TheSNCPodcast: Recent Episodes
Folashade Anozie
Helping to unravel the intriguing world of music, arts and entertainment through insightful discussions with African artists, creatives, lawyers, music and business executives.
Hosted by Folashade Anozie.
Joining us to discuss the business of filmmaking is Mimi Bartels, General Manager at FilmOne Studios (part of the Filmhouse Group), the largest premium film distribution/production company in West Africa.
Mimi has over 14 years’ experience in story development, film production, media, brand management and alternative investments.
She has produced over 30 commercially successful films and titles released under her reign have spent at least 2 weeks minimum on the Netflix top 10.
We spoke to her about paying it forward, storytelling, remakes and more.
Our guest on this episode is Ojoma Ochai, Managing Partner of The Creative Economy Practice at the Co-Creation Hub.
She joined us to discuss her professional journey with the British council, work as Co-founder and Managing Partner of the Creative Economy Practice at CcHUB, creative industries mapping, the Creative Vibrancy Index for Africa, bitcoin, tips for creatives applying for grants/looking for capital, and more.
Powerhouse media, entertainment, and business lawyer, Angela Anukam is our guest on this episode.
Angela provides legal, compliance, and advisory services to businesses within the African broadcast media & content market. She is also the Legal Manager at ROK Studios Limited and Canal+ Advertising Nigeria Limited.
She joined us to discuss her professional journey, taking up space as a woman, content rights negotiation, talent agreements, and the updated Nigerian Copyright Act 2023.
We're discussing television and film contracts, story rights, & the dance industry with Amanda Uzoagba.
She’s an entertainment and intellectual property lawyer, creative business consusltant, educator, and a senior legal executive at EbonyLife Limited.
We’re discussing illustration. Our guest is Kayode Animole, a self-taught illustrator based in Lagos, Nigeria.
He shares his journey to illustration, the growth of animation on the African continent, burnout, evolving workspaces, Nigerian brands, and the power of storytelling.
illustration #africancreative #thesncpodcast
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Adeola Akinmola is our guest on this episode. She is a food entrepreneur based in Lagos, Nigeria. At the age of 19, she dropped out of university to start her business Corporate Ewa, an in-demand virtual restaurant focused on refining beans and showcasing its versatility. She joined us to discuss running a successful business, choosing the right customers, promoting African food culture, and food logistics in Lagos, Nigeria.
foodentrepreneur #africanfoods #thesncpodcast
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Here’s a bonus from our conversation with award-winning poet and author Lola Shoneyin on writing styles, workshops, and her parents nurturing her love of books.
For our first episode of 2023, we are kicking things off with Lola Shoneyin, the award-winning British-Nigerian author, poet, and festival organizer. Our conversation with her covered writer's workshops, setting up a bookstore in Nigeria, evolution of book publishing, the importance of book imprints and more.
bookpublishing #Bookstore #thesncpodcast
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For our final episode of 2022, we're wapping things up with Kunle Anikulapo-Kuti, manager of Kalakuta Museum - former home of the legendary musician and activist, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
We discussed his background, the infamous Kalakuta Republic raids, the intersection of education, politics, and history in Nigeria, and the importance (or not) of wills.
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On this episode, we caught up with Ella Chikezie, an emerging, multi-award-winning filmmaker, writer, and creative producer based in Lagos, Nigeria.
We discussed her filmmaking journey, receiving validation from Michelle Dede, climate change, her latest movie “Choke”, and tips for people on the continent looking to become filmmakers.
This episode is sponsored by Notam Expertus Nigeria. Check them out on Instagram and Facebook.
filmmaker #nollywood #thesncpodcast
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Lawrence Meju is a visual artist based in Lagos, Nigeria. He draws inspiration from people around him, daily interactions that portray human connection, and his hunger to create unimagined worlds.
His works have been exhibited at the 2022 Adidas flagship London with Creative Debuts, “The Ties that bind us” a virtual group exhibition with The Cowrie Culture, and recently at the “Desire Lines” exhibition with Affinity Art Gallery.
