Electronic Press Kit
øLu AnuAkin
Alternative Soul · Indie R&B · Cinematic
Minnesota — Yoruba & North American roots
For fans of Frank Ocean, Bon Iver, Sampha, Blood Orange
Bio
øLu AnuAkin is a multidisciplinary artist, griot, and founder from Minnesota, rooted in Yoruba and North American heritage. Working across music, visual art, and cinematic world-building, øLu crafts emotionally layered work that bridges Alternative Soul, Indie R&B, Alternative Folk and conscious Hip-Hop.
His single PWR marked a statement of personal transformation — stepping into power, resilience, and arrival. Preceded by WTFYA, a declaration of confident arrival, the two releases display a glimpse of øLu's range. The forthcoming Afterglow EP expands the sonic palette into cinematic, introspective territory.
As founder of Galorious Expression®, øLu approaches artistry as an integrated practice — sound, image, and story are inseparable. Every project is a world.
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Credits & Collaborators
- Artist / Writer
- øLu AnuAkin (Tobi Michael Akinyemi)
- Production
- Producer: øLu AnuAkin (Tobi Michael Akinyemi)
- Co-Producer: Casey Golden
- Instrumental Producer: Astoria
- Instrumental Producer: Ethan Schaefer | bloom
- Instrumental Producer: Rich Lee
Sync Licensing
One-stop cleared. Stems available on request.
Scene Catalog
WTFYA
Arrival · Confidence · Breakthrough
Confident arrival energy. A character stepping into the room and owning it. Opening scene, personal montage, the moment someone decides who they are.
PWR
Transformation · Resilience · Power
Personal transformation. The moment everything shifts. Stepping into power — a character displaying dominance and becoming who they were always meant to be.
INDECISION
Uncertainty · Urban Slow-Burn · Tension
Emotionally direct, still unresolved. A character at a crossroads. City quiet, 2am. The kind of tension that has no clean answer.
ALWYS LØVE(D)
Reflection · Stillness · Longing
Reflective and still. End of something — a character alone with their thoughts. Warm light fading. A love that never quite finished.
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