Real Name: | Michael Collins Ajereh |
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Date of Birth / Age: | 26th November, 1982 (42 years) |
Country: | Nigeria |
Hometown: | Umuahia, Abia state, Nigeria. |
Net Worth: | Unknown |
Biography
Michael Collins Ajereh was born in Umuahia in Abia state, his family moved to Ajegunle city in Lagos state where he was raised, and graduated from Federal Government College Lagos. 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 study Business Management at the Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma in Edo state. 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 sprits in the likes of Solek, JJC, Kas, The 419 squad and D’Banj, the gang would spend unrelenting hours practicing, recording and performing different types of music. Jazzy’s appetite for a full-time career in music could no longer be satiated when, in 2004, he partnered with D’Banj to set up the Mo' Hits label. 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.
Albums By Don Jazzy
Songs By Don Jazzy
- Don Jazzy - All Is In Order ft. Korede Bello, Rema, DNA, Crayon
- Don Jazzy - Looku Looku ft. Di'Ja, Tiwa Savage, Korede Bello, Dr SID, Reekado Banks, D'Prince
- Don Jazzy - Dorobucci ft. Di'Ja, Tiwa Savage, Korede Bello, Dr SID, Reekado Banks, D'Prince
- Don Jazzy - Adaobi ft. Di'Ja, Korede Bello, Reekado Banks
- Don Jazzy - Jantamanta ft. Di'Ja, Tiwa Savage, Korede Bello, Dr SID, Reekado Banks, D'Prince
Songs Don Jazzy Featured In
- Tiwa Savage - Without My Heart (Ft. Don Jazzy) ft. Don Jazzy
- P Square - Collabo ft. Don Jazzy
- Korede Bello - Godwin (Ft. Don Jazzy) ft. Don Jazzy
- B-Red - E Better ft. Don Jazzy
- Tiwa Savage - Eminado (Ft. Don Jazzy) ft. Don Jazzy
- D'Banj - Oliver Twist ft. Don Jazzy
- Tiwa Savage - African Waist (Ft. Don Jazzy) ft. Don Jazzy
Songs Produced By Don Jazzy
- D'Banj - Mr. Endowed ft. Snoop Dogg