Nigerian singer John Ighodaro, better known as Johnny Drille, has said that people tried to get him to change the way he sings, but he ref...
Nigerian singer John Ighodaro, better known as Johnny Drille, has said that people tried to get him to change the way he sings, but he refused.
Two big record companies that wanted to sign him told him to change his sound, but he decided to stay true to himself.
The singer of 'Wait For Me' said that CEO of Mavin Records Don Jazzy signed him even though it was a big risk.
He made it clear that Don Jazzy signed him because he likes his songs, not because he wanted to make money.
In a recent episode of the CreativTea podcast, Johnny Drille said, "No one would have thought that Mavin Records, which is run by Don Jazzy, would sign an alternative artist like me." A lot of people thought it was strange.
There were two other big record companies in Nigeria that wanted to sign me, but all they could talk about was how to change my sound. How can we speed it up? How can we get people to dance?
"When I met Don Jazzy, though, we didn't talk through that." He just really liked the music... He did something very risky, but it worked out.
Johnny Drille became well-known after being on the sixth season of Project Fame West Africa in 2013. His first song, "Wait For Me," came out in 2015.
The singer signed with Mavin Records in 2017 and put out his first record, "Before We Fall Asleep," in 2012.