Jasën Blu is a Nigerian R&B singer, songwriter, record producer and score composer.[1] His debut project, the Road 2 Soulwave EP was released in October 2020 after several unofficial releases as well as commercial singles which include "Already" (2017), "Brown Shuga" (2019) "Chill", and "BluFunk" (2023).[2]
Blu was born and raised in Akure, Nigeria. His first ever live performance was at age twelve, when he sang a mimed version of "Angel" by Shaggy to fellow students at his boarding house social gathering in secondary school.
Educationedit
He attended Federal University of Technology Akure from 2004 to 2009, studying Urban & Regional Planning while combining academics with music. After several demo recordings and back up vocal performances for other student artistes, he moved to Lagos in 2008 to further his music career.[3]
Music Careeredit
Blu's first break came when his song "L.A.S.G.I.D.I. (Gidi Anthem)" was selected as lead soundtrack and trailer theme to Nigerian filmmaker Obi Emelonye's 2012 tragedy thriller, "Last Flight to Abuja", for which he gained considerable recognition due to the success of the film.[4] He then had minor releases like "Song About You" while working on his debut album.[5]
On Valentine's Day 2017, he released "Already", the lead single off his debut album[6][7] and shortly after took to social media to announce the title of his impending debut album as "Soulwave"[8] while continuing work on new materials. He then followed up with "Brown Shuga", an Afro-fusion flavored remake of D'Angelo's 1995 hit, "Brown Sugar",[9] which was well received by fans in Japan.[10] Blu supported the release of "Brown Shuga" with several live performances, including an appearance as opening act at the 2019 edition of Seyi Sodimu's "Grown & Sexy" Concert, which saw him share the stage with top domestic and international R&B stars including Styl-Plus, Paul Play Dairo, Nigerian reggae legend Daddy Showkey, and the show headliner who has also been cited as Blu's musical influence, American R&B singer Joe. In 2020, Blu detoured from original plans of a full-length debut release and completed recording on his EP, Road 2 Soulwave, which was released in the rest of the world in October 9th, and released in Nigeria in November 5th, 2020.[11]
After a brief hiatus in 2021, Blu made a return to building up towards the release of the "Soulwave" LP in August 2022 with the non-album buzz single, "Otojometa"[12] In March 2023, he released Soulwave's second official single, "Chill" via his independent record label, Nubiana.[13] The season-themed third single, "Summertime" was released in July, which Blu hinted was inspired by hip-hop legends Lost Boyz's 1997 song of the same name.[14] The fourth single, a retro-pop and funk inspired record "BluFunk" was released in September 2023.[15]
Other venturesedit
Record production and score compositionsedit
Blu founded and operates a music production outfit, SoundQraft LLC, via which he writes, produces and engineers all his own musical recordings as well as offering the same services to other musicians. He has also recorded original soundtracks and composed original music and sound designs to many Nollywood films, the first couple of which was Emelonye's Last Flight to Abuja (original soundtrack) and his Africa Magic original television series "The Calabash" (score composition and sound design) in 2014.[1][15] He has since composed original scores and contributed recordings to a large number of Nollywood and other African feature films, shorts, television series and commercials, and has on occasions cited his works as a composer as one of the underlying factors for his delayed music releases.[1][15]
^ abcNigeria, Guardian (2023-10-07). "Jasën Blu goes the route of legends on new single, Blufunk". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
November 24, 2023
jasën, nigerian, singer, songwriter, record, producer, score, composer, debut, project, road, soulwave, released, october, 2020, after, several, unofficial, releases, well, commercial, singles, which, include, already, 2017, brown, shuga, 2019, chill, blufunk,. Jasen Blu is a Nigerian R amp B singer songwriter record producer and score composer 1 His debut project the Road 2 Soulwave EP was released in October 2020 after several unofficial releases as well as commercial singles which include Already 2017 Brown Shuga 2019 Chill and BluFunk 2023 2 Jasen BluOriginAkure NigeriaGenresR amp B SoulOccupation s Singer songwriter record producer composerInstrument s Vocals drums samplerYears active2007 presentLabelsNubianaWebsitehttp jasenblu com Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Music Career 4 Other ventures 4 1 Record production and score compositions 5 Discography 6 ReferencesEarly life editBlu was born and raised in Akure Nigeria His