Philkeyz
Philkeyz | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Philip Ahaiwe |
Born | Lagos State, Nigeria |
Origin | Abia, Nigeria |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, Enterpreneur |
Years active | 2012–present |
Associated acts | Omawumi, Yemi Alade, Skuki, May D |
Philkeyz is a Nigerian record producer and artiste. He is best known for producing Afro fusion songs like May-D's "Ale yi A Bad[1]" which was released in 2015, Omawunmi's Somori[2] hit track in 2013 and Skuki's Peteru[3] which brought the spotlight on him as a young producer. Philkeyz has worked on several artistes' projects with music production credits on albums including Yemi Alade's "Mama Africa", May D's Chapter One album and Faze's Refazed" Album
Early life
Born into a musically inclined family, Philkeyz was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. He picked up his love for music while growing up and listening to classical music. His family's love for classic music made him pay attention to music in detail, most especially the production aspect.
Career
Philkeyz began his career as a church pianist and has since added music production, record executive, creative director and entrepreneur to his repertoire. In 2013, he gained recognition in the music industry through his work on the hit single "Somori" by Omawunmi which also made it into the deluxe version of her 2013 album titled - Lasso of truth.
He has also be credited with songs like: “Amina” by Ikechukwu ft. May D, “Aye Yi A Bad (Tonight)” by May D, “Up In The Club” by N6 ft. May D and “Koffi Anan” by Yemi Alade.[4]
Philkeyz is the CEO of Platnum Music; he is also with Confam Entertainment. As an artiste, Philkeyz released "Romeo" featuring May D and Reminisce.
He was recently nominated in the Beatz Awards 2.0 as Best Afro Pop Producer for Yemi Alade's Koffi Annan and Best Afro Beat Producer 2015 for May D's Bamilo[5]
Production Discography
Singles
- 2012
Morachi - Onye oma
Morachi – Champagne Showers
- 2013
Omawunmi - Somori
- 2014
Ikechukwu - Amina [6]
W4 - Foreign Dance [7]
Skuki featuring Olamide – Peteru [3]
- 2015
Sammy Davids – Find You [8]
Yemi Alade – Sugar [9]
N6 - Up In The Club [10]
- 2016
Yemi Alade – Koffi Anan [11]
May D featuring Wizkid – Bamilo [12]
Albums
Faze - "Refazed" Album
References
- ↑ "MUSIC: May D – Ale Yi A Bad "Tonight" (Prod. Philkeyz) | 360Nobs.com". www.360nobs.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ "Omawumi - Somori". notjustOk. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- 1 2 JimmyKing (Oct 24, 2014). "Skuki – Peteru ft. Olamide". Tooxclusive.
- ↑ http://tushmagazine.com.ng/7-major-songs-produced-philkeyz/
- ↑ "The Beatz Awards Official Site". www.thebeatzawards.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ "Ikechukwu - Amina (ft. May D)". Naij.
- ↑ Sunnex (Oct 21, 2014). "W4 - Foreign Dance". Waploaded.
- ↑ aL Yhusuff (February 25, 2015). "Sammy Davids – "Find You" (Prod .By Philkeyz)". Tooxclusive.
- ↑ Bilo (September 19, 2015). "New Music: Yemi Alade – Sugar". Jaguda.
- ↑ Ovie.O (May 21, 2015). "N6 ft. May D – Up In The Club (prod. Philkeyz)". NotJuskOk.
- ↑ TX Staff (January 23, 2016). "LEAK: Yemi Alade – "Koffi Anan" (Freestyle)". Tooxclusive.
- ↑ Ovie.O (July 18, 2016). "May D ft. Wizkid – Bamilo (prod. Philkeyz)". Notjustok.