We spoke to him about his journey to becoming a visual artist, telling stories through various mediums, mental health, and his recent work "An Ode to Self".
africanartist #visualartist #thesncpodcast
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Rosalyn Aninyei is a violinist and social entrepreneur based in Lagos, Nigeria. She is the founder of Vesta Violins, Nigeria's first violin repair workshop, and The Vesta Orchestra, an independent Nigerian-based orchestra dedicated to the promotion of music by classical composers of African descent.
She joined us to discuss the journey to setting up The Vesta Orchestra, getting fired from the bank of Brazil, music education in Nigeria, Africlassical music, exporting African culture, and setting up an opera house in Lagos.
africlassicalmusic #LagosOperaHouse #Africanculture #sncpodcast
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On this episode, I spoke with Temitope Salami, one of the leading entertainment lawyers in Nigeria, about music contracts, split sheets issues, and copyright battles across Africa’s music industry:
- Nomcebo Zikode/Ntimela Chris Chauke/ vs Master KG (‘Jerusalema’ copyright battle)
- Portable and Poco Lee ( ‘Zazu Zeh’)
- Carter Efe vs Berry Tiga and Producer X (‘Machala’)
Our conversation also covered building a legacy through wills and estate planning as well as Tope’s efforts to empower African artists and creatives through his creative firms The Creative Yard, and The Y, The X.
musicbusiness #thesncpodcast #africamusicindustry #sncpodcast
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Article mentioned: ‘I just want what’s owed to me’ — producer in copyright battle over global hit song ‘Jerusalema’
Pause and take a quick second to think about how you generally get to know about an upcoming film. Is it through the trailer or film still?
For a lot of people in Nigeria, their first exposure is most likely usually through the trailer. Film stills generally come second or even third. Why is that?
Chukwuka Osakwe, an emerging Photographer, filmmaker and director based in Lagos, Nigeria, joins us to explain the need for more unit photographers in Nollywood movies and why stills are critical to the success of a film.
He is also passionate about the treatment of film production crews in Nigeria. "If you hold people's money back for that long, 2 months, after the hard work that they've done, for how ever long we were on set for, I think it's just very unfair," Chukwuka says.
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Israel Obasola is our guest on this episode. He's a self-taught animator and illustrator based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Israel is committed to creating digital animated content on various topics and sharing them with a global audience. His skits on TikTok currently have 60.4 million views and 4 million likes. His goal is to help dispel negative stereotypes about the continent and introduce imaginative, authentic African stories to an international audience.
Our conversation included African narratives, understanding social media algorithms, a sprinkle of politics, and tips for young people on the African continent looking to become animators.
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Check out Israel's animated series 'Orisa': Click here
Feso Adeniji is our guest for this episode. She is the Founder and Manager of Red Caramel Dance and Fitness, an exotic dance and fitness studio based in Lagos, Nigeria, primarily focused on pole dancing and burlesque.
We spoke to her about running a dance and fitness studio, misconceptions and stereotypes, as well as the evolving nature of virtual reality fitness.
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Link to the Vox article referenced in the show: Click here
Jacob Akinyemi-Johnson, popularly known as JAJ DA MECCADON, is one of Africa’s most influential broadcasters.
He has been credited with launching the careers of many Nigerian artistes including 2face and Modenine, and is arguably your favorite Nigerian OAP's, favorite OAP.
He is Chief Creative Officer at Silverbird Group and host of the music countdown show, “Top 7 Jams at 7 with JAJ The Mecca Don”, which airs on Rhythm 93.7 FM.
We had a quick chat about the evolution of music countdown shows, growing as a voiceover artist and radio presenter, and career transitions.
At one point in our lives, we’ve heard the advice “just because you’re good at something or passionate about something doesn’t mean you should monetize it.”
Dimeji 'Bash Aleee' Eyiowuawi doesn’t quite subscribe to that school of thought. He is a creative entrepreneur based in Lagos, Nigeria and the CEO of Dodo Gang, a platform he uses to express his creativity and unite plantain lovers through food, fashion, art, and events.
He spoke to us about his journey as an entrepreneur, World Plantain Day, Caller Ring Back Tunes, and turning his love of fried plantain into a business.
Nkiru Balonwu, one of Africa's leading strategic communication and stakeholder engagement experts, joined us to discuss communicating Africa forward, her time at Spinlet Group, The Africa Soft Power Project, networking tips, and more.
