Master Peace

Master Peace, real name Peace Okezie, has already racked up bold collaborations with the likes of Santigold, Georgia and The Streets, played a string of electric headline shows across the country, while his Top 30 charting debut album earned him the Rising Star trophy at the 2024 Ivor Novello Awards. Music had always been there, but coming from aworking-class background, a career just didn’t seem possible. Things changed when Peace started hanging out in recording studios with friends who had scraped together the cash for sessions and eventually found the confidence to take part in an alternative rap group. Across a trio of EPs that cut the jangly indie rock of Bloc Party with the forward-thinking ambition of The 1975 and his own inclusive worldview, Master Peace found himself at the forefront of a revival in British indie music. That vision can be felt across debut album ‘How To Make A Master Peace’. Like Arctic Monkeys’ ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’ and Oasis’ ‘Definitely Maybe’, Peace’s debut is an urgent mix of harsh reality, wide-eyed optimism, and the confidence of youth, designed to bring people together. Work on album two is already underway, while there are plans to release a new EP and a string of collaborations in summer 2024. Master Peace’s music might tackle complex, sprawling issues like masculinity, mental health and race, but it’s designed to offer community and freedom. “I just want to bring people together,” says Peace. “With everything going on in the world, I need young people to know they are important.”

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