Monday, August 16, 2010

THIS IS E-GNYTE AUSTIN FROM NIGERIA

E-Gnyte (real name – Austin Izunwa) was born and brought up in Yaoundé the capital city of Cameroon in 1985. He is from Imo State, Nigeria by descent and is the third son of his parents.

Austin attended a bilingual primary School in Yaoundé, Cameroon. After his G.C.E, he struggled to further his education due to lack of finance so he focused on his other passion (MUSIC) which played a big role in his life from a young age. While he was in school, he developed through several performances on different shows and inter-school music competitions. Twice the best RnB singer and three times the best dancer, he then progressed and did different collabos with some artistes in Cameroon. Unfortunately, the songs were not promoted well so had poor radio airplay.

In 2003, his family decided to relocate back to Nigeria. Life back in Nigeria was challenging but Austin did not loose focus. After a few collabos with some upcoming artistes which also did not enjoy massive airplay, he formed a group of three guys in Owerri named D’ HUMDINGERS. The different dynamics and agendas of the group members eventually led to its breakup.

Austin then decided to go solo and later travelled to Lagos were he did his first two singles. Struggling to promote his singles, an A & R from EKOBEATS RECORDS was given a copy of the CD by a producer. One month later, Austin received a call from one of the Managers at Ekobeats. He was invited for an interview a week later and based on positive impression he made, he was given a contract three weeks later. This marked the end of Austin’s struggles and was the inception of a new dawn in his musical career as E-GNYTE

EXTRACT FROM E-GNYTE IN A RECENT INTERVIEW

“ I am a cool headed guy, I like hanging out in groovy places such as music banging bars and clubs. Sometimes you can catch me in mouth watering joints/eateries. Banana and pineapple as my best fruits and porridge beans and plantain as my best food. My hobbies are playing football, working out, writing songs, reading and watching interesting movies.

My best local Nigerian artistes include Stylplus, 2face, Faze, General Pype, M.I… I know there are more but can’t remember them right now. 

My best foreign artists include Usher, Akon, J.shawn, McAnthony, Bob Marley, Alicia Keys and Celine Dion

Wait until you hear the tracks I’ve done with my new family EkOBEATS at our new studio with Harmony (our in house producer) YOU NO GO FIT SHOUT! There is a HIT Track with J MARTINS, a HIT TRACK with KEENO, a track with …………!!! Just wait YOU’LL FIND OUT SOON” 
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