| Intro | Nigerian DJ |
| Is |
Musician Composer Record producer |
| From | Nigeria |
| Type |
Business Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
Lagos |
Sodamola Oluseye Desmond, better known as DJ Spinall, is a multiple award-winning disc jockey from Nigeria. In September 2018, he signed a record deal with Atlantic Records UK.
Early life
DJ Spinall started calling himself Spinall in 2003 before he was signed to Mavin Records in 2013 which he is no longer under. Spinall just as the name implies signifies a disc jockey who plays all kinds of genre of music, he is not restricted to any specific genre, his style of play has been tagged by many as ‘fearless’ as a result of his ability to bring all kinds of music in one playlist, these differentiated him out from the lots and won him several awards.
2018:Atlantic Records UK
On September 11, 2018, DJ Spinall signed international major deal with Atlantic Records UK and the record deal was announced via his Instagram post at Atlantic Records UK headquarter where the recording deal was signed between Spinall and Atlantic Records UK alongside his Manager “Tolulope S.”.
On the 29th of June 2019, DJ Spinall became the first Nigerian DJ to perform live at the Glastonbury Festival.
Endorsements
DJ Spinall signed deal with Smirnoff Ice drink in 2015 and the contract was renewed in 2016. On March 20, 2018, DJ Spinall signs deal with Pepsi Nigeria.
Educational background
DJ Spinall studied Electrical Electronics Engineering at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye Ogun State(OOU)
Notable performances
He is performed in several popular events and shows since his rise to stardom, performed in events like:
- One Lagos Brand Launch (2016)
- One Africa Music Fest New York (2017)
- BET Awards 2017 Official DJ (2017)
- Mixmag New York Gig (2017)
- MixMag “The LAB” New York (2018)
- Africa All Star Music Fest Toronto (2018)
- Glastonbury Festival (2019)
Tours
TheCAPUS Tour 3.0 2018, kicked-off on August 4 in Washington, D.C. The tour commencement in 9 cities, cities include Washington, D.C., Minnesota, New York City, Miami, Toronto, Dallas, Atlanta, Indiana and Jacksonville, Florida.
2017
- South Africa
- United States
- United Kingdom
Discography
Albums
| Album Title | Album Details |
|---|---|
| My Story: The Album |
|
| Ten |
|
| Dreams |
|
| Iyanu |
|
Selected singles
- “Oluwa” (2014)
- “Excuse Me” (2015)
- “Attendance” (2015)
- “No Sorrow” (2015)
- “Package” (2016)
- “Ohema” (2016)
- “Nowo” (2018)
- “Baba” (2018)
- “What Do You See?” (2019)
Videography
| Year | Title | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | “Gba Gbe E” featuring Burna Boy | Duks | |
| 2015 | “Oluwa” featuring M.I. Abaga, Byno | AJE Filmworks | |
| “Excuse Me” featuring Timaya | |||
| “No Sorrow” featuring Pheelz | EOVisuals | ||
| 2016 | “Package” featuring Davido, Del’B | Ndvdual Pictures | |
| “Money” featuring 2Baba, Wande Coal | UA. Images | ||
| “Ohema” featuring Mr Eazi | |||
| 2017 | “Gimme Luv” featuring Olamide | Mattmax | |
| “Ojukokoro” featuring Niniola | Adams Gud | ||
| “Olowo” featuring Davido, Wande Coal | |||
| “On The Low” featuring Ycee | HG2 Filmworks | ||
| 2018 | “Nowo” featuring Wizkid | Director Q | |
| “Baba” featuring Kizz Daniel | |||
| “Omoge” featuring Dotman | Mex | ||
| 2019 | “What Do You See” featuring Kojo Funds | Meji Alabi for JM Films |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards ceremony | Award description(s) | Recipient | Results | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | World DJ | Himself | Nominated | |
| African Global DJ Awards | Best Club DJ | Himself | Nominated | ||
| Best Artist / Band DJ | Himself (Mavin Records) | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | World DJ | Himself | Won | |
| Islander International Awards | Best Nigerian DJ | Himself | Won | ||
| Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards | Best Nigeria VDJ | Himself (Channel O) | Won | ||
| 2015 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Male Disc Jockey of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |
| City People Entertainment Awards | DJ Of The Year | Himself | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | City People Entertainment Awards | DJ Of The Year | Himself | Won | |
| Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Disk Jockey Collaboration of the Year | “Pepe Dem” | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | City People Entertainment Awards | DJ Of The Year | Himself | Won | |
| Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Disc Jockey | Himself | Nominated | ||
| Africa Muzik Magazine Awards & Music Festival (AFRIMMA) | Best DJ Africa | Himself | Won | ||
| 2018 | All Africa Music Awards | Best DJ Africa | Himself | Pending | |
| Best African Collaboration | “Nowo” | Pending | |||
| Best Male Artist in Western Africa | “Nowo” | Pending | |||
| Africa Muzik Magazine Awards & Music Festival (AFRIMMA) | Best Collaboration | “Nowo” | Pending | ||
| Best Dj Africa | Himself | Pending | |||
| Abryans Style and Fashion Awards | Most Stylish Male Celebrity of the Year | Nominated |