Adasa Cookey
Adasa Cookey | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Adasa Rawlinson Cookeygam |
| Born | 21 October 1981 Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria |
| Occupations | Cinematographer, editor, colourist, music video director, commercial director, filmmaker |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | www.adasacookey.com |
| Education | Rivers State University of Science and Technology |
Adasa Cookey (born Adasa Rawlinson Cookeygam) is a Nigerian-born music video director, cinematographer, commercial director, colourist, and filmmaker.[1][2][3] He works and directs for Squareball Media Productions Limited where he is also the Chief Executive Officer of the company.[4]
Early life[edit]
Adasa was born on October 21, 1981, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. He spent his early childhood in Port Harcourt, where he attended secondary school at Bereton College and Federal Government College. Thereafter, he proceeded to study at Rivers State University of Science and Technology and earned a Bachelor of Technology in Architecture.[5]
Career[edit]
Adasa left his customer care representative job in 2010 to switch his passion in video editing and directly. He has directed the music videos of music artistes like Davido, Burna Boy, Simi, Adekunle Gold, D'Prince, and Don Jazzy.[6][7][8]
Selected videography[edit]
- Burna Boy – Like To Party (2013) [9]
- D'Prince – Goody Bag (2013)
- Ketchup- Show Me Yuh Rozay (2013)
- Mavins All Stars - Adaobi (2014) [10]
- DJ Xclusive ft Davido – Wo Le (2015)
- Adekunle Gold - Sade (2015) [11]
- Adekunle Gold - Ready (2016)
- Ric Hassani -Only You (2017)
- Orezi-Cooking Pot (2017) [12]
- Idahams-Toast (2017)
- Simi – Selense (2019) [13]
- Simi – Ayo (2019)
- Simi – Duduke (2020) [14]
- Simi ft Patoranking – Jericho (2019) [15]
- Bebe Cool ft Rudeboy - Feeling (2020)
- Runtown ft. Bella Shmurda, Darkovibes – Body Riddim (Video) (2020) [16]
- Simi ft. Adekunle Gold – By You (2019)
- Praiz – Madu (2020)
- Niniola – Addicted (2020)
- Wande Coal ft. Wale – Again (Remix) (2020)
- Wande Coal – Again (2020)
- Idahams-Billion Dollar (2019)
- Idahams-Ada (2020)
- Idahams-Enter My Eye (2020)
- Stonebwoy ft. Zlatan- Critical (2021) [17]
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Project | Ceremony | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "himself" | City People Entertainment | Best Music Video Director of the Year [18] | Nominated |
| 2020 | Simi ft Patoranking "Jericho" | Soundcity MVP Awards Festival | Video of the Year [19] | Nominated |
| 2020 | "Himself" | GALAXY AWARDS | Video Director of the Year | Won |
| 2019 | Simi ft Patoranking "Jericho" | AFRIMA Award | Best African Video [20] | Nominated |
| 2017 | Orezi, "Cooking Pot" | AFRIMA Award | Best African Video of the Year [21] | Won |
| 2016 | Adekunle Gold , "Pick Up the Call" | Nigeria Music Video Awards | Best Cinematography [22] | Won |
| 2016 | Ranti ,"Iwe Ki Ko" | Nigeria Music Video Awards | Best Editor [23] | Nominated |
| 2016 | Ranti ,"Iwe Ki Ko" | Nigeria Music Video Awards | Best Director [24] | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ^ "Adasa Cookey: 10-Year Journey Of A Self-Taught Music Video Director". August 9, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Nigerian music videos best in Africa –Adasa Cookey". December 1, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Movie director Adasa Cookey saves the job of a teller who paid him N4.3m instead of N432k". April 26, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "ADASA COOKEY". July 3, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Adasa Cookey". September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Top 10 Video Directors In Nigeria (2021)". May 12, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Adasa Cookey". June 1, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "[Video] SIMI – "Duduke" (Dir. By Adasa Cookey". April 19, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "New Video- Like To Party By Burna Boy | Pulse Nigeria".
- ^ "Trending Video: Catch the Visuals for Adaobi by the Mavins Crew | BellaNaija".
- ^ "AdekunleGold Releases video for his single, Sade | News Ghana".
- ^ "[Video] Orezi – Cooking Pot (Dir. By Adasa Cookey) » Naijaloaded".
- ^ "Watch Simi's Beautiful Music Video For 'Selense' - OkayAfrica".
- ^ "Simi - Duduke Official Video | Download Video MP4 » TrendyBeatz".
- ^ "Download Video: Simi ft. Patoranking - Jericho".
- ^ "New Video: Runtown feat. Darkovibes & Bella Shmurda – Body Riddim | BellaNaija".
- ^ "Watch Stonebwoy's new video for 'Critical' featuring Nigerian artist Zlatan – GRUNGECAKE".
- ^ "Wizkid, Tiwa Savage & Olamide Lead The 2016 City People Entertainment Award Nominees". July 6, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Soundcity MVP Awards 2020: All the winners". January 13, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Burna Boy, 2Baba, Nadia win big at 2019 AFRIMA. See full list of winners". November 25, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "AFRIMA 2017: Full List Of Winners". November 14, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "2016 Nigeria Music Video Awards: See the list of winners". December 16, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "NMVA 2016 Nominees List". November 17, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "2016 Nigeria Music Video Awards: See the list of winners". November 16, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
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