₦airaland Forum

ChynoBEATS:
Its 40k per bag tho ....

Don't understand the 'bag' bit but post specs and/or contact.

coolsix:
See https://emiratepayments.com/personal-accounts/

You can use it to your advantage.

Thank me later

I will check it out. I had to use Western Union today as I can't credit my dom account *sobs*

Bookiemart01:
Laradojohn, did you eventually get someone to help you fund your dollar account?

Can you do it? This is urgent.

Post number here for immediate discussion if you have. Add specs here if possible.

[quote author=dealerx post=37954481][/quote]Erma, wrong place for this bro. Try 'Business' or 'Investment'

oduastates:
Still waiting for the 1983 Buhari .
That Buhari is exactly what Nigeria needs.
The one who puts thieves in boxes and cargo them to face the music .
The harm that corruption has wrath on the country has gone beyond treating the thieves with any form of leniency.

How I hate the expression but here, I make an exception - GBAMEST!!!

ashatoda:
wat quantity do u need

Quite a bit; a few hundred kg but I need to tighten the supply end.

Anyone willing to offer me N1,500? No markup for me if I buy at that rate o.

Looking at a cheaper rate but I'll call later in the day all the same. I don't do WhatsApp.

I need a certain quantity of Moringa seed, quite some quantity.

Whoever has, please Give Me Your price/Kg. Must be really competitive.

I was skeptical... but it is actually a good song! Surely there is room for improvement especially in her delivery but I can tell you for free that she's got something especially with writing and melodies. The production was on point too... a little more work on mixing though.

Calming song. Nice effort, really!

Hmmmm... really. really nice!

Mail richgamutonline@yahoo.com and please note here that you have mailed.

A 'showreel' will be forwarded to you for assessment.

Bollinger:
While i was still at ilorin, there was this ugly mofo with the worst tribal marks i had ever seen on a human being. But, he had the attention of all the beautiful chicks on campus, wore the baddest clothes, and was always on ride. His name was Ajia. I say "was" cause last i heard, he was executed for some political killings he did for some politicians in Ilorin. I remember one day, i and tony tetuila was strolling back from a night reading class when this mofo accosted us. His grief was that tony was toasting one of the chicks he was targeting. Tony was always a ladies man, even with his k leg. Ol'boy, come see threat. I was almost pissing my pants. Things would have gotten really bad if not for smart diplomacy from tony. That was the last time i was seen publicly on campus with tony. I know wan die. Anyway, i digress. Ajia is dead now and good riddance. All the fine clothes and beautiful girls, where dem de now? Also, God punish Tunde Ojomo. Head of Eiye confraternity 1996. May he rot in Hell for the terror he unleashed on all of us.

Ha, ha, ha... that is Bola Ajia! So he's dead? Thought it was a rumour. Funny thing is I somehow developed a cordial relationship with these guys just to sail through. They were everywhere, from the Polytechnic during my A Levels and to Unilorin campuses. One night during my brief Poly sojourn, of all the girls I could wish for, it was Tunde Ojomo's! I didn't know. She was reading all alone and I was telling my friends, "that's the girl...". My nicca's just pointed to two Dongaris keeping watch over her for their boss! Dang, I would've been dead meat. How naive of me.

Then there was Stone Cold. Chai. This guys menacing look no get part two. The day he approached me on my PS walkway I nearly pee'd in my pants! I was soooo taken aback, I didn't even hear what he was saying; it was all a blur and echoey reverberations with my mind saying telling me I'm dead as he was talking... Meanwhile, all the guy was saying was: "Carry me go buka now...". The moment I realized he wasn't reading me my sins before stabbing or shooting me, eh, I dipped my hands in my pocket and didn't bother that it was all with me. And I added, "Ah, I get class but take..." It was a good 'hello', 'how far' situation after that.

God somehow engineered my absence anytime something went down with the cults. I remember a one time visit to the then Mini Campus and I noticed people were few (and well behaved) which was unusual for a Friday only for me to keep strolling and I started seeing bullet casings shells everywhere. Apparently, a war had gone down less than an hour earlier. That was the closest call for me.

Thank God.

