DeeJay GFT
Imagine an event without a deejay; let alone getting a good one who dishes out the right tracks to swing you into the fun mood to engineer some steps on the dancefloor.
One of the unseen functionaries who makes an event great and fun is the Event Deejay.
Every event worth its fun is as good as its Deejay.
The advent of disc jockeying has been with us since time immemorial and a lot of them have come and gone. But what makes one relevant in the business of deejaying? That’s what Kofi Gyimah Frimpong Tony seeks to do anytime he’s behind the one and two.
Gyimah Frimpong Tony, was born on June 21st 1990. Unlike all kids who came into the world crying. Kofi came laughing. He was a music lover from the scratch and started deejaying at age 10 from KNUST Primary to JHS.
He was the school deejay and deejayed at basically all functions in the school to the Poolside, Pub Oceana and even Hall week celebrations on Campus.
His hobby as deejaying saw him working with Atomic Sounds for a year and half as part time work after SHS until he met Nana Benyin Anumel of Ultimate 106.9 FM who decided to make him his official deejay. Groove Incorporated was Nana Benyin’s event company that saw to organizing specialized wedding receptions and Deejay GFT always was on the move with him as they sought to put smiles on the faces of people on their special days.
As Nana Benyin emceed all the big events like the Otumfour’s Birthday Parties, Bui Dam commissioning, LUV FM School’s Reunion Concerts and other Corporate events and launches,Dj GFT was there to make it happen. He became the official deejay for the Private Party on LUV FM; then hosted by Nana Benyin until he was subsequently engaged by MGL.
Today, he is the Official event Deejay for LUV 99.5 FM also the Dj for the Weekend Drive on Saturdays 4-6pm.
Deejay GFT as he is popularly called is a household name in Kumasi and it is not surprising that he has been nominated for the Best Male Radio Dj in the Ghana Dj Awards 2016. Sit in any commercial vehicle with some good music and it’s one of his mixtapes.
Get to a joint for a drink and the mixtape playing is one of the numerous from Deejay GFT. His style is to focus on the music play and cut the plenty talk as done by some deejays. What he uses to communicate are his liners and sweepers and you will marvel at his skill.
The man GFT knows the game and has an ear for good music and presents it rhythmically.
If the GFT Invasion is on, you need to listen to him and he will #keepthegrooveon!!!!