In celebration of Poetry Month, Nigerian spoken word poet, multiple poetry slam champion, and writer Fragile Dogubo joined us to discuss misconceptions about poetry, her stint as a rapper, earning a living as a poet in Nigeria, and more.
Joining us on this episode is Olugbemiro Arinoso, Founder of Affinity Art Gallery. He is also an experienced African art collector and dealer.
We dove into a number of topics including the process of setting up his gallery in Lagos, Nigeria, curating exhibitions, tips for emerging visual artists on the African continent, and the growth of NFT art.
Our first episode of the year is with Nigerian music producer, sound designer, and composer, DJ Klem.
He joined us to discuss a variety of topics including his journey into music production and sound design, the evolution of audio post-production in Nollywood, as well as his approach to scoring tv shows.
On this episode, we spoke to the phenomenal and brilliant Mrs Sandra Oyewole, one of Nigeria's leading intellectual property and technology lawyers.
She's a partner at Olajide Oyewole LLP and heads the firm's intellectual property and technology practice and co-leads the firm's employment and global mobility practice.
The discussion covered a range of topics including her background, the JUSUN strike, estate planning, intellectual property, violence in the workplace, and a whole lot more.
Nigerian singer, songwriter, performer, and vocal coach, Damilola Adika joins us for our 2nd episode of the year.
We talked about her childhood, navigating the Nigerian music industry as an independent artist, honing her skills as a vocal coach, performing at the 2021 GRAMMYs alongside Nigeria superstar, Burnaboy and more.
Our first episode of 2021! Finally!! Forgive us. We have valid reasons. It has been quite the journey.
Joining us to breakdown what in the world took us so long is Nigerian entertainment lawyer Akinyemi Ayinoluwa.
It's quite the tale.
Welcome to TheSNCPodcast, where we help to unravel the intriguing world of music, arts, and entertainment through insightful discussions with Nigerian artists, creatives, lawyers, music and business executives one show at a time.
Credits
Hosted and Produced by Folashade Anozie
Co-produced by Imoudu Ayonote
Theme song for the show: John Akinola
Our final conversation of 2020 is with Sola Mogaji (Schullzz), a seasoned and influential Nigerian radio presenter, music curator, event host and businesswoman.
Over her 10 year broadcasting career and counting, Schullzz has interviewed various high profile celebrities and dignitaries, worked with various leading companies and anchored numerous high-profile events.
She joined us to discuss working as a radio presenter in a covid-19 world, finding your voice on radio, the current state of Nigerian music, why curiosity is important and a lot more.
A lot has been going on in Nigeria.
For those who are unaware, over the past couple of weeks, (beginning on the 3rd of October 2020) there were renewed #EndSARS protests calling for the end of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, popularly known as SARS, which has been implicated in numerous extrajudicial killings, extortion, rape, torture and abuse of Nigerians.
Lots of Nigerians, from various walks of life, inside and outside the country, young and old, supported the #EndSARS protests.
Unfortunately, on the 20th of October 2020, a number of unarmed and peaceful protesters demonstrating at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos were killed and injured by some members of the Nigerian Armed forces after the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, imposed a curfew to address the issue of people with sinister motives disrupting the protests, causing chaos and destruction in the city. Nigerians continue to demand for justice and accountability.
Joining us to discuss the youth-led #EndSARS protests, artist activism, mental health and more is Nigerian music and advertising creative Dusten Anyasie, popularly known as D-Truce.
Our 9th episode of the year is with Jennifer Imevbore, Founder and Creative Director of Rise & Glam Beauty based in Lagos, Nigeria.
COVID-19 has affected so many lives and industries and for people in the beauty industry, the need for safety, adapting to customer behavior and keeping their businesses afloat has been quite the balancing act. Our conversation with Jennifer covered navigating entrepreneurship, cosmetic preferences and safety in a "new normal."
This is the condensed version of our interview with Aderinsola Adeyemi, a Nigerian based diction coach, about diction, elocution, and best practices for communicating effectively.
Aderinsola graduated from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife with a degree in English Language.
She's also a presenter, voice over artist, content developer, and face model.
She is passionate about using her gifts and talents through the media to not only help people speak better but also inspire and effect positive change in society.
