Fifteen minutes with Bez

The BBC has defined you as ‘Nigeria’s next big deal’. Do you consider this an apt description of your career growth? I would like to say that before the BBC described me as “the next big deal” out of Nigeria, I had been described this way by the Guardian and Thisday newspapers about four years […]

The BBC has defined you as ‘Nigeria’s next big deal’. Do you consider this an apt description of your career growth?

I would like to say that before the BBC described me as “the next big deal” out of Nigeria, I had been described this way by the Guardian and Thisday newspapers about four years ago. It shows that growth is a process, a process that has definitely been yielding fruits and enough to make a world broadcasting station notice. I agree that it is an apt description of my musical growth and a great prediction for more growth in the very near future.

A general view of your style, alternative soul is that it is an understated and unusual hybrid of soul. What inspired this?

My music style Alternative Soul is a result of the thousands of sounds I experienced growing up; from concerts to bonfires, radio and family compositions, to commercials and soap operas. I have been influenced consciously and unconsciously by different sounds. All of these are what provokes my kind of music.

What is the next thing your fans should expect from you?

The next thing we’re working on is putting the band on the road and touring the ‘Super Sun’ album. I have a publishing deal with the Universal Records, so eventually we would have to release the album internationally and perform more and keep spreading the music around the world.

The ‘Super Sun’ has been out for a year now. We did a couple of shows last year in Lagos and some in Abuja to create awareness about the album and sell it. Right now we have secured a better distribution structure. So be sure to look out for your ‘Super Sun’ album. The album is made up fifteen tracks and some live recordings.