No Shakes No Worries Podcast: Recent Episodes
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No Shakes No Worries Podcast (NSNW Podcast) is an off-the-cuff industry insider podcast that focuses on different aspects of the music industry. Hosted by veteran hip-hop producer/DJ Teck-Zilla, the podcast invites different players for a 1 on 1 discussion on a myriad of topics ranging from music, music business, life in and outside the industry and more random topics depending on the situation. It is fully unscripted and unfiltered for your listening pleasure. Powered by ROG Music Africa and Str8Buttah Productions. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/no-shakes-no-worries/support
This is the martial arts episode and we focused on Tang Soo Do with the help of Master Ben Leonard who runs the SU Tang Soo Do society in Falmouth.
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This episode we chat with Polish/UK student Kat about mental health.
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We had the bubbly Asian Society VP Aleisha who joined us for another exciting conversation about student life.
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We had a fun chat with Exeter student Moraa Siekei.
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We sat down with Vick Bain, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of the British Academy of Management.
Vick is the President-Elect of the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) and a music tech start-up called Delic and also a trustee of Parents & Carers in Performing Arts (PiPA).
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This is our first episode for the year 2024 and we had a fruitful and enlightening discussion with Emily, who is currently the president of the African Caribbean Society.
We talked about life, student life and many more topics.
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We had a sit down with broadcaster/songwriter/singer Phisayo on this episode. We talked about music, mental health, ageism and more.
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The first solo episode.
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We featured musician/music consultant/educator Sam Jones on this one
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Season 3 with a revamped name; TEx Podcast
Featuring rising rapper/producer/DJ Ghetto Orange
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Intro: Dj Babus RIP
How we met back in 2005 via email/ African hiphop.com
His first entry into the music business and being signed
Working with Terry Tha Rapman and the BANS movement
Miekh Harry Segue . RIP
Raplogic EP
Using Fecko's project as part of my School work
Work with Zonefam
Fecko's remixes and work with Teck-Zilla
Breakdown of R.A.P 2.0 single
Buddah Blaze and his influence
Fecko's experimenting with other genres
His animation work
Fela Must Rise breakdown
Fecko's podcast "Surviving Eko"
Take the mic back experience
look back at hip-hop oriented platforms
Power of collaborations
Nomadic wax
what to do when launching your career
Experience on set with Clarence Peters
Being artistic and business savvy
Foreign artists collabo and its effect
Building relationships
Reaching out to other Naija rappers
Phlow segue
Fecko's radio runs
shout outs to Teck-Zilla
Fecko and short films
Fecko's debut mixtape
"Control the Mic" recording session
Hearing my song on the radio
Fecko being on Billboard in Timesquare
Stay consistent
Support his podcast "Surviving Eko"
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No Shakes No Worries Episode 15: featuring Tomilola
Intro
Her start as a singer
Being part of a performance group in the USA
First commercial recording and her previous moniker
Her return to Nigeria and kick off her career
Her work with Kingsley of Cavemen
Name switch
Her new single “Moya To”
Her recording process
Big Foot Segue
Her experience in this music business
How the pandemic changed plans
Redirecting energies
Clubhouse segue
End wars experience
Her next moves
Message in her songs
Improving her self and craft
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The intro
His early foray into the entertainment sphere
Radio plugging
Managerial experiences
How he met MI
Self-development
Being blunt and honest with critiques
Consultant woes
music business conversations
rise of the A&R heroes
Be comfortable and try to experiment if need be
Reminiscing on Compact Discs
the job description of a radio plugger
digitization and evolution in the music industry
radio before twitter
Dr. G and Big Tyme segue
His podcast and style
music and being realistic
documenting the music industry
encouraging A&R talents
Some of his earlier works
Focus on building your movement
standing out in this day and age
Content creation
His present works
Growth
Moti cakes shoutout
A short story from the OG
final gems to grow on
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How things have changed
Nigerian Music culture
Rise of Audiomack
Mungo parking
Media platforms and PR
Musical players, infrastructural issues and self-service
Majors entering the Nigerian market
Challenges upcoming artists face in this modern era
Changing musical landscape
Laycon & BBN
BBN ratings
End SARS experience
protest music or not
songwriting
history of Nigerian songwriting
birth of contemporary afro-pop and changing times
discussion of what defined the Nigerian afro-pop era
Alte and progression of Song writing
Rap and our culture
A generation gap or not
Social Media madness
NIN issue
Motolani's NIN rant 54:50
The government's apathy to its citizens
Azimo , Transferwise and forex issues
Apple music and Coolfm link up
Jaden smith segue
fav album of 2020
Hip Hop Grammy debate with Moti Cakes
Conscious hiphop segue
No Name & J Cole segue
New Nigerian hiphop Albums
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NSNW 12: Cill SOul
For a short performance by Cill Soul skip to 26:23
Introduction
Humble Beginnings
How we met
Playing the guitar
Voice rep and accountability lab stint
do we need to categorize you
IACC and ambassadorship for fair play
performance and public speaking
the inspiration behind her name
studio with Teck and all
"Tatarata" and situationships
Next step for Cill soul
the strain of a perfectionist
Cill short performance
exercise and random talk
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Intro
Her brother's rap group
Being left out
Writing and recording on her mum's phone
We attending the same Primary school and memories
focusing on music
How we met: Apollo Hotel
Recording her first EP
works with Maka
Work with Hennessy VS Class
Appearance on the Source and international Blogs
balancing music and office job
back catalog and having strong discography
History of Asuai vol 1 and 2
Hennessy VS Class and female rappers
Rant: 21:04
Gloria EP history
Working with Alpha Ojini
How she met him and Marmalade
The future for Phlow
Stream her music
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I sat down with soul-singer Maka and we talked about so many things from her beginnings to how we recorded her first official project and more.
