The journey so far
with God, Music, Education and Family.
It
all started in January 1st 2015, it was just exactly 11 days after
my first ever album lunch titled R.E.D (restoring everything destroyed)
containing 16 tracks all produced by me myself.
It
seemed like I was on top of the world, my C.D’s were almost everywhere, almost
every radio station wanted to play my song, almost every church around yola and
nearby wanted me on their stage ministering a song or two, and almost every
musician in the capital city of yola knew my name and heard about me or my
work.
I
was musically vibrant, I was spiritually elegant, I was emotionally perplexed,
and I was flamboyantly feeling this high sense of belonging to many categorical
royalties in and around the state.
All
this and more made my life an heaven on earth, a life without too much worries
and people be like, “Hey that’s the new
kid on the block” i was blinded by the moment and I dint have the eyes to
visualize the tragedy and disaster ahead of me. While enjoying all this
blessing and favor’s I dint care, little did I know that my little world that I
created so dear to me was about to come crashing down.
The
1st tragedy happened exactly towards the extreme end of February
2015, when I had problems with my beloved Record Label “Cloud9Muzik” now known
as “Kloud Nine Muisc”. Kloud9Music was my first ever success in my music career
for those of you who dint know, meaning it is the first ever Record label to
sign me under its wings as a professional Music Minister (Artist). I got into
some troubles with the management and the devil capitalized on the little and
made a mountain out of it, and that led to the dismissal of me from Cloud9Music
(they dropped me) which I was so boastful about and so much identified with
because as of then the little I had was because of how we (cloud9music) worked
together and made good music together to the glory of God, and for that people
respected the group because together we were unstoppable.
Hmmmmm
After I was unsigned and dropped from the
label my world came crashing down, it hurt me so bad that I found it very had
to eat well or even get a goodnight sleep. I complained bitterly to my mother
and asked for her cancel from her, I remember when I was so bitter and sober
that I told my mum and elder brother that I was quitting music (give up being
an artist). I only wanted to continue my music production as a young entrepreneur
and face my life and forget about trying to make wave through writing and
singing songs of my own. I fell sick, my friends use to ask me what is the
matter that I keep slimming down and acting wired throughout that period, but I
was too ashamed to tell them my loss because I never thought that day will ever
come, although someone close to me once prophesied that I would not last with
cloud9 but as I said earlier I was too blind to see what was coming ahead.
My
mum cancelled me and told me about the story of joseph and his brothers in the
bible, about how they hated him and sold him off to merchants, but that never
stopped him from still believing in his dreams and his God given talents, and
at the end his faith in God and God alone proved his brothers wrong about him
and they saw his glory at last. She further went ahead to remind me of “T.D
jakes” famous motivational quote of “LET IT GO” and she specifically reminded
me of the part that said that when people work out of your life “LET THEM WORK“.
And at the end she finished by asking me to go into a self-constructed exile,
reduce my appearance in programs and keep off some particular friends who
blackmailed me and stabbed me even though they seemed they were my best
friends, after I have done all this she finally told me “since i have
quarantined myself from the world and come back into my shell of shame” now
then I should go into fasting and prayer to visit my root and try and
fixed/right my wrongs both with man and God.
She said if a building starts to crack and eventually falls down then
the laborers that built the house made a slight mistake from the foundation
which is also the roots of the building.
Hmmmmm
I took all the advice of my beloved mum and I
did exactly as she said and she also helped me pray for the will of God to be
done in my life. I prayed and I fasted, I refused to release any song, I
reduced my appearance and wipe away all my so-called friends list. As I am
speaking to you now I have only one friend (Name withheld) and he is a school
mate who is always by me when I rise or fall.
After
I had done all this still everything seemed silent and it still seemed heaven
was shut from me, I was still getting into troubles with people I called
friends and Boss (that was then). I was still in pain of many failed promises
and the going was still tough and I was frustrated and almost giving up little
did I know that my tears was dripping at the feet of my Father and lord Jesus Christ,
and little did I know that my prayers and that of my mum were busy interceding
on my behave, and little did I know that God almighty the greatest architect
ever was busy designing as new path for me, little did I know that he crashed
me down from the top to the ground so he can walk me up a different stares,
little did I know that he was re-molding me once again and allowing me learn
from my mistake, little did I know that he allowed me pass through fire so I
can come out shining as gold.
My
Testimony started unveiling in April when I took the Holy Communion at my local
church (freedom power chapel), immediately I said my prayer took the communion
i felt it as it went down my throat, down into my stomach and automatically and
transcendentally into my veins and started pumping as well as my blood. At that
moment I felt “My Redemption” has
come, at that moment I felt ‘’my
Salvation’’ has come, I felt I could pull down the highest mountain on
earth, I felt a power I never taught I could ever will in my body, and at that
moment for the first time in months I wore a glorious smile as one who just won
a lottery.
