Gemini Major

Benn Gilbert Kamoto (born 14 June 1990), better known by his stage name Gemini Major, is a Malawian-born South African record producer and singer-songwriter. He was signed to Family Tree Records, a South African independent record label founded by Cassper Nyovest. Quotes I started making beats when I was in high school, sometime in 2004 or something, when I was 14. What really sparked it up was Da Les released a song – We on Fire – with Bongani Fassie, that song drove me nuts! After that I just wanted to be an artist, started playing around with autotune, tryna remake the song, the beats and stuff… That’s how I got into it. I didn’t even finish the degree. School fees, I ate it with my friends while we were shooting a music video. Back in Durban I had this crew called Rock Star Island, and I was supposed to pay school fees for the semester so we were out there shooting a video and we’re flashing the money in the video… I wanted to grow as a business. As an artist you have maybe three years. Not everybody can do ten years like [Da] Les. 3, 4 years, 5, 6 years people get tired of your shit. So I wanted to start building something Interview: Gemini Major;By Mercia Tucker And I feel like I just had to look at a couple of models from a business perspective. And one of the models that I found was very difficult is being an artist and also signing another artist and kind of managing that whole process. I looked at some models that they use in America where you kind of create partnerships with artists, which allows them to not only be independent, but to be their own boss as well, so they can push their own vision and chase their goals. It’s something I always wanted to do, that’s why I got into music in the first place, I always helped others from behind the decks. I feel like there’s no better time to make that move and take that initiative, I’m growing old now. I grew up to a lot of different music. One of my uncles used to listen to a lot of country and western music. Then I’ve got another uncle who’s a big Kwaito fan. My brothers were straight up dancehall and my cousin was just hip hop. Gemini Major: a new chapter;By Shingai Darangwa External links Category:living peopleCategory:People from South Africa