Actually, all of the things do able listed by OP are things I could do well before University. I feel it was a kind of waste cause I'm not using my certificate in any way, never have save for the advantage of 'he's a graduate' perhaps in one or two instances and what I'm doing for living, nothing from my University education helped shape that. In fact, the so-called 'experience' was and 'let the school pass through you' phenomenon was needless in my case.

BERNIMOORE:
unfortunately its true, some Obas are buried with their last wife alive but that has stopped in yorubaland but still practiced in igalaland infactn the last attach of igala was buried with 6 other people with the last wife, even the law enforcement agencies attached tonthe palace will feign ignorance because bthey are indigenous and part of the system that's why our obas always request for indigenes who are policemen. Thanks for the information technology age!

I find this real hard to believe, at least, the wife part. Burying 'unknowns', perhaps but a wife known.to everybody? All in all, terrible culture.

Got N75k? Mail richgamutonline@yahoo.com. Post here that you've mailed. You get confirmed feelers before you complain of price... suppose be N100 sef.

Not bad.

Not that I'm a fan of the lyrics but even at that, it was better 'structured' than much I hear out there. Your voice is strong and you seem to hold your keys well. The beat, cool and the mix is not bad either. It's not amateurish IMO and by our new found standards. I could actually listen, so that's good. Keep it up!

Guy, I feel pained and glad at the same time. Why? O dikwa risky these days to delve into music cause as far as I'm concerned, it can be likened to the capital intensive nature of the oil and gas industry, seriously.

Secondly, I would have said if you are really good, you will make it, ta!!! That was then, this is now.

There is also the higher chance of having a feeling of being really good beyond what is obtainable here; a general problem with diaspora returnees especially in the music industry and they usually always fall maga for charlatans in the industry as well. I can conveniently count ten (!) instances...

Like everything, you need to calculate your risks. Ensure you are even marketable and really good at what you do, passion may not be enough. Engage true A&R people to assess your artistry and advise accordingly before you take the plunge.

Learn how this our industry works from the right people; how to reach them is another deal but achievable.

Hmmm, you said you have "so much money", I'm unfazed not as a mark of disrespect but with the wrong direction, it will never be enough. Go ask those that blew about a billion naira on a music venture and there's nothing to show for it, true!

I don't even know where my Biochemistry certificate is at the moment; the call for music and media was too great but musically, it's a hard game especially these days. Not that one has not made inroads but they are far apart and that so called break in its real sense is yet to come, you know like blow. But the mix of music consultancy and media advertising has kept me afloat, thanks be to God.

Advice is free, but feel free to consult... (richgamutonline@yahoo.com)

Show you studio and drop your track samples; na only Achu Zibit did as directed o... Achu, dat Afro Pop shouldn't be free o, tooo haaawt!!!

No p.

Send mail with your number to richgamutonline@yahoo.com and post here that you've sent mail. Will hit you up.

Cheers!

Oh, sorry. Just read the post well.N8k

DAYUUUUM!!!

This keyboard is nearly older than me, like an '81 or 82 series! How much?

Same experience, same office 2011 or 2012. In fact, a former University mate I've not seen in years was there and she was among the culprits, I don't even think she cared to recognize me.

I promptly contacted a top Visafone person through my a friend and I believe they called all of them to order. The Visafone top gun pleaded with me to name the ex-school mate, I initially decline but under much pressure and her assurance the staff would not be laid off, I obliged. She was still there as at '13 but I've dumped them when for no fault of mine, I couldn't use nearly 5GB data til its validity expired as they had a mast failure in my hood, all they offered was, 'Sorry for the inconvenience"

@Esemuru506

You called, I was driving, told you to call back, no show til now.

Didn't save your number and its lost in my log among several.

If you're serious, call back.

winexviv:
OK… I had planned to call this article “What the heck is a Talent Manager?” but I was warned not to tell the story that led to that title, so now I have to let that go… Pissed!

Regardless of the title, today I want to ask a very fundamental question… Why are you here?

Why were you employed where you work? Why did you go to work today? Why do you manage artistes? Why are you a musician? Why… Ok, that’s enough. Let me put it this way…

Have you ever been in an exam hall and you had no idea what the answers to any of the questions were? Well, My friend, why are you in that hall?

