DBN Gogo On The Challenges She Has Observed In The Music Industry. Mandisa Radebe famously known as DBN Gogo has taken the DJing and music scene by storm since her introduction to the game. The star has been dominating the amapiano scene and also the male dominated DJing space, and despite the challenges that women face in the industry, nothing will stop DBN Gogo from bringing vibes on stage.
“This industry looks down on women – we have to work five times harder. The industry doesn’t trust women and the money fights – having to prove yourself and your worth. My biggest struggles since I started,” she said.
“Levelling the playing ground, considering talent above others. The industry is so overpopulated by people doing everything, the jack of all trades but mastering none. Eventually, people are going to complain and me as a DJ, I’m a service provider, coming to a party to make a cheque, if your patrons aren’t happy, then there is a problem. It’s fine to be a pretty face, popular guy/girl but if you can’t do the job then why keep doing it? I feel like there is a lot of greed in our industry, people want to stay relevant,” she added.
She further went on too say, “It’s a wonderful and weird place, you get people with good intentions that give good advice, then you get everyone else that just wants to be like, ohh DBN Gogo she’s hot and happening right now, how do you ‘separate the fake from the real. I’m always an open person, I’ll never judge people based on anything I have heard about them and that’s the problem I have been having… you know you trust people and you hear they are saying other things, but at the end of the day, the talent speaks for itself.”
