DJ Mantix Unmasked
The hard working deejay has surely gotten round to proving his worth musically. Born Barnabas Otieno 30 years ago, DJ Mantix has undoubtedly shown that the audio and video mixes is alive and well, and has gained a place of prominence on Kenya’s music scene with his daily mixes.
Just like most stories of successful entertainers. While the rest of his family members took other career paths, DJ Mantix chose to take deejaying following his love for music. His dad was against the idea of him becoming an entertainer but his mum gave him all the support he required.
In 2002, his dream became a reality when he met DJ Mantell who guided him into the entertainment industry at the age of 20 and in college. 3 months later, he got signed by Morgan Entertainment as a DJ and MC for 2 years.
A couple of years later he joined City Rollers Entertainment where he took DJ Kalonje under his wings for mentorship. Mantix describes Kalonje as a hardworking student who he got to work with for some time after he was signed by City Rollers Entertainment. Seeing his resilience and diligence, Mantix together with Kalonje created MixxMasters Entertainment in 2005 and worked for a year before being called up for another assignment at the Visa Place, Upper Hill as a resident DJ.
He did stay there for long before he got back into the streets to form Hepta Entertainment. He later took on board DJ Slahver, DJ Lex and DJ Ice as his co-DJs and through mixtapes and live shows across the country, he achieved alot seeing that he had now gained a bigger fan-base.
With these achievements there of course came accolades. As such, Mantix got nominated for Nganya and Chaguo La Teenies Awards for 2010 and 2011 respectively. His reputation also earned him appearances in music videos; notably he featured in “Heshma” by Nonini and P-Unit.
Having worked in South Sudan for White Bull beer between August and December of 2012, Mantix returned to the country and immediately joined Evolution Media where he is to date.
DJ Mantix definitely has a great deal to be thankful for, if his journey so far is anything to go by. Mantix is happy and in a serious relationship and blessed with a son and daughter who are his best friends and source of motivation. Mantix credits his career success to his familly, who challenged him and finally made his dream come true.
