Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About McDee

MacDee is an award winning, one of the most sought after and talented producers of all times in Zimbabwe. He also ventured into singing and has released several singles in the process which became one of the biggest tracks and he also collaborated with several of Urban grooves artists.

Here are the top five things you might not know about McDee below:

1. McDee was born on the 15th of January 1985

2. His full name is McDonald Chidavaenzi .

3.  He attended Msengezi High School.

4. MacDonald Chidavaenzi has produced some of the best albums and singles for several Zimbabwean artists.

5. He has produced award-winning songs such as Leonard Mapfumo’s “Two Chete”, EX-Q featuring Oliver Mtukudzi “Pane Rudo”, Diana Samkange’s “Kumaziva ndadzoka” Bethen Pasinawako’s “Ndinzverei”, Plaxedes Wenyika’s “Nguva Yekudanana” to Alexio Kawara’s “Tinodanana” and Extra Large’s “Small House”.

6. He was introduced to music by MOVIP Records and mentored by Tapiwa Gunde after which he linked up with Philemon Gezi and co-founded Start Connected Studios nicknamed “Machikichori”.

7. Mcdee is also the owner of Eternity Productions, a record stable which has the likes of Trevor Dongo and King Shaddy attached to it.

8. He is said to have started producing music in 2004 and would take it to bigger stable such as Metro Studios Diamond Production Studios for marketing but grew to become a fully independent stable.

9. While McDee made a name producing music for Urban Grooves, he has also produced music for the likes of Zimpraise, Pastor G, Kudzi Nyakudya and Sabastian Magacha

10. He won as the producer of the year in 2006 and Frank Johnson Primary Pianist of the Year award