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Dean Mlondolozi (born 21 November 1993), whose stage name is Deentr, is a Zimbabwean DJ, record producer, singer and songwriter, Events Creator & promoter, Record label owner. He began his career around 2010 and has released only one EP and a lot of singles & remixes including Billie Eilish-Everything i wanted became prominent after Being Nominated Best Underground House Artist NAMA & Zim Hip-Hop Awards in 2015.

Biography
Mlondolozi was born on 21 November 1991 in Harare, Zimbabwe. He later moved to Cape Town,South Africa ,Mlondolozi majored in arts and culture University of Zimbabwe in 2010 before going back to school to study Human Behavior in 2013 at the same time making music,hosting small house parties, club events & pool parties, together with his friends that time Nyasha Prince Kamwaza(Marcus OG), Wayne Chilakata (Chillz), Herbert Kandawasvika & Lewis Mpande together they formed a group / clique called MAYHEM 505 in 2013 then two members of the group left due financial problems & unsolvable friendship related issues that ended into a big physical fight, then Herbert & Lewis Left the group after a few months, Mlondolozi, Nyasha & Wayne continued hosting events & gigs gaining reputation, collaborating with popular Djs & Artists,Mlondolozi was the one doing most of the work needed, looking for venues, linking up with artists, designing posters, using his own pocket money ,and Nyasha would also support, share ideas and company him when he could, Wayne felt left out so he left the group in 2014 leaving the Mlondolozi & Nyasha, but that didn't stop them,Mlondolozi ended up making a name for himself and he managed to appear on big events,clubs,festivals like HIFA Festival & Shoko Festival, jump-starting him into the Zimbabwean entertainment scene. His first big break was when he made on the nominee's list for the Best Club Dj, Zim Hip-Hop awards in 2015.

Career
In 2014, he released a song called Kamudadiro ft Clive, Mlondolozi was really struggling to make it as an artist / producer, cause his music as an artist wasn't getting any attention attention, infect it was being labeled white people music by various local labels & some local radio stations cause it sounded more dance & electronic & also underground,cause more people were and still into their local genres like Sungura (Aleck Macheso), Zim Dancehall (Winky D) ,Zim Hip-Hop (Tehn Diamond),Urban Grooves (Maskiri) ,and other genres like Reggae & Original Dancehall Music,and some commercial house music, mostly popular hit songs, so it  was really a set back for Mlondolozi for people to notice and appreciate his music,at the same time his Dj & events career started being affected by the economy, more promoters started throwing free gigs selling booze, and club owners were now being forced to book cheaper Djs with less gear,or just a laptop & Virtual Dj, some Djs & artists just wanted to play music for free or bar tabs, so it was a win win for club owners & event organizers,so Deentr & Marcus OG decided to part ways in 2015,they stopped hosting even then Deentr had to focus more on his Djying & Music career, because of his versatility in composing he, also could produce almost every genre, but he had to focus more on Hip-Hop ,Afro Pop and dancehall beats ,since his original house vibes wasn't getting any attention as he wanted, so he started looking for upcoming & underground artists to work with, the likes of, Tawanda Lloyd Nyamundaya AKA Hyper SKIG(Rapper), Kid Aktive (Rapper), Lloyd Soul(Singer ,Song Writer), Alvina(Rapper), Yaka(Singer), Kangaroo(Dancehall singer also His Mcee),Luther LT(singer), Tanic(Rapper), Ty legacy(Singer),GMC(Singer),Trey XL(rapper),Joker Di Genius(Singer),Vera Chisvo(Singer) and many more.

By 2015, Deentr had become recognized in the Zimbabwean DJ scene mostly in clubs and some big events known as ,Dj Cranky Trix he then changed his Alias to Dean Ultra later that year, because people were finding it difficult to call out his full DJ name( Cranky Trix), so they just called him Trix,which was also tricky cause there were three other popular Djs by the same Alias (Trix), so it became an identity crisis when it comes to some gig bookings, Then in 2016 he met Tawanda Madzara the founder of Lake July Dj Festival, Which he partake as a stage manager, line up organizer & he also played a house set , the event had an attendance of more than twenty thousand people, later that year he also had a chance to play a set at Toya Delazy's Rocking The City Africa Tour shows in (Harare), all this time things weren't going well financial dew to the bad economy in his home country Zimbabwe,it wasn't very easy to make ends meat,in 2016 December he was forced to move to Cape Town,South Africa which was even harder task and a big challenge for him because of a different environment setting, so he had to lay low for nearly two years as a Dj, but still making music at home, observing the industry also connecting with south African artists & Djs, Apparently he found comfort, cause it suited his vision & people appreciate his preferred genre Afro-Tech & His own unique style Pulse House more,he has now released a few singles and an EP, through his own Record Label, Vimm Records.

Discography
Apart from singles and remixes Deentr has released only one EP, all under Vimm Records.


 * Sixteen Twenty (2019)