Effective communication is the topic of discussion on this episode.
Why effective communication?
With the increased visibility that Nigerian creatives, media and entertainment entrepreneurs, artist managers, and music executives continue to gain globally, effective communication must be a vital part of our communication repertoire as we strive to achieve success in and with our various careers and endeavors.
Enter Aderinsola Adeyemi, a diction and elocution coach based in Lagos, Nigeria. She joined us to break down diction, elocution, and best practices for communicating effectively.
Aderinsola graduated from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife with a degree in English Language.
She's also a presenter, voice over artist, content developer, and face model.
She is passionate about using her gifts and talents through the media to not only help people speak better but also inspire and effect positive change in society.
What role does leverage play when artists and labels decide to enter into a contract?
What should artists consider before signing a deal with a record company?
How did some Nigerian lawyers use the Nigerian Copyright Act to gain significant wins for Nigerian music producers?
We discuss all these and more with Nigerian lawyer and music executive, Oyinkansola Fawehinmi.
Oyinkansola is a partner at Nigerian boutique law firm, Technolawgical Partners and business manager at Incubation Factory Entertainment Ltd, a talent and label services agency in Lagos, Nigeria.
On this episode, we're talking politics, strategy, value, copyright and more with Nigerian lawyer and music executive, Oyinkansola Fawehinmi.
Oyinkansola is a partner at Nigerian boutique law firm, Technolawgical Partners and business manager at Incubation Factory Entertainment Ltd, a talent and label services agency in Lagos, Nigeria.
She broke down the role that leverage plays when artists and labels enter into an agreement, the importance of accountability, and how she and a team of Nigerian lawyers used the Nigerian Copyright Act to achieve significant wins for Nigerian music producers.
It's an insightful listen.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the Nigerian live entertainment sector to a standstill.
With this present reality, how can artists, creatives, and technical experts pivot in response to this new normal?
What can the Nigerian government, as well, do to help the entertainment industry?
We spoke to Edi Lawani, a well-known Nigerian show promoter, consultant, and special events producer about these and more.
With the Coronavirus affecting major aspects of the entertainment industry, particularly the live sector, there's a steady glut of music and content being released by the second.
This new entertainment landscape makes it challenging for artists and creatives alike to stay relevant.
But Blaqbonez, a Nigerian rapper, seems to understand how to market and thrive in this new normal. We spoke to him to get some insights.
We couldn't fit all Oliver Enwonwu said into one episode.
So here's a bonus excerpt of him discussing the need for visual artists to be strategic when deciding to merchandise their work.
What's the state of visual arts and artists in Nigeria? What impact does forgery have on an artist's work? How does art valuation work?
Listen to Folashade Anozie speak with Oliver Enwonwu, a respected visual artist, brand strategist, and art administrator based in Lagos, Nigeria about all these and more.
What's the state of visual arts and artists in Nigeria? What impact does forgery have on an artist's work? How does art valuation work?
Listen to Folashade Anozie speak with Oliver Enwonwu, a respected visual artist, brand strategist, and art administrator based in Lagos, Nigeria about all these and more.
How should we approach advertising, marketing, and social media in a COVID-19 world?
Folashade Anozie spoke to Steve Babaeko, CEO of X3M Ideas, and he shared some insights and valuable tips for Nigerian ad agencies, creatives, musicians, and influencers.
Otunba Dayo Adeneye is our 3rd guest of the year. He is a broadcaster, investor, music executive, politician, and entertainment consultant.
Alongside Kenny Ogungbe, Dayo Adeneye was instrumental in transforming the face of radio and TV in Nigeria. He also contributed immense value to the Nigerian music and entertainment industry at large.
Our conversation with him covered his journey into politics, the Grammys, artist and label disputes, and lots more.
Otunba Dayo Adeneye is our 3rd guest of the year. He is a broadcaster, investor, music executive, politician, and entertainment consultant.
Alongside Kenny Ogungbe, Dayo Adeneye was instrumental in transforming the face of radio and TV in Nigeria. He also contributed immense value to the Nigerian music and entertainment industry at large.
Our conversation with him covered his journey into politics, the Grammys, artist and label disputes, and lots more.
