Jonathan Kweku Awote-Mensah (born 27 March 1992), professionally known as Jae5 is a British-Ghanaian record producer and mixing engineer from Plaistow,

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. He is a Grammy Award-winning producer and is signed to

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Early life

Jonathan Mensah grew up in London as a child and moved to Ghana from age 9 to age 12 with his brothers. He is the older brother of NSG members Kruddz and OGD. When he moved back to London, he did courses at the program APE Media, where he developed production and engineering skills. His older brother also had a DJ program where he learned how to use Fruity Loops and other software tools.

Career

Jae5 was part of a production company called JOAT Music Group, started by his uncle Blemish and artist Randy Valentine. He began working with

J Hus Momodou Lamin Jallow (born 27 May 1995), known professionally as J Hus, is a British rapper and singer who has been credited with pioneering the genre afroswing. He is currently signed to Black Butter Records. He gained popularity in 2015 follo ...

with JOAT in 2015 and produced the mixtape ''The 15th Day'' to widespread acclaim. He later began producing for other British artists such as

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and

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. In 2017, he executive produced the album ''

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'' by J Hus, spawning the successful single "

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". Following that success, he worked with

Burna Boy Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. He rose to stardom in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album, ''L.I. ...

on the songs "Sekkle Down" and "Calm Down". Also in 2018, he worked with

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, Shakka,

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, and

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, as well as producing NSG's most successful single "

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". In 2019, he produced the multi platinum single "

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. His producing credits earned him accolades such as the GRM Rated Awards and MOBO Awards for Best Producer. In 2021, Jae5 released his debut single as a lead artist called "Dimension" featuring

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and Rema.

Artistry

Jae5 was credited by many publications as a producer for pioneering the fusion genre of

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. His sound is described as a fusion between

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, bashment, and

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Discography

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Production discography

2015

;

– ''The 15th Day'' * 01. "I'm Coming" (produced with JOAT Music Group) * 02. "Shawty Inda Bando" (featuring Baseman) (produced with JOAT Music Group) * 03. "Bangers & Mash" (featuring Deepee) (produced with JOAT Music Group) * 04. "Warm It Up" (produced with JOAT Music Group) * 05. "No Way" (produced with N2theA) * 06. "Dubai" (featuring Locz) (produced with JOAT Music Group) * 07. "Drive Me" (featuring Fekky) (produced with JOAT Music Group) * 08. "Forget a Hater" (featuring NSG) (produced with JOAT Music Group) * 09. "No Lie" (produced with JOAT Music Group) * 11. "Guns and Butter" (produced with JOAT Music Group) * 12. "Calling Me" (produced with JOAT Music Group) * 14. "How It Goes" (featuring Randy Valentine) (produced with JOAT Music Group) ;

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– ''So Paranoid'' – Single * 00. "So Paranoid"

2016

;J Hus – ''Playing Sports'' * 01. "Playing Sports" * 02. "Clean It Up" * 03. "Free Up"

2017

;

& J Hus – ''Samantha'' – Single * 00. "Samantha" ;J Hus – ''

'' * 01. "Common Sense" (produced with The Compozers) * 02. "Bouff Daddy" * 03. "Clartin" * 04. "Leave Me" (produced with IO) * 05. "Closed Doors" * 06. "

" * 07. "Like Your Style" * 08. "Plottin" * 09. "Sweet Cheeks" (produced with IO) * 10. "Fisherman" (featuring

& MIST) (produced with Steel Banglez) * 11. "Good Time" (featuring

) * 12. "Spirit" (produced with TSB & IO) * 13. "Mash Up" (featuring MoStack) * 14. "Goodies" * 15. "Good Luck Chale" (featuring Tiggs Da Author) (produced with Show N Prove) * 16. "Who You Are" * 17. "Friendly" ; NSG – ''Yo Darlin – Single * 00. "Yo Darlin'" ;

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– ''Unforgettable (J Hus Remix)'' – Single * 00. " Unforgettable (J Hus Remix)" (featuring J Hus &

Swae Lee Khalif Malik Ibn Shaman Brown (born June 7, 1993), known professionally as Swae Lee, is an American singer and rapper. Known for his wide vocal range and genre-bending, Swae Lee is one half of the hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd with his brother Slim J ...

