Magicsticks | |
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| Born | Kareem Olasunkanmi Temitayo 31 March 1994 Lagos, Nigeria |
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| Occupation | Record producer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Kareem Olasunkanmi Temitayo (born 31 March 1994), known professionally as Magicsticks, also known for the producer tag Tune Into the King of Sounds and Blues,[1] is a Nigerian record producer, sound engineer and disc jockey.[2] He made his mainstream debut when he produced DJ Neptune's "Nobody" featuring Mr Eazi and Joeboy in 2020,[3] and popular for producing all 12 tracks on Asake's Mr. Money with the Vibe album in 2022,[4] which debuted at number 66 on the Billboard 200 chart and the top albums chart in 31 countries worldwide, making it the biggest debut for an Afrobeats album.[5][6][7]
Life
editMagicsticks was born in Lagos, Nigeria and attended Lagos State Polytechnic.[3] After embracing music thanks to his father, who was a professional DJ, he first followed his path as a DJ before turning to music producing on a full-time basis. He had an affair with Agatha from Osakwa.[8]
Achievements
editMagicsticks was awarded the Freedom of Katonga medal, the highest award in Ugandan history by President Museveni of Uganda when he played a private show at the African General's granddaughter's birthday party.
He first rose to prominence with his work on Kizz Daniel's 2018 album No Bad Songz,[9] before producing DJ Neptune's 2020 single "Nobody", featuring Mr Eazi and Joeboy.[10] At the start of 2022, he formed a successful artist-producer combo with the Nigerian singer-songwriter Asake, as he went on producing, mixing and mastering his debut EP, Ololade,[11] and his debut album, Mr. Money with the Vibe in 2022.[8][12]
Magicsticks has produced Nigerian music for the likes of Young Jonn, Niniola, Olamide, Lil Kesh and Mr Eazi, and was named the 2022 Nigerian producer of the year by Pulse Nigeria.[13]
Production discography
editSource:[14]
Singles produced
edit| Year | Artiste | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mr Eazi | "French Kiss" |
| DJ Neptune feat. Joeboy and Mr Eazi | "Nobody" | |
| 2021 | Lil Kesh ft Naira Marley | "Korope" |
| Niniola | "I did it(bum bum)" | |
| 2022 | Asake | "Joha" |
| Young Jonn | "Normally" | |
| DJ Spinall ft Asake | "Pallazo" | |
| Olamide | "We outside" | |
| Asake ft Burna Boy | "Sungba (Remix)" | |
| Asake ft Olamide | "Trabaye " | |
| 2023 | Young Jonn | "Aquafina" |
| Tiwa Savage | "Stamina" |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Awards ceremony | Award description(s) | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Headies | Producer of the Year | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Idowu, Oluwamayowa (2022-10-14). "Meet Magicsticks- The Producer Behind Asake's Disruptive Run". The Culture Custodian. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ "Asake's Producer, Magicsticks: I started as DJ before transitioning to music production". Independent. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ a b "Creating music with Asake was magical - Magicsticks". P.M. News. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ "How Olamide, DJ Neptune, Jay Pizzle helped me - Magicsticks". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ Adebiyi, Adeayo (2022-09-15). "Nigeria's Asake makes Apple Music history". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ "Exclusive: One on One with Magicsticks — iMullar". 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ @billboardcharts (19 September 2022). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2):" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "How I started off my career - Asake's producer Magicsticks The Nation Newspaper". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ "Magicsticks". Genius. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ Ephraim, Arshavin (2022-08-03). "Top 3 Nigerian Music Producers Holding 2022 In A Chokehold". Radr Africa. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ "Asake Revealed How He Was Signed To YBNL". Cool FM. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ Nwafor (2022-09-15). "Olamide, DJ Neptune, Jay Pizzle gave me platforms - Asake's Producer, Magicsticks". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ Alake, Motolani (2022-09-08). "Asake makes grand entrance with 'Mr. Money With The Vibe' [Pulse Album Review]". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ LHX, TRANSSION. "Producer's Library: Magicsticks | Boomplay Music". Boomplay Music - WebPlayer. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
