User:DeejayBenja

Benjamin James Roberts-Parsons (born 16 January 1992), better known by his stage name Deejay Benja is an English DJ/Producer/Engineer hauling from Rowley Regis, West Midlands.

Early life
Benja was born in Rowley Regis and he grew up in Lion Farm, Oldbury where he lived with his parents and younger brother. He attended Rowley Hall Primary and then St. Michaels C.Of.E.

Career
Benja started out aged 10 years old listening to his mother's cassette tapes and attempting to match the sounds to his portable CD player. After many weeks of constant failure, he stumbled across Audacity on his home computer and began adjusting the speed/tempo/pitch of voice notes after beiing heavily influenced by DJ Ranking/DJ Cammy who where highly popular at the time. He then progressed onto the production side after beginning to put together mobile phone ringtones, which then led onto him purchasing FL Studio.

He obtained his first set of Homemix turntables on the Christmas before his 11th birthday and began to collect CDs/Vinyls from family members. He then spent the majority of his time learning to beat-match after hiring a book entitled 'How To Be A DJ' from the local library.

A few years later, Benja secured his first gig at a local pub and played in the surrounding bars until he gained enough confidence to expand out of the region to much bigger venues.

In the meantime, he purchased Cool Edit Pro and started to record local artists and engineer vocals for his productions. Eventually, after studying GCSE music, he achieved an A grade but never pursued into further education.

He has featured on a few pirate radio stations - Shadows FM, Kriss4U and Irie UK to name a few, but has also had the success of obtaining his music aired upon BBC 1xtra along with various guest mixes on shows. This lead onto him getting recognised which therefore gave him the opportunity to play at some major nightclubs/bars throughout the UK on regular occasions.

Benja continues to play at different venues and events to this present day, ranging from clubs/private functions. If you would like to book him for an event/show/private function, then don't hesitate to contact him on 07496939992 or e-mail DeejayBenja@hotmail.com.