Say hello to Sketchy Bongo - a 20-something Durban-based music producer & DJ, who's changing things up in the local scene with his cutting-edge sounds and trademark ski-mask.
Sketchy has produced tracks for the likes of AKA, Cassper Nyovest, Okmalumkoolkat, Tamara Dey, Aewon Wolf, Kyle Deutschmann, Lakota Silva and Sheen Skaiz amongst others. I recently got the chance to chat to this up-and-coming musician about his take on fashion, creativity & the man behind the mask.
May: Can you sum up Sketchy in a single sentence?
Sketchy: I am an artist.
May: Do you have a style icon?
Sketchy: I love the work of Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy, and Alexander Wang. They've changed the way street wear looks today. I also appreciate the style of Kanye West.
May: Personal style?
Sketchy: Trill, dopeboy fresh, a ski-mask wearing rockstar.
May: What's the one thing you can't live without?
Sketchy: Passion.
May: What do love the most about being a 20-something creative in SA?
Sketchy: Right now, we're in a changing phase in the way art, music and any media created is distributed to the public. The internet has changed the way people make money off their creativity, and how an audience interacts with what the media creates.
What I love about being a young creative, and what's so exciting, is that right now young creatives are going to decide how future generations express and distribute their art. We're at a turning point right now.
May: What's the one fashion trend you can't stand?
Sketchy: I dislike baggy denim jeans from the 90's and 2000's that some people still wear, and is apparently going to be making a comeback on the runway.
May: What 5 items should all men own?
Sketchy: A pair of exclusive designer sneakers, a well designed sweatshirt, a pair of fresh shades, a chain, and a good timepiece.
May: What inspires you?
Sketchy: I'm an observer. Everything I experience inspires me. A great movie, an amazing dish, an interesting photograph, a conversation with someone outside a nightclub, all these things and more can inspire the music and work I create.
May: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Sketchy: I want to be in a place where I know without a doubt that people appreciate the work, my team and I have put in to building the music and art scene in Durban and South Africa. I want to be building new businesses and starting new ventures outside of music production.
May: What quote do you live by?
Sketchy: Take the mask off when you speak to me.
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