User:ChristianNMdima

Christian Nhlakanipho Mdima best known as Christian or Nhlaka (In IsiZulu, short for Nhlakanipho), is a South African Music Producer, beat maker, artist, composer, sketch artist and a Software Engineer. Christian was born in a Christian family on the 1st of October 1990 in a small township in KwaZulu Natal's capital city, Pietermaritzburg. Though Christian's official birthday is on the first of October, it is beleived that his real birthday is on the 10th of January 1990 (as his parents stated), but was changed to the 1st of October 1990 due to the error on his official ID number issued by South Africa's Home Affairs. This makes him one of a few people with two birthdays in a single year.

In the very early stages of his life, Christian was a multipotentialite child. In his teens, he could play piano, sketch, write code, repair electric and electronic appliances, and even designed buildings. Infact, he designed the home that his family lived in using Google Sketch-up (free version), before high school, Christian was also participating in Music and Drama, and he was interviewed in one of South Africa's children TV shows (Yo TV).

Before studying music, Christian was more interested in electronics. He would gather pieces of old electronic junk and create something off of it, but as he grew older, his focus was more drawn towards making music.

It all started when he layed his eyes on a plastic flute when he visited his cousin's house. He figured out the notes without any assistance. After that, when he was in highschool, he was introduced to a piano. His love for piano was so strong that he spent days and sleepless nights trying to figure out his way around the piano. According to Christian's parents, the love of music was part of the family's DNA, in fact, Christian's great grand mother (Nokuuthela Mdima Dube) was the co-writer of South Africa's National Enthem (Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrica).

In highschool, Christian could already play piano, drums and a guitar. But as he grew, he needed to find his own way in life. That is when he shifted his attension from making music to being a software developer for a good salary.

Around 2013 - 2015, Christian moved to Johannesburg to work as a Web Developer.