After graduating from high school in 1999 he was admitted at
University of Nigeria Nsukka to study music education and classical guitar studies. In 2005, while performing in one of his school shows, he was discovered by
Abuja-based Nigerian music producer Mekoyo, who produced the hit track "Olufunmi" for
Styl Plus. That year he relocated to Abuja to join him as an assistant producer at C Mountain Studios where he worked with Styl Plus as a guitarist as his first official gig. He continued to work and produce for other artists. Later in 2008 he relocated to Lagos. He signed as a music producer with Alec's Entertainment as in-house producer and worked with popular Nigerian artists like
Ruggedman and
Kefee. Peter of
P Square invited Clef nite to audition for him. Later in 2009, he played with P Square as they changed their style to all live band following the launch of their
Danger album. He toured with the band. In 2012 he performed with
Nneka and
Black Thought on
BET106 & Park on the program
Music Matters. Later that year, he performed with Nneka on
MTV's
Iggy Unplugged. These performances landed him a gig as the first Nigerian guitarist to perform live on two US TV networks. In the wake of the 2013
Boston Marathon bombings, Clef nite composed a tribute song for the city of
Boston that he titled "Boston Song". His tribute was noted in major Boston new media such as
The Boston Globe,
Cambridge Day, and
Patch. Clef nite is the founder of independent production company
Music Republic Records. ==References==