As an artiste, you really cannot put a figure on the amount of folks you have to thank on a day to day basis because you don't know them all...For me, even someone turning on their ipod and listening to any of my tracks is a huge deal and I'm grateful to God, every second of everyday for his favour... For the support of my wonderful and ever supportive "Gold Nuggets" that make everything I do worthwhile, I thank you... For my family, my mum, my dad, my siblings, grandparents, my aunties, who constantly put up with me, lol...and my lack of communication, I thank you.. For Francis who made me realize the importance of family fellowship I thank you.. Because of you, I found renewed kinship with my family in the year 2010. The best feeling ever...My few close friends, I thank you for your patience, I'll mention a couple of names and hope they don’t mind, lol..Boobilicious, matilda, Doomish, Bjew, my Lanjiggy; you guys are just awesome... Your advice, your thoughtfulness, your patience whenever I'd get moody..? Invaluable...!
Lolarshon who with a couple of wise words pointed me in the right direction career wise, You rock babe!! Mr Dele Esan who always had a listening ear and was never biased in his judgement or appraisal of any scenario, I thank you... All the producers who worked with me on my "GOLD" debut album project, my dear friend OJBiixxle, Master Craft, Sarz, Eldee the don, Kas; I thank you! My album wouldn’t have been complete without your various influences.. I'd also like to thank my Collaborators on the album, including burh not restricted to Ojbixxle, lol.. Magnito, BankyW, Reminisce, Eedris Abdulkareem, Jaywon, Essence, Capital Femi, Bizzle Oshikoya, Minjin, Kas, Eldee, and Mr Kenny Ogungbe.. You all were awesome! I thank God for you.. Indomix, Sheyman, Zeeno Foster, Ojbixxle, y'all who helped in mixing the tracks? Gracias...
In any profession, image is everything; more so in our music/artistry bizz where you're judged on appearance before any other thing... So this vote of thanks goes out to those who have ever had anything to do with my appearance in 2010...lol.. first of all, make-up artistes I've worked with, Mary-Jane and Tai-lo, you girls rock mehn...Denrele Edun with his weird over the top outfits inspire me greatly..lol.. (not that I can ever go that over the top). Fade Ogunro, for the touch of sanity I need once in a while, Seyi Body Lawson, photographer extraordinaire for bringing the ideas I had of myself to life, in his picture depiction of me; Paul Obata. Aka Gambit.. (a dear friend) for making me look sexy in his pictures..lol! He added sexy to my weird and that was just the bomb... Clarence Peters for his accurate visualization of my video concepts; You rock!!!
All media houses, Dj’s, Vj’s, TV and Radio personalities who played my works; I thank you SO much...You all, were part of what made my year so awesome.. I thank the lord for you, God bless you...
I was nominated for a number of awards in 2010, and in the end, my works got me 4 trophies...I’m still overwhelmed by the wins, words cannot adequately express how grateful I am to the award organizers, the establishments, the bodies, the panel of judges who deemed it fit that I be recognized for my works, everyone who voted.. I thank you, God bless you...
