always
building

      KW—1998
      US—2014
      7K–30+    

        culture → research → systems      

portfolio + working archive

        Software Engineer
        Music Business and Technology Graduate Student      

A little further into my world...

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I’m Tobi Afolayan, a software engineer and creative strategist exploring how technology, music, and culture shape the ways people connect.
     

I build software and shared infrastructure, produce live experiences, and study music business and technology at NYU. My work brings those perspectives together to explore the systems that support artists, listeners, and communities.

From Kwara State to Dallas to Brooklyn.

Nigerian roots. Building with a diaspora perspective.      

Selected Work

01—03

  1. Music DNA / MIRR

    Music information retrieval experiments exploring musical identity, rhythm, and African diaspora music.            

  2. Apollo Wrldx

    Co-founded live-experience platform. 30+ events across Dallas, New York, and Atlanta.          

  3. Ajor

    Digital tooling for traditional ajo/susu rotating savings communities and diaspora financial life.            

Research · ideas · experiments

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A collection of writing, research, product observations, and creative experiments across music, technology, and culture.      

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creative.tobiafo.com

The engineer who understands culture.

The entrepreneur who conducts research.

The strategist who builds systems.