The Deck Series is Ghana Music’s new DJ spotlight, a running conversation with the selectors shaping how the country moves, gathers and listens. For our debut edition, we sat down with Cedric Bansah, better known as M00NC4KE.
At 26, Cedric Bansah, known for his set name as M00NC4KE has built a reputation as one of the more thoughtful voices behind Accra’s decks. Cedric has been DJing for about a year, since a technical hitch at a Vinylla event in August 2025 put his laptop, and then him, behind the decks.
He has since built on a sense of pacing that comes from treating a night out as something closer to a shared experience than a performance. For him, that instinct now extends past the booth. Cedric has also built an event space of his own, one that uses music, food, art and film as different entry points into the same idea: that people need real reasons and real rooms to connect with each other.
We caught up with Cedric Bans (M00NC4KE) to talk about how he found his way behind the decks, how he thinks about building and protecting a community as it grows, and where he sees his sound heading next.
GM: How did you get into DJing?
Cedric: It was after the first Vinylla event in August 2025. Two DJs had technical issues, so I had to download Serato on my laptop so they could use mine. After the event, I thought to myself, “why not?”
GM: DJs are essential curators of experiences through sound. What influences your set list for any event?
Cedric: I build a profile of the set by assessing elements of the occasion, like the time of day, the purpose of the event and the demographic of attendees, and then I use my taste to guide the selection of songs.
GM: How different do you think the DJ’s position has changed over the years?
Cedric: Social media and YouTube sets have flipped the script and moved the DJ role from a critical but supporting role for the experience to the main attraction for most events.
GM: You have created an event space. How important was it to create a space where people could come to connect beyond just the music?
Cedric: Creating spaces for people to gather and connect was always the goal for me. Over time, I’ve explored different ways of doing that through music, food, art and film, creating more opportunities for people to connect with each other and with creative work.
GM: How do you build and protect the identity of the community you’re building, especially knowing growth and expansion are looming?
Cedric: I think protecting the identity of a community comes down to being intentional about why people are gathering in the first place. Regardless of the format, there is always a risk of making decisions purely to accommodate growth and losing what made people connect with the community initially.
As someone who sits at the bridge of culture and sound, how do you deal with balancing pleasing a crowd at an event against pushing a culture and sound?
Cedric: I think it’s how you choose to present new ideas that matter. Wrapping them in, or presenting them alongside, familiar packages will do the trick most times when you’re trying to strike a balance. It’s also helpful to have enough open-minded people in the community who will help you push the boundaries.
How important is it for you to build a space that is inclusive, safe and exciting?
Cedric: It’s very important, because the kind of experiences I’m trying to curate only work when people feel comfortable enough to show up as themselves and encounter new people, ideas and creative work.
What does the future look like for you as a DJ?
I want to keep growing as a DJ, playing bigger stages, reaching new audiences and continuing to develop my sound. At the same time, I see DJing as part of a broader creative practice, so I want the opportunities it creates to feed into the experiences and ideas I curate beyond the booth.
What five songs are you currently listening to?
“Mfantsefo Dance” — Hagan, M.anifest, RCEE
“Hold Somebody” — Oshunda
“Do 2 Me” — Kaytranada, Anderson .Paak, SiR
“Fuvame” — Malaika, melody blessing
“Fun Pop” — Iyke Parker, LeonardoDDJ, CozyPols, Didi DJ
That’s a wrap on the debut edition of The Deck Series. Follow Ghana Music for the next conversation in the series, as we keep tracking the DJs building the sound of the scene from behind the decks.
