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[Music] >> Stephen Ward
Our next segment is produced by students in the Communications Studies class here at UNC
Charlotte. It's a profile of freshman Daniel Hamilton. He's from South Africa, a business
major, with a passion for being a deejay. >> Daniel Hamilton
Hey, I'm Daniel Hamilton, I'm a freshman here at UNCC. I'm from Johannesburg, South Africa,
and most people know me as Daniels Jack. [Music]
UNCC is a great school, it's just outside of the city where there's a lot of opportunity
for me as a deejay. Lot of nightlife, lot of clubs, lot of raves.
[Music] Music has always been a passion of mine. Pretty
much my whole life I have been some sort of musician, but at the beginning of high school
is when I started to think of being a deejay. [Music]
My biggest dream is for me to one day own my own record label and be opening at big
raves across the world. I went to a deejay school in South Africa, where I learned the
basics. I learnt on vinyl, where I learned how to beat match, how to line up the tracks,
but then I shifted to CDs because it was more cost effective.
[Music] Getting this residency at Suite nightclub
in Charlotte has been my biggest accomplishment so far. Because when I came to America I was
worried that my style wouldn't fit in. So I did adapt my style a little bit and I was
able to get into Suite and that's been my biggest accomplishment.
Being a student here and living on campus has helped provide me with many opportunities.
I've been able to do a lot of networking and I've made many good connections here, which
has helped me get gigs. I've also made a lot of friends and have been able to promote to
them. And, for example, my gig at Suite, the reason they got me there was because the first
night I played I helped fill the party bus with all my friends.
[Music] The mullet is just my swag and it is what
sets me apart from the rest. [Music]
As I said earlier, my dream is to one day open my own record label. And I'm currently
a business major here at UNCC and I'm hoping that being a business major I'll learn all
the necessary skills to open that business, like marketing and promotion, for example.
[Music] >> Stephen Ward
Thanks for joining us. You can see more on the University's website and all of our segments
are on YouTube. In the meantime, we look forward to seeing you next time Inside UNC Charlotte.