our STORY
Exkluse Media have filmed & edited over 1000 visuals, 264 music videos (& counting) and have 10 years plus experience in perfecting your creative process.
The Beginning - 2010
The early 2000s ‘MTV-Style’ films like ‘Honey’, ‘Save The Last Dance’ & ‘You Got Served’ celebrate the hip-hop music culture of their time. The club locations, dance scenes and street brawls got us pumped
It inspired Etim, our founder, to dream about creating a music video experience in London that was synonymous to the early 2000 MTV-Style films; an upper-echelon music video experience for music artists.
Exkluse was birthed when a 15 year old school boy set his sights on a company where he could live his ‘dream’, like the Music Video Directors in his favourite films!
The Middle - 2011 - 2020
Etim was inspired to start Exkluse Media following the passing of his entrepreneurial late Father, Joseph Essien, who left Etim when he was just 11 years old.
Etim would create quick-cash businesses in his high-school, Bishop Ramsey. He was secretly operating until one day, he was caught! This was his first moral challenge, money or longevity, Etim chose, you guessed it, longevity.
What Etim made up in his mind was that, he could create demand through personalised marketing methods he would tailor-make for his clientele who he spoke to almost everyday, this kept him energised!
Etim was still full of zeal and self-belief because every time he would ask his glorious mum, Yinka Essien, for air forces she would reply with an instant, “No!”.
“Okay so we’re at a cross roads. Fast illegal money or Generational assets?”
Etim chose a generational asset, he decided to create a brand that would make him money and also be legal, dissimilar to a lot of his peers at the time. This paradigm shift marked the birth of Exkluse Media. Etim relates this feeling to Lion King saying ‘It felt like someone had lifted me into the sky like Rafiki lifted Simba in ‘The Lion King’!’
Etim met Kairo. A like-minded, cool and calm guy. Kairo was polar opposite in his business mind. And this caused great unrest to Etim who saw it as his way or no way. Kairo would be understanding and provide creative business solutions which helped Etim open up his perspective with Exkluse. A couple years in tragedy struck and Kairo had to leave Exkluse. This dark time left Etim exposed and isolated. So what Does Etim do? This chapter may be revealed in Etim’s first biography ‘How I made Exkluse?’.
“A fond moment I remember is when Kairo would take me to supercar showrooms and booktest drives! I didn’t realise what he was doing until 2018 when I bought a £20,000 Mercedes car and I realised he was teaching me that dreams can become a reality if you are intentional”
After 10 years of friendship, Etim and Kairo rejoined force. But this time as two separate entities, Exkluse & FESPRI.
The Future - 2020 & beyond
Today, Exkluse Media has a growing team of 20+ contractors who work tirelessly to improve the video experience, quality of visual and ease-of-process for you, our loyal clients.
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We now offer low cost Exkluse video retainers to elite Corporations, Shisha lounges & Lifestyle companies in the UK. Some of our clients include:
JOMAS ASSOCIATES - the award winning construction company headed by Ronny Savage.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY - The top Russel group university in the UK.
TIWA SAVAGE - The hottest female afro-beat sensation in the world.
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Thankyou for listening to our story. What is your story? And have you booked in a consultation so we can work out what ‘Your Perfect’ actually is? Call us on 02036339722 for a catch up, Let’s chat.