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What happens when you don’t choose music, but music chooses you? In this electrifying episode, the magnetic Nigerian artist Oluzy traces his journey from freestyling on street benches in Lagos to sharing stages with Afrobeats giants like Ruger and Joeboy in Canada.

Oluzy pulls back the curtain on his unique creative process, revealing how a chance airport encounter inspired his viral hit “Bamidele Logba Logba” and why he believes the universe, not him, curates the loyal team that surrounds him. He gets real about the pressure to constantly outdo himself, the hustle mentality forged in a Lagos neighbourhood where “nobody did a nine-to-five,” and why he sees his upcoming project as a genre-defying “movement” never before heard in Afrobeats.

Oluzy is a Halifax-based afrobeat artist blending Nigerian roots with global vibes. Producing hits like 'Love Me' & 'Bamidele Logba Logba', he's breaking bounds with infectious rhythms

Check him out @oluzy_

Blackout Podcast Episode 349: Double A - DJ / Founder, Modus Music Group

Double A first made his mark as a pioneering drum and bass DJ in Montreal’s underground scene in the early 1990s. Over the next decade, he toured extensively across North America and around the globe—from Cape Town to Tokyo, Los Angeles to Toronto. Alongside longtime DJ partner Twist, he co-founded Dune and Nude Recordings, two influential Montreal-based labels that helped shape the city's electronic music landscape.

With a string of releases and remixes to his name, Double A shifted gears in the early 2000s, stepping away from drum and bass to embrace open-format DJing. On Canada’s East Coast, he became known for producing some of the region’s longest-running monthly events, earning a reputation for his genre-spanning sets and dynamic crowd connection.

After several years in the U.S., Double A is now based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he continues to push musical boundaries with his digital sets while also staying rooted in his love of vinyl. He’s deep into collecting 45s and runs his own 7" imprint, Mountain 45s. His productions have landed on respected labels like Private Stock Records, Heat Rock, Fridays Funky 45s, and Eastside Edits.

Known for his eclectic and high-energy sets, Double A seamlessly blends genres whether playing digitally or all-vinyl. He’s not chasing rare collectibles or trying to impress crate-diggers—just delivering pure dance floor fire. All fun. All the time.

Check him out @modusmusicgroup