DJ LYTMAS - Biography, Education and News

Introduction

“DJ LYTMAS (Pronounced as dj “litmas”) is widely regarded as
being one of the best DJ’s to grace planet earth, he can
only be described as a charming music phenomenon.
Saluted by the industry for being one of the most
creative mixers with instinct and technical prowess, not
forgetting the mentions of owning one of the quickest
fingers in the trade with his trademark cue action
displays during his sets! A set of decks simply isn’t the
same without DJ LYTMAS.”
DJ LYTMAS – Passion, Persistence and
Dedication
“Having been a DJ for most of my life, my sets are
balanced to cater to the new LYTMAS followers while not
forgetting the ones that have got me to where I am
today, and supported me throughout my career. Some
may call it a tricky task, but I believe that this appeals
to the wider audience that I feel deeply fortunate to
play for.”

Biography

The Story of DJ LYTMAS / The Kenyan years…
Even as a young child growing up in Kisumu,West
Kenya, DJ LYTMAS knew that he wanted a career in music,
computing or electronics. His childhood revolved
around many interests, whether it be dismantling a
portable radio to study how it operated, experimenting
with his science fair kit, learning basic computer code
to write programmes or listening to and recording radio
shows.
He’d also watch music TV shows like The Beat,Base Line
Mseto East Africa and Afterburn. Both the radio
and TV shows were a great asset to the expansion of
LYTMAS’ musical taste during his learning and developing
stages. Although Soca,Dancehall, Pop, Hip Hop, Swing and Reggae
formed part of his musical diet, DJ LYTMAS soon became Inspired
by House and Acid
During his secondary school years, his best-loved classes were
music tuition and computers, otherwise known as CDT-
Computer, Design and Technology. His love for music
grew to new heights and with a newfound passion for
learning.
At the age of 13, he started listening to the radio and
was inspired by DJ’s mixing two records together.
Unlike today’s budding young DJ’s that have DJ
equipment with the controversial built-in features to aid
the synchronisation of mixing,LYTMAS’ bedroom equipment
consisted of one portable radio/tape player, an
amplifier, and a tape deck. After much experimenting,
DJ LYTMAS managed to pull off a few mixes from audio tape to
audio tape. Due to lack of pitch control, and after
several attempts, he became frustrated at only being
able to hold a mix for a short time. With his electronics
know-how, he soon discovered a way of slowing down
the pitch on the tape player by lightly pushing on part of
the inner workings, in particular, the pinch roller. After
only a few tries, DJ LYTMAS became very good at locking two
songs together, and making longer mixes achievable.
After a while, LYTMAS focused on his Friend’s living room Hi-
Fi also referred to as a music player, which he used
every day after school without permission. The
inclusion of a belt driven turntable with rotary pitch
control made things a lot easier. By wiring up the
turntable to his portable radio/tape player, he could
practice mixing two songs together from the turntable
into tracks playing on the tape deck. Having started to
hone his skills, LYTMAS recognised that he needed a DJ
Name, and came up with DJ KID KARTEL 1.
Now a master of the art of mixing two tracks together,
and after settling for an unusual DJ name, came his
desire to be an online internet DJ. With no previous experience,
he would imitate being on a live show by playing
tracks, introducing them, and saying made-up shouts
and requests .
As his record collection grew, his DJ hobby progressed from his
bedroom, and DJ LYTMAS managed to get DJ sets at school discos,
School Music Dramas ,parties and private events in local community
halls. DJ LYTMAS had taken his first step onto the path of his
lifelong
DJ career.

Background Information

DJ LYTMAS real name Merrick Alvids Ngara was born in
Kisumu district hospital in the year 1998-07-03 .He successfully
grew
and attendend his primary school at Chepkolon green highlands in
2012 Where he completeted his primary education and proceeded to
Onjiko high school where he learned for two years before transfering
to < Ridore High school where he completeted his secondary
education
in 2016.