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

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Life and music career

His maternal grandfather, the late Chief

Antonio Deinde Fernandez Oloye Antonio Oladeinde Fernandez Territorial designation #Scotland, of Dudley (12 August 1929 – 1 September 2015) was a Nigerian billionaire, business magnate and diplomat, a Pan-African leader and Permanent Representative of the Central Afric ...

, was a Nigerian

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and Permanent Representative of Central African Republic to the

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. His mother is Chief Teju Phillips, a former commissioner of

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. Caise interest in music started during his time at

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. Caise was on "

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" with

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, C4 Pedro and Big Nelo. DJ Caise got signed to Chocolate City in 2011. Caise is best known for hosting ''DJ Caise In The Mix'', which has been held every friday night on The Beat 99.9 FM. He attended the

, where he acquired a master's degree in finance, as well as a bachelor's degree in economics. He also studied at

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, North London, Los Angeles. On November 30, 2015, DJ Caise announced the release of his debut album as May 2016. In August 2016, DJ Caise was featured in Blanck Magazine.

Tours

In 2011, the

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artiste club tour took off with the likes of

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, DJ Caise, DJ Spinall, Slyde, Bizzle, and Sammy. He performed at

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, twice at

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, as well as headlined festivals in

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and

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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 * '' The Indestructible Choc Boi Nation'' 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)