The Tamil Creator Podcast (Ep.49): DJ Kow - Trailblazing & Popular Toronto-Based Female DJ

Kowshika Thanam, who goes by DJ Kow, discusses the impact that other Tamil DJs had on her, solely relying on Instagram and word-of-mouth as her marketing tools, being a proud feminist and aspiring to trail-blaze a path for other Tamil women, her firm belief that everything happens for a reason, and much more.

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Feb 06, 2022

Ara Ehamparam

Business Owner

Toronto, Canada

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She joins Ara on this week’s episode of #TheTamilCreator to discuss the impact that other Tamil DJs had on her including the late DJ Brown Soul & DJ Divsa (@djdivsa), solely relying on Instagram and word-of-mouth as her marketing tools, being a proud feminist and aspiring to trail-blaze a path for other Tamil women, her firm belief that everything happens for a reason, and much more.

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Timestamps

00:19 - Ara introduces this week’s guest, DJ Kow
00:44 - Stage name origins, where she spins, her love for music
01:54 - Ara and Kow met through ultimate frisbee, pathway to becoming a DJ
06:12 - Balancing being a full-time DJ and her full-time job at Home Depot
07:48 - How she secures DJ gigs
11:10 - Were friends/family supportive of Kow’s career as a DJ?
16:53 - When will Kow solely focus on her Deejaying career?
19:23 - Deejays that Kow looks up to
23:16 - How Kow wants to be remembered by friends and family
26:53 - Advice she would give her 16-year-old self
29:05 - How learning to accept life as it plays out has helped Kow
30:22 - Preferring podcasts over books as a source of knowledge
31:42 - People Kow admires in the Tamil and non-Tamil community
38:09 - Advice for fellow aspiring Tamil creators
40:28 - Creator Confessions
42:58 - The Wrap Up