Meet Keith Courtney | DJ & Producer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Keith Courtney and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Keith, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
Basically working on my own and the autonomy I get to receive. Being able to work around my own schedule and conversaré with many different diverse clients.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Keith Courtney aka Kizra professional career started at the age of 14 as a club and mobile dj and later moved onto KTRU Rice Radio 91.7 Fm in Houston, Texas. In additon, to juggling radio, mobile dj and learning audio engineering where he received an Associate’s of Applied Science Degree. Kizra advanced to an internship at Sunrise Sound Studios in Houston, Texas where he worked with artist’s such as: Beyonce Knowles, Solange Knowles, Destiny’s Child, Jagged Edge, Scarface, Ludacris, and Thomas Boyce. When he finished his internship he decided to diversify his field and erudite the hospitality and service industry. So his first real job in the field landed him on Carnival and Princess Cruise Lines as a guest entertainer. At this stage he was taken on a plausible journey which took him all over the world such as: Spain, Italy, Greece, France, London, Soho, St. Thomas, Jamaica, Kingston, Virgin Islands, Cancun, Cozumel, Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas, New York, Miami, to Los Angeles, Hollywood, and the Las Vegas strip. The experiences here set a precedent on what to do in his life so he moved to Los Angeles where he worked for a nightclubs and event planners in the industry. In conclusion to the Hollywood scene he decided to move to Las Vegas where his took his novel mobile dj agency. Since then he has performed for several corporate events such as: Harley Davidson, House of Blues, Teach For America, Centerpoint Energy, Pipefitter’s Union, Schlumger, Forever 21, Puma, Pepsi and other favorable companies.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
This city is multi-cultural so there are a lot of hip spots.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
DJ Am, DJ Z-Trip and many others to help develop with my craft. On the business end I would like to give recognition to successful entrepreneurs and leaders like Robert G. Allen, Napoleon Hill, Sam Walton, FDR. to most recent The Rock.

Website: www.kizra.com

Instagram: www.Instagram.con/djkizra

Facebook: www.facebook.com/djkizra

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@djkizra9702