Myx Quest

Michael Boadi-Alawiye, known by his stage name Myx Quest, is a British-born Nigerian record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Qirv, home to EMI Music-published musician H-Boogie, younger sister of Estelle. Quest has found success in several genres of music and is best known for his music production work with international artists such as Bashy, Booty Luv, Solange Knowles, Daniel DeBourg and Kelly Rowland.
Biography
Early life
Myx was born and raised in West London, moving to Ghana to attend a number of schools, including Alsyd Academy and the elite Mfantsipim School, a Methodist boarding school in Cape Coast. During this time Quest was selected to represent Ghana at the Stockholm Water Festival, as well as being a member in the Ghana United Nations Students Association (GUNSA), later returning to London for further education in Music Technology and Business.
Career
Myx started out in the music industry as a performing artist whilst simultaneously working as a writer and producer for unsigned, signed and published artists. Starting out as a a recording engineer intern he quickly became the studio's main engineer working with the likes of English R&B and soul singer-songwriter Terri Walker at Poisonous Music. He went on to form his own company formerly known as The Q Entertainment (now Qirv Music) which led to his first release as a producer and songwriter through Arista/BMG in 2004 for artist Nina Jayne’s record “Could’ve Been”.
Myx then went on to release his first production album, The Q Overdue, independently as a limited edition soft release which gained him further recognition. Myx also received particular support from BBC Radio 1’s Ras Kwame for his promo track, “Make It Happen,” which was featured on the Radio 1Xtra’s website for over a month. This exposure led Myx into collaborations with recording artists across genres on compositions, tracks and lyrical content for the likes of Estelle, H-Boogie, Nina Jayne, Wiley, Bashy, Terri Walker, Daniel DeBourg, and T2.
In July 2004, Myx founded The Q Collective Limited, an umbrella company housing The Q Entertainment, with support from a number of initiatives, including The Princes Trust and the Arts Council England. In 2006, Myx appeared in an episode of Judge John Deed. Myx Quest also played an active business role in the launch of Music World Entertainment International (MWEI), the international company of Music World Entertainment (MWE), owned by Matthew Knowles. In July 2007, Quest rebranded and formed the Qirv group of companies housing Qirv Music, a music production division of the Qirv brand, Qirv Positive, a non-profit social enterprise for various charitable activities, and Quintessential Avant-Garde (Q.A.G.), a fashion and lifestyle brand.
In May 2009 Myx Quest firmed his business relation with EMI Music Publishing inking a deal for singer-songwriter H-Boogie, whose hit record “Love Has Gone" was a number one on the UK Dance Chart, released on the Hed Kandi label.

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