Our 2nd episode of the year is with budding singer-songwriter, Timilehin Adeniyi who is better known as Timzil. Timzil's genre of music is R&B/Soul and he has been writing professionally for the past 6 years.
Our conversation with him covered his AMVCA nomination for Best Soundtrack in a movie/series, the need for upcoming artists to pay attention to his mental health, and the Nigerian music producer that he would kill to work with.
Our first guest of 2020 is Chief(Dr.) Oladele Fajemirokun. Chief Fajemirokun is a Nigerian businessman, investor, and venture capitalist. He has more than 42 years of extensive experience in building businesses and creating wealth.
On the 15th of July 2019, he released his book "The Making of Me: My Odyssey in Business", which chronicles his life, his business war stories, and strategies for growing his companies and achieving success.
Our discussion revolved around applying his business principles and philosophies to the Nigerian music industry and life in general.
What does it mean to be an Alaga? Where did the concept of Alagas come from? Why do a good number of Nigerians have reservations about Alagas and some of the practices that they promote?
Olusola Adekola, a seasoned Alaga, provides some answers to these questions as we take a deep dive into the world of Alagas and wrap up our final interview for the year.
For our 9th episode of the year, we dive into the world of broadcasting and journalism. Our guest for this episode is Olalekan Ogunbanwo, the former Permanent Secretary of Lagos Television, Eko FM, and Radio Lagos.
Our conversation covers his journey into broadcasting, the current state of Nigeria's broadcasting sector, advice for budding radio and TV presenters, and more.
Mr Oladele Ogunlana is an experienced compere, consultant, and personal development coach based in Lagos Nigeria.
He talks to us about his journey into the master of ceremonies space, tips for navigating the Nigerian compere industry, branding, and public speaking.
Japheth Omojuwa is a well known Nigerian public speaker, political commentator, and social media expert.
Using his book, Digital: The New Code of Wealth, as the starting point, he talks to host Folashade Anozie about how artists and/or others can effectively use social media to achieve success.
Japheth also talks about the importance of artists understanding how to use data and managing the often murky world of social media.
Summer 2019 is over and we kick things back up with budding music producer, songwriter, and sound designer Anwuli Roseline. Anwuli has a great life story.
Our conversation covered her journey into music, discovering she had a hearing disability, navigating the ins & outs of the Nigerian music industry, and more.
Our final interview before we go on our summer break is with Nigerian recording artist, music producer, and instrumentalist, Femi Leye. Femi's creative exploits include his work with artists such as Youssou N'dour, Brymo, Tiwa Savage, Adekunle Gold, Reminisce, and Simi.
Our chat covers his sophomore album, spreading his creative tentacles, his musical journey, and more.
On this episode of the pod we speak to Muna Martin, the General Manager at Freemedigital Ltd about digital distribution.
This episode features our chat with Gray Jones, a film composer, sound designer, music producer, and audio engineer.
Our conversation covered film/tv music, his musical journey, tips for breaking into the Nigerian film industry as a film/tv composer, and more.
We caught up with Oye Akideinde, the newly appointed Head of Over the Top (OTT) music services at MTN Group. Oye was also the former regional director of West Africa for Boomplay music.
The cross-section of topics discussed include: his journey into music and technology, the importance of strategy when it comes to the business of music, streaming services, payola, and more.
We hope you enjoy it.
Renowned Nigerian music producer and audio engineer Ekellybeatz kicks off our third Season. Our conversation with Ekelly covered music publishing, the need to be smart as a music producer, and more.
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Our guest on this episode is Coldflamesbeats, a music producer and audio engineer. Coldflamesbeats is one of the few music producers in Nigeria artists turn to when searching for a producer that understands how to produce a rock record.
We discuss his journey, rock music in Nigeria, and mixing techniques.
Our chit-chat on this episode is with Music Director and Singer-Songwriter, Nwamonye Ikemefuna, who is better known as Klem.
Klem is a leading songwriter in Nigeria who has written for artists such as Seyi Shay, Yemi Alade, Emma Nyra, Davido, 9ice, and more.
Our conversation covered songwriting in Nigeria, his creative process, and more.
