Daev Martian

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Born in 1992, Johannesburg native, Daev Martian was raised in music by an enthusiastic father & a supportive mother. His interest in music production was sparked by his best friend's brother, who made beats for fun highschool. By the time he graduated from high school music slowly started becoming a priority & he would then go onto releasing music on the internet. After his 1st year in university, Dave decided to pursue Sound Engineering as something that would enhance his craft & career. 
 Without any formal education in music, Dave managed to get an electronic jazz band together called NLite (w/ friends Robin Fassie & Chenoa Nwokedi). After their debut self-titled album they collaborated with other musicians on a studio recording at the South African Broadcast Corporation. This recording was nominated for the 2022 Mzantsi Jazz Awards for Best International Jazz Collaboration.The collaboration included Sio (Vocals), Marcus Gilmore (Drums), Tendai Shoxx Shoko (Bass), Robin Fassie (Trumpet), Chenoa Nwokedi (Guitar), Daev Martian (Keys). Their remix project was also nominated for the 2022 South African Music Awards for Artist of the year Daev also released a solo rap project titled ’A Time For Everything’ which had a song featured on a Johnny Walker production called “The Ones Who Keep Walking”.Collaborations and production on his catalog include TV shows, adverts, Films & artists like Emamkay, Kid Fonque, Sio, Buli, Ziyon & Jullian Gomes amongst a few names.