I
immediately started paying attention to my spirit and was communicating with it
daily because I receive songs and beats from there, as I am speaking to you I
have more than 20 songs, most of the are half way written but others are
complete, I am capable of releasing a mind blowing studio album right now at
this spot because I own a studio of my own and I produce myself, so I don’t
need anyone’s help to do so except God and God alone. But as I said I am now a
good listener of my spirit which is my direct link to the spirit of God. And
except I hear it tell me I am ready for an album then I will not dare to do so.
As far as I am concern I am not ready for an album now.
This
same spirit of mine gave me the idea of commissioning my own label to represent
Christ and spread his word through music as far as I can. And that how the
birth of “ChurchBoizMusicEmpire” came
into being. The name ChurchBoizMusic was inspired by a poem and song I wrote
courtesy of an argument between me and my ex-girlfriend (name withheld) that
led to our separation till date, she complained that I was too “Churchy” for
her liking, that I was more of a church boy and dint have her time because I
was busy with choir rehearsals, mid-week service, Sunday service, concerts and
a lot of other church activities and that rendered me almost timeless to even
spare her enough time of her own, lolzzz funny right???.
Well
my miracle continued with how God blessed me and sponsored my first ever Video,
and that’s how I did and completed the video of Ya’allah as directed by J-Prado
of magic city entertainment. Since the release of the video it created a
traffic of massive downloads and live streaming on youtube. It was featured on many blogs and sites
across the country and more.
Things
were getting better and I was slowly reviving from my lurch of the past, but
then things got a lot better when I was signed as an ”AMBASSADOR” of Saso
Foundation (a kaduna based NGO) later that year (2015).
As
if that was not enough I was scored interviews both on TV and Radio in the city
of yola with the help of my manager and Brother Midenda Sam jr. Furthermore I got nominated in the just conclude “Adamawa Entertainment Awards 2015” #ADEA2015,
I was nominated in two categories “Best
Music Producer of the year 2015” and also “Best Music Video of the year 2015”and to the glory of God almighty I
won the “Best music video of the year2015”.
To me this is a very great achievement and a fulfilled promise from God
Almighty.
Slowly
and slowly I am creating a conducive atmosphere for worship of my own straight
to God. The people I work with are directed by God, and so also my team (I mean
all the Church Boiz Music Ministers (Artist)) are carefully selected and they
are what I will work with to continue bringing glory to God, I believe in them
and I pray for them so they don’t make the same mistake I made in my journey.
Finally
am here, and I can tell you boldly that yesterday (last year) I was a boy, but
today (this year) I am a boss of my own. I am an empire in progress, God has
turned my story into glory, at the very point I taught it was over I got a gift
from the spirit of God and that is to face any mountain with boldness and
conquer to the Glory of His (God) name.
I
have come to realize that when you depend on man for your success then you are
threading on the wrong path because the moment I realized that God and God
alone can do and undo anything he wants, how he wants, and when he wants
without the opinion of anyone not now not ever, he is the God that takes shame
and turns it into fame, he introduces himself as a friend you can lean on in
time of your loneliness, it is true that “ONE WITH GOD IS MAJORITY” numbers doesn’t
impress him, he just need someone to make himself available, meaning all God
wants is “AVAILABILITY” as my Mentor (J-Moss) will say “Don’t pray and worry”.
I
am encouraging all of you out there that the world has marked a failure and a
no use product, hahahahahaha listen to me, you should be happy that is
happening to you because you must have a story to accompany your story, you
should have it at the back of your mind while passing through trials that “you
are what God says you are and not what the world thinks or says you are”. I am
a living witness of this statement and because of that I wrote a song about it
titled “What God Says You Are” which was nationally released on the 30thofnovember
alongside the “Church Boi” single which is literally a national anthem across
the north eastern part of Nigeria and beyond. The free downloading links to
this two great songs is being tagged below, download for free, share and
rebroadcast and enjoy your Christmas with this two songs dedicated to everyone
out there who has suffered the wrath of peoples opinion and views.
http://tindeck.com/listen/ngcxg
http://tindeck.com/listen/vrflu
Thank
you for your time taken to read my testimony on how God changed my life in just
a flash or should I say in a twinkly of an eyes, for me 2015 was a very fulfilled
and prosperous year because my life is not the same as last year, as another
mentor of mine (Vashawn Mitchell) will say, level has change, my status is changing
no more declining, cos am on my way to better days.
Sign: Timmy Samuel
ChurchBoizMusicEmpire C.E.O
very inspiring learn alot
ReplyDeletehahah. I thought I was watching movie tho ' Pride goeth before destruction.
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