The Self-Taught Man Behind Melbourne’s Best Lights Show

A young Melbourne resident has taken his Christmas light display to the next level with tricks he taught himself online — and it’s even caught the attention of his favourite DJ.

Minh Tuan Nguyen, the mastermind behind the project, said he wanted to do something special and a bit different for Christmas this year.

"It's something I whipped up myself -- I learned from the internet.”

“It took me about 15 days to set up the lights, and 10 to 14 days to program each song on the computer.”

Nguyen programmed each individual pixel for the display.. Image: Supplied.

Watch the incredible lights display!

An aspiring lighting designer, Nguyen has been setting up Christmas light displays for the past six years.

"I went to a MaRLo concert this year and heard this particular song. Everybody sang to it, I loved it," he said.

In an incredible feat, Nguyen programmed 12 different songs in total — a mix of genres including pop, traditional Christmas tunes, and one by artists MaRLo & Feenixpawl.

Dutch-born Australian-raised DJ and producer MaRLo said he was absolutely blown away when he came across the video of the lights display with his track playing.

"I feel so honoured and proud! For me, making music is a way of expressing myself, so to see it connect on this level with other people is really special," he said.

DJ and producer MaRLo was impressed by the light show that features his track. Image: Facebook

Ranked by InTheMix as Australia's number one DJ, MaRLo will fly down to Melbourne next week to check out the display and meet Nguyen in person.

"I'm pretty shocked. I can't believe he's actually coming down," Nguyen said.

MaRLo said he had received 'so many' messages from people that had driven past and enjoyed Nguyen's lights and his music.

“I always feel like music brings people together, and what better time of year to do just that.”