Hlengwayinkosi Gazide, also known as ‘Gron’, is a South African music producer/DJ, sound engineer and music researcher. Gron was born in a small town found in Northern KZN called Nquthu and is currently based in the city of Durban. After being bitten by the music bug very early in his life through playing the keyboard at church, he went on to study a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of KwaZulu-Natal where he majored in Music and Business Management. This is where Gron’s passion for music research was ignited after meeting Dr Kathryn Olsen who is a Musicology lecture at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Music. Since then, Gron has assisted in a lot of research projects at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Music department through his great working relationship with Dr Kathryn Olsen. This has also led to him working with the renowned researchers, Prof Jean Comaroff and her husband Prof John Comaroff, who are both professors at the African and African American Studies Department of Anthropology at Harvard University (USA). Gron has also worked for The Playhouse Company recording studio as an assistant sound engineer and as an Independent field researcher for the Music In Africa Foundation. His experience and knowledge on various sectors of the music business has broadened his expertise in working with artists and has helped forge many of the relationships he has in the music industry.

Twitter: @Gron_SA Instagram: gron_sa Email: hlengwagazide@gmail.com