The 1st time I ever hosted a radio show was when I came home for my summer vacation June 1993.Someone had played a tape of me on pirate radio & sent it to Mr Frank Mutubila to take a listen.I was interviewed via phone & it was agreed that I would pass through ZNBC upon my return

As soon as I got back to Zed for holidays,a meeting was arranged with the late Dr manasseh Phiri who was the DG & the late Mr Ben Kangwa who was the DP,& with the help of Mr Frank Mutubila I was thrown on Radio 4 (Radio Mulungushi) immediately. I started by asking to record an...

..intro for my new show & was taken to production studio.I had carried a couple of albums on vinyl & I settled for @ATCQ "check the rhyme" (instrumental),which I recorded onto a reel(I wrote my intro rap within 30 minutes) & was ready to throw it on air for my very 1st Radio show

From the minute my intro played to the minute I opened the microphone channel to talk for the very 1st time,a group of employees gathered & came to see who this strange unfamiliar person was through the glass partition as my music blared through ZNBC corridors & offices that day.

What piqued their interest were the snippets & effects that i was mixing in between the music. That was the 1st time that Jingles were born on Zambian commercial radio (TRUTH). At 1st it got me into trouble & I was summoned to explain why I was airing "adverts" without clearance!

I had to appear before a panel & explain what I was airing. I explained that these were Jingles (to promote my show & the radio station),to this day I'll never forget the one lady on the panel asking me to define what "a radio gigolo" was. Once that was cleared up we moved on...

So my Radio 4 Job during my 3 month holiday was to introduce new music,ideas & techniques as encouraged by the 3 visionary Directors I mentioned in my previous tweets.I was not being paid,the reward for me was the airtime I was given to DJ!I was an instant hit for the listeners!

This did not go down well with some of the more established DJs that were on Radio 4 at the time & it led to the first ever & ONLY on air beef between Radio presenters working for the same radio station! some employees joined in by taking sides,we had pro & anti Gesh teams!

So the leading DJ @ the time went on air & without naming me talked about how new people must respect those before them & played Aretha Franklin's "R-E-S-P-E-C-T".so my next show I came back with "Respect must be earned & not demanded" & played Club Nouveau "Jealousy".it was war!

It became the talk at the ZNBC staff canteen,in offices & on the streets. The 2 guys came back with another shot at me & my final reply referred to them as "sucker DJs" (game over) & that earned me another appearance to defend the term i used coz it was perceived to be an insult!

I had to explain (again) to a panel the meaning of the expression "sucker DJ" but moreover being a young & confident 2nd year law student i told them I couldn't be subjected to disciplinary hearings because i had no contract of employment with them.beef squashed & i left for uni.

In the beginning they would fiddle with the on air console (mixer) so that I would mess up my show when I came on,I could hear myself in my headphones but my vocals would not transmit on air,it took a production guy to tell me about how this was done deliberately to make me fail!

Anyway after the beef was squashed i returned in 94 for another stint, we all became friends & to this day we still are friends after ZNBC. We even ended up hosting a big bash at Munda Wanga Gardens organised by the Radio 4 fan club led by a then unknown Moses Nyama (Q FM).

I remember carrying my record collection & transferring my favourite tunes onto the reels at ZNBC & could still hear the songs play on air many many years later,even knowing which part of the song would skip or scratch,I left an epic collection of 80's & 90's music there.

After the 2 stints I went back to finish my final year Law Degree,graduated & moved back home.I duped my mum into sending me extra £ for shipping costs (law books & personal items) when in fact it was for several trunks that had nothing but vinyl records & CDs. She was shocked!

When I got back,I enrolled into the Law Practice Institute (now known as ZIALE) & the Law Firm i 1st started working for as a clerk (post secondary school) paid for my LPI fees. During that 9 months I attended LPI i moonlighted as a DJ at weekends to raise extra upkeep money.

