In this episode of The Best 5 Minute Music Podcast, Andre Vibez takes us inside one of the most defining moments of his career — joining Mavin Records.

Andre shares how he first crossed paths with Don Jazzy, what that initial interaction was like, and how the relationship gradually evolved into a role on one of Africa’s most influential music labels. He opens up about his first day at Mavin, the atmosphere in the building, and the unspoken pressure of stepping into a space known for shaping global stars.

We also talk about adjusting to a new creative environment, finding confidence in your sound, and the lessons that come with working around excellence.

This episode is a candid look at growth, opportunity, and what it takes to rise in a highly competitive music industry.

If you’ve ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at Mavin Records or what it feels like to step into a room where greatness is expected, this conversation is for you.

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Important Mentions in this episode:

1. Don Jazzy
2. Mavin Records
3. Bayanni

When I finally met him, he was very calm.

We talked for, like, about three hours.

You know, the.

Why me like this?

Are you not pretending that, you know, you're loving my stuff?

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What's up?

Welcome to the moment.

You just stepped into the stars.

All right, all right, all right.

All right, Andre, let's talk about memeing for a second.

A lot of artists, producers dream about meeting Don Jazzy, but very few actually get to leave it.

So when your name starts getting mentioned anywhere near that space, that's not small.

So tell me about Don Jazzy and Maven Records.

How did that come about?

What I'll just say is Don Jazzy is an amazing person.

Don Jazzy is my destiny.

Helper.

Yes.

You know, whatever happened was bound to happen.

It was meant to happen.

And just time, place and, you know, availability and a chance and I guess, you know, I was there and I showed up.

Were you nervous?

I was a little bit.

Before I went to see him.

When I heard that he was ready to see me, I was under some form of pressure because I didn't think I was ready enough to meet him.

I didn't think I'd done anything spectacular to be able to, like, be around him and show him, like, because donjazzi is one of my mentors in the industry, one of my idols, like, long before I met him, that's always been a.

A dream.

From the first time I knew about Don Jazzy from Mohit, it's always been like, because his sound, what he was doing was just in line with what I wanted to, you know, achieve in the industry.

And, you know, so if there are people I was looking up to in the industry, he was top of the list.

And.

But when I finally met him, the day I met him was.

It was very calm.

It was a very.

Like, we're just.

We talk for, like, you know, about three hours before he even got to the point to him asking me I should play him something.

So by that time I'd already gotten comfortable and, you know, I played him, like, what I'd made, like, you know, over the years, you know, stuff from years before that time.

And, you know, normally you make the excuse of like, oh, this is old stuff, you know, it's not really.

It was like, yeah, no, no, yes.

Yeah, it's like, it's like, it's old, so it's not really.

But yeah, it's like, don't worry, just play your stuff.

And I played it, but it turned out he was feeling everything.

He was bumping his head to, like, everything.

And I was surprised.

I'm like, bro, you know, you know the.

Why me like this?

Are you not pretending that, you know, you're loving my stuff?

But, you know, after I played my stuff for him, he told me that, you know, he liked them, like, they're dope.

And that he asked one particular question.

What scenario do I see myself in here that's moving?

And I'm like, I not thought about that because I don't know, at that time I'd quit my job.

So I was kind of like.

And it was me just trying to make attempt, trying to get back into the game again.

And I just told him, if there's an opportunity, a chance for me to work with any of your artists, I would love that.

I'm not even looking to get paid.

I don't want money or anything.

And then his response to that was, oh, trust me, you're gonna get paid, bro.

You're gonna get paid for anything that you do here.

And we like it and we use it.

You get paid for it, you get an advance.

And in my head, I knew what advance was, but, like, it wasn't practical to me because nobody had given me advance.

Say you do something and then they paid you for it.

I mean, they paid me for something for some productions, but, like, they pay you for that.

And then when the song comes out and it starts making money, you start getting royalties off it.

So he was the first person I was like, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Advance.

Then after you pay me that one, I'll still be making money from.

Like, they're still royalties for me.

Like, ah, I go walk home.

So.

So that's.

That motivated me big time, Big time, big time.

I knew that I had to, like, I had to lock in.

I had to lock in.

I had to work, and I just started working.

Yeah.

So what was your first day actually like at Maven?

Walking in, seeing the rooms, the people, the energy didn't really feel welcoming or intimidating.

Was it like, okay, yeah, I'm at home.

It was calm.

You know, you're trying to get accustomed to the environment and also get to know the people around because you're a stranger, you're a new person.

So me, I'm a very.

I'm a very quiet and low key person.

First day I got in to work, I just got in there.

The only person I know I met was Bayani, the artist.

Bayani, as at the time he wasn't unveiled, he was still new too.

He was, you know, under artist development and all of that.

So I met him.

The studio manager introduced us.

I was like, okay, cool.

At the time, his name wasn't even Bayani.

Yeah.

So then I got into the studio.

All I did was just create beats.

I was just making beats, hoping that somebody would hear it from the next room and come inside, and if they like it, we'll record.

And that's how I started, you know, just making beats.

Somebody will hear it, they'll come around, will record.

Maybe this person will go and tell this other person, oh, there's one producer there.

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