Appietus

Appietus learned his trade at Fredima Studios in Adabraka in 1995, and by 2006 he had his own studio and the Ghana Music Awards' Best Recording Engineer prize, which he won again in 2007. He is one of the most sought-after sound engineers and producers in Ghana.

Early life

He was born Appiah Dankwah on 12 March 1977 in Accra to Osei Poku and Susana Appiah; his family comes from Aduman in Ashanti. He finished Ebenezer Secondary School in Dansoman in 1993. His stage name comes from "Appiah's tools".

Studios

After training at Fredima he worked at Kay's Frequency in Asylum Down from 1998 and at Kampsite Studios in Dansoman from 2003. In 2006 he set up Creative Studioz at Dansoman Sahara and runs it as chief executive, alongside his label, Creative Records. He has engineered and produced for Daddy Lumba, Sarkodie, Samini, Castro and Becca, and released compilations including The Revolution (2008), Tip of the Iceberg (2010) and Azonto Fiesta (2012).

He was a judge on Vodafone Icons in 2012 and 2013 and ran his own talent show, Appietus Idolz. In 2014 he worked on a cover of "Maria Caipirinha" for Visa's World Cup campaign. He won Best Music Producer at the 2012 Ghana Music Awards.

Family

He is married to Freda Appiah Dankwah, and they have four children.