Zapp Mallett

A drummer, guitarist and bassist, Mallet is recognized as one of the pioneers of the Hiplife genre which started in 1994. He was the music director and guitarist of the Burger-Highlife tours and a resident judge one of Ghana's music reality shows – “Stars of the Future”.

Known widely as a recording engineer / producer, he was also a guest judge on Mentor, the most watched music reality show in Ghana. He represented Ghana as a judge at the final of the Nescafé African Revelation contest, which was staged in Accra.

Zapp is a member of the planning and selection committee of the Ghana Music Awards and an editorial board member of Pinnacle Magazine. He has been a facilitator on the British Council organized Art showcase and interruptive platform dubbed WAPI.

Over the years, he has been recognized and awarded on several platforms. Undeniably, he is the only engineer to have won the Ghana Music Award for three consecutive years - 1999, 2000 and 2001 as well as winning Producer of the Year in 2011. In 1994 the Entertainment Critics and Arts Society of Ghana adjudged him the Best Instrumentalist.

Mallet started recording at the ARC Studios in Tema before moving to the C.H.M Studio in Accra before moving on to Kampsite and later T.L.C. Studio. Currently, he is the head executive director of Title Track Productions.