D'Tunes
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D'Tunes | |
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| Birth name | Adesanya Doyinsola |
| Born | 13 October 1990 |
| Origin | Nigeria |
| Genres | Pop music, R&B, Afro pop music, African hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, entrepreneur, songwriter |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Difference Entertainment |
Adesanya Doyinsola, better known as D'Tunes, is a multi award-winning music producer, CEO Difference Entertainment, Visionary, arts and fashion enthusiast. He was affiliated with Made Men Music Group and currently has a record label called Difference Entertainment. He is known for producing for Iyanya and Sean Tizzle and the hit singles "Kukere" and "Sho Lee" by them. He has won several awards including The Headies 2013 for Producer of the Year. He is popularly known for producing songs like Kukere, Ur Waist, Sexy Mama ft Wizkid, Jombolo with Flavour and many more for Iyanya off his sophomore album "Desire", Sho Lee, Mama Eh, Perfect Gentleman, Loke Loke and many more for Sean Tizzle off his debut album The Journey
D'Tunes has also produced numerous other artists like Mr Eazi, Yemi Alade, Reminisce, 9ice, Mayorkun, Teni and CDQ. He was nominated in the Music Producer of the Year category at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards 2014.
Early life and career
[edit]Like many successful musicians, Doyinsola started in music from the church by learning how to play the drums and keyboard until he was good enough to play for the church choir. Years later, his musical prowess was channeled into beat making and song writing despite early oppositions from parents.
He studied in Olabisi Onabanjo University until he dropped out of school in 2009. He started developing interest in production of songs after he wrote his UTME and was awaiting Admission and became more interested in producing than school so he had to drop out.
Production discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]Official single by "D'Tunes"
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| "Oh" (featuring. EFA, YQ & Tony Totch) |
2011 |
| "Thank The Lord" (featuring. Yemi Alade & Sean Tizzle) |
2011 |
| "Be Mine" (featuring. Iyanya & Sean Tizzle) |
2015 |
| "Ogogoro" (featuring. Yonda & Wale Turner) |
2017 |
Singles produced
[edit]| Title | Year | Album | Release date |
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| "Kukere" (Iyanya) |
2012 | Desire | 6 February 2013 |
| "Ur Waist" (Iyanya (featuring. Emma Nyra) |
Desire | 6 February 2013 | |
| "Flavor" (Iyanya) |
Desire | 6 February 2013 | |
| "Sexy Mama" (Iyanya (featuring. Wizkid) |
Desire | 6 February 2013 | |
| "Sho Lee" (Sean Tizzle) |
2013 | - | - |
| "Mama Eh" (Sean Tizzle) |
"The Journey" | 17 April 2014 | |
| "Komole" (Sean Tizzle) |
"The Journey" | ||
| "Kilogbe" (Sean Tizzle) |
"The Journey" | ||
| "Rara" (Sean Tizzle) |
2014 | - | - |
| "Abiamo" (Sean Tizzle) |
2015 | - | - |
Albums produced
[edit]| Title | Year | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| "Desire" (Iyanya) |
2013 | 6 February 2013 |
| "The Journey" (Sean Tizzle) |
2014 | 17 April 2014 |
Difference Entertainment
[edit]Difference Entertainment was founded by Tunes in 2013.
Artists
[edit]Artists signed to Difference Entertainment [1] [2]
| Act | Year signed |
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| Sean Tizzle | 2013 |
| BadBoy Ace | 2015 |
| Qdot | |
| Kue Bounce | |
| ATM |
Awards
[edit]| Year | Awards ceremony | Award description(s) | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Headies | Producer of the Year | Won |
| 2013 | The Future Awards | Producer of the Year | Nominated |
| 2014 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Music Producer Of The Year | Nominated |
| 2014 | Headies Awards | Music Producer Of The Year | Nominated |
| 2015 | City People Awards | Music Producer Of The Year | Nominated |