Stixx

Stixx, whose real name is Samuel Seloane, is a South African Amapiano producer and DJ. He was born in 2003 and is from KwaThema in the East Rand, Gauteng. 

From a very young age, he was introduced to music through his family. At just two years old, he was learning to play the drums at church, and his musical abilities blossomed from there. In 2015, he started dedicating himself to learning how to produce music. His upbringing in his hometown was influential in developing his musical identity. He is credited as being one of the pioneers of Kwapi, an emerging South African genre that blends elements of Amapiano and Kwaito music. 

Despite still being relatively young in his music career, he has already developed an impressive discography featuring collaborations with prominent artists such as Kelvin Momo. His debut album, Test of Time, was released in 2023. He has since gone on to release four more albums. In 2024, he released Jazz Cruise Series Vol. 1, a collaboration project between himself and Kelvin Momo. 

In 2025, he released another collaboration album called Kings of Kwapi Vol. 1. The album was co-produced alongside Sam Deep and Nvcho. Two other young amapiano producers who are making a strong name for themselves. 

Stixx has already cemented himself as a force within the Amapiano genre and is breaking barriers with his experimentation with different sounds.