Mapungubwe Jazz Festival in 2014. This was a very good experience and exposure for me as an artist because the event got a very good response in terms of supporters,” he explained. Apart from performing and producing, he also runs development programmes which help other artists and producers grow in the music industry.
According to Muzzle, a few of the challenging factors within the music industry is introducing a different style to what is available in the music industry and being afforded a chance to showcase one’s craft.
“The only thing I can do is to keep producing different music and not lose focus. I have over 1 500 beats produced that need only to be recorded. I am currently working on an album which will be released in May this year and I’ll be featuring most local artists from Limpopo to empower our province,” he shared.
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