I would work in the morning at Christopher Russel & Cook (the firm i was attached to),attend class in the afternoon at LPI & then DJ at the newly opened Go Bananas night club on Friday & Saturday nights to sustain myself & help out family too.

Moonlighting as a DJ during LPI was not a big deal for me I had been prepared to get my hands dirty during university days because I had worked as a dishwasher in a pizza restaurant on Oxford street & later on for Europa stores in Knightsbridge as a shop sweeper & delivery boy.

Whilst at LPI I switched clubs & joined the newly opened & extravagant Cosmopolitan nightclub that came with a package I could only dream of (was never fulfilled though).1 night my ex employer from Go Bananas came to Cosmo drunk & screamed at me for leaving & broke glasses etc

Soon after I was done with LPI,I was called to the bar & on call day the Chief Justice Hon Mathew Ngulube singled me out in his speech & said to me "carry on your father's legacy (My late dad was a Judge),I do not want to hear anymore 'groovy gesh' anywhere".I quit Radio that day

I moved back to Ndola & went back to Lloyd Jones & Collins as planned. I missed radio but that was the birth of my mobile outfit "Geshgroove music ' #DaBoyzWitDaNoyz'. We took the Copperbelt by storm as a mobile disco unit & pulled in hundreds of people in all the towns we went to

It was quite a wonderful experience blending and training new DJs that were all passionate about mixing music,that made us a formidable force. I would go to court & appear before a Judge who would quip "your gig was very good last weekend" & would proceed to argue my cases after.

The mobile disco brand was growing but I needed a way to enhance our visibility further & I missed radio.after consultations with family & mates I returned to radio 4q whilst still practicing law.I made a deal with ZNBC Kitwe studios to host a weekly 1 hour music show on Sunday.

So for the many months ahead in 1998 I would drive from Ndola to Kitwe every Sunday after church to go & host my Radio show & promote upcoming events by #DaBoyzWitDaNoyz. It paid off & the gigs were always jam packed. When I 1st started I used to hire disco equipment from other..

..guys that owned equipment & pay them from the proceeds made at the door. I would still be left with enough to pay my guys and bank the rest for future use. Soon enough I was able to cut out the middle man when I bought my 1st set of equipment from a friend & competitor by the..

..name of Matale Suba AKA "Suga Shack Sounds" #MakingNoiseQuietly. Most people at that time in competition would never help or sell to one another so people were surprised at how Matale & I as competitors got on so well. To this day we are still as tight,brothers for life.

Fast forward to 1999 & I was poached from the Mahtani Group of Companies to go & work for ZANACO's legal department.I moved to Lusaka & jumped onto Radio Phoenix within a few weeks of settling in. The freedom I was given at Radio Phoenix is what made Geshgroove bigger.period!

Mr Errol Hickey was a true visionary guys,I'm still in awe.He saw the future before any of us could even conceptualize it. Again,i struck a deal of no salary at Phoenix in exchange for advertising space for my mobile outfit #DaBoyzWitDaNoyz .

The no salary deal in exchange for adverts for my gigs was a far better package for me because Radio Phoenix adverts drew crowds for gigs & I made more than I would have earned as a salaried DJ there. & I had the cushion of a salary at ZANACO anyway.

The freedom at Radio Phoenix was what inspired harder work & birthed innovative ideas,something that would have been frowned upon at ZNBC. We had the toughest line up of DJs,I reunited with Moses Nyama AkA "Mo funky" & made friends with @JabuChwaula the Radio Assassin % the 100..

100% hit squad with @Kalumbachikond1 AKA "k Smash" & Zack Powers @Zacha who I fondly called "Zachadocious" (& has kept the name since,I'm still chuffed by this),plus the inimitable @ChiluLemba & @DannyPeddle plus more,we were unstoppable!!

