ABOUT
PAST. PRESENT. FUTURE. ALWAYS MUSIC.
1927
MR. AYACUNOO PILLAY
South Africa's first gold medalist tabla player.
NOW
SHARM PILLAY
South Africa's only female of colour, award winning, international Techno DJ.
LEADING WITH PURPOSE, THIS IS A LIFE BUILT ON RHYTHM + REINVENTION + CONNECTION.
THE ARTIST BEHIND THE MUSIC
Sharm Pillay is a South African artist whose journey through music has crossed continents, genres and chapters — evolving from the dancefloor into production, label ownership and community. Rooted in Techno and shaped by rhythm, culture and a diverse musical background, her sound is powerful, hypnotic and instinctive.
For Sharm, music is not simply something to play; it is something to experience — an ever-evolving journey of movement, discovery, reinvention and connection, with every set created to bring depth, energy and intention to the moment.
"Listen With Your Heart. Feel It In Your Soul. Dance like everybody is watching" Sharm Pillay
MUSIC.
THE PULSE OF A BIGGER JOURNEY.
THE ARTIST
THE BRAINCHILD
SHARM PILLAY
Lived Experience
Sharm's relationship with music has continued to evolve across different chapters — from discovering the power of the dancefloor to developing her own sound, producing original music, hosting radio and building platforms within electronic music culture.
Today, those experiences come together in an artist who brings depth, energy and intention to every set.
Her approach is rooted in the belief that a DJ set is more than a sequence of tracks.
Today, production is an important part of her continued artistic development, with new music and projects evolving through CODE1313.
THE MUSIC
THE HEARTBEAT
CODE1313
Building Beyond Music. Truth. Int-UI-tion
Sharm is the founder of CODE1313, an independent record label and music platform.
The evolution from DJ to producer has given Sharm a launch pad for expression, through music.
CODE1313 provides a home for music, and creative projects beyond Sharm's individual artist career.
THE COMMUNITY
THE SOUL
SEKSiCuLLTURE
Inclusion + Diversity + Shared Experience + Pure Love + Golden Light + Wisdom + Healing
A music-driven community and cultural experience where sound, shared experience, connection and consciousness meet.
For Sharm, music has become intertwined with personal experience, unified consciousness and transformation.
The dancefloor is where people meet through sound. But what happens around that experience can be just as powerful — the stories, connections, conversations and moments that stay with us long after the music stops.
Let the music play.
Let The Truth Unfold.
Let's Heal.
MUSIC. CONNECTION. MOVEMENT.
First We Sense It.
Then We Feel It.
Music Heals It.
Sharm Pillay
THE JOURNEY
Luxury + Hospitality • Beauty + Fashion • Lifestyle + Entertainment • Health + Fitness • Events + Festivals • Agencies + Industry • Media + Radio
South Africa
2014 - 2017
Where it started. VSP Lounge, Sun International (Sun City) and the Estee' Lauder Tom Ford launch, plus a feature on SABC3's Mela Show.
Sydney, Australia, New Zealand
2017 - 2018
Booked and performed numerous sets at private functions: Cod's Gift (Dural), Madison Function Centre, Tokyo Sing Song, The Valve Bar, Mad Pizza (Bondi Beach), Richards on the Park, Bondi Radio, WeLove Sydney, Bull n Bush (Baulkham Hills).
Queensland, Australia, Fiji, Thailand
2019 - 2023
Gold Coast & Brisbane, 2019–2023 (28+ venues across Australia): Supported international artist Matt Sassari. Bine, Nightjar, Tropic Vice, Coolangatta Hotel, JW Marriott Hotel, TGI Fridays (Surfers Paradise), Crafty's (Harbour Town), Versace Palazzo, Snooker World, Taboo Tiki, Soho Bar, Sub Rosa (Brisbane), Caffeine Kings (Miami Beach), The Island / Duke's Parlour (Surfers Paradise), Gold Coast Convention Centre, Novotel Gatsby, Snap Fitness (Surfers Paradise/Gold Coast), Gold Coast University Hospital, Queens Hospital (Brisbane), Wildness Warehouse, ESCAPE (RISE) Nightclub.
Gauteng (JHB), South Africa
2023 - Current
Held weekly residencies at Nice On Poplar as well as, Lock Stock and Beer. Lady of the House (UK) Demo Winner 2025, formed an independent record label, Code1313, Pete Tong DJ Academy (PTDJA) qualifying student & campus Moderator, and released new singles.
GLOBAL RADIO
SINCE 2015
Residencies and guest sets with More Bass & Chill Lover Radio (New York), Radio Futuro (Italy), Vendjs (Venezuela), Beats to Dance (Netherlands), DI.FM Techno channel (9 year residency), RUAR (UK), Kiss FM Melbourne, Radio Metro (Gold Coast), Ibiza White FM at Tantra Nightclub, The Movement (India) and Uncut Media (South Africa) and RIN Radio Italia Network.