Urktave
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Chizi Owhondah Natha-Amadi |
| Also known as | Urktave |
| Born | 22 March 1996 Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria |
| Genres | Afrobeats |
| Occupation(s) | Music producer |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 2014 – present |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | www.urktave.com |
Chizi Owhondah Natha-Amadi, better known as Urktave is an internationally recognized Nigerian Record Producer. Born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on the 22nd of March, 1996.[1] He is specialized in Afrobeat genre of music, which he’s popularly known by his tag ‘Urktave Wahala’, or ‘Wahala’ at the beginning, middle or end of his music productions. He has worked alongside A-list record producers and artists in Nigeria[2] and around the globe. His first full production credit was for Baby Lova by LiGi in 2019.[3]
Early life
Growing up, he interacted with the western people of Nigeria, as he lived and schooled in the western part of Nigeria. [1] After high school, he visited various music studios, where no producer was willing to teach him the art of making beats. Therefore, he practiced and learnt beat-making on his own. During his studies in Malaysia, he decided to enhance his musical knowledge by enrolling into music school in Malaysia. There, he was taught piano lessons by a Chinese music instructor. He also visited various music studios while in Malaysia. Such as BIG A music studio. After his first few credits as a music producer, he further enrolled in some Music Specialization courses to broaden his music business knowledge. Courses such as Copyright Law in the Music Business, The Art of Music Production, The Technology of Music Production, Creativity and Entrepreneurship and more.
Musical career
He worked with numerous musical artists before producing his first officially released project "One Side by Zulubanti"[4] in 2018.
He came to limelight in January 2019 after producing "Baby Lova by LiGi",[5] with the release of these tracks, he gained the attention of the audience and lovers of Afrobeat.
In October 2019, he released his debut single "Vibe featuring Zulubanti".[6] This was a hit for the music producer as it was celebrated all through the country and played on different platforms and radio stations nationwide.
On December 1st, 2019, he released his second single "F.E.A.R. (Face Everything And Rise)".[7] [8]. In March 2020, he released his third single, his first release in 2020, featuring the top star vocalist Percy Smile.[9] He was featured among other top record producers in the[10] album project by Chimy, one of Nigeria’s finest Afrobeat A-list Artists from the southern region of Nigeria.
Production Discography
Credits
| As lead artist | |||
| Year | Title | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Vibe feat. Zulubanti"[6] | Non-album single | |
| "F.E.A.R.(Face Everything and Rise)"[7] | |||
| 2020 | "Love Riddim feat. Percy Smile"[9] | Non-album single | |
| Production credits | |||
| Year | Title | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Zulubanti - One Side"[4] | Non-album single | |
| "LiGi - Baby Lova"[5] | |||
| 2020 | "Urktave - Love Riddim"[9] | Non-album single | |
| "Chimy - Silent Cruise" | Major Curing | ||
| "Tee Flawless - Jekongbo"[11] | Non-album single | ||
| 2021 | "Zulubanti - Ego Oyibo"[12] | Non-album single | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biography". Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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- ↑ "LIGI - Baby Lova". Spotify Music. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Zulubanti - One Side". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "LIGI - Baby Lova". Spotify Music. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Urktave - Vibe". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Urktave - F.E.A.R." Deezer. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ↑ "Urktave". Sondz. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Urktave - Love Riddim". Apple Music. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ↑ "CHIMY "MAJOR CURING"". Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ↑ "Tee Flawless - Jekongbo". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ↑ "Zulubanti - Ego Oyibo". Amazon. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
External links
- Urktave on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Urktave on Instagram
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