Is DJing Too Easy, Or Is This Toddler Way Too Talented?

Meet AJ Madumo Hlongwane, aka DJ Arch Jr. He's a two-year-old South African who loves mixing tunes, wearing Beats By Dre and fiddling with knobs to dramatic effect, and — somewhat understandably — he's recently ascended to viral heights in his home country following the publication of several videos on YouTube of the toddler showing off his musical chops.

Now, it looks like he's set to capture the world's attention in kind.

The furore surrounding the pint-size performer is all very precocious and adorable; according to The Guardian, DJ Arch Jr got his start when he was weeks out of the womb, getting a grip on iPad apps before he could even speak. From there, the paper says, dad Glen Hlongwane purchased a DJing app for his own purposes, with the little disc-spinner getting hooked not long after. That soon blew out from app to actual mixing set-up, a series of YouTube videos demonstrating AJ's mad skillz and voila: almost-instant internet recognition.

"The first time he did it, I was surprised," Hlongwane, 27, told The Guardian. "But he's done some amazing stuff since he was little so maybe I shouldn't have been.

"He has been able to work the iPad since he was one. Now he can work my laptop and type the password in, and use a mouse: left click, right click."

And Hlongwane is convinced of his son's inherent talents: "It's not like he's a kid messing around on the equipment. He knows what he's doing and has got timing. I know adults who are struggling to do what he's doing. He's a natural. The only thing he's got to get right is beat matching."

Unsurprisingly, because this is the internet and everyone's a critic, some people have taken shots at the li'l mixer, accusing the videos of, yes, being cute but not that technically impressive.

While that may be true — leaving aside the fact this child is capably manipulating sound elements with more control than he has over his own legs — it actually raises the question: if anyone looks bad out of this, wouldn't it be DJs themselves? Because, really, if a well-equipped two-year-old can do it, right down to the extended periods of just standing there waiting for the right moment to hit that sample while machines do the work, then you can't expect that to be a sustainable business model, surely.

Or maybe the kid really is just preternaturally talented.

What do you think?