Written by Micaleb Lawrence
Tebogo Patrick Kobola better known as Tebo The Nerd has been making waves since 2017 in The Garden Route and has reached people all over the Western Cape. Although his first track and collaboration was only officially released in 2019 featuring DJ Nyeko, his mentor and guide through the industry he maintains his passion for creating and ended up eventually releasing his song titled - Nerd on You Tube in 2019.
As a young and upcoming artist, he finds that his greatest music influences are artists like Burna Boy, Whiz Kid and Drake. It only makes sense for Tebo The Nerd to have such influential people as his role models as he acknowledges that South Africa’s music industry is growing and getting more international recognition. “The industry still has a long way to go when it comes to the inclusion of young artists seeking a platform to create and opportunities to get their work noticed.”
When asked what his family’s reaction was when they heard he wanted to pursue a career in music he responded by saying that he received the positive reaction that not many youngsters get. He knows he was meant for this industry and the support of his mother only emphasises this. Tebo The Nerd writes and records his own music. He also writes music video scripts and has a creative team that helps him produce and direct. He prefers having his team do the most when it comes to this and in return, he gets quality music, and the end product remains a team effort. With all the support and team efforts both his music videos for two different tracks, were played on Channel O and he was awarded with an award from AO1 Music Awards, which goes to show hard work pays off.
He goes on to tell us that besides music one of his biggest interests is putting a smile on the faces of his supporters and even his haters. There is so much that comes with creating and the creative process of Tebo The Nerd happens at random, he uses his observations as motivation to get the ink of his pen on his paper, especially late at night when the rest of the world is asleep, this man is hard at work. He maintains that his solitude and ignoring negative energies is what keeps him going. “Your biggest support system will always be the ones in your circle. I am often reminded by my team how far I can go and that’s why I never give up”.
His advice for anyone out there wanting to pursue a career in music is to know what is you want, getting your head in the right place and always keeping yourself plugged. To see more about Tebo The Nerd you can find him on – Instagram @tebo_the_nerd and Whatsapp on 083 79 ... just kidding but he is on Facebook going by Tebogo Kobola.
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