Adasa Cookey Explained

Adasa Cookey
Background:	non_performing_personnel
Birth Name:	Adasa Rawlinson Cookeygam
Birth Date:	21 October 1981
Birth Place:	Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Occupations:	Cinematographer, editor, colourist, music video director, commercial director, filmmaker
Years Active:	2010–present
Website:	www.adasacookey.com
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Adasa Cookey (born Adasa Rawlinson Cookeygam) is a Nigerian-born music video director, cinematographer, commercial director, colourist, and filmmaker.^{[1] [2] [3]} He works and directs for Squareball Media Productions Limited where he is also the Chief Executive Officer of the company.^[4]

Early life

Adasa was born on October 21, 1981, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. He spent his early childhood in Port Harcourt, where he attended secondary school at Bereton College and Federal Government College. Thereafter, he proceeded to study at Rivers State University of Science and Technology and earned a Bachelor of Technology in Architecture.^[5]

Career

Adasa left his customer care representative job in 2010 to switch his passion in video editing and directly. He has directed the music videos of music artistes like Davido, Burna Boy, Simi, Adekunle Gold, D'Prince, and Don Jazzy.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Selected videography

• Burna Boy – Like To Party (2013) ^[9]
• D'Prince – Goody Bag (2013)
• Ketchup- Show Me Yuh Rozay (2013)
• Mavins All Stars - Adaobi (2014) ^[10]
• DJ Xclusive ft Davido – Wo Le (2015)
• Adekunle Gold - Sade (2015) ^[11]
• Adekunle Gold - Ready (2016)
• Ric Hassani -Only You (2017)
• Orezi-Cooking Pot (2017) ^[12]
• Idahams-Toast (2017)
• Simi – Selense (2019) ^[13]
• Simi – Ayo (2019)
• Simi – Duduke (2020) ^[14]
• Simi ft Patoranking – Jericho (2019) ^[15]
• Bebe Cool ft Rudeboy - Feeling (2020)
• Runtown ft. Bella Shmurda, Darkovibes – Body Riddim (Video) (2020) ^[16]
• Simi ft. Adekunle Gold – By You (2019)
• Praiz – Madu (2020)
• Niniola – Addicted (2020)
• Wande Coal ft. Wale – Again (Remix) (2020)
• Wande Coal – Again (2020)
• Idahams-Billion Dollar (2019)
• Idahams-Ada (2020)
• Idahams-Enter My Eye (2020)
• Stonebwoy ft. Zlatan- Critical (2021) ^[17]

Awards and nominations

Year	Project	Ceremony	Category	Result
2016	"himself"	City People Entertainment	Best Music Video Director of the Year ^[18]
2020	Simi ft Patoranking "Jericho"	Soundcity MVP Awards Festival	Video of the Year ^[19]
2020	"Himself"	GALAXY AWARDS	Video Director of the Year
2019	Simi ft Patoranking "Jericho"	AFRIMA Award	Best African Video ^[20]
2017	Orezi, "Cooking Pot"	AFRIMA Award	Best African Video of the Year ^[21]
2016	Adekunle Gold, "Pick Up the Call"	Nigeria Music Video Awards	Best Cinematography ^[22]
2016	Ranti,"Iwe Ki Ko"	Nigeria Music Video Awards	Best Editor ^[23]
2016	Ranti,"Iwe Ki Ko"	Nigeria Music Video Awards	Best Director ^[24]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adasa Cookey: 10-Year Journey Of A Self-Taught Music Video Director. August 9, 2020 . September 8, 2021.
2. Web site: Nigerian music videos best in Africa –Adasa Cookey. December 1, 2019 . September 8, 2021.
3. Web site: Movie director Adasa Cookey saves the job of a teller who paid him N4.3m instead of N432k . April 26, 2019 . September 8, 2021.
4. Web site: ADASA COOKEY. July 3, 2020 . September 8, 2021.
5. Web site: Adasa Cookey. September 23, 2015 . September 8, 2021.
6. Web site: Top 10 Video Directors In Nigeria (2021). May 12, 2021 . September 8, 2021.
7. Web site: Adasa Cookey. June 1, 2020 . September 8, 2021.
8. Web site: [Video] SIMI – "Duduke" (Dir. By Adasa Cookey]. April 19, 2020 . September 8, 2021.
9. Web site: New Video- Like To Party By Burna Boy Pulse Nigeria.
10. Web site: Trending Video: Catch the Visuals for Adaobi by the Mavins Crew BellaNaija.
11. Web site: AdekunleGold Releases video for his single, Sade News Ghana.
12. Web site: [Video] Orezi – Cooking Pot (Dir. By Adasa Cookey) » Naijaloaded].
13. Web site: Watch Simi's Beautiful Music Video For 'Selense' - OkayAfrica.
14. Web site: Simi - Duduke Official Video Download Video MP4 » TrendyBeatz.
15. Web site: Download Video: Simi ft. Patoranking - Jericho.
16. Web site: New Video: Runtown feat. Darkovibes & Bella Shmurda – Body Riddim BellaNaija.
17. Web site: Watch Stonebwoy’s new video for ‘Critical’ featuring Nigerian artist Zlatan – GRUNGECAKE.
18. Web site: Wizkid, Tiwa Savage & Olamide Lead The 2016 City People Entertainment Award Nominees. July 6, 2016 . September 8, 2021.
19. Web site: Soundcity MVP Awards 2020: All the winners. January 13, 2020 . September 8, 2021.
20. Web site: Burna Boy, 2Baba, Nadia win big at 2019 AFRIMA. See full list of winners. November 25, 2019 . September 8, 2021.
21. Web site: AFRIMA 2017: Full List Of Winners. November 14, 2017 . September 8, 2021.
22. Web site: 2016 Nigeria Music Video Awards: See the list of winners. December 16, 2016 . September 8, 2021.
23. Web site: NMVA 2016 Nominees List. November 17, 2016 . September 8, 2021.
24. Web site: 2016 Nigeria Music Video Awards: See the list of winners. November 16, 2016 . September 8, 2021.