Our 14th episode features music producer and sound engineer DJ Coublon. DJ Coublon gained major acclaim for his work on singer Iyanya's album 'Applaudise' and Tekno's hit single 'Duro'. He further became a household name as a result of his work on Kizz Daniel's 'New Era' album.
DJ Coublon discusses his approach to mixing, songwriting, and navigating the Nigerian music industry.
SessBeats, a music producer, songwriter, and artist discusses the creative process behind some of the seminal projects he has worked on and tips on how to handle your business as a music producer.
He also discusses stepping out as a music artist and the importance of trusting the process while working towards a goal.
Marqaimixx is a leading audio engineer based in Lagos, Nigeria. His work cuts across various sectors and industries: from corporations to Nigerian musicians such as Dammy Krane, 2Face Idibia, Falz, Niniola, Terry Apala, and Praiz.
Our conversation covered his foray into music production, his approach to mixing, and more.
Back from our summer break, we kick things off with Benie Macaulay, a budding music producer and established Nigerian audio engineer.
Our conversation with Benie covered his past and future music projects, his take on the critique of producer and engineer tags, and more.
Music producer and songwriter, SizzlePRO shares his musical journey, the collaboration process behind some of his works, songwriting, navigating the discourse around music publishing in Nigeria, and much more.
Our guest this week is rising Nigerian singer-songwriter, Wilfresh Iguodala. Wilfresh is behind the buzzworthy singles ‘I no like skul’ and ‘Love for you’.
Our guest this week is Sarz. He discusses his journey into music, the creative process behind some of his biggest hits thus far, and the business of music.
Fiokee, is a Nigerian guitarist, music producer, and music arranger who has been instrumental to the success of numerous Nigerian songs: D’Banj’s ‘Scapegoat’, Davido’s ‘Gobe’, Kiss Daniel’s ‘Woju’, Adekunle Gold’s ‘Orente', Yemi Alade’s ‘Kissing’, Tekno’s ‘Duro’, Simi’s ‘Joromi’, to name a few.
He discussed with us his musical journey, guitar tips, navigating the Nigerian music industry, and more.
We caught up with Nigerian music producer and songwriter, Tony Ross, at his home, to discuss his journey into music, his collaboration process with Cynthia Morgan, and music publishing.
Our apologies for the quality of the audio.
For our 5th episode, we had that "oh so necessary" legal talk with Nigerian-based entertainment lawyer, Akinyemi Ayinoluwa .
Akin talked to us about prevalent issues in the Nigerian music industry, strategies for music creatives not to get ripped off in 2018, and trends to look out for in 2018.
Our 4th episode is with Steve Babaeko, CEO of X3M Music (a record label based in Lagos, Nigeria).
Our conversation with Steve focused on his role as the CEO of X3M Music, his journey into the music business, his advice for successful artiste and brand partnerships, the importance of contract partnerships, what he looks for in artistes that he chooses to sign, and more.
Terfa Tilley-Gyado is the Director of Communications for Temple Management Company.
He spoke to us about his work as Temple's Director of Communications, how Temple aims to change the talent, sports, and events management narrative in Nigeria/Africa, the birth of Temple Music production, and more.
Our 2nd episode is with the legend himself DJ Jimmy Jatt!
We discuss his journey into hiphop and deejaying, his popular ‘Road Block’ street party leading to numerous talent discoveries, the importance of transitions, the genesis of the Jump Off, & more.
To kick off season 2, we caught up with music producer and vocal instructor, Oscar Heman-Ackah.
Oscar discussed with us his foray into music production, collaborating with Darey, Simi, Adekunle Gold, music publishing, and more.
We wrap up Season 1 with singer-songwriter, Jessica Bongos.
She talks to us about her debut album 'Broken to Peace', being comfortable in her artistry, the possibility of a collaboration with her father, and more.
On this episode we chat with budding 'Sound Boy' Efi Cruise.
Efi = A+ potential, dope voice, and an amazing story.
He chats with us about his genre of music/lack thereof, the music producer he wants to work with, how he balances his love for music with school, and more.
Sir Dauda chats about 'jungle funk', 'Mohiri', record labels, 'judi-songwriting', and his upcoming EP 'Elements'.
Koch Okoye, Director of Syncs at Immensum Music discusses music publishing, music synchronization, licensing, and what Nigerian producers are failing to pay attention to.