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How it all started
1st Mixtape in UNILAG
UNILAG Stress
Sprite Emcee Challenge
Working With KnightHouse, Sauce Kid
Making Of Oshamo with Tha Suspect
Freshness Mixtape
4 Play EP, Industry drama
Music and Adulting
Artistic struggles/Creating Art
Creating Laataro
Rae Slick & Growth
Recordings and unreleased music
Verses After Dark
Life & Marriage
Love Yours
Life as It Is
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We sat down with multi-faceted classical and opera singer Ranti
0:01:04: Getting by with the lockdown
0:03:20: The Operatic/Classical Space
0:08:00: Chemical Engineering background
0:16:00: Competing with the mainstream
0:19:28: Gender discrimination
0:20:10: Keeping integrity intact
0:23:40: Business and emotions
0:35:40: Her new sound
0:38:20: Thin line between contemporary music and operatic world
0:43:15: Chi town experience
0:44:15: Refinery experience
0:48:10: Time and chance
0:50:00: last words and advice.
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0:02:00: How it all began
0:04:04: Urban Central/Law School
0:06:00: Lack of music reviewers
0:10:24: The Jay Elect convo
0:11:44: Balancing lyrical skills and mass commercial appeal
0:25:30: Is Alté dead?
0:29:00: Afrobeats? Afropop!
0:32:40: dearth of support in the nail hiphop community
0:43:04: Chaning Naija pop terrain
0:44:20: Take on Nigerian Legacy rappers.
0:48:34: Osagz the rapper.
0:52:36: Artists & criticism
0:55:52: Stan Culture
0:57:52: Teck’s take on Wizkid’s present status
1:00:40: End of Alté?
1:05:12: Is it a genre of movement?
1:07:50: paranoia and creativity
1:14:50: Motolani’s rant
1:18:12: Document your story as a creative
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0:01:12: Who is Cynthia?
0:04:00: Yoga infused events and The Late Night Soiree
0:09:16: Behind the artistry
0:12:00: Parental pressures and charting a niche path
0:18:00: Changing musical terrain/foray into the digital realm
0:20:48: Lack of activism and need for re-orientation
0:21:30: Shoddy digital distributors
0:26:00: Research your favorite artists and apply what you learn
0:36:48: SMW Lagos Rant
0:42:40: Why she loves staying behind the scenes
0:44:08: Lack of substance on radio
0:49:00: Empowering artists
0:52:00: The story behind your music must be told
1:09:00: The Late Night Soiree coming to your city soon
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No Shakes No Worries Podcast: Episode 5 Feat Rogba Arimoro
We talked about the ups and downs of the music industry, his foray into the film making and much more.
0:01:40: How Knighthouse Started
0:03:00: Diversification
0:05:50 : Foray into film making
0:07:15: Passion for storytelling and concept for his feature film ’Tokunbo’
0:09:20: Importance of vision and building a team
0:14:20: Lack of infrastructure and having the right mindset
0:18:56: Failing Forward
0:23:20: Thoughts on modern music
0:25:44: The MoCheddar Affair and growth
0:30:00 Reflecting on Street Scriptures 1 and new music
0:34:00: The future.
