July 28, (THEWILL) – Adekunle Kosoko, professionally known as Adekunle Gold, has recalled how he trekked from Maryland to Ikeja, to promote the compact disc (CDs) of his songs.
He made this known in a newsletter on Friday, along with his latest album.
The singer also recounted some of his early struggles in the music industry.
According to him, he teamed up with one of his friends to raise N150,000 to shoot their first music video in 2010.
“As I was reflecting, I noticed a young boy leading the church choir. I remember fighting so hard to lead the choir at ‘Doers of the Word’ and never getting that spot but look at me today.
“It was not until my parents moved us from Ifako Ijaiye to Ikotun that I met my best friend, Michael, that people really started paying attention to my musical ability.
“Michael was a keyboardist in his church and so we connected and decided to form a band called ‘Another Root of Jesse’ which later became ‘Heavenward’ then ‘The Bridge’. Michael was more of a producer and I was the writer but we both sang.
“Then, Michael got a job at Dana airline, I was still broke, but I added my own 2 kobo. We gathered N150,000 together to shoot our first music video in 2010. We put every single dime we made into music, we even moved to a ‘boys quarter’ in Lekki in 2011 to feel among and chase this music dream.
“I remember walking from Maryland to Ikeja to give out our CDs in traffic, we really pushed and pushed because we both knew we had something in us that the world needed to hear.
“Fast forward to today, Michael and I are still inseparable, travelling the world together and performing in front of thousands of people.
“Michael produces all my live shows, that ‘High EDM’ remix I’ve been performing at festivals this year, Michael created it.
“Michael produced some songs on this album and worked on almost all of the songs you are listening to right now, he’s a genius and my story would probably be different without him”, he stated.
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