UNLIMITED LA .................... YOUNG VIBRANT MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR

Unlimited is a young hard working music video director who has paid his dues over time,hes been with dj tee learning the trade and now hes out on his own doing what he knows how to do best...

He shared his opinion about naija music video and his own plan for the industry in the nearest future..

NAMES
Buari Olalekan Oluwasegun

GROWING UP

Grew up in a family of 5 children, a girl and 4 boys, am the 3rd. Born in Lagos, my dad is a muslim while my mum is a christian, am a christian tho.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

 Attended command pry sch. First Zion intn'l high sch for secondary sch educatn then Graduated frm Lagos state university, studied computer science.

FIRST TIME HANDLING THE CAMERA

First time handling the camera should be 2008, though have been around cameras and other video equipment since 2005(when I started learning, on set). I shot my 1st official video(We Apply by Boi Amani) in 2009, which got air play on just terrestrial tv stations only.

WHY CINEMATOGRAPHY?

I learnt my skill from Nigeria's no.1 cinematographer, Djtee. He happens to be related, so have been more like an apprentice since 2005. To me Cinematographers are the ones who truly interprets the view of a director. Bad cinematography, bad video output.

WHAT IS YOUR INTERACTION WITH THE PERFORMER AND LOOKS,DURING VIDEO SHOOT?

I try as much as possible not to impose a certain character on an artiste, as long as he delivers what I direct him/her to do, am fine. As for the models/female artiste, I...eeeerm...more like flirt with them, just to establish I kind'a 'down 2 earth' relationship.

YOU HAVE WORKED WITH SO MANY ARTISTE LATELY,ARE THEY OPEN TO YOUR IDEA AND TRUST YOUR JUDGEMENT.

Yes, very much. have worked with few known artistes tho... And so far, they love and appreciate my work.

HOW BIG IS A TYPICAL PRODUCTION IN TERMS OF YOUR CREW?

I work with a Team of five, and a total crew of not less than 15 people.

HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU HAVE TO SHOOT A VIDEO IN  NAIJA?

It depends of logistics, but I love to take my time. I shoot 16hrs non stop and more in some cases.

HOW LONG IS THE POST PRODUCTION STAGE?

My post production takes 2weeks at most.

THERE'S A LOT OF DETAILS IN YOUR VIDEOS,WHY?

Lots of details in my video because I take my time whenever am shooting. Time/budget is never enough, I always wanna do more.

WHO DO YOU LOOK YOU TO AS A MENTOR?

 Foreign- Michael bay, Guy richie and benny boom.

DO YOU THINK WE ARE THERE IN TERMS OF MUSIC VIDEOS?

YES! We are there when it comes 2 muzik video. The only obstacle we still have is our budget. But we kind'a work around it.

HOW MANY MUSIC VIDEOS HAVE YOU SHOT?

Have shot over 20 videos.

WHICH IS YOUR BEST?

Cant say I have the best now, because I always make sure my next video is better than my previous.

UNLIMITED IN 5YRS?

Unlimited in 5yrs. Bigger company that supplies the services of Cinematographer, for movies, music videos, tvc,etc

M.S.Y.A.C ent.

COCO...THE POP PRINCESS

Coco real name Nene Udensi is the next big thing when its comes to pop in naija,she is beautiful,fun to be with and hardworking.
We had this chat about her life,music and some other interesting things about her music.


What is your name?
My name is Nene Udensi and am also known as COCO aka the lady of songs.

Background?
I hail from Abia State.

Why music?
Because its my first love and what I see myself doing despite the fact that I'm a political science graduate.

The reaction of your parents when you decided to start music?
They were happy and they supported me.

How will you describe you kind of music?
Basically I do pop and r'n'b music with some african fusion on them to make it groovy.

As a child growing up,what kind of music do u listened to?
Growing up was great and I grew up listening to a lot of music but especially from the likes of Brandy,TLC,Salt'n'Pepa etc.

What was the first song you ever wrote?
Its my debut single titled "Gidigba"

Tell us about your new single?
Its a love-ballad pop song with african percussions on it which made it sound like what I can call afro-pop and its titled "My Heart"

And the album?
Currently the album is in the pipeline as I'm still working on it, so asap you guys will know about it.

When did you realised you wanted to pursue music?
Ever since I was a kid, music has always been my thing and I'm that kinda person that wanna have impact on people's life through music.

Who are the people you working with?
I've worked with Vector on my second single Emi Gan Gan and I'm still going to work with a lot of people but for now let's see how it goes.

Your favorite nigerian song?
Its definitely going to be "My Heart" by my favorite musician "COCO"

How was your first stage performance like?
To think of it, I wasn't nervous and It was great, reception was good.

How much creative control do you have over your music?
I'm the singer and most of the time I'm the songwriter and I have like a sound I wanna hear everytime there's a song for me to work on, so let's say like 101 percent.

As a lady,how do you cope with obstacles?
Mehn its not easy, in this kinda country and industry we are....ol'boy I try my best and leave the rest to God.

Aside music,what else do you have interest in?
This will shock you! Aside music what I have a thing for again is music.

What record label are you signed on to?
Presently I'm independent, so big labels are free to approach me oh Lol.

Your opinion about the naija music scene?
I just have one word for it..... CRAZY.

Your take about naija songs?
We are not there yet, but we are improving and its growing sha, even though some songs are not really worth listening to, you know what I mean Lol.

Piracy.
Mehn Its just God that can make it disappear, we can only try our best.

Words for your fans
I love you all and I'll never disappoint you guys!
I'll always remain COCO the lady of songs and I'll always work hard to make great music.
Y'all can reach follow me on my twitter page @COCO_LadyOfSong and on facebook fan page: COCO.
I love you all thanks for all the support and God bless .

AFRICAN MUSIC MAGAZINE LAUNCH IN PICTURES........................

The launch was done two weeks ago at rumours nite club,its was attended by some of the biggest artiste in the land from basketmouth,tuface,timaya,bovi,iyanya,solid star,weird mc the list goes on...

Pics by ELEDUMARE PHOTOS.