Nigeria-born and China-based DJ Ojo Kolade James, commonly known as ‘DJ Ice Cream’, has not always been the sweet music maker he is today. Like a lot of artists, he has tasted his fair share of bitter experiences. Born into a polygamous family in 1986, DJ Ice Cream is the 7th of 9 children to a mother who died in 1997 when he was barely 10-years-old. After his mother passed away, DJ Ice Cream went to live with his elder sister who quickly engaged him in child labour. Upon learning this, his father took him back and catered for his education up until secondary school. It was while he was with his father that he was directly exposed to music. He joined his local church choir where he was both a worship leader as well as a drummer. He practised and perfected the art of disc jockeying while doing shows and events in Lagos, Abuja and Jos, both as an apprentice and as a solo act. It was while he was shuffling between jobs in Abuja and Jos that he was issued a Student Visa to China, after being declined about six times. He chose the name DJ Ice Cream shortly after arriving in China because the Chinese couldn’t properly pronounce ‘DJ Nicholas’ which was his initial trade name. It was his friend who noticed his love for Ice Cream that asked him to adopt the name ‘DJ Ice Cream’ He is also known in some circles as ‘DJ Lick’ and ‘Licky Licky Master’. Ice Cream started DJing back in 2006 in Nigeria and then moved to China in 2011. He now shuttles his time between Guangzhou and Jinzhou.