Barely about few days ago, i was privileged to attend Nigeria Entertainment Conference 2014, with theme ” Creating Pathways To The Future” , which is held at the Grand Ball Room, Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos.
After the dialogue conference with stakeholders and top key players in Nigeria Entertainment on Wednesday 23,2014, i decide to share my own quotas about some interesting facts that was discussed during the conference.
Over the years now, Nigeria music industry have move fast beyond everybody thinking but there are some individuals that players key part in the revolution in music sector such as artists managers, record label company, artistes management company, corporate bodies, monster record producer, sound engineer, mixer engineer and not to forget the effort and hardworking of these artistes. In this post will going to discuss if Record Producer and Mix Engineer Deserve Credit or Royalties in any song released by their various client.
Flashback to the years of Nelson Brown, Laolu Aikins and many others as top record producer in the country, they get paid for the job and all credit they get is at the back of album cover whenever it released out, but in these world of digital many of our producer and mix engineer received credit on every job they finished from these artistes , after they have get paid from the starting process.
I accident stumble upon this interesting topic on social media twitter and i decide to share it with my own readers. The conference was held to address the lopsidedness against record producers and others area in industry.
These tweets could never have been dispensed by just one person, they represent perspectives and experiences of different sets of professionals (artist, record producers, talent managers, journalists, editor, entrepreneur, entertainment lawyer, designer and critic) actively involved in the Nigerian music landscape, they serve as a backdrop to my final resolve in this blog-post.
I advice you read carefully, and follow handles you find interesting.
SEQUENCE OF TWEETS
@MsJazzyfied @UCHEUGO have u ever heard Yankee artist or SA artist shout producers name?! Not to talk of engineers
— Uchman (@therealUchman) April 25, 2014
When I tweeted about shouting the name of a producer on a song isn’t always right….many producers here blast me lol — Uchman (@therealUchman) April 25, 2014
Many producers charge from 100k upwards…and u re telling me to shout their names after paying such amounts?! Which is like free advert
— Uchman (@therealUchman) April 25, 2014
U can shout the producers name on the song if the production was free or at a very reduced rate…that’s understandable — Uchman (@therealUchman) April 25, 2014
Now na studio engineers…many collect between 70k-100k for mixing & mastering still expect artist to shout their names on it
— Uchman (@therealUchman) April 25, 2014
Studio engineers will even put their signature on the beat…when them no mix am for free… — Uchman (@therealUchman) April 25, 2014
From producers & studio engineers insisting u shout their names or forcefully include their signature on a song…
— Uchman (@therealUchman) April 25, 2014
@UCHEUGO it’s on albums/promo CDs…even on the song/album art. Isn’t that enough?!
— Uchman (@therealUchman) April 25, 2014
@UCHEUGO @MsJazzyfied @akinyemilaw long as I paid a very huge amount for it, yes I will. And mind u, Don J don’t ve a signature.
— Uchman (@therealUchman) April 25, 2014
Edi Lawani says producer who is outrightly paid off (by contract) after the recording shouldnt come back to lay claims to rights #NECLIVE
— Elizabeth Ogunnowo (@LizzySlizzie) April 23, 2014
Nigeria: Where the studio engineer who mixed/mastered your song enforces he gets a shoutout on it. #Sheyman and #ZeenoFoster
— Osagie Alonge (@OsaGz) April 25, 2014
@OsaGz #Sheyman #ZeenoFoster as if constantly shouting who made the beat in every song is not enough
— Gree Oh (@Griot_XL) April 25, 2014
After being paid @OsaGz Where the studio engineer who mixed/mastered your song enforces he gets a shoutout on it. #Sheyman and #ZeenoFoster
— General MOC (@iam_generalMOC) April 25, 2014
Its the clients choice “@OsaGz: Nigeria: Where the studio engineer who mixed ur song enforces he gets a shoutout on it #Sheyman #ZeenoFoster
— SHEYMAN (@SHEYMANMUSIC) April 25, 2014
@OsaGz i do not enforce my signature on a song! It’s a thing of choice for the artiste or label! Matter of fact you pay extra to get it…
— SHEYMAN (@SHEYMANMUSIC) April 25, 2014
@SHEYMANMUSIC @OsaGz fact….most beg to have the signature on it
— K-SOLO (@OBAKSOLO) April 25, 2014
@akinyemilaw @OsaGz @MsJazzyfied @GbemiEreku @mmakesense @AOT2 @projektcancer I Still get my share on timaya, Klever jay, Ajasa n d rest
— K-SOLO (@OBAKSOLO) April 25, 2014
@akinyemilaw @OsaGz @MsJazzyfied @GbemiEreku @mmakesense i get my % on a regular….recently tru Vas2net. Youngone need to be educated thou.
— K-SOLO (@OBAKSOLO) April 25, 2014
@mmakesense @akinyemilaw @OsaGz @MsJazzyfied @GbemiEreku @AOT2 @projektcancer many tink it’s just to keep working. Forgeting d future bnfts
— K-SOLO (@OBAKSOLO) April 25, 2014