first ever live performance was at age twelve when he sang a mimed version of Angel by Shaggy to fellow students at his boarding house social gathering in secondary school Education editHe attended Federal University of Technology Akure from 2004 to 2009 studying Urban amp Regional Planning while combining academics with music After several demo recordings and back up vocal performances for other student artistes he moved to Lagos in 2008 to further his music career 3 Music Career editBlu s first break came when his song L A S G I D I Gidi Anthem was selected as lead soundtrack and trailer theme to Nigerian filmmaker Obi Emelonye s 2012 tragedy thriller Last Flight to Abuja for which he gained considerable recognition due to the success of the film 4 He then had minor releases like Song About You while working on his debut album 5 On Valentine s Day 2017 he released Already the lead single off his debut album 6 7 and shortly after took to social media to announce the title of his impending debut album as Soulwave 8 while continuing work on new materials He then followed up with Brown Shuga an Afro fusion flavored remake of D Angelo s 1995 hit Brown Sugar 9 which was well received by fans in Japan 10 Blu supported the release of Brown Shuga with several live performances including an appearance as opening act at the 2019 edition of Seyi Sodimu s Grown amp Sexy Concert which saw him share the stage with top domestic and international R amp B stars including Styl Plus Paul Play Dairo Nigerian reggae legend Daddy Showkey and the show headliner who has also been cited as Blu s musical influence American R amp B singer Joe In 2020 Blu detoured from original plans of a full length debut release and completed recording on his EP Road 2 Soulwave which was released in the rest of the world in October 9th and released in Nigeria in November 5th 2020 11 After a brief hiatus in 2021 Blu made a return to building up towards the release of the Soulwave LP in August 2022 with the non album buzz single Otojometa 12 In March 2023 he released Soulwave s second official single Chill via his independent record label Nubiana 13 The season themed third single Summertime was released in July which Blu hinted was inspired by hip hop legends Lost Boyz s 1997 song of the same name 14 The fourth single a retro pop and funk inspired record BluFunk was released in September 2023 15 Other ventures editRecord production and score compositions edit Blu founded and operates a music production outfit SoundQraft LLC via which he writes produces and engineers all his own musical recordings as well as offering the same services to other musicians He has also recorded original soundtracks and composed original music and sound designs to many Nollywood films the first couple of which was Emelonye s Last Flight to Abuja original soundtrack and his Africa Magic original television series The Calabash score composition and sound design in 2014 1 15 He has since composed original scores and contributed recordings to a large number of Nollywood and other African feature films shorts television series and commercials and has on occasions cited his works as a composer as one of the underlying factors for his delayed music releases 1 15 Discography editEPs Road 2 SoulwaveReferences edit a b c Jasen Blu Composer Music Department IMDb Retrieved 2023 11 16 When did Jasen Blu start making music Genius Retrieved 2023 11 05 Jasen Blu Genius Retrieved 2019 07 19 JASEN BLU DROPS A NEW SINGLE BORN TO BE GREAT Modern Ghana Retrieved 2019 07 19 Debrah Ameyaw 2017 02 13 Listen UP Jasen Blu Already AmeyawDebrah com Retrieved 2019 07 19 Editorial 2017 02 27 Jasen Blu set to take music world by storm The Difference News Retrieved 2019 07 19 Jasen Blu Already www pulse ng 2017 04 17 Retrieved 2019 07 19 PressReader com Digital Newspaper amp Magazine Subscriptions www pressreader com Retrieved 2023 11 16 Reviews Unorthodox 2020 04 04 Jasen Blu s Teases Debut Album with All New Love Or Nothin Retrieved 2023 11 16 R amp B Source 2 December 2019 本人出演 ナイジェリアのR amp BシンガーJasen Bluが D angelo Brown Sugar のリメイク Brown Shuga をリリース R amp B Source Retrieved 24 February 2020 MUSIC Jasen Blu Returns With The Season s Smoothest Anthem Summertime JasenBlu nubianarecords Retrieved 2023 11 16 Sledge 2022 08 29 AUDIO VIDEO Jasen Blu Otojometa Naija Music Hub Retrieved 2023 11 16 Sledge 2023 03 29 AUDIO Jasen Blu Chill Naija Music Hub Retrieved 2023 11 16 Sledge 2023 07 07 AUDIO Jasen Blu Summertime Naija Music Hub Retrieved 2023 11 16 a b c Nigeria Guardian 2023 10 07 Jasen Blu goes the route of legends on new single Blufunk The Guardian Nigeria News Nigeria and World News Retrieved 2023 11 05 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jasen Blu amp oldid 1185844366, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
