My Story

I did not grow up in a musical environment. In my family, the focus was education. Success was defined by academic excellence and the possibility of rising into leadership through it. My father was deeply committed to that vision. He ensured I had the best educational support, provided the necessary materials, and paid my school fees consistently. His priority was clear, and that discipline shaped me strongly.

Music was not part of my early life. I was not raised around instruments, live bands, or structured musical training. In many ways, I grew up navigating life on my own, learning through experience. Looking back, that journey built resilience in me and gave me a sense of confidence about the future.

My first real encounter with music came during my late teenage years. A neighbor invited me to a church called Jesus Cares Crusaders Ministry in Kakuri, Kaduna. There, for the first time, I saw a live musical expression, children doing choreography, a band playing instruments, and people singing together. Among all of it, the bass guitar stood out to me. I found myself drawn to it, often humming bass lines whenever I heard music.

Around that same period, in my final year at HEYIK Secondary School in Kakuri, Kaduna, I was unexpectedly given a leadership role in the Fellowship of Christian Students. Without prior experience or preparation, a classmate of mine was made president, and I was made secretary. Overwhelmed and unsure, we turned to prayer, even organizing a night vigil to seek guidance. That night, we independently wrote down names of students we believed should form the new leadership team. When we compared our lists, the names matched.

With that team in place, the fellowship began to grow rapidly. What was once a struggling gathering with only a few attendees became a vibrant movement. Classrooms became insufficient, and eventually, the main school hall and additional spaces were used to accommodate the growing number of students.

It was during this time that I started a choir, despite having no musical background. Leading the choir pushed me into music in a practical way. I began listening intentionally to Christian music, learning songs and teaching others. Without any formal knowledge of harmony or vocal arrangement, I gradually began to recognize different parts in music beyond the main melody.

After graduating from secondary school, I joined Ethan Youth for Christ, an interdenominational youth fellowship focused on leadership development and outreach. There, I was exposed to skilled musicians who trained us in harmonization and musical structure. Shortly after, the responsibility of leading the music team fell on me again when the previous leader, Jummai, suddenly left.

That environment shaped me significantly. I met highly talented individuals, some of whom had been performing and recording music from a young age. While I did not initially see myself as a musician, I learned by observation, absorbing knowledge as I watched and listened.

Around this time, I began receiving songs but had no formal knowledge of songwriting or music theory. To preserve these ideas, I turned to my interest in electronics. Even before graduating, I had experimented with building loudspeakers and microphones, guided by my physics teacher who mentored me outside the classroom.

Using that knowledge, I built my first recording device from a rechargeable Sunca lantern. It originally had a basic tape player with only stop, play, and fast-forward functions. I modified it by adding a rewind function, an erase head, and microphone input ports using electret microphones. The recordings I achieved were surprisingly clean, and I began using the device to record events, even earning money from recording conferences.

That marked the beginning of my journey into sound engineering, starting from analog cassette recording. At the time, I still did not see myself as a music producer. I admired producers deeply and never imagined becoming one.

In 2003, I gained admission into Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic in Zaria for IJMB, where I encountered exceptionally talented singers who further inspired and sharpened my musical abilities. I later proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University, where I served as music director for the Fellowship of Christian Students praise band, known as Mighty Storm. I had earlier served as president of the same fellowship during my IJMB program.

Before entering the university, in 2009, I trained in video editing at ARTOM Productions on Wushishi Road in Kaduna. Although the training was scheduled for nine months, I progressed quickly and began working as a paid staff member after just three months. I worked and earned for about six months, saving all my income.

With those savings, I began assembling my first computer piece by piece, starting with the chassis and gradually acquiring the power unit, motherboard, processor, and RAM. After completing my training, I started my own editing business, and many clients followed me due to the quality of my work.

Interestingly, while learning video editing, I experimented with creating music using Adobe Premiere Pro by generating tones and arranging them musically. My boss often corrected me, reminding me to focus on video editing. In hindsight, that was a clear sign that music was already pushing its way into my life.

Eventually, I transitioned fully into music production, starting with my own songs. As people heard my work, they began requesting my services, and that marked the beginning of my professional journey as a music producer.

By the time I entered university in 2011, I already had a functioning studio and was working with a team. I continued to grow both technically and creatively throughout those years.

After that phase, my work began to expand beyond my immediate environment. In 2024 and 2025, through Good Loud Media, I had the opportunity to collaborate with internationally recognized engineers such as Gerhard Westphalen and Glenn Schick, known for their work with global artists like Davido and Burna Boy.

My relationship with Good Loud Media also grew into leadership. I currently serve as chairman of Good Vibes Music, its Nigerian arm and DBA, focused on creative development and impact locally.

In 2016, I released my first album titled No Mood Swings, which is available on ReverbNation. Since then, I have released several singles across digital platforms, many of which are featured on this website.

To date, I have recorded about 100 songs and written even more, with only a portion officially released.

I did not start with access. I did not start with structure. I did not even start with clarity.

I started with curiosity, pressure, responsibility, and a voice I did not yet understand.

From building a recorder out of a lantern to collaborating on an international level, this journey has never followed a straight line. It has been shaped by moments of being chosen before feeling ready, by learning before knowing, and by doing before fully understanding.

Music was never a plan.

It was a call.

And I answered it.