{"id":229672,"date":"2020-02-27T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229672\/qaution-aims-for-the-stars\/"},"modified":"2020-02-26T15:26:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T13:26:27","slug":"qaution-aims-for-the-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2020\/02\/27\/qaution-aims-for-the-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Qaution aims for the stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The spark for music was ignited in Paballo Sidzumo (21) aka Qaution when he was a tiny boy in Grade Three.<\/p>\n<p>By Grade Four he had written his first song and in Grade Nine he recorded his first song titled On It.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Qaution told the GCN he loves to write songs and likes to tap into any sound, as long as you can out a vocal to the beat anything goes.<\/p>\n<p>He has done both rap and hip-hop.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The born and bred Katlehong resident attended Primrose Hill Primary School and Ho\u00ebrskool Vryburger High School before studying media practices at Boston Media House.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/LJRPbhrQH2U' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI want to return to my studies and concentrate on marketing and advertising, but at the moment I am focused on my music,\u201d Qaution said.<\/p>\n<p>Qaution recently released his debut mixtape on all digital music platforms titled The Youthiologist, which consists of 16 songs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started writing it in Grade 11 and finished last year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe songs deal with being a youth and how you can either find yourself or get lost during those years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He worked with Cancerville Studios in Katlehong to lay down the mixtape, but he normally works under Drie Vyf Entertainment, an entity started by Qaution and a group of friends.<\/p>\n<p>Although he likes all the songs on his mixtape, his top two are Gang Gang and Worry Not.<\/p>\n<p>Qaution is an only child and his mom, Felicity, lives in Mpumalanga.<\/p>\n<p>His father, Errol, died a number of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/233021\/celebrate-a-decade-of-worship-with-the-tshwane-gospel-choir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Celebrate a decade of worship with the Tshwane Gospel Choir<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/231493\/can-you-sing-auditions-for-idols-sa-to-be-held-at-carnival-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Can you sing? Auditions for Idols SA to be held at Carnival City<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mom is more of an academic and doesn\u2019t really understand my passion for music, but she does support me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Qaution said he enjoys being in a creative space, doing photoshoots and podcasts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am an extrovert and like to be with people and enjoy teamwork,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, Qaution is concentrating on dropping music videos for the mixtape and getting more gigs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI might also release an EP towards the end of the year or early next year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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