Magicsticks

Kareem Olasunkanmi Temitayo (born 31 March 1994), professionally known as Magicsticks also known for the tag Tune into the King of Sounds and Blues,[1] is a Nigerian record producer, sound engineer and disc jockey.[2] He made his mainstream debut when he produced DJ Neptune's "Nobody" featuring Mr Eazi and Joeboy in 2020,[3] and popular for producing all 12 track records on Asake Mr. Money with the Vibe album,[4] which album debut at number 66 on Billboard's 200 charts and top albums chart in 31 countries worldwide, making it the biggest debut for an Afrobeats album.[5][6][7]

Magicsticks
Birth nameKareem Olasunkanmi Temitayo
Born (1994-03-31) 31 March 1994
Lagos, Nigeria
Genres
Occupation(s)Record producer
Years active2013–present

Life

Magicsticks was born in Lagos, Nigeria and attended Lagos State Polytechnic.[3] After embracing music thanks to his father, who was a professional DJ, he first followed his path as a DJ before turning to music producing on a full-time basis.[8]

He first rose to prominence with his works on Kizz Daniel's 2018 album No Bad Songz,[9] before producing DJ Neptune's 2020 hit "Nobody", featuring Mr Eazi and Joeboy.[10] At the start of 2022, he formed a successful artist-producer combo with the Nigerian singer-songwriter Asake, as he went on producing, mixing and mastering process both of his debut EP, Ololade,[11] and his debut album, Mr. Money with the Vibe.[8][12]

Magicsticks has produced Nigerian music for the likes of Young John, Niniola, Olamide, Lil Kesh and Mr Eazi and tip to be the 2022 Nigerian producer of the year according to Pulse Nigeria.[13]

Production discography[14]

Singles produced
Artiste Title Reference
DJ Neptune feat. Joeboy and Mr Eazi "Nobody"
Asake "Joha"
Young Jonn "Normally"
Niniola "I did it(bum bum)"
Naira Marley "Tesumole"
DJ Spinall ft Asake "Pallazo"
Olamide "We outside"
Lil Kesh ft Naira Marley "Korope"
Mr Eazi "French Kiss"
Asake ft Burna Boy "Sungba (Remix)"
Asake ft Olamide "Trabaye "
Dj Neptune ft Olamide "Hustle "
Young Jonn "Aquafina"

{Davido}

"Unavailable" Tiwa savage (Stamina)

References
  1. Idowu, Oluwamayowa (2022-10-14). "Meet Magicsticks- The Producer Behind Asake's Disruptive Run". The Culture Custodian. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  2. "Asake's Producer, Magicsticks: I started as DJ before transitioning to music production". Independent Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  3. "Creating music with Asake was magical - Magicsticks". P.M. News. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  4. "How Olamide, DJ Neptune, Jay Pizzle helped me - Magicsticks". Sunday Magazine. The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  5. Adebiyi, Adeayo (2022-09-15). "Nigeria's Asake makes Apple Music history". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  6. "Exclusive: One on One with Magicsticks — iMullar". 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  7. @billboardcharts (19 September 2022). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2):" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Twitter.
  8. "How I started off my career - Asake's producer Magicsticks The Nation Newspaper". 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  9. "Magicsticks". Genius. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  10. Ephraim, Arshavin (2022-08-03). "Top 3 Nigerian Music Producers Holding 2022 In A Chokehold". Radr Africa. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  11. "Asake Revealed How He Was Signed To YBNL". Cool FM. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  12. Nwafor (2022-09-15). "Olamide, DJ Neptune, Jay Pizzle gave me platforms - Asake's Producer, Magicsticks". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  13. Alake, Motolani (2022-09-08). "Asake makes grand entrance with 'Mr. Money With The Vibe' [Pulse Album Review]". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  14. LHX, TRANSSION. "Producer's Library: Magicsticks | Boomplay Music". Boomplay Music - WebPlayer. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
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