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Goldie Harvey / Blog
Vote of thanks.. Part2
My record company, (Kennis Music) has been like a home away from home for me, since I got signed on earlier this year. The CEO, Mr Kenny Ogungbe, has been a leader like none other and I learn from him everyday... Ms KSB, has been like a senior sister to me, very supportive, always there to give advice, Essence, Jaywon, Minjin, the very best friends one could hope for within a business environment...Baba Eedris; well, is just the coolest, most realistic big bros ever.. King Shaka!!!!! My main man... Always there for me! I remember when I nearly passed out from fatigue the other day in ijebu, he held on to me before I hit the ground, even damaging his phone in the process.. During the making of my album, he was always there; with valuable advice, a good listening ear, lol! King Shaka, I thank you.. .Mr Ndidi, Mr Abass, You guys are the coolest managers ever.. Thank you for making me feel really welcome in your establishment, God bless you. Joe-el!!!! You danced with me, when I won my SMVA’s and I prayed that next year, we’ll dance together as you grab yours too... I still pray it now, and so shall it be by God’s grace... The Capital Femi!!! Toh bahhhdd!!! My partner in crime...LOL! Yup! Ur cool hun, thanks for being you... My home buddies; Wale, aka (Rhina fabulous spoons) Sola, aka (little-Ville) Claret, aka (longitude),Damilola Mabadeje, aka (Iya Ijebu) you guys rock loads mehn... You helped me through so much last year, couldn’t have done it all without your help. Less, I forget, my dancing crew as well, Y’all make all my stage appearances memorable and exciting...Josephine, Younik, Cynthia, Samuel, Jerry, Anu, to name burh a few; You guys rock mehn..! Thanks. And last burh not the least, I’d like to thank my Lew...#sigh... my world ain’t complete without you there... As in my earth would literally stop rotating on its axis if you were ever to leave my side. You’re my best friend in the whole world, my angel, and I am where I am today primarily because of you, and God. Thank-you... #sighs... It’s real hard work when you’re typing for hours nonstop. You forget stuff, especially when you’re typing off head; and you really can’t be bothered to check for grammatical errors and stuff like that... So for all of you who can see typo’s and grammatical errors, I’m sorry. :-P Happy new yeaurrrr!!!xxx
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Vote of thanks... Part 1
As an artiste, you really cannot put a figure on the amount of folks you have to thank on a day to day basis because you don't know them all...For me, even someone turning on their ipod and listening to any of my tracks is a huge deal and I'm grateful to God, every second of everyday for his favour... For the support of my wonderful and ever supportive "Gold Nuggets" that make everything I do worthwhile, I thank you... For my family, my mum, my dad, my siblings, grandparents, my aunties, who constantly put up with me, lol...and my lack of communication, I thank you.. For Francis who made me realize the importance of family fellowship I thank you.. Because of you, I found renewed kinship with my family in the year 2010. The best feeling ever...My few close friends, I thank you for your patience, I'll mention a couple of names and hope they don’t mind, lol..Boobilicious, matilda, Doomish, Bjew, my Lanjiggy; you guys are just awesome... Your advice, your thoughtfulness, your patience whenever I'd get moody..? Invaluable...! Lolarshon who with a couple of wise words pointed me in the right direction career wise, You rock babe!! Mr Dele Esan who always had a listening ear and was never biased in his judgement or appraisal of any scenario, I thank you... All the producers who worked with me on my "GOLD" debut album project, my dear friend OJBiixxle, Master Craft, Sarz, Eldee the don, Kas; I thank you! My album wouldn’t have been complete without your various influences.. I'd also like to thank my Collaborators on the album, including burh not restricted to Ojbixxle, lol.. Magnito, BankyW, Reminisce, Eedris Abdulkareem, Jaywon, Essence, Capital Femi, Bizzle Oshikoya, Minjin, Kas, Eldee, and Mr Kenny Ogungbe.. You all were awesome! I thank God for you.. Indomix, Sheyman, Zeeno Foster, Ojbixxle, y'all who helped in mixing the tracks? Gracias... In any profession, image is everything; more so in our music/artistry bizz where you're judged on appearance before any other thing... So this vote of thanks goes out to those who have ever had anything to do with my appearance in 2010...lol.. first of all, make-up artistes I've worked with, Mary-Jane and Tai-lo, you girls rock mehn...Denrele Edun with his weird over the top outfits inspire me greatly..lol.. (not that I can ever go that over the top). Fade Ogunro, for the touch of sanity I need once in a while, Seyi Body Lawson, photographer extraordinaire for bringing the ideas I had of myself to life, in his picture depiction of me; Paul Obata. Aka Gambit.. (a dear friend) for making me look sexy in his pictures..lol! He added sexy to my weird and that was just the bomb... Clarence Peters for his accurate visualization of my video concepts; You rock!!! All media houses, Dj’s, Vj’s, TV and Radio personalities who played my works; I thank you SO much...You all, were part of what made my year so awesome.. I thank the lord for you, God bless you... I was nominated for a number of awards in 2010, and in the end, my works got me 4 trophies...I’m still overwhelmed by the wins, words cannot adequately express how grateful I am to the award organizers, the establishments, the bodies, the panel of judges who deemed it fit that I be recognized for my works, everyone who voted.. I thank you, God bless you...
