Kampala, Uganda
Ugandan DJ, producer and events technician — and the founder of Derrick Files Studio, the gear, training and event-solutions house on Plot 1 Bukoto Street, next to Acacia Mall.
One founder, two things to book
Book the person for the set. Call the company for the gear, the stage or the training. Same address, same number — pick the lane you need.
The artistDJ · Personality · Artiste · Producer
The name behind the decks. Open-format sets across Afrobeats, Amapiano, Dancehall, Ragga, Kompa and R&B, with a catalogue of more than sixty mixes published since 2019.
The companyGear · Training · Event Solutions
The business he founded and runs. A music gear, event solutions and DJ training centre where people learn to DJ, get their gear fixed, hire equipment, or book full sound and lighting for an event.
Derrick Files Studio
10 services from one address — so a promoter books the set, the PA, the stage and the LED wall in a single conversation instead of chasing four vendors.
Professional DJ lessons and training, beginner to advanced, hands-on with working studio equipment.
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Controllers, CDJs and mixers for hire — Pioneer, Denon, Numark and more, delivered and set up.
View →Diagnosis, repair and servicing of DJ equipment, plus computer sales, repair and maintenance.
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Clean sound systems and PA for hire, scaled from intimate rooms to open-air stages.
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Stage build and rigging with moving heads, washers, blinders and floodlights.
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Indoor and outdoor LED screens and walls for stages, brand activations and corporate events.
View →Full event solutions — drafting and executing programmes, hiring acts and performers.
View →DJ, sound, lighting and coordination for the whole day, run by one team.
View →Music recording, mixing, mashups and production in a purpose-built room.
View →Club nights, weddings, corporate events, brand activations and festival sets.
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Craft your soundDerrick Files Studio · Plot 1 Bukoto Street (next to Acacia Mall), Kampala
every day.
Latest from the studio
Gear guides, event know-how and notes from the room.
The honest version: most beginners overspend on the wrong features and underspend on the thing that actually matters.
Read →Playing music is maybe a third of the job. The rest is timing, microphones and stopping the day from drifting.
Read →Most LED disasters are content problems, not hardware problems. Five questions that prevent them.
Read →Visit & book
Next to Acacia Mall, Kampala, Uganda. Walk in for gear and classes, or call ahead for bookings and hire.