My good buddy @chisha_folotiya had a fantastic show on @phoenixfmzambia & invited me to join him a couple of times & we had one of the funniest,hippiest & intelligent radio shows in the country.That led to the birth of my Essential Flavaz radio shows that grew beyond expectations

The "Essential Flavaz" brand was made up of 2 shows,"the future flavaz" show on friday nights dropping unreleased & B side tunes & sunday's "back to the Old Skool" that was purely an 80's music show.From that the "future flavas fan club" was born!A group of witty & "woke" guys..

..that supported the show passionately. Slowly I started bringing the guys from the club to co-host with me & read out "hemails & shemails" as well as texts. That was an awesome bunch @MusambotheMuse @chonta_c @luchi7 @TheKay_ID @frankkaira Musenge,lucky, etc.

I continued working for the Bank & the brand grew bigger,I remember having an opportunity to apply for a loan at the Bank (cars were the in thing) & I applied to buy "furniture" which in actual fact was brand new JBL speakers & amplifiers from Elijah Litana who had brought in...

brand new equipment from the middle east in his soccer heydays.I bought more sound systems & lighting at quite a bargain from him.We now had 3 sets of equipment & could handle multiple bookings in different towns. The business raised enough to buy a Hiace from Durban for the DJs.

The DJs at @phoenixfmzambia had no insecurities about one another,the camaraderie was genuine & we supported one another hustles,we collaborated for events & helped push each other to do better,I don't think there will ever be a crew like that again in the industry. That's why ..

Today you see how @flavafm87dot7 @HOT877Zambia @QfmZambia @JoyFM_radio & others are all by products of the teachings of Mr Errol Hickey. We all once worked for a great man that never stood in the way of personal progression & growth.

I landed the Big Brother Africa presenter gig purely because the team that had come into Zambia to hold auditions heard my FUTURE FLAVAZ show on @phoenixfmzambia. I didn't even know that there were auditions being held. They called me during my show & invited me to audition.

The next day I went to the Multichoice offices & found scores of Radio & TV presenters waiting to audition,I still had no clue what I was showing up for. I was called in,asked a few questions,given a script to read into camera & that was it. I got the Job.

I asked for feedback & I was told about the challenge they had with presenters switching from conversational tones to put on voices/accents once the camera was switched on,so they were looking for natural speech with a "relatable appeal." Put on accents/voices disengaged viewers.

Big Brother Africa 1 was the best for me coz we had a Zambian field presenter & went on to have a Zambian winner!Cherise & I became good mates during our post BBA tour but the 1 friend I made at the final was @gaetanokagwa.we became mates in an instant. we are family now.

I continued my work at Radio Phoenix while doing huge gigs as #DaBoyzWitDaNoyz & as a presenter for Mnet's BBA 1,2 & 3. By this time I left my day Job at ZANACO & focused on promoting emerging Zambian Musicians,Radio & TV. My workmates at the bank called me insane for quitting.

The gigs at the Trade fair,we would hire a stand & pay the trade fair,clean it up,bring in my brother in law who owned a pub to run the bar(he would meet 50% of stand hire cost) & my team & I would focus on door sales.We would do 3 days at the trade fair (sun-tue),& 3 nights in..

3 different towns at night (sometimes Kabwe,Luanshya & Kitwe,but Sunday night was always circles night club in Ndola). Sometimes we would carry new artists with us to do playback performances. K'Millian 1st ever show was at 1 of my Ndola gigs.

The ZANACO workmates that called me insane witnessed me walk to their stand at the trade fair each year for 3 days (4 years in a row),at the end of each long weekend I banked no less than K 50 Million (2000-2004) after paying labour & all other expenses.Their view of me changed.

We ran a tight ship,my wife & sisters handled the door ticket sales while me & the boys focused on entertaining the public. There were no worries because each person knew what they had to do & this formula worked for us for many years to come. #DaBoyzWitDaNoyz

From the success of Big Brother Africa I was given a new job by Mnet (no audition required) to work as a presenter on Studio 53,a lifestyle magazine show that took me all over the world as well as all parts of Zambia. That was one of the best work experiences ever!

