SeeZus Beats On How He Won The Tru-Cape Amapiano Remix Competition. Born in Mpumalanga and raised in Kwazulu Natal where he now lives, Sandile (SeeZus Beats) is a Record Producer and DJ who has won the Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing’s Amapiano remix competition of their song Takeaways From Nature.
“I got into music when I was in high school in 2013, through listening to a lot of hip hop music on YFM and there was a show called Siz n Scoop where rappers would showcase their skills and they were coming with their own-made beats and through listening to them I was inspired and curious about how they were making the beats. I started learning how to make beats through watching YouTube videos. I learnt consistently and, fast forward to today, I am still improving but have come tops in a competition,” he explains adding:
“The inspiration comes from trying to be creative, taking something from an entirely different genre and made from a different approach and twisting it into Amapiano. How I approached remixing Tru-Cape’s song Takeaways from Nature was to firstly find the tempo of the original song, secondly I stretched the vocals to the Amapiano tempo then found the direction of the mood of the beat (Emotional or Dance).
“It’s adding the emotional part of the music that I like as most producers like to take the dance direction of any remix because ‘that’s what is trending’. I want to either incorporate both or do the opposite. I am versatile in my production, I produce a lot of genres and in most cases Amapiano uses the same sounds, so what sets me apart is using sounds from other genres into my music.
“I stay up to date with what’s happening as I am friends with other music producers and DJs I share music with, music that hasn’t yet been released in public. TikTok has made things easier for us too to discover new talented producers and their music.
