B Major (producer)

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B Major
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Background information
Born
Bjorn Martin

(1999-04-12) April 12, 1999 (age 26)
Cape Town, South Africa
GenresHouse, electronic, jazz
OccupationsComposer, record producer, songwriter
Years active2020–present
LabelsSoulistic Recordings CPT
Website martinmusicpublishing.co.za

Bjorn Martin (born April 12, 1999), known professionally as B Major, is a South African composer and record producer. His work focuses on Soulful house and other forms of electronic music. [1] [2]

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Career

His father, a music teacher and pianist, introduced him to jazz and R&B during his childhood. Martin began learning the piano at the age of ten and later developed an interest in music production. [3] DJ Kent, Kaytranada, Heavy K, Four7 and his late father are his musical influences. [3] [2] [1]

Martin released his debut album, Matters of the Heart, in February 2024. [1] [4] The project included a collaboration with two-time South African Music Awards (SAMAs) nominee D'Low (musician). [5] [6] [1] His single Sunday Morning was nominated at the Cape Town Artist Awards, and Lemonade received a nomination at the 021 Music Awards. [1] [3]

Martin Music Publishing

Martin Music Publishing(Pty) Ltd,is a South African music publishing administration division ofSoulistic Recordings CPT. The division provides publishing administration services, Including rights documentation and publishing data management for independent and internationally distributed repertoire. [7]

Martin established Martin Music Publishing in 2024 as the publishing administration arm of Soulistic Recordings CPT, supporting international and independent repertoire through rights documentation and publishing data management. [7] The company administers music catalogues released through Soulistic Recordings CPT, including all works associated with B Major. [7]

Martin Music Publishing provides publishing administration and rights management services for music award-winning and nominated musical compositions, including registrations, documentation of ownership splits, and maintenance of publishing metadata used for Royalty Reporting. [8]

The division operates in an administrative capacity rather than a catalogue acquiring publisher. Its work includes preparing and submitting composition registrations, maintaining writer and publisher share records, and managing publishing metadata used for royalty processing across territories. Martin Music Publishing provides music publishing administration services for international and Independent artists [7] [8]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2021021 Music AwardsProducer of the YearLemonadeNominated [3]
2022Cape Town Artist AwardsSong of the Year"Sunday Morning"Nominated [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "B Major: Biography". The Archive Times. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 Masa, Gilberto Ewale (2 April 2023). "B Major SA: "Sunday Morning" nominada a canción del año en los Cape Town Artist Awards". Free Press Info (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Esack, Fuad (20 February 2024). "Martin's Matters of the Heart is Mitchell's Plain Bjorn and bred". Southern Mail. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "B major SA | South Africa". Afrocharts. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Dean, Marsha (30 December 2000). "Major hit in the making: Mitchells Plain muso drops new album". Daily Voice. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Martin Music Publishing: Legacy". The Archive Times. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  8. 1 2 Hendricks, Valencia (20 December 2025). "Soulistic Recordings CPT Expands with Martin Music Publishing Division". Hype Music. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  9. ↑ Yokwana, Yolanda (22 September 2022). "23 year old from Cape Town nominated for Song Of the Year Music Award". Hype Music. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
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