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DJ Hamma
Roger Heunis also known as DJ Hamma is regarded as a legendary scratch innovator by his peers in South Africa. If there is anybody that speaks the language of turntablism fluently it will be him. He has loved scratching and djing since the day he first saw Herbie Hancock perform Rock It at the 1984 Grammy Awards.

Unable to afford turntables at that time he experimented with b.boying(breakdancing), Beat boxing and later MCing. He was a co founding member of the trend setting Afrikaans hip hop group called Brasse Vannie Kaap(BVK). The group received 2 South African Music Award nominations for the first 2 albums. Many believed that since Hamma left BVK in 2000 that the group was never the same again and quickly spiraled towards a mediocre act by always replacing group members.

Immediately after leaving the group Hamma decided to become DJ Hamma. He bought his first pair of SL 1210 in 2000 and spent all his time practicing djing and scratching. By 2001 he became recognized for his incredibly composed dj sets and scratching skills. By 2002 he was resident dj and host of the very popular weekly hip hop event called Up Jump The Boogie at a club called The Lounge, in Long Street, Cape Town.

Word got around about his dj skills and innovative sets and soon he was regularly booked to play up to 5 times a week all around the country. He made regular dj appearances on popular radio shows in both Cape Town and Johannesburg. By 2004 it was official, DJ Hamma was consider by his peers as the new crowned prince of scratching and floor rocking dj sets''.

It was his versatility,ability to break new songs in clubs and undeniable innovative scratching skills as a dj that separated him from his peers.Some say that his shy boy-ish charm is what made him a crowd favourite. In no time many djs started knocking at his door to learn some of his scratch skills. Even so-called scratch legend and former BVK group member DJ Ready-D, showed up for some coaching.

DJ Hamma was never corrupted or swayed by the national attention he was gaining for his djing. He made being consistent in performance the motivation behind his constant evolution as an artist. Music production was the next logical step for him to advance his career. He started producing music for the likes of the late Mr Devious and Kingpin, Godessa, Tumi from Tumi and the Volume, Ben Sharpa, Archetypes and many other local names in Hip hop.

In 2006, after countless successful events hosting, mixtape releases, national and international tours, being called upon to be official tour dj for SA billionaire Mark Shuttleworth, he realized that a time out was required and that he needed to focus more on the industry side of things. He relocated to Johannesburg so he could be closer to the industry and learn more from major players in the professional entertainment arena.

As soon as word got out that he relocated to Johannesburg he received numerous offers to perform with Jo'burg based hip hop acts. He soon started touring extensively with SAMA nominated artist Zubz(Outrageous Records) and multi award winning artist HHP. He became brand ambassador for the biggest dj manufacturing brand in the world Numark.

In Johannesburg he started Spindle Crew and Spindle Mag with 2xSA DMC Champ ThaCutt. Spindle Mag is an online Magazine dedicated to dj culture in SA and abroad. The show is currently being developed for TV and they are working closely with Lance Stehr from Ghetto Ruff/Muthaland Records. DJ Hamma and ThaCutt also started the new mashup party concept called Dusty Crates and Media and production company called Dusty Crates Entertainment.