Donae’o found himself in hot demand performing live P.As across the country and in Aiya Napa as well as a coveted spot at 2008’s Glastonbury festival.ĭespite enjoying the advantages of pushing his career by himself, the talented singer is smart enough to acknowledge the benefits of having a strong team on board, as long as it is the right team. By February 2008 the single was in record shops and by March it was the hottest tune on the streets. It was about three months before things really started to take off. Sometimes going with your gut instinct, rather than over-discussing things with a bunch of different people, can work a lot better for you, that’s the freedom I like.’įrom that moment on he would personally promote the single to anyone and everyone, from fellow artists, radio djs, club djs and pirates, collecting email addresses and contact details and delivering music and information. “I started promoted Devil In A Blue Dress last year November and I released it on a white label this February,’ he recalls, adding: ‘Doing things myself worked better for me in the sense that I was able to choose what I wanted to do and how I wanted to do it. He had penned a tune called Devil In A Blue Dress, and this was the one he felt could really turn things around, and he was right. The plan? To take control of his career himself, minus any management. In his late teens and early 20’s he released a few more underground singles, but was mainly out of the spotlight as he focused on working on a plan to orchestrate the next stage of his career. ‘Both of these songs kick-started my career,’ says the now 25-year-old. All of this set the foundations for Donae’o’s future success. Both singles made an impact on the underground, with Bounce winning an award for Best Live P.A at the People’ Choice Awards in 2003. During his teens Donae’o (which means ‘Gift from God’) would release and re-release a few singles, most notably Falling and Bounce under various management outfits.
His was never a story of numerous talents shows and performing in school plays, but by the time he was in his mid teens he had already attracted a management outfit, and released a single Falling’. In fact you could say this is where he felt most at home. A young Donae’o was also a regular companion when she was out performing and loved soaking up the atmosphere. His mother was a singer and as a youngster growing up in north west London it was common place for her to be heard belting out tunes in the house.
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Read Full Bio Donae’o aka Ian Greenidge was always destined to make a career out of music after growing up in a house where melodies were a major force. Donae’o aka Ian Greenidge was always destined to make a career out of music after growing up in a house where melodies were a major force.
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