DJ Cleo has been the most upfront, significant, and influential dance music producer in South Africa for the last six years at least, having repeatedly proven himself with House, Kwaito and Hip-hop productions for such prodigies as Brickz, Pitch Black Afro, Mzekezeke, Brown Dash, Mandoza, Kabelo and Skwatta Kamp, as well as having done some work on the Tsotsi soundtrack.

Of particular importance is that DJ Cleo wholly owns an independent record label called Will Of Steel Productions, something that by all accounts, considering the overly competitive South African music business (with odds stacked in favor of major recording companies), requires astute entrepreneurship and hard work bordering on slavery. DJ Cleo is not only a producer but also an internationally acclaimed disc jockey. He often has to exhibit his skills in music capitals of the world such as the USA and Europe, where he has performed with the biggest names in the industry.