BIO of DJOBZ (Baddest Manager)
Dembo Jobarteh alias D Jobz (The Baddest Manager) is a Mandinka from a griot cast group called “Jali”.
He is undeniably The Gambia’s Leading Artist Manager and Music Business Consultant.
He was born in Fulladou Boraba(CRR)on the 12th of May 1984 and moved with his parents to Brikama (WCR) in the late 80s where he grew up and has his earlier teen education from nursery to lower grade level.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
WASSCE
HTC
HND in Business Admin
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Admin
Post Graduate Diploma in Public Admin
MSc in Public Admin
ARTS SECTOR CAREER
He registered his presence in The Gambia’s Music Industry in February 2004 and met ST in the same year.
He teamed up with ST from 2004 to 2017 and got signed by Joluv Arts Entertainment in 2018 where he served as the Record Label’s first ever Operations Manager for 2 years.
In August 2020 he signed a Management deal with NYANCHO and worked with him for two years where he served as the conceptualist of The Gambia Music Industry’s greatest album project “Polisol” in 2022 which served as a successful comeback project for Nyancho Apachaky whose career faded out for years before DJobz’s intervention to bring him back to his position in the Gambia’s Music Industry.
Other Artists he has worked with were Miss Jobizz, Diha, C.S, City Stars, Mad Snake, Dave Ndow, Moja, Ashley Cham and Nancy Lovely Mboob.
NATIONAL ARTS SECTOR POSITION:
Served as the SECRETARY GENERAL of The Gambia Association of Music Producers and Promoters (GAMPP) from 2015 to 2018.
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCES:
– Met Sidiki Diabate (2017)
– Met Akon in 2017
– Worked with the late Thione Seck (2019) under Joluv Arts’s auspices
– Worked with President Barrow on BYND’s “Gambian Artists for Peace Foundation” (2018) established by DJobz
– Women Empowerment Foundation of The Gambia (2018-2022) as Event Consultant.
– Served as the P.R.O of the Hook on Movement of Brikama for the growth of Brikama Artists (2007 to 2010)
PREVIOUS RE- BRANDING CONTRACTS:
Mikimba Restaurant Bar and Club, Am Harit Restaurant, KissMe Restaurant, Cafe Opera, P. Boy Creation, Ngundo Bah’s Tailoring, Papis Creation, ST Creation etc.
RECENT ESTABLISHMENT
CEO of the Baddest Domain Career Guidance and Artist Management Company
ARTS SECTOR PORTFOLIO:
Artist Manager & Music Business Consultant
