Biography

Madiba Thabelo, popularly known as Q-Mark was born in Tshiawelo in Soweto and raised in Tshakhuma Limpopo. He is a music producer, songwriter, actor and events promoter. He is popularly known for co-producing "Paris" which was the biggest song of 2022 in South Africa, peaking at Number 1 and being the most played song across all African radio stations. His grand father was Dr Nephawe, an award-winning famous Venda choral music composer and cultural historian. Growing up in the suburb of Soweto, surrounded by great musical talents in his age group, he began hosting various events such as the All-White Party at Jozi FM, a Summer Splash event with @kwesta, several block parties and a number of A list celebrity events with luminaries such as Da Capo, Zonke and Cassper Nyovest. He became a resident DJ for Cloud9ne artists whilst continually improving himself as music producer under artist development. As a music producer he works regularly with Slickwitit, and co-produced for @assessa most famed single "Quantum" featuring @justbheki, Afriikan Papi and @wunda. Eventually he paired with @tpzee , @afriikan_papi & Slickwitit to be a production team under Cloud9ne Entertainment, co-producing a successful single "Paris" that quickly rose to mainstream success. He has appeared in numerous music videos most notably, "Quantum" by Assessa and "Paris" by Q-Mark & TpZee with Afriikan Papi. In November 2022, Q-Mark, TpZee & Afriikan Papi released an EP as a trio "Isvunguvungu Season 1".