)

2018

;

– '' Outside'' * 04. "Sekkle Down" (featuring J Hus) * 12. "Calm Down" ;J Hus – ''Big Spang'' * 01. "Dark Vader" * 02. "Scene" * 03. "Dancing Man" ;

– ''6:30'' – Single * 00. "6:30" (featuring NSG) ;NSG – ''Natural Disaster'' – Single * 00. "Natural Disaster" ;Shakka – ''Tribe Tuesday – Season 2'' * 02. "Long Ting" ;

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– '' Always in Between'' * 06. "123" ;

– ''Toast to Our Differences'' * 04. "Walk Alone" ;

– ''Life Is Eazi, Vol. 2 – Lagos to London'' * 13. "Yard & Chill" ;

– ''Living Gravy'' – Single * 00. "Living Gravy"

2019

;Dave – ''

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'' * 05. "Location" (featuring Burna Boy) * 06. "Disaster" (featuring

) ;

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– '' Late Night Feelings'' * 06. "Don't Leave Me Lonely" (featuring Yebba) (produced with Picard Brothers, Mark Ronson,

P2J Richard Olowaranti Mbu Isong (born 11 July 1987), professionally known as P2J is a Nigerian-British producer from London, England. He is best known for his work with the likes of Beyoncé, Wizkid, Stormzy, FKA Twigs, Burna Boy, Tems, Doja Cat & ...

, Tom Elmhirst & Brandon Bost) ;Ransom FA – ''Be Somebody'' – Single * 00. "Be Somebody"

2020

;J Hus – ''

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'' * 04. "Triumph" * 05. "Play Play" (featuring Burna Boy) (produced with Nana Rogues & Scribz Riley) * 06. "Cucumber" (produced with IO & Nana Rogues) * 07. "Repeat" (featuring

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) * 08. "Fortune Teller" (produced with IO, Levi Lennox & Maestro) * 11. "Must Be" * 12. "One and Only" (featuring

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) * 13. "Love, Peace and Prosperity" * 14. "Deeper Than Rap" (produced with IO) ;Dyo – ''Dyologue'' * 01. "Real" ;NSG – ''ROOTS'' * 04. "Nonsense" (featuring

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) * 07. "Zantoni" * 14. "Ourself" * 18. "

" (featuring

Tion Wayne Dennis Junior Odunwo (born 1 September 1993), known professionally as Tion Wayne, is a British rapper and DJ from Edmonton, North London. He appeared on three top-10 singles on UK Singles Chart as a guest – NSG's " Options", "Keisha & Becky" ...

) ;Burna Boy – '' Twice as Tall'' * 15. "Bank On It" ;

– ''Plead the 5th'' * 03. "Madonna" * 04. "Don't Rush" (featuring

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)

2021

;Octavian – ''ALPHA'' * 05. "Famous" (featuring Gunna &

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) ;JAE5 - ''Dimension'' – Single * 00. "Dimension" (featuring

& Rema) ;Dave – ''

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'' * 06. "System" (featuring

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) (produced with Kyle Evans, P2J & Joe Reeves) * 07. "Lazarus" (featuring

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) (produced with P2J & Joe Reeves) * 08. "Law of Attraction" (featuring

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) ;

– ''All In'' * 03. "Nirvana" (with

J Balvin José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. He has been referred to as the " Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reggaetón"), and is one of the best-sell ...

) * 04. "Lit Like This" ;

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– ''3 Th3 Album'' * 03. "3rd Eye" ;

– ''Too Loyal for my Own Good'' * 07. "Finer Things" ;NSG – ''Petite'' – Single * 00. "Petite" ;NSG – ''Headliner'' * 02. "Suzanna" (featuring Patoranking)

2022

;

– ''Gifted'' * 03. "Shine" * 09. "Pull Up" ;King Promise – ''5 Star'' * 08. "Ginger" ;

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– ''Chasing Euphoria'' * 08. "Pray 2 The East" (featuring BNXN fka Buju) (produced with Emmanuel Asamoah & Nana Pokes) ;Burna Boy - ''

Love, Damini ''Love, Damini'' is the sixth studio album by Nigerian singer Burna Boy. It was released on 8 July 2022 through Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances from Ladysmith Black Mambazo, J Hus, Vict0ny, Popcaan, Blxst, Kehlani, Ed ...

'' * 09. "It's Plenty" ;JAE5 - ''Propeller'' – Single * 00. "Propeller" (featuring Dave & Bnxn)

Awards and nominations

References

{{Reflist 1992 births Living people People from Plaistow, Newham British people of Ghanaian descent 21st-century Ghanaian musicians British record producers Ghanaian songwriters Ghanaian record producers