The continent is about to catch the Mavin Records’ bug all over again as musical heavy weights Don Jazzy, D’Prince and Wande Coal get set to grab audiences with their energetic and charming performances on Sunday 26 May, 2013 for the launch of the season 8 of the Big Brother Africa reality TV show that will kick off with performances by renowned celebrities from Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. The Multi award-winning record producer, singer-songwriter Don Jazzy, will join D’ Prince and Wande Coal on stage for their collaborative performance.

The Season 8 of Big Brother Africa titled The Chase will kick off with a live screening at 6pm WAT on AfricaMagic, AfricaMagic Entertainment, AfricaMagic World as well as on DStv channel 197 and 198, audiences can look forward to sassy and upbeat tunes from Kenya’s very own award winner, STL. Also, South Africa’s leading Afro Pop music group, Mafikizolo will also serenade audiences with their soulful and rhythmic tunes on the big launch night. With several albums and awards under their belt, the duo has brought fans hits such as Sibongile, Ndihamba Nawe, Nisixoshelani and most recently Khona.

The line-up will also include a slot for some comic relief from Kenyan stand-up comedian Daniel Ndambuki, popularly known as Churchill. The highly talented entertainer has also become a household name with his TV show Churchill Live.

In addition to the live broadcast of the launch show, the show will also be streamed live to audiences across Africa on the Big Brother website, bigbrotherafrica.com.

Africa’s biggest reality TV show Big Brother Africa will be screened live for 91 days, 24/7 on DStv channels 197 and 198 while GOtv audiences will be able to see highlights on AfricaMagic World.

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As the multiple award winning producer and philanthropist, Don Jazzy’s Mavin Records clocks one (1) with 2 albums – Frenzy; D’Prince & Solar Plexus; Mavin allstars – to its credit already, it’s safe to say Don Jazzy has maintained his relevance as the best producer to come out of Africa.

Despite the hiccups that was cause by the dissolve of Mo’Hits Records which had a lot of fans and critics alike speculating the end of the reign of the prolific producer with an unusual vocal that has turned many songs’ background to hooks, Don Jazzy has reinstated his dominance in the music scene and many have embraced his Mavin Records disregarding the former.

Just in a year, Don Jazzy has churned out new tunes – including his recent tunes with Dr Sid, “Lady Don Dada,” “Love Mine” and D’Prince’s “Birthday” – that have beaten his old records and leaving fans wondering where does he get his inspiration from?

He has activated several fans (even registering them on the Mavin website) with various music productions and hit songs leaving “It’s Don Jazzy Again,(IDJA)” on the lips of every one that matters. It’s a year now and needless to say Don Jazzy the internationally acclaimed producer, Nigerian multi award winning producer, singer, song writer, CEO  Mavins record label, with endorsements from Samsung and Loya, philanthropist is in it to win it and he is here to stay!


While he likes to remain a mystery, like is bio on Twitter rightly puts it – “Don't try to understand me. THE ENIGMA,” a lot of his fans are curious about who the real Don Jazzy really is, thus sparking various controversies about his biological parents and where he is from.

Meet the real Don Jazzy:

Michael Collins Ajereh was born on November 26, 1982 in Umuahia. Michael had always had a flair for music, singing and playing the drums from the age of 4. He developed a passion for the bass guitar at the age of 12, He went on to study Business Management at the Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma in Edo state before he moved to London in the United Kingdom in 2000 after his uncle invited him to come play the drums for the neighborhood Church.

Various odd jobs followed including working at McDonalds and as a security guard. Already imbued with an intimate knowledge of traditional and percussion instruments, Don Jazzy further built on his musical knowledge during his UK stint. Finding fellow kindred spirits in the likes of Solek, JJC, The 419 squad and D’Banj, the gang would spend unrelenting hours practicing, recording and performing different types of music.

