Born
in the south eastern Nigeria town of Nsukka, Gary studied music
at the prestigious University of Nigeria Nsukka where he majored
in composition, percussion and piano minor and passing out in
colors with a Bachelor of Arts degree and diploma respectively.
He later went ahead to grab a certificate of merit in Radio production
from the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria Training School
Lagos.
With
his real understanding of the real issues on ground and his sheer
determination to conquer the industry where survival is left for
those who could combine talent with education, Gary went straight
to then famous music production studio Klink Studios to train
as a sound engineer. He eventually started his career right at
the same studio as one of its engineers until another established
studio VIF studios, sought his services and he moved on to work
as engineer and producer.
However,
the urge of going it all alone and owning what he considered an
ideal digital sound pad never stopped biting him. So he started
procuring equipment after another. No international music equipment
magazine passed him by as he subscribed to some through his friends
and contacts abroad.
Sometime
in 1998, Gary stopped working for VIF and threw open the doors
of his own digital sound studio with two arms , one for demo and
the other for master from where he churns out hits after another.
Not long after he set up the studio had the place turned into
a mecca for budding artistes who want to benefit from the art
that had turned around the works of artistes like Healing Child
(Gwamokwu), Zaki Adzee, Telemi , Gbemi Olaleye and a host of others
as sound engineer.
Apart
from these, Gary Stinno Nwobu arranged , produced and engineered
the award winning albums of wave making artiste OLLIE GEE whose
album Daddy Moh was the highest selling album in Nigeria for 2001.
Omalicha, the latest album is still rising on the rump of the
charts. No wonder therefore that Gary is one of the most sought
after music producers today and his studios are usually fully
booked.
Before
this, Gary had made the recording of some of his songs titled
Ewa jo (come and dance) and put them out on cassettes and CDs
and released in Europe and Canada.
- excerpts from article by Fred Iwenjora, Vanguard Newspapers. |
