Derin Phillips, better known as DJ Caise (pronounced as "Case"), is a Nigerian

disc jockey A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile ...

Life and music career

DJ Caise was born to the family of Mr & Mrs Phillips. His maternal grandfather, the late Chief

Antonio Deinde Fernandez Chieftain, Chief Antonio Oladeinde Fernandez (12 August 1929 – 1 September 2015) was a Nigerian billionaire, business magnate and diplomat, a Pan-African leader and Permanent Representative of the Central African Republic to the United Nations. ...

, was a Nigerian business magnate, diplomat and Permanent Representative of Central African Republic to the

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. Chief Fernandez' daughter, his mum Chief (Mrs) Teju Phillips, is a former commissioner of

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. DJ Caise interest in music started during his time at

University of Reading The University of Reading is a public university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as University College, Reading, a University of Oxford extension college. The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 192 ...

. DJ Caise was on " BBC Radio 1Xtra" with " Mista Silva", "

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" & "pt:Big Nelo.

Record Deal: Chocolate City

DJ Caise got signed to Chocolate City in 2011.

OAP: The Beat 99.9 FM

DJ Caise is best known for hosting DJ Caise In The Mix, which is held every friday night from 9pm to 7am on The Beat 99.9 FM.

Education

He attended the

in "Reading, where he studied Finance. He also acquired his master's degree in Finance, as well as a bachelor's degree in Economics.

Music

He was trained at

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, North London, Los Angeles.

2015 - 16

Album

On November 30, 2015, DJ Caise announced the release of his debut album to be out in May 2016.

Tours

Hennessy Jas Hennessy & Co., commonly known simply as Hennessy (), is a French producer of cognac, which has its headquarters in Cognac, France. It is one of the "big four" cognac houses, along with Martell, Courvoisier, and Rémy Martin, who together ma ...
artist club tour

In 2011, the

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artiste club tour took off with the likes of

Praiz Praise Ugbede Adejo (born 8 March 1985), better known by his stage name Praiz, is a Nigerian multi award-winning R&B singer, songwriter, and producer. Praiz's music career hit the limelight after he finished second runner-up at the maiden seas ...

, DJ Caise,

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, Slyde, Bizzle, and Sammy.

Magazine

Blanck Magazine

In August 2016, DJ Caise was featured in Blanck Magazine.

Notable performances

He has performed in several popular events and shows since he rise to stardom, performed in events like:

Discography

;Singles * "Shake Bodi remix" (ft. Eldee, Jesse Jagz & Grip Boiz)" (2011) * "Number One" (feat.

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) (2012) * "Buckle Up" (feat. Emmy Ace) (2014) * "Crush" (feat.

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) (2014) * " Psycho Music" (feat. Uzi) (2014) * "Lights" (feat.

) (2015) ;Mixtapes ;Compilation albums * ''

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'' with Chocolate City (2015)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

DJ Caise
{{DEFAULTSORT:Caise, DJ Living people Nigerian radio presenters Nigerian hip hop DJs Nigerian record producers Year of birth missing (living people) Yoruba musicians Yoruba radio personalities Alumni of the University of Reading Fernandez family (Lagos)