B Major (producer)

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B Major
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Background information
Birth nameBjorn Martin
Born (1999-04-12) April 12, 1999 (age 26)
Cape Town, South Africa
GenresHouse, electronic, jazz
Occupation(s)Composer, 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]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2021021 Music AwardsProducer of the YearLemonadeNominated [3]
2022Cape Town Artist AwardsSong of the Year"Sunday Morning"Nominated [7]

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. ↑ 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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