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No Shakes No Worries Podcast (NSNW Podcast) is an off-the-cuff industry insider podcast that focuses on different aspects of the music industry. Hosted by veteran hip-hop producer/DJ Teck-Zilla, the podcast invites different players for a 1 on 1 discussion on a myriad of topics ranging from music, music business, life in and outside the industry, and more random topics depending on the situation. It is fully unscripted and unfiltered for your listening pleasure.
Powered by ROG Music Africa and Str8Buttah Productions.
Episode 4: The Dolapo TGM Episode
0:01;36: WTS : The Beginning
0:05:24: WTS : Whatsapp Era/Uniben Influx
0:12:16: Dolapo, Vader and Sorple's Studio
0:14:18: WTS art and aesthetics
0:17:16: Tron, Genius annotations
0:18:40: Power of collaboration
0:19:44: Hennessy VS class saga
0:25:00: Why Telegram?
0:29:00: Longevity of the WTS community
0:34:00: History of LOFN
0:39:00: Future projects Rap beef
0:43:00: LOFN 3 tracklist Breakdown
1:01:25: Shouts to the WTS team
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No Shakes No Worries Podcast (NSNW Podcast) is an off-the-cuff industry insider podcast that focuses on different aspects of the music industry. Hosted by veteran hip-hop producer/DJ Teck-Zilla, the podcast invites different players for a 1 on 1 discussion on a myriad of topics ranging from music, music business, life in and outside the industry and more random topics depending on the situation. It is fully unscripted and unfiltered for your listening pleasure. Powered by ROG Music Africa and Str8Buttah Productions.
EPISODE 3: THE Ms Eva Johnson EPISODE
0:03:00: Background and creative experiences
0:08:00: Her hip-hop idols
0:12:00: Life principles and music
0:15:00: Don’t complain, create
0:19:00: Life in the U.K
0:24:00: Law & Technology
0:30:00: Her magnum opus and then some
0:32:00: Music as a time marker
0:36:00: On being confident and amazing
0:43:00: What is next?
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No Shakes No Worries Podcast (NSNW Podcast) is an off-the-cuff industry insider podcast that focuses on different aspects of the music industry. Hosted by veteran hip-hop producer/DJ Teck-Zilla, the podcast invites different players for a 1 on 1 discussion on a myriad of topics ranging from music, music business, life in and outside the industry and more random topics depending on the situation. It is fully unscripted and unfiltered for your listening pleasure. Powered by ROG Music Africa and Str8Buttah Productions.
Episode 2: The ShadeNonConform Episode
0:01:58: Kobe Bryant 0:05:00: Procrastination & Life in the 90s
0:08:10: Culture shock and living in different countries
0: 11:24: Early Journalism experiences
0:18 : 00: Her mentors and ultimate purpose
0: 26: 00: Taekwondo story and foray into the defunct NigerianHipHop.net
0:33 : 00: NBA & Hip-Hop 0: 40: 00: The SNC Podcast
0: 51: 00: Having the right attitude
01: 00:00 : Womanhood and excellence
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No Shakes No Worries Podcast (NSNW Podcast) is an off-the-cuff industry insider podcast that focuses on different aspects of the music industry. Hosted by veteran hip-hop producer/DJ Teck-Zilla, the podcast invites different players for a 1 on 1 discussion on a myriad of topics ranging from music, music business, life in and outside the industry and more random topics depending on the situation. It is fully unscripted and unfiltered for your listening pleasure. Powered by ROG Music Africa and Str8Buttah Productions.
Episode 1:
The Pryse Episode 0:04:40:
Her Tenure at Chocolate City
0:08:51: Her unreleased 'Pryse Tag' project and her debut "Eleto" single
0:12:30: Why she moved back to Port Harcourt 0:14:20: Her ONLY regret
0:15:00: Her Label and transitioning from artist to CEO
0:23:00: Challenges female artists face in the industry and disrespectful fans
0:30:00: The T. Savage Affair and rap beefs
0:44:00: Cost of putting out a single in Nigeria
0:48:00: Her mum and self-growth
0:53:00: Her secret record with the Choc Bois
0:56:00: Her artists and the next wave.
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No Shakes No Worries Podcast (NSNW Podcast) is an off-the-cuff industry insider podcast that focuses on different aspects of the music industry. Hosted by veteran hip-hop producer/DJ Teck-Zilla, the podcast invites different players for a 1 on 1 discussion on a myriad of topics ranging from music, music business, life in and outside the industry, and more random topics depending on the situation. It is fully unscripted and unfiltered for your listening pleasure.
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