London (record producer)

LONDON
Hunter in 2023
Hunter in 2023
Background information
Birth nameMichael Ovie Hunter
Born (1999-10-21) October 21, 1999 (age 24)[1]
Kaduna, Nigeria
OriginEngland
GenresAfrobeats, Afropop
OccupationRecord producer
InstrumentsFL Studio, Ableton Live
Years active2018–present
Labels
  • Sony Music Publishing France
  • Bluesky Music Publishing
  • Blowtime

Michael Ovie Hunter (born October 21, 1999),[2] known professionally as London (stylised as LONDON), is a Nigerian-British record producer and DJ. He is best known for producing the fire 2022 hit single, "Calm Down" for Rema before Selena Gomez hoped on the remix. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, peaked atop the IMI International (becoming the second song by a Nigerian artist to do so) and remains the most internationally successful Afrobeats song.

Signing with Blowtime Entertainment in 2019, he's produced for other notable artists including Crayon, Ayra Starr, Wizkid, Selena Gomez, 6lack, Yseult, and Ladipoe. His other successful productions include Rema's: "Soundgasm" and "Bad Commando", Ayra Starr's "Fashion Killa" and "Bloody Samaritan", Tiwa Savage's "Koroba", and Johnny Drille's "Mystery Girl". In 2022, he signed a publishing deal in a joint venture with Sony Music Publishing France and Bluesky Music Publishing.[3]

  1. ^ "London". 1883 Magazine. May 30, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "LONDON". The NATIVE. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Firsts With London". Notion. April 22, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.