CORNELIUS SA

This South African dj has started winning the hearts and ears of a global audience. In 2016, NewYork City based record producer, Kenny Dope, signed him under his record label, Dopewax. Here, Cornelius released the single “Heaven” featuring Honey Molasses which has taken the international audience by storm. In 2018 he was selected to participate at the Red Bull Music Academy’s 20th
Anniversary in Germany as well as at the Paloma Bar, Berlin, where he headlined the night with Pearson Sound. Additionally, his remixes have
been featured in prominent digital spaces such as Tomorrow land’s Spotify Playlist.


Cornelius SA is a self-taught DJ, Producer and Remixer from Soshanguve, a township in the South of Pretoria. His intrigue in music was sparked in his
formative years and has flourished into a deep love affair with deejaying and production. Cornelius has played alongside some of South Africa’s most promising talents such as Kat La Kat, Jazzuelle, Sean Munnick, Swizz, Da Capo, Dwson and Bruce Loko. He has also played in prominent spaces such as in ERA (Cape Town),
House22 (Pretoria), Kitcheners (Braamfontien), Bushfire Festival (Swaziland), Oppikopi Festival (Limpopo), Black Coffee’s Summer Residency at Shimmy Beach (Cape Town), Ryan Murgatroyd’s SWOON at Wonderland Club (Cape Town), Cape
Town Electronic Music Festival and the Smoking Dragon Festival (Drakensburg).


This South African dj has started winning the hearts and ears of a global audience. In 2016, New York City based record producer, Kenny Dope,
signed him under his record label, Dopewax. Here, Cornelius released the single “Heaven” featuring Honey Molasses which has taken the international
audience by storm. In 2018 he was selected to participate at the Red Bull Music Academy’s 20th Anniversary in Germany as well as at the Paloma
Bar, Berlin, where he headlined the night with Pearson Sound. Additionally, his remixes have been featured in prominent digital spaces such as
Tomorrow land’s Spotify Playlist.


When placed side-by-side next to other talented djs, Cornelius has proven to be a cut above the rest. Hewon the “Bridges for Music”, CTEMF 2015 Loco
Dice Tour. The highly venerated DJ mix competition, which takes place annually in February
around various venues in South Africa and features
the likes of Loco Dice, Trancemicsoul, Culoe De
Song, Four Tet, DJ Shimza, Black Coffee and a
multitude of other local and international acts.