Audius Mtawarira

Audius Mtawarira is an RnB musician, producer and composer from Harare, Zimbabwe.

Born on 1 January 1977 in Harare, Mtawarira is among the pioneers of urban grooves music in the country. He attended Peter House Boys High School where he was part of a choir. After high school, he enrolled for an undergraduate degree in Perth, Australia. While at university, he began writing and producing music. He became internationally recognized after writing and producing songs for renowned artists such as Flo Rida, Ludacris, Stan Walker and Jessica Mauboy.

In 2002, he produced Selwyn's album ‘Meant To Be’. In 2003 he produced a single ‘Born to Try’. He has released albums such as 'Audius' (2002), 'Ever After' (2003), 'Music and Me' (2005) and 'Day Like This' (2008). In 2008, he produced Jessica Mauboy's new album ‘Been Waiting’ and co-wrote her single titled ‘Running Back’. In 2004, he produced Australian Idol contestant Paulini's debut album titled ‘One Determined Heart’. In 2005 he assisted in writing fellow-Idol contestant Ricki-Lee Coulter's ‘Hell No!’ and produced majority of her album. His popularity as a producer prompted him to establish his studio called The Sound Academy studios: He also came up with a record label called Blindfaith Entertainment. He also owns a fashion label called Shona Clothing.