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Nigeria at 50
My name is Goldie Harvey and I'm proudly Nigerian. Today, Nigeria is celebrating 50 years of independence from our British Colonial masters. It’s definitely a special day... 50 don’t come twice. ;) I used to ask myself if being Nigerian was a mindset; "who you are” or a case of nationality, meaning “where you were born”? And I’ve never really been able to answer that question. What I do know is this. As a people, we’re resilient... we’re hardworking... we’re driven; not only to better our lot in life, but to make the best of any situation we find ourselves. We are happy people. As a Nation, we’re peace loving which in most cases is a good thing... On the flip side, we can be very selfish as individuals, thinking only of ourselves; we can also be very corrupt; going to any lengths to make a buck. Going as far as cheating the very system we blame for our plight and making stuff worse in the process. We blame the government, the rulers, and the judicial system for the current state of things; all the while forgetting that it is WE who make up the government, it is WE who make up the rulers, it is WE who make up the judicial system. We might not be there physically, but our mindset is still what prevails in these sectors. It’s beginning to sound Jaded, but if WE WANT CHANGE, IT HAS TO START FROM US! We ourselves have to be the change we seek. We mirror ourselves; our reflection never lies. So... Like the late Pop legend Michael Jackson, I’ll urge us all to start with the “man or woman in the mirror”. Ask him/her to change their ways; and we’ll begin to see how much a role WE each have to play in the general state of things. In the interim though, we have a lot to celebrate. We do not suffer from natural disasters like hurricanes, tsunamis or earthquakes; we are not at war like other countries in the world. e.g. Israel, Afghanistan, and more recently Korea. We are not under communist rule like Russia neither are we starving like Sudan. So yeah... while there is a lot not quite right with us as a nation YET, we still have a lot more reason to celebrate than not. Let’s be proud of what we have and strive to make it better instead of lamenting about what we haven’t got. The countries we look up to, e.g America, UK, China, are all decades older than us and have had years of trial and error to “TRY” and perfect themselves. (I say try, because they still aren’t there yet.) Maybe they will never get there. Who knows..? But they are proud of their countries, and we should be too. HAPPY BIRTHDAY NIGERIA, MAY YOU LIVE LONG AND PROSPER!!! My name is Goldie and I am proudly Nigerian...xoxo
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wow!
Well, I did act in the stage play titled "Peace of the grave yard" a BLACK IMAGE production... The play went well, I didn't forget my lines; thankfully,lol... My single "you know it" feat eLDee has shot up the charts all over the country... The video is also getting Raaaveeee reviews! Radio and Tv media all over are requesting the video... I thank God for this, its a good feeling to be appreciated; for your work to be appreciated by SO many people, its always a very good feeling.. I thank God again. yesterday was my dad's Birthday, I took time out of my busy schedule to go see him and spend sometime with my family, it was fun; a break from the norm. :D
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Hectic Past Month..
Been working round the clock the last couple of months..going out every morning and getting home late at night... recording new tracks for the album, having stage performances around the country, granting radio and Tv interviews, making public appearances for charitable causes and last but not the least, shooting a video for the debut single "YOU KNOW IT"off my forthcoming album... busy busy..busy... Got a stage play I'm featuring in this coming Saturday in Ikeja; Need to start rehearsals ASAP..Phewww.!!! never been this busy in a bit..
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