P Tee Money

P Tee Money
Birth name Prince Thompson Iyamu
Born (1968-10-22)October 22, 1968
Islington, London, England
Genres EDM
Progressive house
Occupation(s) Musical artist
Actor
Writer
Labels P TEE MONEY (his own independent label)
Associated acts Weird MC

P Tee Money, born Prince Thompson Iyamu, is an English DJ specialising in EDM. He is also an author, ex fashion model and actor.

Early years

Iyamu was born in London, England, the grandson of Akenzua II, the Oba of Benin from 1933 until 1978. Prince Tom Iyamu is his father, Princess Evelyn Iyamu is his mother[1] and Princess Elizabeth Olowu is his aunt.[2][3][4] His creative family introduced him to music at a young age and early influences included George Duke and Earth Wind & Fire.[5]

At the age of four his family moved to Nigeria. He studied at Government College Eric Moore in Lagos for three years then was moved to a military academy, The Command Day Secondary School.[6] He received a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from The Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna state. After completing his higher studies, he moved to London in 1988.[7]

DJing

Iyamu started using the stage name P Tee Money when he began his career as a DJ in the early nineties playing in nightclubs and other small venues. He worked with female Rap artist Weird MC aka The Rappatainer and toured venues in the UK.[8][9] In the late 90s this career was paused as he focused on modeling and acting. When he returned to music his style developed into Progressive House. He has released three albums and many singles.[5]

Selected discography

Singles

Date Title
August 2018 The Face In My Dreams (feat. Addie Nicole)[10]
May 2018 You Are My One (feat. Nina storey)[11]
January 2017 Feel The Love (feat. Fabio)[12]

Albums

March 2018 Sandstorm[13]
Jun 2017 Rebirth[14]
Oct 2017 Bounce[15]

Other Work

Modelling

Iyamu worked as a model before committing his time to acting in 1998. He specialised mainly in clothing. He returned to modeling in 2002, notably for the Lynx Find Another Dimension campaign that ran in British magazines.[16][5]

Acting

Iyamu has appeared in a number of motion pictures as an extra including GoldenEye (1995).[17] He was a featured extra in The Mummy (1999)[18] Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)[19] and The Scorpion King (2002).[20] He has acting credits in other lower budget movies including Tom & Thomas (2002)[21] and Miranda (2002).[22][23]

Writing

In 2015 he launched his first book called The Players Code which was intended as a less predatory take on pickup artistry. A sequel, The Players Code Unleashed was released in 2016. Since then he has written a series of erotic romance novels.[24]

Date Title
May 2017 The Jezebel Next Door[25]
April 2017 The Nerd And A Hooker[26]
February 2017 Caught In The Middle[27]
November 2016 The Players Code Unleashed[28]
April 2015 The Players Code[29]

Business

With his sister, a singer known as Queen Rosemary he is the founder and CEO of the 'African Film & Music Award'[30][31] and runs a number of other businesses in London.[5]

Personal life

Iyamu speaks several languages including Edo, Hausa, Ibo and Yoruba.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Ancestry - Sign In". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018. (registration required)
  2. ↑ Erediauwa, Omo N'Oba (2004). I Remain, Sir, Your Obedient Servant. Spectrum Books Ltd. p. 39. ISBN 9789780293826. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. ↑ results, search (2013). Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink (Updated ed.). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 111. ISBN 9781442221574. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Mag, Essex (28 December 2016). "A candid interview with Prince Thompson Iyamu". Essex Magazine. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "P tee money interview". 29 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Students of Government College Lagos, Eric Moore 1980". www.onlinenigeria.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 Samora, Mwaura (6 January 2017). "Nigerian Acting Prince Rocks London with African Award and Sex Books". Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Weird MC Documentary: The Weird One part 1". My Streetz Tru Story. 22 February 2012. Mystreetz Music Documentary channel. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Weird MC Documentary: The Weird One part 2". My Streetz Tru Story. 22 February 2012. Mystreetz Music Documentary channel. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "P Tee Money Feat Addie Nicole - The Face in my Dreams". Discogs. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "P Tee Money - You Are My One". Discogs. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "P Tee Money Feat Fabio - Feel The Love". Discogs. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "P Tee Money - Sandstorm". Discogs. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "P Tee Money - Rebirth". Discogs. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "P Tee Money - Bounce". Discogs. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "prince thompson iyamu". awesomegang.com. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  17. ↑ Campbell, Martin (Director) (24 November 1995). GoldenEye (Motion picture).
  18. ↑ Sommers, Stephen (Director) (25 June 1999). The Mummy (Motion picture). Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  19. ↑ West, Simon (Director) (6 July 2001). Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (Motion picture). Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  20. ↑ Russell, Chuck (Director) (19 April 2002). The Scorpion King (Motion picture). Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  21. ↑ Lammers, Esmé (Director) (18 October 2010). Tom & Thomas (Motion picture). Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  22. ↑ Munden, Marc (7 November 2003). Miranda (Motion picture). Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  23. ↑ "Prince Thompson Iyamu". IMDb. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  24. ↑ "The Players Code Unleashed". Me and My Crazy Mind. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  25. ↑ results, search. The Jezebel Next Door - A Story of Love, Passion and Erotic Romance.Neighbour Affairs & Seduction. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  26. ↑ results, search. The Nerd & a Hooker - An Unexpected End – How A Geek Fell In Love With A Hooker and The Price He Paid For Her Freedom. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  27. ↑ Thompson-Iyamu, P. Caught in the Middle – After Several Unfortunate Relationships & Hurt, Justin meets Catherine. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  28. ↑ Iyamu, Prince Thompson (2015). The Players Code Unleashed. BookBaby. ISBN 9781483585987. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  29. ↑ Iyamu, Thompson (2015). The Players Code. BookBaby. ISBN 9781483552675. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  30. ↑ "African Film & Music Award". web.facebook.com. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  31. ↑ "UK-based singer, Queen Rosemary, bounces back". guardian.ng. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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