Today we’d like to introduce you to Edie Nkwelle.
Hi Edie, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
My musical journey has been a pretty long one that I believe is still in its beginning stages. I grew up in a household where my siblings and I were all put into instrument classes the entirety of our childhood, so music was just second nature even though I never became proficient at any. I started off making my own music at 12 in a closet on my mom’s IPhone 5 after figuring out you can upload audio files onto iMovie. From that point up until 11th grade I just flirted with music. I was even in a rap group in highschool with my friends and we would just record all the time and even set up studio equipment at the school after the day was finished. In 12th grade I invested the last $100 in my bank account into some studio equipment from Amazon with dreams of actually living off recording music. It was kind of embarrassing to pursue honestly. I felt a little out of place putting myself out there like that, being the person who thinks you’re going to be famous. I didn’t want people to think I was better than them. I didn’t have any special musical talent or anything. Just a feeling this was my calling. I was rapping for years and never really saw much traction with that. One night at about 3 in the morning I decided to try something a little different and make a song on a house instrumental and more melodic vocals. I uploaded it to tiktok and it got some traction on the internet. From that point on I had the confidence to experiment a little more with my music. From that point on I got more expressive with my creativity and put more of my personal interests and fixations into my music. Since that night every release just gets more popular than the last one and I’ve started to build a bit of a fanbase.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
The number one struggle has always been getting my family onboard . Coming from a very traditional African family they don’t really understand much about the music industry. They aren’t really the “You must be a Doctor or Lawyer” type of parents but definitely would rather me have picked a career that they understand. To them a musician doesn’t sit on a computer and play with software so it can get confusing for them. When I get calls for record deals or have to travel to meet with labels and things of the nature they’re always uneasy. I’m the baby in my immediate family so they just worry but as I’ve gotten older and made some money from it all I’ve seen them start to easy up a bit. Until im in a newspaper or magazine or some form of media they can understand they’ll still be skeptical of it all. Hopefully this article helps a bit! I know they’ll probably read this.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I’m a producer. Not just a beat maker although that’s definitely my favorite part. Im a full on producer, I write songs, I mix them, I make the beats. And if I don’t write the song guide it’s direction. I’ve worked with a few artists best making and song writing but nothing currently released. All my music is currently produced by me and has garnered a bit of a following on TikTok. Everything I’ve released this year has performed well so im super proud of that. I feel like it’s not my idea that sets me apart opposed to my execution. I study the influences of my influences so I can authentically recreate the feelings of the music I reference. I believe that makes the music feel different from alot of the stuff coming out today.
What was your favorite childhood memory?
My favorite childhood memory is definitely hanging out with my family. Family is the most important thing to me and it always will be.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1lilcozy?igsh=azl5OTZnZzYxNmJx&utm_source=qr
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCUbwU9nrPV0Km9pwFzuMckw?si=dLLks54y8dbZHj1B
- Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/tJNekwSSlObjJ8DP8S
