Andre Vibez

Alexander Uwaifo (born 25 September 1988) known professionally as Andre Vibez is a Nigerian music producer and songwriter.^[1][2] He is best known for producing "Rush" from Ayra Starr's album 19 & Dangerous and Rema international hit single “Calm Down” which peaked at number one on the India IMI International chart and also peak no.3 on Billboard Hot 100.^[3][4] In September 2022, he was announced as one of the newly signed record producers of the Nigerian record label, Mavin Records.^[5]

Vibez was born on 25 September 1988 and grew up in the south-south region of Nigeria, Benin City, Edo State. He attended Kings College, Lagos where he acquired his secondary education and later on, obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine and Applied Arts from the University of Benin, Nigeria.^[6] Vibez's musical career started when he was a teenager in the year 2005. He grew up as a part of his father, Victor Uwaifo's music band "Titibiti".^[7]

Vibez's father, Sir Victor Uwaifo was a Nigerian highlife musician well known for winning the first gold disc in Africa. Vibez started producing music in 2005 and worked alongside his father as a keyboardist.^[8] His music production career officially started in 2012, with the song titled "Selensele" by Leroy.^[9]

In 2021, Vibez produced the song “Feeling” by Ladipoe and Bnxn. That same year, he served as the producer for the hit single "Calm Down" alongside fellow Nigerian record producer, London.^[10][11] In October 2022, he was signed to Mavin Records, a Nigerian record label founded by Don Jazzy.^[12] In November 2022, he produced the Mavin Records All-stars single "Won Da Mo" featuring Rema, Ayra Starr, Magixx, Ladipoe, Crayon, Johnny Drille, Boy Spyce, Bayanni, and Don Jazzy.^[13] He also worked as the producer for "Calm Down Remix" by Rema featuring Selena Gomez .^[14][15]