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Maleek Berry is one of the UK\u2019s rising producers. Born in the heart of South London, Berry \u2013 real name Maleek Shoyebi \u2013 grew up listening to some of the biggest names in R&B from Tevin Campbell, Boyz II Men, Jodeci and of course the one and only King of Pop, Michael Jackson. It was at this time, at just the tender age of 14 that he saw young stars break into the American music industry. Although worlds apart from the shores of London this did not deter him, but rather spark his ever growing love of the music industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like most, Berry started off his career in the church, forming a group with two close friends. Managing to get his hands on a little pre-production setup \u2013 Fruity Loops \u2013 the group began writing, producing and performing their own songs at the ages of 14 and 15, only to disband at 16. However, the experience didn\u2019t leave Berry disillusioned, as he was the brains behind a lot of the group\u2019s records and they all remain very close till this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Forward to 2009, Berry spent years working on his craft in between formal education \u2013 attaining a Bachelors degree in Computer Science \u2013 learning to play the piano by ear, which has played a major part in the maturity of his sound. Even with this big achievement, he knew deep down what his true calling was \u2013 music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon meeting IKES, a rapper hailing from North London the two just clicked and began working on records together and would soon become Berry\u2019s long term partner in his musical career. Since then he\u2019s gone on to produce records for some of the hottest UK acts such as S.A.S, Bigz, Scorcher, Jermaine Riley (Formally of FDM) and the list continues to grow as we speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being the creative soul that he is, Maleek Berry wasn\u2019t satisfied with only working on his home turf, but wanted to spread his wings to the Motherland. In the summer of 2011, he flew out to Nigeria for a family holiday but managed to take advantage of this trip and make great connections that would later change his status into an international producer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through a good friend and artist Davido, Berry was able to spark relationships with artists such as Wizkid , Naeto C, Wande Coal. He also went on the produce the hit \u2018Carolina\u2019 (one of the biggest singles in Nigeria in 2011\/2012) by Sauce Kid featuring Davido, which ushered Sauce Kid back into the Nigerian music scene after a brief hiatus and his recent smash hit single \u201cThe Matter\u201d Featuring Wizkid. Maleek Berry is currently signed with Wizkid\u2019s Starboy Entertainment and has gone on to produce hits such as \u201cBaby Hello\u201d for Wande Coal, \u201cFinito\u201d for Iyanya and \u201cYe Play\u201d for UK Afrobeat star Fuse ODG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even with all his achievements to date, who knows what the future holds for this young producer. In his own words, he plans to, \u201cCreate timeless music that will hopefully last longer than his generation\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birth Name: Maleek Shoyebi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born: August 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: Afrobeat\/ Pop\/ R&B\/ Hip-Hop Producer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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