Olaolu Akintobi (born November 1946) popularly known as Laolu Akins, is a Nigerian music producer who has worked with artists such as Shina Peters, Onyeka Onwenu, Adewale Ayuba, Mike Okri and Christy Essien-Igbokwe.
[1] Laolu Akins acquired basic drums skills at a Lagos City Youth, Sports &Social Centre financed by the then Fed.
In his adolescence, he played regularly with a number of friends from high school,in groups like Oscars, Clusters along with the Akinrele Brothers, Seinde Sapara Ade Jolaoso before teaming with Berkley Ike Jones and Mike Gbenga Odumosu.
Odumosu left to join OsibiIn after they recording of Phase II album In summer of 1976, BLO moved over to UK under the management of Cliff Cooper and Velvet Music and was based there till late 1982 when they returned home to Nigeria.
BLO productions was co-founded by Laolu Akintobi, the business went in to produce records for a number of successful artists such as Christy Essien Igbokwe, Kris Okotie and Onyeka Onwenu.