@RosieMotene @gaetanokagwa @FareedKhimani @ik_osakioduwa aka the naughty corner became my family away from home for 5 years or so. Man the nonsense we got up to . "Is it a fish" forever!

While working for Studio 53 & still on air at Radio Phoenix I applied for a fellowship program to go & work & study in the Netherlands on formats for Radio & TV. I got it & was off to Holland for the only training I've ever had in Radio & TV. I was there for 3 months & enjoyed it

The course in Holland required that you attend classes/work from Mon to Fri,whilst there I managed to "escape" on a couple of weekends to fly to Chicago to DJ for Zambia's independence & other weekends to DJ for 2 gigs in the UK.Made it back mid monday but my mates covered for me

At the end of the course I was hired to DJ for an international audience in Amsterdam with people from all over Europe,Asia,Africa & the USA. That gig alone led to more bookings even after I returned to Zambia. I was now armed with Radio training & ready to start @flavafm87dot7

Once I was back I continued my shows @ Phoenix & the promotion of Zed music via #DaBoyzWitDaNoyz & Flava Records (named after my Radio shows) as well as the usual gigs. By this time I had stopped MCing for pagaents (Miss Zambia twice & colleges & UNZA) & focused on corporate only

I grew my corporate MC portfolio from then onwards & started securing events within Zambia and on to the African continent and further. The DJ gigs by this time had seen us tour Australia several times,the U.S,the UK,Greece,Germany,France & several african countries.

Mnet empowered some of us & we ended up buying filming equipment & got contracted to film shows commission for DStv. So this saw the progression from being in front of the camera to behind the scenes. I learnt how to direct shoots while i was a presenter. Next was time for Radio.

I got together with childhood friends to kickstart @flavafm87dot7 in Kitwe. I moved my family & got the support I needed,my biggest cheerleaders. I trained all my presenters from our family home in Kitwe while setting up & constructing the Radio station.

I didn't want anyone with previous radio experience for a Greenfield project coz that would have detracted from the original vision,experienced Radio Jocks come with preconceived notions of what works in their opinion,I like clean slates,raw with no experience.fill in the blanks.

I trained & employed passionate young people that have gone on to do big things & I'm proud of all of them. From @MutaleMwanza @SoSickSaysSo @BugsytheKID @Nono_Xaxa @hope_thaduchess @Thandi_ZV @NizaLebo_Phiri @KPLUS08 & others. All started at #2 Nationalist way,Parklands,Kitwe!

After @flavafm87dot7 was launched it took no less than 5 years before declaring a profit.Patience,belief,dynamism & perseverance in the face of adversity pays off. I still remain a believer of long term prospects over short term gratification.Peer pressure breeds impatience guys.

After @flavafm87dot7 it was time to find ways to pass on my lessons,leave behind a lasting legacy,help shape future presenters,DJs,MCs, young entrepreneurs,this is where @DJAcademyZambia comes in. Once the world opens up we will reach out to everyone that's been asking to join!

I have no regrets over the decisions I made during the course of my working career & becoming a brand & businessman.All I want to do now is to teach those willing to learn.I know I took a different path from what my late Parents planned for me but I know they're still proud of me

To crown it off I know that my Dad ("Dr Judge" as we affectionately called him) is happy that I'm back to at least practising law albeit in a part time role with the judiciary. I have peers in the Law Association to thank for always supporting me since day 1.I lack for nothing.

●Fantasy "Face" Munkasu
●Sylvester "Silva" Chishimba
●Mainga "Zainga" Mainga
●Carol "K Boogie" Chola
●Gordon "Lord G" Yamba
●Jeremy "Jay Man" Chibuye
●Kafula "Ice da Underground" Mulenga
●Kim "Scazzy J" Sandala
●Malama "Rue Baby" Mwansa
●Mulenga "whytehed" Chilombo

without any of these names above my brand would not have grown to what it is today. They are the best that ever did it!crazy bunch of happy fools but damn talented! Rest in Peace Gordon Yamba,we miss you & think of you always. always from all of us "G Dot".