Tag: DON JAZZY

Michael Collins Ajereh, ace music executive and CEO of Mavin Records, who is also known as Don Jazzy, has revealed that he doesn’t allow his artistes to release songs or projects on the same day as Wizkid or Asake.

In a podcast interview with Fisayo Fosudo, Jazzy said releasing music on the same day as the duo was suicidal.

Wizkid and Asake are among the most successful artists in Nigeria in this streaming era.

Don Jazzy said: “We [Mavin] are moving from the traditional Friday release date to Wednesdays and Thursdays because there are no more Fridays [without another artist dropping a song].

“If my artiste is to drop a song or project on a Friday and Wizkid or Asake is also releasing that day, I will move our release date because you don’t want to just die a natural death.”

Mavin Records has stars like Rema, Ayra Starr, Crayon, Magixx, Boy Spyce, Johnny Drille, and Lifesize Teddy on its radar.

Michael Collins Ajereh, the veteran Nigerian producer and music executive, who is also known Don Jazzy, has said he is still crashing the surface of his career.

The 41-year-old Mavin Records boss stated this while reacting to a fan’s suggestion for an all-legends concert featuring him, P-Square, Wande Coal and others.

The fan with the X handle @beingzora, wrote, “Ughhh someone needs to plan a OG Naija music festival with P-Square, Dbanj, Wande Coal, Duncan Mighty, Don Jazzy (Old Mavins), Ice Prince!!! That would go so crazyyyy!”

Reposting the tweet, Don Jazzy said, “I be upcoming o. Stay there.”

Don Jazzy gained prominence in 2004 after he co-founded Mo’ Hits Records with D’banj.

He was an in-house producer for Kanye West’s record label, GOOD Music from 2011 to 2015.

He founded Mavins Records in 2012 after Mo’ Hits’ split.

In 2024, he sold Mavin Records to Universal Music Group but retained his role as the chief executive officer (CEO).

MAVINS Record label boss, Don Jazzy has opened up on why he is not yet married.

This is coming after a social media user noticed that he is actively following several ‘baddies’ on Instagram.

It would be recalled that the producer used to be married before his marriage hit the rocks.

One netizen took to Twitter to share his observation about Don Jazzy.

The netizen known as @UGBEDE____ opined that whenever he opens any Instagram baddie’s page, the first celebrity he sees following the model would be the producer.

“Once you open any baddies page on instagram the first thing you’ll see is “followed by don jazzy”. That man is everywhere 😂,” he wrote.

Don Jazzy acknowledged this, and admitted that he loves women, and that explains why he is yet to be married again.

“I be ashawo na. Na why I never marry,” Don Jazzy replied.

Don Jazzy, the Nigerian Music mogul, has revealed that he once made an attempt to sell his record label, Mo’hit Records, for a  a paltry sum of one million naira.

In an exclusive interview with Bounce Radio, Don Jazzy revealed that the struggling period followed the release of D’banj’s single “Tongolo”, which failed to yield the expected financial success.

The music mogul confirmed that he approached Nigerian music executive Obi Asika with the proposal, but the deal ultimately fell through.

MAVINS Records boss, Don Jazzy has opened up on why he stopped doing giveaways online.

He explained that the decision was due to criticisms from individuals on social media platform X, who called for an end to the practice.

A fan, Temi, had suggested that the economic hardship in the country might be the reason for Don Jazzy’s halt in giveaways.

However, Don Jazzy clarified that his financial situation remains stable, but he chose to discontinue the giveaways based on the consensus among Nigerians on X that it was the best course of action.

In the past, Don Jazzy was known for generously giving out N200,000 each to 10 individuals, often favoring those in the crypto or tech fields.

Despite his financial stability, he has opted to discontinue this practice, aligning with the perceived wishes of the online community.

The post reads; “When things still good, @DONJAZZY go Don give like 10 people 200k each. If you con talk one thing about his artiste Wey burst his head. Na like 500k. If you con like tech or crypto, forget na 1m.”

Don Jazzy replied:

“GOD dey so things good. But I thought all of us on twitter agreed that I should stop doing giveaway. Say make them bandam 🤷🏾‍♂️”

Don Jazzy, the veteran Nigerian producer and music executive, has postulated X users sacrificed their mental health by joining the platform.

According to him, mental health is the currency for subscribing to X (formerly Twitter) in 2024.

On his X handle Saturday, Jazzy wrote: “Your mental health is the currency you use to subscribe to Twitter in 2024.”

Taking to the comment section, a fan told Don Jazzy that his social media engagement has dropped drastically since he limited his X usage.

The fan wrote, “Your engagement level come drop sha as you leave us japa finally to insta.”

Don Jazzy replied, “Make e drop. Una wahala too much for here.”

Don Jazzy, the seasoned record producer and music executive, has observed that Nigerians are not embracing female musicians as much as they should.

The Mavin Records boss said it is sad that Nigerians don’t consume much music from female artistes compared to their male counterparts despite their hard work.

The X user wrote: “Nigerians in general are still not receptive to Female music

“You will see female dominating or at least equal to the men in other countries’ music industry

“But In Nigeria?..Our female artistes have more chances of being A-list globally than being A-list in Nigeria.”

Reposting his tweet, Don Jazzy wrote, “And it’s so sad. The women put in soooo much work.”