My first juicy pay cheque was from Swangz Avenue - Mudra Viral

He was paid Sh1 million.

Before that, he had been mostly working for Karole Kasita who would pay him Shs500k for a song and the payment process was also excruciating.

At Swangz Avenue, the managers picked interest in checking out some of the other songs he had written.

One of the songs they liked was Ayi, on which he would collaborate with Sheebah Karungi. They offered 1 million but he wanted 2 million.

One can argue that it was a wise decision, as the song currently boasts over 2.5 million views on YouTube and it saw him associate with a household name like Sheebah and that was when she was still under the management of the legendary talent manager Jeff Kiwanuka of Team No Sleep.

Swangz Avenue, which was founded by Benon Mugumbya and Julius Kyazze, also wanted to pony up Shs1 million for Big Papa, on which Karole Kasita would collaborate with Daddy Andre.

Despite Kasita offering less money, 500k, he was still loyal to her and he declined Swangz's money.

Because of his proficiency in writing, both Kama Ivein Management of Ivan Lubega and Swangz Avenue at some point offered to sign him but he refused.

With Kama Ivein, he declined the contract because it appeared shady, while with Swangz Avenue, Julius Kyazze suggested that he adopts a new genre and Mudra wasn't willing to do that.

With an undergrad degree (international business) from Makerere University Business School, Mudra Viral left a sales job at a manufacturing company that makes Com Foam mattresses for the ghetto to nurture his music skills.

An Old Boy from Kawempe Muslim School, he eventually got frustrated with songwriting because of disrespect and poor pay and launched a singing career with his first single titled Muyayu. It became a hit.

He was written songs for top musicians in the country, including Sheebah Karungi, Daddy Andre, Vinka and Fik Fameica.