In 2004, he partnered with D’Banj to set up the Mo' Hits label. The first single from Mo’Hit “Tongolo” by D’Banj quickly established the label as the future of Nigerian Music. Within two years, the prolific producer had wrapped up two albums (No Long Thing and Rundown/Funk You Up) with his former Mo' Hits partner and was working on a third, Curriculum Vitae. By this time, he had already started becoming a household name with the trademark intro – It’s Don Jazzy Again!


In 2008 there were further production credits for the best selling album of that year; The Entertainer Don Jazzy repeated the trick with Wande Coal’s Mushin 2 MoHits, an album that was described as one of the best albums to ever come out of Nigeria.
Although not acknowledging himself as a recording artist, he is responsible for doing most Background Vocals for Artists he produces for and sometimes does complete verses. His musical dexterity can be heard through his beats and well calculated vocals.  He has assisted the likes of D'Banj, Sauce Kid, Dr SID, Ikechukwu, Kween, D'Prince and even Jay-Z and Kanye West on their Watch The Throne track Lift Off, featuring Beyoncé.

In 2011 his talents got him noticed by Kanye West who signed him up as a producer on his G.O.O.D Music label. With over a 100 production tracks to his name, the understated genius has worked with a host of local and international celebrities. In spite of his whirlwind superstardom, Don Jazzy has never forgotten his humble beginnings.

On the wake of the split up of Mohits, Samsung unveiled their "Built for Africa" products and Don Jazzy was signed on as their spokes person.

Don Jazzy’s NMA 2006 Producer of the Year, NEA 2007 Music Producer of the Year, The Headies 2011 - Producer Of The Year.

On May 8 2012, Don Jazzy announced the birth of Mavin Records, the stables responsible for D’Prince’s Frenzy, Solar Plexus and the Tiwa Savage yet-to-be-released “Once Upon a Time” album.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013, marks exactly one year that Michael Collins Ajereh publicly decided to chart a new course for himself with the birth of Mavin Records-home to the Mavin League. It also marks his birthday.

The last 12 months have been clouded with several can he get it right alone? Would he pull it through all by himself?

When news circulated that Don Jazzy and Dbanj had split last year it was also said that he left with all Don Jazzy’s catalogue. Of course everyone thought that would be the end of him.

And considering the obvious fact that the last one year has become symbolic as one of the most trying periods for the Nigerian entertainment industry, it has also become a symbolic year in the life of the man who is now known and well referred to as Don Jazzy.

Not many had given him the slightest opportunity to prove his worth-accusations were flying around-but Don Jazzy remained resolute, determined and undeterred in his decision to break even with the MAVINS. Don Jazzy has successfully remained relevant, steadfastly cooking up beats-as much as he can, churning out productions that has left the music industry in a state of frenzy. He has bounced back from scratch!

Has he succeeded? That varies largely on your definition of success but with over a dozen hit productions this year - Take Banana, Oma Ga, Amarachi, Goody Bag, Kick, Without my heart, Rotate, Lady Don Dada- in the last one year, one can only pat the beefy producer on the back for daring to dare and standout! He has bounced back from scratch!

From Tiwa Savage to Wande Coal, D’Prince and Dr. Sid, it’s obvious that Don Jazzy has structured a way out for himself and his league of Mavins.

Although mystery remains his strongest point, Don Jazzy, has left Nigerians – in Nigeria and its diaspora – wondering who and where he hails from.

Michael Collins Ajereh was born on November 26, 1982.A Nigerian Multi award-winning record producer, singer-songwriter, musician, former CEO of Nigerian record label Mo' Hits Records founded in 2004 and current CEO of the Mavin Records label which he founded in May 2012.

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This is the D’Prince’s latest release and it’s a feel good song for everyone celebrating his/her birthday, the good thing about songs like this is that they cut through time so don’t be blue if your birthday has past, you can see slot the disk in next year.

D’Prince has started syncing well with Don Jazzy’s beat to the point that one can almost compare it with the chemistry Don Jazzy and his former label partner had.

Listen to Birthday

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