With deep-house having arguably becoming South Africa’s most popular urban music genre, it was only a matter of time before we’d start hearing more left-field abstractions by producers interested in exploring a broader perspective of the genre’s staple elements.

Jazzuelle is just such an artist, whose own take on deep-house is inflected with equal amounts of narcotic electronica and heavy jazz as it is with soul and groove – Red Bull Studios

Jazzuelle is the South African electronic music producer/dj, born in 14 February 1989 in Cape Town, South Africa, living in Johannesburg, where he started the independent record label Cityscope Recordings in 2010 has come a long way from humble beginnings to being welcomed by the revered Red Bull Music Academy

Following numerous stints in Cape Town, several features, singles and a self released EP on his own Cityscope Recordings, Thando’s gained a loyal fan-base and hard work payed off when he released on Germany’s Foliage Records “ The Archaic Rapture EP” in 2014

Jazzuelle was also picked up by the esteemed Red Bull Studios In 2013 which consequently led him to play a part in the renowned Red Bull Music Academy Bass Camp which was held in Johannesburg’s Alex Theatre boasting 30 of the most talented, forward-thinking artists in South Africa like Okmalumkoolkat, Casper Nyovest, Fever Trails, Card On Spokes, Applesawc, Moonchild, Eve Rakow, Hlasko & more, following this, Thando’s headlined popular events such as RBMA Nights, Red Bull Studio Live Shows, Grietfest and Junta Movement. To opening for international acts like Sven Weisemann to sharing centre stage with a variation of artists like Black Coffee, Lazarusman, Vinny Da Vinci, Nuno Estevez, Miguel Migs, , C9ine, Trancemicsoul, Soulo Starr, Metro Ticket, Kat La Kat to mention a few

Thando’s been featured on releases with the likes of Rocco, Black Coffee, Magic Number, G-Family, Raw Artistic Soul, Kisk, Trentemoller, Luka, Aries Audio, Ruby Gold, Ndinga Gaba, Enawadan, Ron Trent, Charles Webster to name a few and quite recently licensed a remix for Ananda Project on Vinny Da Vinci’s Deeper House Sounds Album, the last of the series

In 2014 Jazzuelle is one of the most sought after rising deep house producers/remixers coming out of South African shores, boasting upcoming releases for legendary artists like Ananda Project, Ursuler Rucker & Vinny Da Vinci as well as being on the artist rosters on labels such as Amsterdam’s Phat Elephant Recordings, UK’s Atjazz Record Company & South Africa’s own Do It Now Recordings.