Mavin Records came to be as a result of D’banj and Don
Jazzy’s separation which caused the natural death of
Mo Hits records.
Mavin artist
Mo Hits was started in 2004 by the two friends. They
parted ways in 2012 thus the birth of Mavin Records. At
its inception, Don Jazzy said he sees Mavin Records as
the power house of music in Africa in the shortest
possible time. has he being able to achieve this?
Meet Mavin Records main artists. How will you rate
them?
Don Jazzy
Don Jazzy
Don Jazzy has become the face of hiphop music in
Nigeria, even making Forbes’ List as one of the richest
artistes in Nigeria. He developed interest in music with
the bass guitar at 12. He studied Business Management
at the Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma in Edo state. The
CEO of Mavin Records isn’t only making money from his
star-studded record label, he also has very lucrative
endorsement deals including one with Loya Milk, MTN,
Johnny Walker, and he was once an ambassador of
Samsung.
Dr Sid
File photo of Mavin artiste Dr. SID
He is a certified dental doctor born as Sidney Onoriode
Esiri. He is the son of late Nollywood veteran actor,
Justus Esiri. In 1999 he joined the Trybesmen as a
backup dancer and choreographer for 3 years. Like D
Prince he was with Mo Hits record from where he
moved with Don Jazzy to Mavin. MTN, House of
Lunnetes
Tiwa Savage
Tiwa Savage
Tiwa Savage is generally referred to as Mavin First Lady
and was signed to the label in 2012. Before joining
Mavin, Tiwa has been singing in US, in 2006, she
participated in the UK version of the X factor. She also
co-wrote Fantasia Barrino’s “Collard Greens &
Cornbread” which won a Grammy award in 2010. In
2009, she got signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing
giving her the opportunity to write songs for top
international artistes. Tiwa is the most successful
female artist in Nigeria right now. Her endorsement
deals include Pepsi, MTN, Forte Oil and Maggi.
Korede Bello
Korede Bello
Don Jazzy had organized a talent hunt where he
planned to pick the best three and sign them on. Bello
did not participate in the competition, but was
introduced to Jazzy by a mutual contact person. Don
Jazzy liked his work and signed him. His first single
was titled African Princess and it featured Don Jazzy.
Before joining Mavins, Bello was nominated as the Next
Rated Music Artist for Peak Awards and Behind Awards
in 2011. He is Glo, Face of Woodin Nigeria.
Reekado Banks
File photo of Mavin singer Reekado Banks
He joined Mavin records in February 2014. Reekado
was a final year student of History and Strategic
Studies, University of Lagos when he joined the Mavin
crew. His first single under Mavin records was titled
Turn It Up and it featured Tiwa Savage. He is a Glo
ambassador.
Di’Ja
Di’ja
Hadiza ‘DiJa’ Blell is partly Nigerian and partly Sierra
Leonian. She signed a record deal with Don Jazzy in
2013 but it was publicized on February 14, 2014. She is
a Glo ambassador.
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D Prince
D Prince
He is the younger brother of Mavin records CEO, Don
Jazzy. He shot to limelight with his hit track Omoba in
2009 under Mo Hits. He released his debut album titled
Frenzy in November 5, 2012. He was once MTN
ambassador.
In four years as a label, Mavin Records has recorded
more successes than any other label within a short
while.
1. All Mavin Record artists are brand ambassadors of A-
list companies with some of them having multi
endorsement deals.
2.All the artists on this label have at least an album to
self which is not applicable in other record labels.
3. Most of Mavin artists are award winners.
Despite their successes, many still felt that the Don
Jazzy led label might have forgotten his magic wands
while producing songs like Janta Manta, Oga Titus and
Mungo Park.
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