Bio
Aseda Safoa Bekoe-Sakyi is a musician, composer, songwriter, and visual artist currently based in Seattle, WA.
She is passionate about telling stories of people and experiences through many vibrant mediums of artistic expression. Though she is primarily a songwriter and vocalist, she also greatly enjoys work in composing, filmmaking, dance, and photography. Aseda received her Bachelor of Arts in Music with a Double Emphasis in Composition and Production from Seattle Pacific University.
From a very young age, Aseda has had an imagination that has spurred her creativity throughout her life. As she grew as a musician, writer, and woman, her fascination with the human experience and complex emotional phenomena such as love and grief became the central focus of her musical storytelling.
Aseda is a proud lifelong learner and values every experience in performing, educating, and creating. She continues honing her craft by performing locally, songwriting and collaborating with other artists and friends, and finding ways to stretch continue improving her skills as an artist. Experiences such as singing the National Anthem at the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, directing and composing for short films, leading worship ministry, and teaching dance to young students have been valuable in forming her into an artist that takes on challenges with positivity, courage, and freedom.
She is continuously excited and inspired by her faith and the beauty of life around her, and loves to find new avenues to communicate perplexing ideas in simple ways with her artistic creations. Her desire is to bring her years of experience into creative spaces in order to foster connections through and despite the differences and challenges we face.
photo by Anna Pearl Photo (2024)
A NOTE FROM THE ARTIST
As a musician and a storyteller, it is my mission to create music that feels like a soundtrack to your life.
Rooted in classical training, I love telling stories through songs that are layered musically and lyrically, each part working together to make you feel something. I want to bring memories to life through music that will stay with you. My sound as an artist/songwriter blends the familiar aspects of folk ballads, indie pop, and R&B/gospel, a space shaped by the artists who inspire me: Tori Kelly, Yebba, Alessia Cara, LÉON, and Novo Amor to name a few. My goal is to always try my best to give compelling, honest performances, connecting with people on a human to human level, with the hope that I can create experiences and memorable moments with her art. As a fully independent artist, I relish putting effort and thought into my work, and it is my great joy to share it with you.
No matter the moment, my music is always an invitation—to feel, to reflect, to remember you’re not alone.