Name Olugbenga Adelekan Role Music Producer | ||
Albums The English Riviera, Nights Out, Pip Paine, Late Night Tales: Metronomy, Love Letters Similar People Anna Prior, Oscar Cash, Joseph Mount Profiles | ||
Olugbenga Adelekan, also known as Olugbenga, is a Nigerian born music producer. Olugbenga is known as a solo act and as the bass player of the Mercury Music Prize Award nominees Metronomy.
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Biography
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Adelekan later moved with his family to The Hague, The Netherlands. He moved back to Nigeria in his teens but, at the age of 16, later settled in England, where he started making original music.
Adelekan studied at King's College, Cambridge, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, where he read English Literature.
Live performances
In 2012 Olugbenga toured Asia, Australia, Russia and the UK, as well as festivals across Europe including Field Day (UK), Dot to Dot Festival (UK), off Sonar (Spain), Soundwave Festival (Croatia), Kendal Calling (UK) and Summer Sundae Weekender (UK).
Olugbenga performs using Ableton Live and MIDI controllers.