ABOUT
Hi, I'm Verdagris
I'm a deep house music producer from South Africa. My real name is Theodore Egling. I was born and raised in Johannesburg and I still live here, and this site is where all my music lives. Every track on it is free to listen to.
The music sits somewhere between deep house and afro house. Jazzy chords, melodic synths, hypnotic rhythms and a deep, chugging bassline. I like things minimal and organic. If you are new here, start with Back Pressure, Fluid Dynamics or Dream State. If you have time, press play at the top of the home page and let it run. It plays the whole catalogue in order, and the site takes you down through a stage for each record while it does.
The name comes from verdigris, the green patina that grows on old copper. It happens slowly, and only to things left outside. I liked that as a name for the music.
I put out my first record, Expression, in 2017, and the album The Cove in 2019. Just Move Records released Fluid Dynamics in 2020, which I wrote while finishing my BSc, then Rocket Fuel in 2021 and Dream State in 2022. Hidden Agenda came out on Selville Records in 2023, and The Old Mill (2024) and Mzansi (2025) on Deep House South Africa Records. Along the way the music has been played and premiered by Vinny Da Vinci, Jullian Gomes, Kid Fonque, Lars Behrenroth, Ingo Sänger and Just Mo. Thank you to all of them, and to everyone who has bought a record or played one out.
When I'm not making music I work as an AI engineer and 3D web developer, which is why the home page looks the way it does. I built it myself: seven outdoor stages modelled and lit in Blender, rendered live in your browser, with copper rigs that slowly patina as the music plays.
If you want to book me, get a remix, or work on something together, my email is at the bottom of this page. I read everything.
Releases, in order
- 2017Expressionalbum · Self-released(first record)
- 2018Wavessingle · Self-released
- 2019The Covealbum · Self-released
- 2020Fluid Dynamics EPEP · Just Move Records(label debut)
- 2021Rocket FuelEP · Just Move Records
- 2022Dream State EPEP · Just Move Records(JMR071)
- 2023Hidden AgendaEP · Selville Records
- 2024The Old Mill EPEP · Deep House South Africa Records
- 2025MzansiEP · Deep House South Africa Records(remixes by Pando G and T.I.B)
The full catalogue streams free on the music page and on the home page.
Questions people ask
- Who is Verdagris?
- Verdagris is the deep house alias of Theodore Egling, a music producer born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has released EPs and albums since 2017 on Just Move Records, Selville Records, Deep House South Africa Records and independently.
- What does the music sound like?
- Melodic South African deep house that leans toward afro house. Jazzy chords, melodic synths, hypnotic rhythms and deep chugging basslines. Minimal and organic, made for long sets rather than big drops.
- Where can I listen?
- Every release streams free on this site. Verdagris is also on Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, Beatport and Traxsource, and the records are on Bandcamp through Just Move Records and Deep House South Africa Records.
- How do I book Verdagris?
- For gigs, remixes and collaborations, email verdagris@gmail.com. Verdagris is based in Johannesburg and plays deep house and afro house sets.
- Which DJs have supported the music?
- Vinny Da Vinci, Jullian Gomes, Kid Fonque, Lars Behrenroth, Ingo Sänger and Just Mo, among others, with premieres on Deep House South Africa.
Bookings, remixes, collaborations
Based in Johannesburg. Deep house and afro house sets, remixes and collaborations. One email reaches me.
verdagris@gmail.com