DAVID KWAKU AZALU is a self-taught contemporary and classical orchestral and film music composer, songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, and producer.

As a multi-talented passionate and self‐motivated creative Arts professional, having garnned more than 20 years experience in the music, film, and entertainment industry, AZALU has worked with the ACCRA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA as music composer/arranger and production coordinator, having previously worked with MULTIMEDIA LIMITED in production capacity and as a music Teacher at other places, the most current of which is the IB ARTHUR SCHOOL, a Cambridge school where he is currently the head of music department. AZALU is also currently the CEO of his arts education school, TRAMMEDIA COLLEGE OF ARTS-TRACOA (Tracoagh.com)

His vision is to teach, write and compose extraordinary contemporary, film and classical music and literature that transcends all generations and continents; music and literature that most people can relate to. He also seeks to use his music as a tool for emphasizing and re-emphasizing the need for and importance of self-gift discovery for success and poverty eradication in Africa and the world at large and as a tool to heal and give hope to the hopeless, inspire people especially young adult to strive to achieve their dreams and make a difference in their generation.

In consideration of everything, AZALU loves to teach music theory because a lot of people can play but lose sight of that aspect of music and so he considers music theory as his area of specialty together with the teaching of the tuba and a bit of piano (beginner serries)

AZALU has written over 40 personal contemporal songs, over 25 film theme music and 10 mainstream classical orchestral compositions yet to be released.

Currently holding only an ABRSM GRADE 5 music theory certificate with a merit pass, AZALU is also currently a level 200 B.Ed. music education student at Valley View University in Ghana.

Some of his achievements are performing as a tuba player in the abridged version of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera RIGOLETTO at the ACCRA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’s 2018 ‘ACCRA GOES TO THE OPERA’ program and performing again as a tuba player at the 2019 ICGC GREATER WORKS program sharing same stage with Nathaniel Bassey, Ntokozo, Joe Mettle etc. He was also able to single-handedly, within 2 years, gotten the learners of IB ARTHUR SCHOOL to perform (play and sing) on their own during big school programs without the assistant of he or his other departmental colleagues.

AZALU is most passionate about poverty eradication in Africa and the world at large through human resource discovery and development and so most of his works are either God-centered or talk about social issues. He is involved in a number of humanitarian agendas through motivational speaking especially to teenagers and young adults and free arts educational programs he does in communities through his TRAMMEDIA COLLEGE OF ARTS-TRACOA, an Arts education School.

AZALU is currently working on releasing a few contemporary and classical orchestral singles and albums starting with “YABA”, an Afro-Chant song calling out Africans and blacks in the diaspora to come back home to help develop the African continent.

Other projects he is working on are a 3-in-1 TV series titled The Classical Score; a musical educational program, two operas; WHAT IS WRONG WITH AFRICA and ATANI, all to be produced and staged in the not-too-distant future.

AZALU’s most important philosophy in life is not to follow the crowd and so he finds it difficult following rules, especially musical or artistic conventional rules because he believes in being free to write, compose express whatever one is inspired to write and not be limited by rules to the detriment of creativity. As such, most of his artistic works are very different from the normal or what is on the market as he is always looking for ways to create something new, something extraordinary and be the pace setter.

AZALU’s most competitive key personal skills set, and obvious attributes are:

Sound design/Film scoring/theme music creation
Creative
Music composition, Arrangement, and performance
Song writing
Script writing
Film directing, story/ideas conceptualization
Drive for excellence and to be different from the norm
Motivational speaking
Versatile, Honest, Diligent
Good Team player
Computer Literacy
Good Communication and Interpersonal skills
Intermediate Sense of Humour
Drive to Satisfy
Drive to deliver quality Service (s)
His interests and hobbies are:
Music composition
Writing, Reading,
Directing (Stage/ Screen/ Studio)
Playing of musical instruments,
Motivational Speaking,
Conceptualization and Story/ Song creating
Travelling, Sightseeing,
Watching and listening to Socio-Religio-Economic programs on TV/Radio.
Love sports like table tennis, football (soccer), wrestling, weightlifting, and swimming.
Love to teach and inspire people (esp. Children & young adults) towards self-discovery for success.
Interested in individual, societal, national, and continental development.

AZALU, has also worked with industry legends like the late Nana Danso Abiam (Founder, Composer & Director of the Pan African Orchestra & Co-founder, and Director/Conductor of the Accra Symphony Orchestra), Dr. Mensa Otabil, Korkor Amarteifio (Former Executive Director of the Accra Symphony Orchestra), Slim Bright Amoako (RTD. Former Double Bass Player of the National & Accra Symphony Orchestra), Chief Superintendent Godfred Atteh Tawiah (Director-Ghana Police service band-Kumasi), Paa Kwesi Ackom (Channel Manager-Adom TV), Eugene Odame (Lecturer, NAFTI) and in association with Mr. Newlove Annan (Head of Music-Wisconsin University Ghana), Mr. Emmanuel Boahen (Lecturer-Valley View University), Mr. Martin N. Torgbor (Representative-University of West London. London College of Music), Mr. Anthony Sackey (C.E.O-Tony Music Centre-Tema) to mention a few.

His favorite slagline or catchphrase is “Everything is difficult, but nothing is difficult if and only if….” “One sets his mind to it” as he is a strong believer in being CONSISTENT AND PERSISITENT