DJ Spinall

DJ SPINALL
Birth name	Sodamola Oluseye Desmond
Born	Lagos State, Nigeria
Genres	AfroPop , Hip hop , R'n'b , EDM
Occupation(s)	Disc jockey, Radio personality, Songwriter, Record producer, Hypeman
Years active	2003–present
Labels	TheCAP Music
Associated acts	Don Jazzy, M.I, Burna Boy, Timaya, Olamide, Pheelz, Wande Coal , 2face Idibia , Sound Sultan , Yemi Alade
Website	www.djspinall.com

Sodamola Oluseye Desmond is a multiple award winning DJ from Nigeria. He is popularly known as DJ SPINALL a.k.a TheCAP. He is the first Nigerian DJ to be endorsed by any brand in Africa^[1] and the first African DJ to tour in the United States.^[2] He grew up in Lagos State and DJ SPINALL is also the first African DJ to perform at the SXSW Festival in the United States.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

Educational Background

DJ Spinall studied Electrical Electronics Engineering at University.^[6]

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Discography

Singles

• Oluwa (feat. M.I) (2014)
• Gba Gbe è (feat. Burna Boy) (2014)
• Excuse Me (feat. Timaya) (2015)
• Attendance (feat. Olamide) (2015)
• No Sorrow (feat. Pheelz) (2015)

Albums

• My Story

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards ceremony	Award description(s)	Recipient	Results	Ref
2013	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	World DJ	Himself	Nominated	[7]
2014	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	World DJ	Himself	Won	[8]
	Islander International Awards	Best Nigerian DJ	Himself	Won	[9]
	Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards	Best Nigeria VDJ	Himself (Channel O)	Won	[10]
2015	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Male Disc Jockey of the Year	Himself	Nominated	[11]
	City People Entertainment Awards	DJ Of The Year	Himself	Nominated	[12]

References

1. "Dj Spinall About". Dj Spinall.
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4. "Dj Spinall joins mavin's". bellanija.
5. "Dj Spinall About". Dj Spinall.
6. "DJ SPINALL BIO". DJ SPINALL.
7. "Nea Awards 2013 Full Nominees List". Notjustok.
8. "NEA Awards 2014 Winners List". Tooxclusive.
9. "He has been nominated and won". Tooxclusive.
10. "Winners at Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards (NBMA) 2014". Jaguda.
11. "NEA Awards 2015 nominees List". The Net.
12. "NotJustOk, Mavins, YBNL Nominated for City People Entertainment Awards 2015". Notjustok.