Tha Suspect opens up about a ton including his trying childhood, audio engineering, the genesis of his hit record 'I No Send You', and navigating the Nigerian music industry.
Songs played on the show:
1) Tha Suspect - 'I No Send You (Final) ft. All Stars' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbl2da7C6OM
2) Tha Suspect featuring Pasuma Wonder - 'Tuaile' (Fuji version) -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvVAXmrJkNQ
3)Teeto ft Suspect - 'Oshamo' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiWr1mmylfk
4)Tha Suspect ft MI Abaga - ' Lokal Govament'
5)Tha Suspect ft Sagas, David Millz, Snookie – 'Now Now' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOQfCEq_HTo
Focusramon opens up on changing his production moniker, his journey into music production and audio engineering, how the roles of a producer and audio engineer overlap, the uniqueness of Sir Dauda, and more.
Music played on the show:
1) Eva Alordiah - War Coming - https://www.amazon.com/War-Coming-Explicit/dp/B01N8XU6C8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504609888&sr=8-1&keywords=eva+alordiah+war+coming
2) Sir Dauda ft Cruise of the Ministry - Kalakuta - https://www.amazon.com/Kalakuta-feat-Cruise-Ministry-Dauda/dp/B01IT1MJ46
DJ Teckzilla joins us on this episode to discuss Str8buttah's genesis, his next music tribute project: Hakeem Olajuwon, the importance of sweet spots when sampling, the uniqueness of Str8buttah acts, Phlow & Maka, and more.
Music heard on the pod: 1) Str8Buttah - Monkey See Monkey Do (MSMD) -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjRtKQUymzk
2) Phlow - Str8 Up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OMvWrozbIo 3) Maka - Sinner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-oR4bL59ZY
Our 11th episode is with Nigerian music critic and hip-hop head Olatunde Adediran. We discuss how McHammer influenced his love for hiphop, how the 2011 NBA lockout led to the creation of SYBT, the controversy that often came with his music reviews, the challenges of artist management, and more.
Music in the show is provided by DJ Moe ft Maya Lawal - My Everything. ---> https://soundcloud.com/djmoe01
Our conversation with Efe Oraka covered artists interactions with their fans, what makes Abuja a great breeding ground for musicians, her life changing online moment with Jon Bellion, her love for the Yoruba language, and how the 'Sound of Music' influenced her musical palette.
Tomi Owo speaks on the process of developing her music caterpillar into a butterfly, the background behind her LP, the soundtrack of her life, and what to expect from her in 2017.
International singer-songwriter, Mayowa Sobamowo (Myoa) chats about her music and collaborative process, her experience at the Hollywood Musicians Institute, what led to her working relationship with Cobhams, attending the 2016 Grammys, her upcoming album/EP 'Beautiful Journey', and more.
Amaha discusses her transition from an 'emo' child songwriter to a happier/more balanced songwriter, being recruited by the UN and the CIA, how Jeremiah Gyang was instrumental to her music, her encounter with Timbaland, and more.
Insights and perspective with Nigerian music producer, rapper, and video director, Tha_XYZ.
Range: where he got his moniker from, what makes Unilag students special, his perspective on sampling, what it was like producing for ModeNine & IllBliss, his love for beats versus his love for music production, and what it’s like being a video director.
Earlier in the year we got the opportunity to interview Pheelz at his studio. He discusses how he met Olamide, his Mr Producer Academy initiative, why ID Cabasa is his guardian angel, and why Nigerian producers do not get their dues.
Seyi takes us through his musical background, the process of producing the 'Gold' album, the importance of collaboration as a producer, the importance of voice currency, and lots more!
We get to know more about the man behind the hits, why he relocated from Abuja to Lagos, the creative process behind some of his biggest hits, and lots more.
Popular Nigerian producer VTEK takes us through what it was like being Psquare's producer for three years, the ups and downs of the Nigerian music industry, and more.
It's an interesting listen.
For our very first episode, we chop it up with budding Nigerian music-producer DJ Moe at Soundbreed Studio. He talks to us about everything from his creative process, sampling, copyright, the current state of the Nigerian music industry, to his favorite food. Enjoy!