Benjamin Garzy Mensah, professionally known as Mix Master Garzy or Mix Masta Garzy, is a Ghanaian record producer, sound engineer, disc jockey and singer.
His major productions include "Pull Up" by Stonebwoy, "My Baby" by Stay Jay ft. R2Bees, "Boom boom tag" by Mista Silva, GH UK based "Enemies" by Jupitar featuring Sarkodie in 2014, "Iskoki" by Samini, "KoKo Sakora" by Dr Cryme featuring Sarkodie, "Alhaji" by VVIP featuring Patoranking, "Hookah" by Danagog featuring Davido, "Love You Die" by Patoranking featuring Diamond Platnumz, "Na Wash" by Becca, and "Obia Agye Obi Girl" by Captain Planet of 4x4.
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Early life
Garzy Mensah was born in Tema to Francis Anim Garzy and Ernestina Abena Kwao. He has a younger brother, John Otoo Kwao. He had his basic education and junior secondary education at Better Best Academy in Tema 4 poles, Ghana. He continued his senior high education at Tema Methodist Senior High School. He later attended the Ghana Institute of Journalism and obtained a certificate and diploma in Broadcast Journalism which gave him a step ahead to work as a part-time DJ at Xfm and Urban Internet Radio in Ghana.
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Career
Mix Master Garzy commenced his career in beat making, mixing and mastering right from senior high school. After production work began he surfaced with his pro name Mix Master Garzy, an identity referring to the mixing and mastering side of studio work.
In 2015, he produced a master banger song, "Iskoki", for Samini. The song was nominated at that year's Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.
Garzy has worked with notable artists such as Atumpan, Samini, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale, Davido, Patoranking, Diamond Platnumz, Ice Prince, R2Bees, Becca, Eno Barony, and Eazzy.
Awards and recognition
Garzy won "Best Producer 2014" at the MTN Hitmaker Reality Show.
He was nominated in the category of "Producer of the Year" at the 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.
He won "Riddim of the Year" at the 2016 Bass Awards for producing "iphone riddim", exclusive instrumental recorded by Mugeez of R2 Bees fame, Shatta Wale, Samini, Brenya, Ricky Mo, Capone, and Flexclusive.
On June 4, 2017, Garzy was given the Prestigious Gold Coast Award for his outstanding work in the Ghanaian music scene.
In 2017, he won "Best Music Producer of the year" at the Ghana Entertainment Awards organized in the US.
Awards and nominations
Tours
2017
- In 2016, he had a successful European tour, "Book a studio with Mix Master Garzy".
- In 2017 Garzy joined Nigeria's super star Patoranking on his exclusive European tour to launch his God Over Everything album, and was also the DJ for Patoranking on the tour.
- Coke Studio Africa 2017
- Master Garzy appeared on the "Come From Far Europe Tour" with Ghanaian dance hall artist stonebwoy in 2017.
Production discography
Selected songs produced by Mix Master Garzy
2015 produced singles
2016 produced singles
- Eazzy ft. Stonebwoy - "Nana Remix"
- Danagog ft. Davido x Stonebwoy & Burnaboy - "Hookah Remix"
- Itz Tiffany ft. Ceeza Milli - "No More"
- Deekay ft. Edem - "Gedeme"
- Mc Clerk ft. 4x4 - "Success"
- 4x4 ft. Buk Bak - "Atongo"
- Itz tiffany ft. Dammy Krane "Give Dem"
- Dr Cryme ft. Master Garzy, Captain Planet - - "Bonanza"
- Deon Boakye ft. kojo cue x Kofi Kinaata x Joel Cool - "Guy Guy"
- Chase - "Forever Roll up"
- 4x4 - "No New Friends"
- Shegah - "Big It up"
- Bisa Kdei ft. Patoranking - "Life"
- Eno ft. Stonebwoy - "Touch Body"
- Danagog ft. Davido - "Hookah"
- Flexclusive - "The Only One"
- Dr Cryme - "Control"
- Capone - "Dan Dem"
- Eazzy - "Nana"
- Eno ft. Shatta Wale - "Dawa"
- Edem ft. Shatta Wale - "Gbom Gbom Gbang Gbang"
- Stonebwoy ft. Burna Boy - "Sick Inna Head"
- Jupitar - "Smile Again"
2017 produced singles
- Jupitar ft. Patoranking - "Whine"
- Eno ft. Ebony - "Obiaa Ba Ny3"
- Stonebwoy "Come From Far"
- E.L - "Explain"
- Tiffany - "Got it all"
- Stonebwoy ft. Edem x Becca x Bisa Kdei x Dr Cryme x Choir Master - "Celebration"
- Tinny - "God year"
- Ramz Nic - "Me Do Wo"
- Jupitar - "Go Low"
- Bisa Kdei ft. patoranking - "Life"
- Dammy Krane ft. Shatta Wale x Davido - "Gbetiti"
- Patoranking - "Love You" Die ft. Diamond Platnumz
- Eze ft. Dammy Krane - "Gbera"
- Becca ft. Patoranking - "Na Wash"
- Bisa Kdei - "Apae"
- Becca ft. Stonebwoy "With You"
- Keche - "Show Something"
- Selekta Aff - "Back and front"
- Fareed ft. Edem "- GoGa"
- Sean Taylor - "Ginger"
- Black Kat ft. Ekwea Dimples - "Talk About Me"
- Mawunya - "Kw33gy3"
- Strongman ft. Yaa Pono - "Oh Joe"
- Mc Fizzle - "Demma Nuh Bad Man"
- Tonkra - "Aben"
- Stonebwoy ft. Kojo Funds - "Falling Again"
References
External links
- Garzy Mix at Instagram
- Garzy Mix at Twitter
- Mix Masta Garzy at ReverbNation
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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