DJ Shawn
Oresile Oluwaseun Joshua, professionally known as DJ Shawn, is a Nigerian disc jockey, record producer, and songwriter.
He is known for his breakthrough single 'O Pari' featuring Timaya and Falz which debuted on official TurnTable Nigeria Top 100 chart at 95 and Cool FM Nigeria official top songs.
Early life and education
Oluwaseun was born and brought up Festac Extension Mile 2 in Lagos State. He obtained a degree in physics from the University of Lagos. Oluwaseun musical journey began at the age of 10, from going to his elder brother's studio in the early 2000s to help handle recording sessions with artists in his absence.Career
DJ Shawn started DJing around Mile 2 in 2012. By 2013, he began working professionally while also interning at City FM 105 for about two years. He got a gig with City FM 105 show known as HipHop ride with K which he did for four years.Between 2014 and 2018, he played regularly at Bheerhugz in Ikeja City Mall and Surulere. In 2019, he became the resident DJ at W Bar in Ikoyi
In 2019, he got an offer from Silverbird Communications, to be the DJ of its radio station, Rhythm 93.7 FM Lagos.
In October 2023 he produced Niniola single titled 'Komiyo'
On 4 June 2021 he released his first single 'O Pari' featuring Timaya and Falz, which debuted on official TurnTable Nigeria Top 100 chart at 95 and Cool FM Nigeria official top songs.
On 28 September 2023 he released his debut EP titled Awesome, The EP features guest appearances from Blaqbonez, Pheelz, Bella Shmurda, Magixx, Niniola, LAX, Reekado Banks, KiDi which received positive critical reviews.
In February 2025, DJ Shawn emerges as champion of Red Bull Spin it loud at Vertigo Lagos
Notable performances
| Event | Year |
| "MTVBase Africa DJ Takeover" | 2020 |
| "Big Brother Naija season 6" | 2021 |
| "Big Brother Naija season 9" | 2024 |
| "The Ebro Show on Apple Music" | 2024 |
Discography
EP
- ''Awesome EP''