Wale Oyejide

"Broken Jazz" This is what the souls of samples look like, when stripped naked with clothes discarded. A feeling like being sucked into the empty space and emotion between the hisses and pops before a classic record. Soon to become the last sound you heard before becoming someone entirely different. This is Wale Oyejide.

Born and raised in Nigeria, and having lived in the middle-east for an extended period of time before finally moving to the States, this musician/producer has a deep well of culture and experiences to draw from. But it wasn't always about obscure breaks and dusty fingers, Wale's introduction to music came in the form of six metal strings. Playing musical hangman, filling the spaces and dangling melodies from nooses comprised of chords and scales, he began playing guitar as a teenager in the late grunge era. Inspired by bands like Nirvana, and SoundGarden, before moving on to get involved with the indie/emo scene, and citing major influences like Radiohead, and Jawbox.

The addiction to loop digging didn't sneak up on him until he began his four-year tenure at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. Realizing there weren't many other musicians to play with at school, Wale turned to the art of production. And in a few short years he has cultivated a sound that is entirely unique, yet oddly familiar. "Familiar" because it is what people have been waiting to hear for a long time. Trademarked guitar licks and vocal melodies accompanied by heart churning strings and frantic drums that drive themselves over the edge to a crashing halt. This is music to dream to music to get

your heart broken to. In short, these songs are a soundtrack to live by.