Alex Wondergem
Alex Wondergem | |
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 Alex Wondergem performing at Sabolai Radio 2018. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alex Ofori Wondergem |
| Also known as | Kubrick Jobs, Anakin |
| Born | 19th June 1992 Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Producer, Entrepreneur |
| Instruments | FL Studio, Laptop, Internet, Drums |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Akwaaba Music, CLOVE Records |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | www.alexwondergem.com |
Alex Wondergem is a Ghanaian-American hip-hop artist, filmmaker, and entrepreneur based in Nungua, Ghana.[1] [2]. He is also the founder of CLOVE, a West-African lifestyle brand that severs as the voice of the hybrids. [3]
Early life and career beginnings[edit]
Alex attended the Lycée Français d'Accra and his last 3 years of high school at the Lincoln Community School. At the age of 15 Alex began drumming and joined his high school band Tone Rush [4]. In 2012 studied Film and Television at London College of Communication and picked up beat making after experimenting with Ableton Live but switch to Fl Studio in 2015 after a music session with azonto pioneer and legend Nshona Muzik[5]. Alex emerged in the Ghana music scene as producer with the release of his collaboration project 'Buying Our Freedom' with Eli A Free followed by his debut mixtape OFF THE DOME [6] [7]
Documentaries[edit]
Alex in collaboration with Adu Lalouschek have been producing a series of of short documentaries "In The Life" which focused on African stories in Ghana.[8] [9]
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Scrap Metal Men |
| 2014 | Warrior's Gym |
| 2015 | Ghana's Singing Fishermen |
| 2018 | Ramatou Go Box |
1 Year of beat tapes[edit]
From November 2016 till October 2017, Alex released monthly beat tapes consecutively for a year. A total of 12 beat tapes and 92 beats.
Discography[edit]
EP's
- Messages of Hope (2012-16) (2016)
- Buying Our Freedom (2017)
Mixtape
- OFF THE DOME (2017)
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Creative Enterprise Awards | International | Nominated[10] |
References[edit]
- ↑ "A Guide to The Underground Scene in Accra, Ghana". Bandcamp Daily. 16 July 2018.
- ↑ "The singer and beat-maker wishing for a better paradigm for young Africans". TRUE Africa. 26 May 2017.
- ↑ "Strapbacks, Snapbacks and Adinkra Chains". ACCRA [dot] ALT Radio. 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "BLACK in MONTREAL/GHANA – WusGood?".
- ↑ "The singer and beat-maker wishing for a better paradigm for young Africans". TRUE Africa. 26 May 2017.
- ↑ "7 EP's in Heavy Rotation at Conduit Music". Joel Davis is The Vibrarian. 16 January 2018.
- ↑ "THE CUTS: EP 02 Vol. 5". CulArtBlog. 23 June 2017.
- ↑ "Keeping up with the scavengers of Agbogbloshie". www.pulse.com.gh. 8 April 2016.
- ↑ "On the trail of Ghana's scrap metal men". This Is Africa Lifestyle. 7 April 2016.
- ↑ "LCC lead the way at UAL Creative Enterprise Week & Awards 2013". UAL. 13 December 2018.
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