AVM

AVM real names Alice Violet Mutumba is a Ugandan born, British grown and proudly African who is about to top charts and blow up airwaves with her British African, progressive Afro beats sound. Alice Violet Mutumba “AVM” has been in the entertainment industry since the age of 6, starting as a child TV star in Uganda.

She moved to London, England at the age of 8. While in the UK, she nurtured her talents in singing, song writing, basic music production, TV presenting, acting, events management (Director of Music On The Catwalk). At the age of 18, Alice started doing professional music after being encouraged by her Performing Arts A’Level teacher and later after college, she enrolled in a music technology course.

The Afro-Pop singer started co-writing and producing pop songs with a German freelance producer. She co- wrote three demo songs with him which were sent to various record labels and picked up by Nigel Wilderman, a Virgin Record label A&R executive who advised AVM to continue song writing.

Away from music, AVM established a creative company called True Media and through the organization edited and published 5 popular editions of True Magazine, which were distributed across the U.K. “I will continue the magazine as a business venture in the future.” She told ChimpLyf. She later went on to create a live music and fashion show concept entitled ‘Music On The Catwalk’ (MOC).

MOC has been produced in both London and New York. AVM has also worked as a producer on the NEA (Nigerian Entertainment Awards) one of Nigeria’s biggest Music Award Shows in 2009, 2010 and 2012. She has also briefly managed other artists, being part of the founding group that created UK girl group, ‘Ange Noir’. AVM has finally connected with top producers for her upcoming debut album.

 With her first single Kwata Ko due for release on the 26th of June, and is ready to embark on a journey to obtain her goal as the No 1 Afro – Beats Artist in the world. “This IS New Africa, (TINA). I hope to bring something unique to the African music movement, and believe that my brand of Progressive Afro-Pop, will do just that.” She speaks of her career ambitions. At the moment, Alice Violet Mutumba “AVM” has four songs; “Kwata Ko”, “Whine Up”, “Lino Esanyu” and her latest single, “Tuzine”.