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Alexander Uwaifo (born 25 September 1988) known professionally as Andre Vibez is a Nigerian music producer and songwriter. He is best known for producing "Rush" from Ayra Starr's album 19 & Dangerous and Rema international hit single “Calm Down” which peaked at number one on the India IMI International chart and also peak no.3 on Billboard Hot 100. In September 2022, he was announced as one of the newly signed record producers of the Nigerian record label, Mavin Records.

Early life

Vibez was born on 25 September 1988 and grew up in the south-south region of Nigeria, Benin City, Edo State. He attended Kings College, Lagos where he acquired his secondary education and later on, obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine and Applied Arts from the University of Benin, Nigeria. Vibez's musical career started when he was a teenager in the year 2005. He grew up as a part of his father, Victor Uwaifo's music band "Titibiti".

Career

Vibez's father, Sir Victor Uwaifo was a Nigerian highlife musician well known for winning the first gold disc in Africa. Vibez started producing music in 2005 and worked alongside his father as a keyboardist. His music production career officially started in 2012, with the song titled "Selensele" by Leroy.

In 2021, Vibez produced the song “Feeling” by Ladipoe and Bnxn. That same year, he served as the producer for the hit single "Calm Down" alongside fellow Nigerian record producer, London. In October 2022, he was signed to Mavin Records, a Nigerian record label founded by Don Jazzy. In November 2022, he produced the Mavin Records All-stars single "Won Da Mo" featuring Rema, Ayra Starr, Magixx, Ladipoe, Crayon, Johnny Drille, Boy Spyce, Bayanni, and Don Jazzy. He also worked as the producer for "Calm Down Remix" by Rema featuring Selena Gomez .

Production discography

Awards

References

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• Living people
• 1988 births
• People from Edo State
• University of Benin (Nigeria) alumni
• Nigerian record producers
• Nigerian keyboardists