Pretoria, South Africa
TieKzeN
Macmillan Tiyani Marikhele, a.k.a TieKzeN or just TieKzeN is a South African electronic music producer and DJ who specialises in producing and mixing afro/Broken beat and soulful house music and several other genres including lounge. Still making a name for himself amongst the deep/soulful house industry in South Africa and globally, Tiyani began his debut in house music when he was 15 learning how to DJ and produce and surrounded himself amongst other producers he calls “brothers”. Tiyani released music under Afro Dimension Records, founded by friends Websonic , Kev notes, Bluesoil and himself, one of South Africa’s prominent underground house labels. Tiyani established his own feel for house music and developed House is a feeling mixes music, which is a tag for his unique sound and the name of his podcast mixes.
TieKzeN says his sound is “Influenced by broken beats and synthetic sounds with a combination of soulful and jazzy elements” He is influenced by artists like Atjazz,