thoriniq

Johannesburg

Thoriso Mputle “Purveyor of deep, infectious dance grooves and a feel-good atmosphere.” That’s how Thoriso describes himself as a DJ. Never afraid to go too deep, his emotive musical selections are his own therapy. Having grown up on his mother’s eclectic combination of Discomusic (Inner City), South African disco (Way Back, Shena), way back-infused disco 80s music (Vision, Victoria Wilson)… all which became infused with his own love for both disco and house music, Thoriso ended up with quite a mixed spectrum of musical influence. Today, this translates into sets where he picks apart and infuses together all the pieces of this music that he loves best: beautiful melody work, ethereal backdrops, brooding basslines, and occasional vocal hooks… all on top of a pronounced foot-shuffling house music beat. ThoriniQ is no stranger to the ups-and-downs of a small-town music scene. Though he loves playing in nightclubs, his love for music goes beyond the spectrum of mixing tunes.