Ayo Awosika is Berklee College of Music graduate and a Los Angeles based vocalist, composer, arranger and vocal coach. As a background vocalist, she has performed with artists including Miley Cyrus, Sam Smith, Rob Thomas, Lainey Wilson, The Chainsmokers, Danny Elfman, Dua Lipa, and Tune-Yards, among others.
Ayo is a passionate educator with 20+ years of teaching experience. She has created and curated various masterclasses, workshops and voice curriculum for several different private music schools in the US and also has a roster of students around the world.
Ayo has sung in feature film scores including The Lion King (2019), Minions 2, Nope, Creed III and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Despicable Me 4 among others, as well as in various TV shows.
She has worked with and been commissioned to compose new choral pieces for various choirs across the US, including the 250 person choir debut at the 2023 Sister Singers Network Festival in Cleveland, Ohio, as well as commissions for MUSE in Cincinatti and Choral Arts Initiative in Orange County, CA.
She attended the PREMIERE|Project Festival as one of 12 composition fellows in June 2024.
See performance videos here
Learn more about Ayo’s teaching coaching here