{"id":20479,"date":"2019-02-01T11:55:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T09:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=20479"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:36:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:36:27","slug":"tomi-thomas-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tomi-thomas-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomi Thomas, a pioneer of the new sounds coming from Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20480 pam-featured-content pam-featured-content\"   src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tomi-Thomas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tomi-Thomas.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tomi-Thomas-759x543.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tomi-Thomas-1010x722.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tomi-Thomas-661x472.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tomi-Thomas-465x332.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tomi-Thomas-375x268.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b>Tomi Thomas is the reason why the soundscape of Afropop in Nigeria is changing.<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tomi Thomas released his debut EP, <em>Patience<\/em> in 2014, it was described as &#8220;a creative expression of his thoughts taking a year and a half to create in the quest of his befitting sound and aesthetic.&#8221; He took part in the GidiJand project involving artists from the UK and Nigeria collaborating on an album-length project. His second effort\u00a0<em>Black Couch LP Vol 1<\/em>\u00a0was released in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September, 2018, released\u00a0<em>Illusions<\/em>, a EP in collaboration with LeriQ. In this interview with PAM, Tomi talked about his music, influences and plans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b><br \/>\nWhat inspired your new song, Shaken?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaken was inspired by life itself it&#8217;s just a beautiful love story. With help from spax we made magic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b><br \/>\nYou featured in Show Dem Camp\u2019s \u2018What You Want\u2019, in Palm Wine Music Vol. 1, I suppose you have been working with Tec and Ghost before then?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are amazing creators and manifestors as well as musicians and business men. It was a pleasure to share their creative space and it was an amazing experience to learn and grow with them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b><br \/>\nOn your Twitter bio, you described yourself as a pioneer and I can relate to that considering how long you have been around since the Bag Guy P hit of 2012, I suppose you have been doing a lot before then, can you tell me about it?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music has been a part of my life for a long time, I respect it and take it very seriously. In that view, I just want to push boundaries with my art and electrify the universe.<br \/>\n<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/drr8xM5-aSo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><br \/>\nTell me about how LOS started, how you guys met and how has the collective evolved in years?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LOS is a family business, we are all brothers who lived side by side. Boys who have grown into men that love music and shall always create and perform at the highest level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b><br \/>\nWho are the musicians that inspired you?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God, Nature, Sade, 1975, Jon bon, Fela, Bob Marley, Bumi Thomas, Wande Cole, The sun The Moon and The Stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b><br \/>\nWhat does feel like to pursue an individual career while affiliated with a group?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is beautiful to choose to do what you love with the people you love and as well as an individual.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b><br \/>\nYou left for Dubai around what time?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I moved to Dubai in 2013.<br \/>\n<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-0T7B60XzV8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b><br \/>\nYou are back to Lagos permanently now or you are still going back?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I live on Gaia and I move freely as I please with ease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b><br \/>\nIf there is anything you want to change in the music industry in Nigeria, what would that be?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would like to transcend the sound scape really. It&#8217;s a matter of producing the highest quality of sound as well as getting that sound into the right channels to impact the universal market space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b><br \/>\nShould we be expecting a project from you soon?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My last body of work is the illusions EP I collaborated with Leriq on the 6 track time capsule. It&#8217;s a beautiful piece of art. I am presently working on a curated playlist to purge before the album as that is presently in the works I am super excited about that, the album it is excellent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><br \/>\nTell me about your experience of ART X Lagos<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art X I must say was a wonderful experience we worked with so many talented people who were at the top of their field in every department. We created amazing music and showcased it before a wonderful audience who appreciated the art form. I am glad I could have been a part of such a great event it was truly inspiring.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\">Read next:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #27ae60;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/falz-fela-kuti-moral-instruction\/\">Falz released Fela sampled album, Moral Instruction<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20481\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tomi-Thomas-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tomi-Thomas-2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tomi-Thomas-2-759x585.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tomi-Thomas-2-1010x778.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tomi-Thomas-2-661x509.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tomi-Thomas-2-465x358.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Tomi-Thomas-2-375x289.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomi Thomas is the reason why the soundscape of Afropop in Nigeria is changing. 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