Today we’d like to introduce you to Matilda Adu.
Hi Matilda, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
Absolutely. My story really begins in the second grade, when I stepped into DeKalb Elementary School of the Performing Arts. While other kids were going from math to science, I was flowing between dance, acting, and singing. From a young age, it was already written in my spirit that I was meant to entertain… to create… to move people.
As I grew older, Dance became my first language. Even while I was in graduate school studying for my Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Dance called me back home. I started teaching a heels class, Art of Seduction, and something clicked — I realized I wasn’t just teaching choreography; I was helping women soften, open, and reconnect with their bodies. It became “Dance therapy” before I even had a name for it. Art of Seduction went from just a dance class to an elite group of 15 dancers who performed Burlesque Shows all around the city, before Covid came and shut the world down.
During that time, I was also building a lifestyle brand, Green Goddess, curating and hosting experiences in Atlanta that would draw hundreds of people every year. Those events taught me how to create atmosphere, community, intimacy — the same elements that shape my artistry today. But there came a moment, right before turning 30, when I felt this deep pull: The world needed to know my voice — not just my movement. I had been in other artists’ music videos as a dancer, doing choreography for others, helping other women step into their confidence… but I knew in my heart that I was the star of my own story. So I made myself a promise that before I turned 30, I would finally share my gift. And on my 30th birthday, I released my first single, Breadcrumbs.
Since then, everything has aligned. Falling in love, healing, growing, understanding who I truly am as a woman and an artist — all of that poured into my debut project, My Single Days Are Over. It’s a love letter to the journey… the lessons… the softness I had to choose. Now, through my music, my mindfulness work, and my media company that I started with my partner, my purpose is to remind people that love — real love — starts from within.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
I would like to say the road has been smooth… but just like Atlanta, even the smoothest roads have potholes. The biggest one happened when I was just seven years old. I did the talent show at my new performing arts school and actually got booed off the stage. At seven years old! That moment shut my voice down for two decades. I hid behind dance because it felt safer, and I didn’t sing publicly again until I was 27.
Even now, as a grown woman releasing music and performing for crowds who truly love what I do, I’m still learning to feel safe in that spotlight. People see confidence, but in my mind, there’s still a younger version of me remembering that moment on stage.
So no, it hasn’t been perfectly smooth. But every bump has shaped my resilience, my artistry, and the softness that I bring to my work today.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I like to think of myself as an artist in every sense of the word – singer, songwriter, and choreographer – but the truth is, my calling is larger than that. Music is my heartbeat, but it lives within a larger ecosystem that I call “M-Life” which represents my purpose and passion in its entirety.
Mindfulness is a huge part of my work. I teach people how to slow down, breathe, and become present with themselves — how to step outside of their emotions long enough to understand them. Self-awareness is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves, and it’s become a foundation of everything I do.
From there, M-Life flows into Medicine and healing, where I support families through difficult seasons using plant-based approaches to ease pain and bring comfort — always in ways that are safe, intentional, and rooted in care.
And then there’s Media. I co-founded Upward Spiral Productions with the love of my life, and together we are building a live event production and media company. We handle everything from event curation and planning, to event production and execution, to event capture for video and photo content. We’ve curated a team and collected the equipment to execute almost any vision.
Out of everything that I do, what I’m most proud of is finally allowing the world to hear my voice. It took so much courage to step into music publicly after hiding that part of myself for so long. But I did it — and I did it with the strength of a woman who knows she’s walking in her purpose. What sets me apart is that I’m not just one thing. I’m not only a singer. I’m not only a dancer. I’m not only the friend you call for clarity and healing. I’m all of those things woven together — Music, Mindfulness, Media, Medicine — one holistic brand rooted in artistry, softness, and intentional living. M-Life <3
If we knew you growing up, how would we have described you?
Growing up, I was a performer in every sense of the word. My mother knew it before I even had the language for it — at four years old she saw that spark in me and found a performing arts school that would nurture it. I’m forever grateful for a mother who truly saw her daughter and took action.
Before that, I was the little girl in every church fashion show, the one who loved the spotlight and somehow made people love her right back. Attention wasn’t something I chased — it was something that naturally found me. After years in performing arts school, transitioning back into public school felt easy because my personality carried me. I was the popular girl, the cheer captain, the athlete, the friend everyone felt comfortable around. Never the mean girl — always the loved, approachable one.
I danced everywhere, I sang quietly to myself, and I performed whenever I had the chance. And honestly, my personality hasn’t changed much. I’ve always been expressive, creative, warm, and drawn to the stage. That little girl is still inside me — she just has a bigger platform now.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://matildaadu.com
- Instagram: YesLikeTheMovie
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YesLikeTheMovie
- Other: https://linktr.ee/matildaadu?brid=iZ2QTHbSiwS8p8Lo0PDfFw
