Jonathan Kweku Awote-Mensah (born 27 March 1992), professionally known as Jae5 is a British-Ghanaian record producer and mixing engineer from Plaistow, East London. Jonathan Mensah grew up in London as a child and moved to Ghana from age 9 to age 12 with his brothers.
4. Who’s True – Tion Wayne feat. Davido and JAE5
Featuring record producer JAE5, the official music video garnered over 5M views on YouTube. The song was off the album “Green with Envy” which was released on the 17th of September, 2021.
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Jae5 was part of a production company called JOAT Music Group, which was started by his uncle Blemish and artist Randy Valentine. He began working with J Hus with JOAT in 2015 and produced the mixtape The 15th Day to widespread acclaim. In 2017, he executive produced the album Common Sense by J Hus, spawning the successful single “Did You See”. Following that success, he worked with Burna Boy on the songs “Sekkle Down” and “Calm Down”.
3. Sekkle Down – Burna Boy feat. JHus
Off the Album Outside, the music video of this song garnered over 5.1M views on its official audio on YouTube. This song was produced by JAE5 and released on the 18th of January, 2018.
2. Pull Up – Koffee
Off the Album “Gifted”, JAE5 produced the song Pull up which garnered over 8.3 million views on YouTube. The song is the 9th track on the album was released on the 25th of March, 2022. Pull Up is a jazz-infused modern-day reggae track that centres around good vibes and social gatherings.
Awards and Accolades
◦ He is a Grammy Award-winning producer and is signed to Black Butter Records.
◦ His producing credits earned him accolades such as the GRM Rated Awards and MOBO Awards for Best Producer.
◦ Jae5 was credited by many publications as a producer for pioneering the fusion genre of afroswing.
◦ He won the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album “Twice As Tall”
1. Dimension – JAE5 feat. Rema and Skepta
In 2021, Jae5 released his debut single as a lead artist called “Dimension” featuring Skepta and Rema which peaked at number 58 In the UK chart positions. The official music video garnered over 9.5M views on YouTube. The song was released on the 18th of March 2021.
