EMMOLEI
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EmmoLei Sankofa, an American composer, artist, and creative entrepreneur, channels her expansive creativity across music, visual media, and fine art.
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Recently nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the inaugural Outstanding Original Score for Film/TV category, EmmoLei's innovative compositions have left an indelible mark on acclaimed productions such as Hulu's The Other Black Girl, Three Ways, Disney+'s Project CC, Lizzo’s Emmy-Award winning series Watch Out For the Big Grrrls and much more.
In addition to her remarkable body of work as a composer, EmmoLei has led as sound supervisor on projects for major brands such as Nike, Pandora, Vans, Kamala Harris for the People, and Pulse Films, and more through her creative audio company, Bèl Son.
EmmoLei's diverse discography comprises over twenty-one independently released albums, EPs, and singles, showcasing a fusion of soul, jazz, classical, and rhythm and blues. Notably, her single "Don’t Fight" was featured on Adult Swim’s OPUS compilation album. A dynamic percussionist, EmmoLei has shared the stage with the likes of Nelly, Ella Mai, and Kurt Schneider. Her debut on Mobley’s Devil in a Daydream Virtual Tour marked a significant milestone in her career as a solo act.
An alum of the Sundance Composers Lab and Recording Academy NEXT program, EmmoLei has been guided by esteemed figures in the Film/TV and music industry and championed as an emerging talent and influential voice among the next generation of industry leaders.
EmmoLei’s work has been recognized across multiple platforms, including Hollywood Records' The Big Score, The Karen Hunter Show, The Film Scorer, Lyrical Lemonade, OC Weekly, and Billboard. She was honored in the inaugural class of Hampton University’s Young Alumni 40 under 40, served as the alumni speaker at SCAD Atlanta’s 2023 Commencement ceremony, and was a recipient of the New Music USA Reel Change Grant for Diversity in Film Score.
“The past is great, but the present is greater. Ask someone else what I have done. Ask me what I am doing. Most of my work involves honoring and learning from the past to create the sound of the future. I am a blend of that old familiar tune, the beauty of every moment that is now, and a mark of the questionable things to come. I am the past, present, and future.”