Nigerian songstress Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, has disclosed that Mavin’s boss, Don Jazzy, is cool and calm.
The ‘Sability’ crooner recounted her first encounter with the music executive in an interview with Teen Vogue Magazine.
“I remember the first time I met him; I was just so shy. I would be in the studio with my brother, and if he leaves the room, we look at each other and scream, ‘Oh, my God!’ But when I met him, he was the coolest person ever. He just wanted to speak to me, to understand where my mind was. He saw that I wanted it so much.”
The 21-year-old, who is signed to the label, revealed Don Jazzy gave her much creative freedom to discover her sound.
“My first year recording music, Jazzy left me in the studio, and he said, ‘Just make music.’ He didn’t say, ‘Make this type of music or sing about this.’ Everything was left up to me, and I discovered myself. I feel like I’m still discovering my sound.”
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Alternative Rock artiste Johnny Drille has disclosed the story behind the creation of his smash track “How Are you my friend?”
According to him, the hit single was not just the Mavin boss Don Jazzy’s idea but he also co-wrote it.
He explained in a chat with Hip TV that the inspiration came as a result of the sad passing of the music executive’s mom who died after battling cancer.
He said after her death, Jazzy suddenly realised he had lost touch with many friends who reached out to him during that time.