Shareef Kpakpo Addo, aka “Reef Boii”. Shareef was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York to a relatively small family. He got his first start with music at the age of 10, and has not looked back ever since. His first instrument was drums, and he slowly transitioned to guitar before finally landing at the bass guitar as his primary instrument.

Reef attended Berklee College of Music from 2011 onwards. It’s thanks to the school that he earned his first touring position, as the live bassist of the duo, Aer . From there, he has toured the world and played festivals for many different artists of different styles, ranging from playing briefly for Son Little to playing a house party with Justin Bieber.

Currently, Reef Boii is 1/3 of the band Cody Simpson and The Tide. He also spends a lot of time producing for other artists. He is on an exciting journey of which you will want to keep an eye on !