Korede Bello Explains How He met Don Jazzy

Mavin Records’ up and coming act, Korede Bello, in a new interview with punch, disclosed how he met popular producer and Mavin Boss, Don Jazzy.continue;

How did you meet Don Jazzy? Since I started music, God has always been good to me. I can never be grateful enough. One thing I have learnt is that once it is time, it is actually your time. The truth is that if anyone had told me about two years ago that I would be working with Don Jazzy, I would say it was a big lie but I am working with him right now. A lot of people listen to your songs but it takes just one person to make a difference in your life. That is what happened to me because I released a song called‘Forever’and people loved it but it just took one person to listen to it and introduced me to Don Jazzy’s friends. They were also astounded by what they heard and they introduced me to Don Jazzy. He invited us to the studio with my manager, Casmir, we recorded some songs and that was it. When he heard my song, he said that I was a mega super star and that was it.

How did you feel the first day you met him?

Before I met him, I was a big fan of Don Jazzy. I would not lie. I did not feel like a mega super star, I felt really humbled. I was reserved on the outside but on the inside, I kept telling myself that it was really Don Jazzy. At the end of the day, when there is music in the air, everybody is on the same level. I always feel inspired when I am with Don Jazzy, there is no dull moment. When we are having our musical session, everything becomes a sound to us. From the way we laugh to the sound of a knock on the door, anything can be used to make music.

What has the experience been working with him?

Working with Don Jazzy has been a blessing and a learning process for me both in my career and as a person. There is a difference between doing perfect music and doing the kind of music everybody loves. That is where Don Jazzy is different from other producers, it is a great gift to be good at what you do and be able to communicate it to people. Working with Don Jazzy has taught me that it is not entirely about your talent but it has to do with packaging and marketing the right thing.

Aside from the prestige of being on Don Jazzy’s record label, what other benefits have you got?

It brought me a lot of things, things that a mega superstar can be recognised with, money, cars and a house. That is why we are called mega super stars.

So many up and coming artistes usually leave the record label that brought them up once they are established and popular. Do we see you dumping Mavin one day?

That is a very interesting question that I have been trying to avoid lately. Personally, I think that God would take you to wherever He wants to regardless of the label. I don’t know what was in the mind of people that have done such a thing so I cannot tell why they did what they did but I can speak for myself and I believe God would take me to where He wants to take me to no matter where I am.

People have the notion that when someone sings about love often, he is a womaniser. Are you a womaniser?

I am not a womaniser, I love. I have been loved and I love seeing people who are in love but that does not make me a womaniser. It just makes me a loving person.

Are you in a relationship?

I am actually in a relationship with my fans that I call Bellovers. I am also in a relationship with God.

Do you have a girlfriend?

I have no comment on that.

Your label mate, Dr. Sid, got married recently, when do you plan to get married?

If Don Jazzy is not married, I cannot think about it. If my boss has not got married, why should I be thinking about it?