‘Yo Izy, are you kidding me?’
“There is no joke about it,” IzyBeats answered in an interview with The Sunday Gleaner , alluding to his debut album Edgehill, which is slated to be released in 2023. In 2017, IzyBeats joined the roster of international music group Creative Titans. The label has partnered with UK-based Believe Music to release and distribute the project.
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With songwriter credits on Koffee’s W , a Grammy Award already under his belt, and a cargo-load of successful productions with international stars like Mesego, H.E.R., Burna Boy, Jorja Smith, and Alicia Keys, the music industry will agree that IzyBeats is not trying to ‘kid’ anyone. He expects people to question his reasons for wanting to become a recording artiste at this stage of his career, especially after having first-hand knowledge of the challenges of breaking into the mainstream.
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He said, “Over the years, working with a lot of artistes, I realise how difficult it can be when you don’t have the financial resources, a label backing, or the connect – of having more people around with the right connections – to get features with artiste you want to work with, but I feel like I am in a position to pursue this.”
The producer-composer shared that the success he has seen sometimes feels surreal but that years of trial and error and failures have kept his motor running. He is convinced there is no better time than the present to push his brand and name as a recording artiste. He said that production is his “bread and butta,” and stopping or pausing in that arena after investing more than a decade to become a sought-after producer is not an option
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