P Tee Money

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P Tee Money
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Background information
Also known as P Tee Money
Born 22 October 1968 (1968-10-22) (age 55)
Islington, London
Genres EDM, Dance, Pop, Afro-beat, Electronica, House
Occupations DJ/EDM producer and remixer
Instruments Synthesizer, Personal computer, MIDI controller, Drum machine, Sampler
Associated acts Weird MC, Matthew S
Website https://pteemoney.com


P Tee Money (born Prince Thompson Iyamu on October 22, 1968, is a British DJ/EDM producer and remixer.[1] He is also an author and actor.[2]

Early life and education

Iyamu was born in Islington]], London. He is a member of the Benin Royal Family and the grandson of Akenzua II and Princess Elizabeth Olowu is his aunt. He was introduced to music at a young age and early influences included George Duke and Earth, Wind & Fire.[3]

At the age of four, his family moved to Nigeria where he completed his primary school, then was moved to a military academy. He received a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Nigerian Defence Academy. He later moved to London in 1988.[4]

Career

Iyamu started using the stage name P Tee Money when he began his career as a DJ in the early nineties.[5][6][7] He toured the UK with female Rap artist Weird MC in the latter half of 1990 and throughout 1991.[8][9]

His style developed into progressive house.[10] He has released five albums and many singles. Iyamu is also an Ex fashion model, he worked as a model before committing his time to acting in 1998. He specialised mainly in clothing. He returned to modelling in 2002, notably for the Lynx Find another Dimension campaign that ran in British magazines.[10]

In 2018, Iyamu collaborated with producers Matthew S and Dirty Freek on a remix album of the song "When I Came Up" by Bon Villan, a Canadian group band.[11][12]

Writing

In 2015, Iyamu launched his first book titled The Players Code which was intended as a less predatory take on pickup artistry.[13] A sequel, The Players Code Unleashed was released in 2016. Since then he has written a series of erotic romance novels. In 2019 he has published two more books Being whit you, and Wild seduction adding to his series of collections.[14]

Acting

Iyamu has appeared in a number of motion pictures including; I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001).[2] He was also featured in The Mummy video game (2000), The Mummy Returns (2001). He has acting credits in other lower-budget movies including Tom & Thomas (2002) and speaks several languages including Hausa, Ibo, Yoruba and Edo.[14]

Books

Discography

Albums

Year Album
2017 Rebirth
2017 Bounce
2018 Sandstorm
2018 I’m Not Afraid
2019 I Won’t Stop
2019 Bass Trouble

Singles

Year Title Artists
2017 Lights out P Tee Money
2017 Good Time P Tee Money
2017 Free your mind P Tee Money (feat, Aqua)
2017 Heat Up P Tee Money
2017 No Sweat P Tee Money
2018 Tropical Dream P Tee Money
2018 The Face in my dreams P Tee Money (feat, Addie Nicole)
2018 You are my one P Tee Money (feat, Nina Storey)
2019 Time is the greatest healer P Tee Money
2019 Drown P Tee Money (feat, Smoothie)
2019 Global P Tee Money (feat, Pat-E)

References

  1. "UK-based DJ Won’t Stop Cruising in New Album". 2019-08-02. https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/08/02/uk-based-dj-wont-stop-cruising-in-new-album/. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Natalie Roberts (2019-05-05). "Meet Prince Thompson – The DJ, Actor, Author, and Singer". https://londondailypost.com/meet-prince-thompson-the-dj-actor-author-and-singer/. 
  3. "P Tee’s dazzling style set Morocco on fire". 2019-10-13. https://www.sunnewsonline.com/p-tees-dazzling-style-set-morocco-on-fire/. 
  4. "Everyone Must Endure The Hardships In Every Aspect Of Their Life. P Tee Money". 2019-10-18. https://www.independent.ng/everyone-must-endure-the-hardships-in-every-aspect-of-their-life-p-tee-money/. 
  5. Emmanuel Okogba (2018-08-21). "P Tee Money: The brain behind African Film and Music Award". https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/p-tee-money-the-brain-behind-african-film-and-music-award/. 
  6. Jenna Melanson (2018-11-02). "PREMIERE – Bon Villan unveils “When I Came Up (Remixes)". https://canadianbeats.ca/2018/11/02/premiere-bon-villan-unveils-when-i-came-up-remixes/. 
  7. "PTee Money extends hand of charity". 2019-10-31. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/10/ptee-money-extends-hand-of-charity/. 
  8. "DJs can do more than mix songs – P Tee Money". 2019-08-10. https://punchng.com/djs-can-do-more-than-mix-songs-p-tee-money/. 
  9. Eniola Daniel (2019-11-02). "I Won’t Stop, New Album From P Tee Money". https://guardian.ng/life/music/i-wont-stop-new-album-from-p-tee-money/. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 Bolatito Adebola (2018-08-11). "Unfolding P Tee Money, The AFMA Creator". https://www.independent.ng/unfolding-p-tee-money-the-afma-creator/. 
  11. "UK-based DJ PTee Money drops album". 2019-05-29. https://thenationonlineng.net/uk-based-dj-ptee-money-drops-album/. 
  12. "P Tee Money teams up Moroccan singer for Global". 2019-10-15. https://punchng.com/p-tee-money-teams-up-moroccan-singer-for-global/. 
  13. Jennifer Ross (2019-08-20). "Meet P Tee Money, the 6ft DJ, Producer, Writer And Actor With An African Royal Flush". https://www.theamericanreporter.com/meet-p-tee-money-the-6ft-dj-producer-writer-and-actor-with-an-african-royal-flush/. 
  14. 14.0 14.1 Arthur Perry (2019-10-02). "Prince Thomson Iyamu – British DJ, EDM Producer, Author, Actor & More". https://expresspaper.co.uk/prince-thompson-iyamu-british-dj-edm-producer-author-actor-more/. 

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