Adasa Cookey
Adasa Cookey (born Adasa Rawlinson Cookeygam) is a Nigerian-born music video director, cinematographer, commercial director, colourist, and filmmaker. He works and directs for Squareball Media Productions Limited where he is also the chief executive officer of the company, which is also a record label that houses 1da Banton & Eli Jae.
Also recorded as Adasa Rawlinson Cookeygam
Adasa Cookey

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- Name
- Adasa Cookey
- Birth Name
- Adasa Rawlinson Cookeygam
- Born
- 21 October 1981
- Birthplace
- Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
- Occupation
- Cinematographer, editor, colourist, music video director, commercial director, filmmaker
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Education
- Rivers State University of Science and Technology · secondary school
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• Name — Adasa Cookey • Birth Name — Adasa Rawlinson Cookeygam • Born — 21 October 1981 • Birthplace — Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria • Occupation — Cinematographer, editor, colourist, music video director, commercial director, filmmaker • Years Active — 2010–present • Website — www.adasacookey.com
Early life
Early life
Adasa was born on October 21, 1981, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. He spent his early childhood in Port Harcourt, where he attended secondary school at Bereton College and Federal Government College. Thereafter, he proceeded to study at Rivers State University of Science and Technology and earned a Bachelor of Technology in Architecture.
Career
Career
Adasa left his customer care representative job in 2010 to switch his passion in video editing and directly. He has directed the music videos of music artistes like Davido, Burna Boy, Simi, Adekunle Gold, D'Prince, and Don Jazzy.
Selected videography
Selected videography
• Burna Boy – Like To Party (2013) • D'Prince – Goody Bag (2013) • Ketchup- Show Me Yuh Rozay (2013) • Mavins All Stars - Adaobi (2014) • DJ Xclusive ft Davido – Wo Le (2015) • Adekunle Gold - Sade (2015) • Adekunle Gold - Ready (2016) • Ric Hassani -Only You (2017) • Orezi-Cooking Pot (2017) • Idahams-Toast (2017) • Simi – Selense (2019) • Simi – Ayo (2019) • Simi – Duduke (2020) • Simi ft Patoranking – Jericho (2019) • Bebe Cool ft Rudeboy - Feeling (2020) • Runtown ft. Bella Shmurda, Darkovibes – Body Riddim (Video) (2020) • Simi ft. Adekunle Gold – By You (2019) • Praiz – Madu (2020) • Niniola – Addicted (2020) • Wande Coal ft. Wale – Again (Remix) (2020) • Wande Coal – Again (2020) • Idahams-Billion Dollar (2019) • Idahams-Ada (2020) • Idahams-Enter My Eye (2020) • Stonebwoy ft. Zlatan- Critical (2021)
Awards and nominations
• Year — Project — Ceremony — Category — Result • 2016 — "himself" — City People Entertainment — Best Music Video Director of the Year • 2020 — Simi ft Patoranking "Jericho" — Soundcity MVP Awards Festival — Video of the Year • 2020 — "Himself" — GALAXY AWARDS — Video Director of the Year • 2019 — Simi ft Patoranking "Jericho" — AFRIMA Award — Best African Video • 2017 — Orezi, "Cooking Pot" — AFRIMA Award — Best African Video of the Year • 2016 — Adekunle Gold, "Pick Up the Call" — Nigeria Music Video Awards — Best Cinematography • 2016 — Ranti, "Iwe Ki Ko" — Nigeria Music Video Awards — Best Editor • 2016 — Ranti, "Iwe Ki Ko" — Nigeria Music Video Awards — Best Director
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- 1.Adasa Cookey: 10-Year Journey Of A Self-Taught Music Video Director. New Telegraph. August 9, 2020.
- 2.Nigerian music videos best in Africa –Adasa Cookey. The Punch. December 1, 2019.
- 3.Movie director Adasa Cookey saves the job of a teller who paid him N4.3m instead of N432k. Legit.ng. April 26, 2019.
- 4.ADASA COOKEY. July 3, 2020.
- 5.Adasa Cookey. September 23, 2015.
- 6.Top 10 Video Directors In Nigeria (2021). May 12, 2021.
- 7.Adasa Cookey. June 1, 2020.
- 8.[Video] SIMI – "Duduke" (Dir. By Adasa Cookey. April 19, 2020.
- 9.New Video- Like To Party By Burna Boy Pulse Nigeria.
- 10.Trending Video: Catch the Visuals for Adaobi by the Mavins Crew BellaNaija.
- 11.AdekunleGold Releases video for his single, Sade News Ghana.
- 12.[Video] Orezi – Cooking Pot (Dir. By Adasa Cookey) » Naijaloaded Dead link. August 2025.
- 13.Watch Simi's Beautiful Music Video For 'Selense' - OkayAfrica.
- 14.Simi - Duduke Official Video Download Video MP4 » TrendyBeatz.
- 15.Download Video: Simi ft. Patoranking - Jericho.
- 16.New Video: Runtown feat. Darkovibes & Bella Shmurda – Body Riddim BellaNaija.
- 17.Watch Stonebwoy's new video for 'Critical' featuring Nigerian artist Zlatan – GRUNGECAKE.
- 18.Wizkid, Tiwa Savage & Olamide Lead The 2016 City People Entertainment Award Nominees. July 6, 2016.
- 19.Soundcity MVP Awards 2020: All the winners. January 13, 2020.
- 20.Burna Boy, 2Baba, Nadia win big at 2019 AFRIMA. See full list of winners. November 25, 2019.
- 21.AFRIMA 2017: Full List Of Winners. November 14, 2017.
- 22.2016 Nigeria Music Video Awards: See the list of winners. December 16, 2016.
- 23.NMVA 2016 Nominees List. November 17, 2016.
- 24.2016 Nigeria Music Video Awards: See the list of winners. The NET. November 16, 2016.
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