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Nigerian-American singer and performer, Ase Odin whisks global audiences to an uplifting, relaxing soundscape with his single, “No Wahala No Problem (Hakuna Matata).” Delivering a universal sound that crosses countries and cultures, he reminds us to take a break from our problems and enjoy a moment of relaxation.
Born in Benin City, Nigeria, Ase Odin has been surrounded by music throughout his life. His early influences helped shape his unique sound, a blend of Afrobeat, reggae, soul, and storytelling. After decades of dedication to his profession, Ase Odin is reunited with music and eager to share it with audiences from all over.
It’s no wonder Ase Odin found his way back to music—it’s inescapably in his genes. His father was a local government police officer who played for events and special occasions as part of the band. “My father and I were transferred to the west of Nigeria when I was a child. He was so good at playing saxophone and trombone, so they gave him a promotion. What I loved most is since I was the only one there (my mother stayed in our hometown), he would take me to practice with him. After practice, we had the pleasure of cleaning the instruments with tools; he took pride in that. I became so involved in music,” shares Ase Odin.
Not only was his father a respected musician, his mother also came from a group of family singers. “My uncles and aunts were tribal singers and sang in our tribal language,” he adds. Because instruments were hard to come by, a young Ase Odin created his own out of sticks and spoons and would create his own rhythms and beats out of creativity.
Before he came back to music, Ase Odin followed a path that was expected and hoped of him. “When we come to America from developing countries, our parents at home want us to have an academic career job. You cannot grow up in most of these countries and want to be an actress or videographer or singer. They mold you to need an academic career like a doctor, pharmacist, engineer, or lawyer. When the opportunity came for me to go to school, I had to create something I could fall back on and raise a family while taking care of my extended family back in Nigeria. So, people ended up doing things they didn’t love or weren’t talented in,” explains Ase Odin.
Living in Seattle, he became a pharmacist, providing support to his family and relatives overseas. Now, close to retiring, it’s finally time for Ase Odin to pursue his own passion: his long beloved music.
Thus far, Ase Odin has released two singles, “No Wahala” and “Mama Mama.” His next single, “How Far,” is pending release.
“No Wahala” is a reflection of the everyday struggle we all share. “If you look at people—you and I—everyday people, no matter where you are, we’re running a rat race all over the world. Every day is a struggle. Sometimes we feel like our whole life is a time crunch. We all just need to chill and get away—take a vacation, some time to relax and take it easy and be at peace with ourselves.”
According to Ase Odin, it doesn’t matter where you come from or how much you get paid, we all have challenges within ourselves and our homes, but we can choose to look at it from a different angle and think “Tomorrow is another day, a different day.”
When it came to writing “No Wahala,” Ase Odin first crafted the message, then created the beat that went with it. “I listened to different types of sounds when I was younger. When a situation happens, I find the beat comes and then I match it with the song. I figure out where I can fit the hook or chorus line, then match and melt, making sure the message, beats, and rhythm are aligned.”
The more Ase Odin creates, the more he finds himself experimenting and exploring. “I like getting out of the box,” he adds. “I’m always pushing boundaries with how a song should sound in my head.” To create his music, Ase Odin turns to his home studio, where he’ll put down drums, bass, treble, and any highlights he hears in the process. “I listen to how I want it to sound and play it over in my head,” he shares. “If I think an actual guitar would sound better, I get real musicians to add to the recording.”
Ase Odin’s greatest hope is to inspire others through his music. “We all have different personalities and pathways in life, different destinies. We will all turn out differently. What I consider success is the happiness that comes from lifting people up. When we all have a story to tell together—that’s my happiness.”
“Everyday people can relate to my music and feel good about themselves in that they’re not alone. We’re all going through it.”
Make sure to stay connected to Ase Odin on all platforms for new music, videos, and social posts.
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NETHERLANDS — August 26, 2026 — Brook Lynn is stepping into a new chapter with “Love Your Enemy,” an atmospheric alternative pop song that turns an intensely personal battle with anxiety into a message of self-acceptance. Written after her America’s Got Talent auditions, the song captures the internal conflict of facing the person who can be hardest to silence: yourself.
Built around cinematic production and emotionally restrained vocals, “Love Your Enemy” explores the disconnect between appearing fine in public and confronting difficult thoughts in private. The song’s central message is reflected in its chorus, where Brook Lynn sings about being “my own worst company” before arriving at its most hopeful realization: “They say, ‘Love your enemy,’ / So I’m learning how to love me.”
For Brook Lynn, that “enemy” is anxiety. Rather than presenting it as something that simply disappears, the song examines what it means to live with those thoughts while refusing to let them dictate what comes next.
“I always want to give a hopeful message in every song,” Brook Lynn explains. “I always first want to explain what is happening in your head and what you feel, and then, at the end, give a message that you can get out of this, and that anxiety doesn’t have to hold you back from all the things you want to achieve in your life.”
That message became especially significant when Brook Lynn made the decision to perform “Love Your Enemy” on America’s Got Talent. Known by many viewers for her stripped-back cover performances, she recognized that performing an original song on one of television’s biggest stages carried a different kind of risk. But she also knew she could not continue forward without showing audiences the artist behind the covers.
“I just thought it was really important to also show the world that I’m not just a cover singer,” she says. “I do want people to know that I write songs and I want to be an artist and put that out there.”
Brook Lynn performed “Love Your Enemy” during the America’s Got Talent quarterfinals, bringing the song’s story of anxiety and self-doubt directly to a massive live audience. Her journey on the show ended there, but the response made one thing clear: listeners wanted to hear more. Fans connected not only with her voice, but with the honesty behind the performance and the willingness to speak openly about emotions many people struggle to acknowledge themselves.
“I do want to be that person with my music as well for other people,” Brook Lynn says, describing her desire to write about real experiences and feelings. “I always want to be really real with everyone, like talk about deeper stuff, not surface level.”
“Love Your Enemy” arrives as Brook Lynn looks ahead to Tales From The Woods, an upcoming EP intended to introduce listeners to a broader picture of who she is as an artist. With only two original songs currently released, she says she is excited to share more music and continue developing the sound and emotional world introduced through “Love Your Enemy.”
The song is not a conclusion to Brook Lynn’s story. It is the beginning of a more open one—one where anxiety can be acknowledged without being allowed to take control, and where the feelings people are often afraid to say out loud can finally have a voice.
Listen to “Love Your Enemy,” which received promotional support from Starlight PR.
Brook Lynn creates music that feels intimate yet powerful, cinematic yet emotionally exposed. Blending atmospheric alternative pop with minimalist visual storytelling, her work explores vulnerability, isolation, emotional tension and human connection through a distinctly modern lens.
Raised in Wilp, a small town in the Netherlands, Brook Lynn grew up surrounded by silence, nature and isolation. Music became a private emotional outlet and a way to process feelings that were difficult to explain out loud. What began through stripped-back online performances evolved into a growing global audience drawn to her honesty and emotional depth.
For Brook Lynn, music is never just about being heard. It is about being understood.
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