Meet The Team

Segun Akano

Cian Frawley

Morgan Baker

Dr. Fiona Flynn

Sean Montgomery Dietz

Founder & Creative Director

Experience Design & Operations

Psychologist / Movement & Embodiment Specialist

DJ, Producer & Workshop Leader

Business and Program Strategy

Segun Akano is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and cultural storyteller whose work sits at the intersection of tradition and evolution. Born into the rich musical heritage of Yoruba culture and shaped by the revolutionary spirit of Fela Kuti and Tony Allen, Segun has spent his career building something Ireland has never quite seen before — a living, breathing Afrobeat institution rooted in the heart of Dublin. As founder and artistic director of the Yankari Afrobeat Collective, he leads Ireland's premier African ensemble, directing an ever-expanding creative ecosystem that includes Groove Oshuka, Baba Eweo, and the Akano Brothers. His 2024 album Snake in the Monkey Shadow, featuring original artwork by legendary Fela Kuti cover artist Lemi Ghariokwu, stands as a landmark in the canon of African music made in Ireland.

Beyond the stage, Segun brings a rare dual authority to Orogun Media. With over 13 years as a QA Automation Engineer at major technology companies, he understands the corporate world from the inside — a strategic edge that informs how Orogun engages with enterprise clients and builds systems built to last. Whether conducting a 13-piece ensemble at a festival headliner slot, delivering Yoruba folk wisdom through Baba Eweo, or crafting compositions that defy genre, Segun operates from a single conviction: that multicultural artistic excellence doesn't need a gatekeeper's permission to claim its place in the mainstream.

Sean is the strategic engine behind Orogun Media, translating artistic vision into commercial reality with the precision of a business developer and the instincts of a cultural advocate. As Head of Experience Design and Operations, he oversees sales strategy, financial planning, corporate partnerships, and the operational systems that keep a multi-brand entertainment company moving at pace. With a deep network across Dublin's corporate, creative, and cultural sectors, Sean has been instrumental in securing landmark bookings — including performances at Google HQ and TradFest 2026 — and in building a pipeline of corporate event packages that position Orogun firmly in the premium entertainment tier. His approach is systematic and relationship-driven, maintaining a database of prospects across tech, finance, pharma, and the arts while never losing sight of the community roots that make Orogun's offering authentic.

What sets Sean apart is his rare ability to hold two worlds simultaneously — the boardroom and the backstage — without compromising either. He understands that a company like Orogun doesn't succeed by playing by the old industry's rules, but by building new ones: better contracts, stronger partnerships, smarter infrastructure. As co-architect of Orogun's legal frameworks, brand ecosystem, and long-term growth roadmap, Sean is committed to one outcome — ensuring that Ireland's most exciting multicultural entertainment company has the business foundations to rival anyone.

Dr. Fiona Flynn brings a dimension to Orogun Media that few entertainment companies in Ireland — or anywhere — can claim: a rigorous, science-backed understanding of how music, movement, and cultural experience affect the human body and mind. As a psychologist specialising in movement and embodiment, Fiona bridges the gap between artistic expression and measurable human impact, lending depth and credibility to Orogun's programming that goes far beyond entertainment. Her work ensures that what happens in the room — the dance, the rhythm, the collective energy — is designed with intention, grounded in an understanding of how people process, connect, and heal through shared cultural experience.

Within the Orogun ecosystem, Fiona's expertise is central to the company's workshop and educational offerings, shaping experiences that are as transformative as they are joyful. Whether consulting on the design of corporate team-building programmes, informing Baba Eweo's approach to participatory storytelling with young audiences, or deepening the cultural conversation around African music and movement, she ensures that every interaction leaves people feeling something real. In a landscape where wellness, belonging, and authentic human connection are increasingly valued, Dr. Flynn is Orogun's quiet superpower.

Cian Frawley is a sonic architect — equally at home behind the decks commanding a dancefloor as he is in the studio shaping a track from the ground up. As a DJ, producer, and workshop leader, Cian brings a rare combination of technical mastery and genuine musicality to everything he touches. His fluency across Afrobeats, electronic music, and global sounds makes him a natural fit for Orogun's world — a company that has always believed the most exciting music happens at the intersection of cultures, genres, and generations. With Orogun, Cian has found a platform that matches his ambition: one where the music doesn't just play, it means something.

Beyond the performance, it's Cian's role as a workshop leader that speaks most loudly to what Orogun stands for. His ability to open up the language of music to new audiences — to make production, rhythm, and DJ culture accessible and empowering — is a direct expression of the company's mission to amplify underrepresented voices and create genuine pathways into the creative industries. Whether he's building sets for a Calabash Nights headline slot or running hands-on sessions for emerging artists, Cian operates with the conviction that music is not a spectator sport. It's something everyone deserves to participate in.

Morgan Baker is the legal and strategic mind ensuring that Orogun Media is built to last. In an industry where creative ambition often outpaces contractual rigour, Morgan brings the kind of clarity and foresight that protects artists, secures partnerships, and ensures the company's growth is built on solid foundations. From partnership agreements and booking contracts to intellectual property protections and business structuring, Morgan's work operates largely behind the scenes — but its impact is felt in every deal signed, every artist protected, and every negotiation entered with confidence. At Orogun, he understands that good legal architecture isn't a constraint on creativity; it's what makes creativity sustainable.

What sets Morgan apart is his ability to think strategically as well as legally — to see not just the contract on the table, but the business context around it. As Orogun scales from a bold independent operation into a fully professionalised entertainment company, Morgan's dual grounding in law and business strategy is an invaluable asset. He has been instrumental in the company's formalisation process, supporting the legal frameworks that govern everything from artist representation to investor relations. In a company that was built on the belief that underrepresented artists deserve world-class infrastructure, Morgan is proof that they have it.

At Orogun Media, we are not a team assembled by convenience — we are a collective built by conviction. We come from different disciplines, different backgrounds, and different corners of the creative and professional world, but we are united by a single belief: that Ireland's multicultural artistic community deserves world-class infrastructure, genuine representation, and a stage big enough to match its talent.

We are musicians and lawyers, psychologists and producers, strategists and storytellers — and we have chosen to build something together that the mainstream industry has consistently failed to build for itself. We don't wait for permission. We don't imitate what already exists. We rival it. The name Orogun is a Yoruba word for rival, and that spirit runs through everything we do — the music we make, the artists we champion, the contracts we protect, the workshops we run, the rooms we move, and the audiences we grow.

We are Professional Career Freestylers, and we represent the Ireland that is already here: diverse, extraordinary, and ready for the world.