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Meet The Director : Unlimited LA

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Olalekan Buari also known as Unlimited LA is an upcoming or I would say established Music director in the Nigerian Music Video Industry. uNLIMITED PHONE His career in directing started as an apprentice, lightly in 2005, and fully in 2008 under the wings of DJ Tee. He was born and raised in Lagos. He has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Lagos. By 2009, he had shot his first video, leading to his work as director on BlackMagic’s ‘Rainbow’ (2011) and ‘Repete’ (2012). He has since directed videos for artists like Tillaman, Praiz, Olamide and Sean Tizzle. So I did a little bit of research and found out a little about Mr Lekan. Here is what he had to say : unlimited 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 international high sch for secondary school education t...
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Exclusive Interview: Top African Music Director Sesan, Talks Success And Working With Wizkid And Redsan

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Popular African music video director Sesan is by all means one of the most iconic creatives in the global entertainment world. I am pretty sure that some of the hottest music videos you’ve ever watched are made by him. From D’banj’s “Oliver Twist” to Uhuru’s “Soweto Baby” featuring Wizkid, Sesan has set the pace in the production realm by making highly successful videos. Most recently, he partnered with US based Director X and Nigerian production bigwig Moe Musa on a music video seminar that was held in Lagos. X is known for major, trend setting releases, including Drake’s “Hotline Bling” and Rihanna’s “Work”. This shows that he’s keen on mentoring others and not just concentrating on growing himself. A photo of Sesan and Wizkid from a previous shoot. In Kenya, he has Redsan’s “Shoulder Back” montage, which has received massive airplay. I talked to the Film Factory Nigeria CEO on everything music, family, travel and life goals and here’s what he had to say about having to make t...
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Director Buari

5. UNLIMITED L.A ALSO READ Top 5 Best Cinemas in Lagos, Nigeria With real name as Buari Olalekan Oluwasegun . He runs Msayc Productions .He has steadily grown in recent years . He was trained by ace film maker DJ Tee. Unlimited L.A shot his first video in 2009 but came to limelight in 2013 when he directed Sean Tizzle’s “Sho Le” . Since then he has shot of lot of high profile videos.
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Director Adasa Cookey

4. ADASA COOKEY A very popular name if you are familiar with Nigerian music videos. He is among the lists of artistes who dumped well paid career job to pursue his dream in the entertainment sector, music video directing precisely. Adasa Cookey is the CEO of Square Ball Media, a video production company. Trust me tis dude is balling! The self trained video director who came to prominence after directing Burna Boy’s “Like To Party” video since then he has worked with popular artistes like Tiwa savage, Ycee, Wizkid and others music geniuses within and outside Nigerian soil. Adasa charges 1.6 million Naira and above should you require his services.
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Director Moe Musa

3. MOE MUSA His real name is MOHAMMED MUSA born He is on the list simply because he is worth being there. He is one of the most sought after music video directors despite being based in the UK even though Nigerian music. Has a first degree in Media Technology from Moe Thames Valley University, United Kingdom. He got his major break when he directed EME’s ‘Get Down Tonight” . Since then he has directed a whole lot of top rated music videos. He has done videos for almost all the big names in the Nigerian music industry and beyond as he has also directed videos for Ghana’s Fuse ODG, R2Bees and many more. Mr. Moe Musa who is also an online video broadcaster charges 2.5million naira and above for his services.
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Director Clarence Peter

2. CLARENCE PETERS With real name Clarence Abiodun Peters, born to Ace Nigerian Afro-Juju musician Shina Peters who ruled the industry in the early 90s and Nigerian actress Clarion Chukwuka. Peters is a Nigerian music video director, filmmaker and cinematographer. He is the founder and CEO of CAPital Dream Pictures, a production company that specializes in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video. He is the pioneer of digital music video production and director. Many regard him as the best music video director in Nigeria and ranks in the top 10 list of best music video directors in Africa. It is worthy to know that he is also the founder and CEO of Capital Hill Records, a record label home to Chidinma, Tha Suspect, and Illbliss. He is the most sought after music video director in the country. Clarence is no 1 amidst his contemporaries for his creativity. Clarence Peters has worked with Nigerian music heavy weights like P-Square, He has d...
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Director Sesan

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1. SESAN Sesan Ogunro is the blood brother of popular beat FM OAP , Gbemi. Over the years Sesan has brought us some of Nigeria’s best and most interesting music videos. He got his big break when he directed D’Banj’s “Mr Endowed Remix’ video. Sesan recently directed a video for an artiste I was been contracted to do PR for and he charged 3 million Naira for the 4 minutes video
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