Background
He was born on 22 April 1976 in Mafikeng, a small town in the North Western Province of South Africa to Jowie and Edward Matshediso.
He was born on 22 April 1976 in Mafikeng, a small town in the North Western Province of South Africa to Jowie and Edward Matshediso.
Fistaz Mixwell attended Juris Doctor Mosiah Primary School in Rustenburg and in 1988 started Grade 7 at Mmabatho High School in Mafikeng. In 1993 Fistaz Mixwell finished his matric and attended lectures as a Civil Engineering student at the University of Johannesburg in 1994. Although he kept on failing his courses and never finished his degree, he carved a name for himself as one of Johannesburg"s finest young DJs.
His official website is at imixwell.com
In 1997 Fistaz Mixwell joined Channel T radio station as a mobile disco DJ. This is where he met the likes of Iggy Smallz Oskido, Dj SBu and many top Dj names in South Africa today. In 1999 Fistaz Mixwell released his first album dubbed "lieutenant"s Time". lieutenant featured original tracks co-created by himself, Skizo and Bruce "Dope" Sebitlo both from the Kalawa Jazmee Record Company.
Fistaz Mixwell has performed in top nightclubs in London, New York, Miami, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Africa, Africa, France, Ireland, Zurich, Lausanne, Geneva and many more cities across the world.
In 2004 Fistaz Mixwell joined South Africa"s biggest Urban Radio Station with 5.5 Million listeners as the Music manager. In 2006, METRO FM reached a record listenership figure of 6 million and he was highly credited with the music strategy he applied after joining the station.
He is currently the Head of New Media and Technology at METRO FM. They have formed a formidable force in entertainment and their business interests vary from radio show, television shows, events and club activations. In 2011 Fistaz Mixwell left his tenure at METRO FM having headed two posts as Music Manager and later head of New Media.
He joined ZAR Empire as Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for transforming the ZAR Brand.
While in charge he launched the zaronline website, ZARFEST, and was also involved with the club business and also the So What television show aired on e.tv. Radio adverts drove listeners to the Castle Lite Facebook Page and to a website specially created for the competition.