Take a peek into the video release party & View the Visual Below
What do you get when blending great music, dope people, and an amazing ambiance? A night filled with positivity and great vibes! We previously attended Ayoinmotion’s video release party for his new single #Omi and it was most certainly a beautiful event.
Held at Seamore’s in Dumbo the guest trickled in one by one Saturday evening and were met with a room filled with excitement and beautiful people. Once the clock struck 8 pm the man of the hour AyoinMotion hopped on the mic to first thank his guests and then introduce the official video for Omi.
Before pressing play, Ayo shared a little bit about the journey that led him to create the song saying,
“I realized I present as fire, but really the core of me is water, it’s flow, it’s wavy. I had to embrace that instead of fighting the flow and thinking as a typical Nigerian, I have to break through the wall…sometimes you just have to go around it and cinch the water. So what we did is we went on a journey of just making everything about flowing and wavy and water. So if you see a lot of what we’ve been putting out on Instagram and YouTube it’s just been soft touches, storytelling, and intentionality. Because for me, I’ve always been a wordsmith but I needed to meet my creative partner who could bring to life what I’m doing lyrically visually and that is Umazi.”
We got a chance to catch up with Ayo, afterward and asked him about the inspiration for the visual and song. He explained, “We wanted color, we wanted to signify water, being at ease— moving with the flow. There’s a lot of stuff going on in the world right now and all of us are triggered but what does it feel like when we allow ourselves to flow like water? So in the video, you see colors, you see hues, you see beautiful black people. But most importantly we are telling you just slow down. Don’t fight the wave, just flow with it. That’s really what Omi is all about. Omi means water.”
A great explanation for a beautiful video. Press play and watch Omi below and be sure to keep up with Ayoinmotion on his social media pages. Tweet and follow him at @Ayoinmotion and check him out on Instagram @Ayoinmotion as well.
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