This article isn’t about exams though. I want to share my views on the job of a talent manager. I was opportuned to learn from some of the best… some in close proximity and others from afar. People like Taiye Aliyu (Dipp, Maytronomy etc), Osagie (Kel, Wizkid, Banky W, Skales etc), Efe Omoreigbe (Tuface – Efe’s list is massive so will stop here), Sunday Are (Former Mo’hits, Omawunmi etc), Enyi Omeruah (Bez) and many others. Each individual has a different method of approach but they are effective and good at what they do. They also understand one important thing: Applying and adapting whatever it is they know or do to the demands and state of the environment they operate… Nigeria!

I am not going to tell you things you can find online if you just take your time to search on google. However, I will highlight a few things, the concept of artiste management cannot be explained in one article… invest in books and some training.

As I mentioned in The Inefficient Professionals 1 and 2, business is business. The music business is not exempted from the repercussions of unplanned, uncalculated and unstructured activities. Therefore, as it is with every business, each player needs to know his role and what is required to play that role.

What is the Artiste Manager’s role in the Nigerian music industry?

This sounds like a question that has a very simple, straightforward answer. Well, in an environment where structure is established, it may be. But in Nigeria…

- Where most artistes prefer to employ D.I.Y tactics...
- Where most companies prefer to speak to the artiste directly...
- Where artistes are less interested in label deals (Mostly because they either aren’t getting any or don’t think there is really any record label (In its real sense) in Nigeria… I wonder who gave them that idea shrugs...
- Where a manager’s job is way more than selecting a record label, or agent or publicist etc to work with...
- Where artistes have easier access to marketers on bbm etc...
- Where twitter, youtube, facebook, 4shared etc have become promotions and publicity tools that the artistes can use by themselves...
- Where the artiste pays more attention to family and friends on business matters than the manager

… I could go on for days!!!!

The role of artiste managers across the world has changed. The demands of the labels, and artistes and the final consumers have changed. The more effective and successful managers in today’s music business recognize this change and adapt to fit in.

The role of the talent manager is now more than pitching to labels or simply supervising other elements that contribute to the artistes’ success. It is now more about creating visibility and value (building equity and mind share) and developing revenue streams (Building wealth). Building equity, mindshare and wealth…

Basically, Artistes Managers are now more involved in Business Development.

Unfortunately, most managers in the industry are not prepared for this. It really boils down to understanding business concepts and understanding the essence of engaging in activities that guarantee efficiency and results. Understanding this and a change in paradigm will help us all. Go and read the first two articles.

The other issue is that most talent managers in the industry are not creating results and this makes it hard for the artiste to trust the decisions or suggestions or activities of the manager.

Also, too many people get involved in the music industry for the wrong reasons. When purpose is unknown or misunderstood, abuse is inevitable. I have had a former staff/intern ask me what the benefit of working with me was if she couldn’t get tickets to a show. I simply gave her part of her salary to go see the show or finish her research work I had asked her to do. The artistes do what they do freely because they know they are taken care of by competent hands, people who are there solely because he/she (the artiste) is there. Not people who came to watch the show. In 2009, Mohammed Kawosha, Sam Stixx, 2 chocolate City artistes and myself went for a show in Minna and due to the reception we got, we felt the need to create a new plan… one that included an exit plan. Yes, we planned the artistes’ exit from the show venue. With all hands on deck, imagine getting carried away watching the show… I will leave it there.

Also, a lot of personal assistants are delusional… I will only say this once. If your job is to run errands you are NOT a talent manager!

Moving on swiftly… So the question now is what do we do?

Get Educated… It goes beyond the classroom. Google is your friend. Take a course… Read books… Understand Business!!!

Then… Understand how the music business works. What are the different roles of the talent manager? How do royalties work? How useful are Recording Labels? And so on.

Then… Most important, understand how the Nigerian music business works. Everyone complains that the industry can’t work… Most of these people wouldn’t even know what to do if it worked properly!
A clear understanding of what should be; combined with a firm grasp on the reality of the situation on ground; mixed with the ability to adopt general concepts and apply them will create the solutions you need. The solutions we all need!

Build relationships… Learn the importance of being a “people person”. Your ability to create solutions will make you the “go-to” guy… It is your ability to maintain relationships that will keep you relevant here.

Then, the part that too many talent managers forget to worry about… ensure that the artiste is making the music that can sell on a consistent basis. All the work you are doing is useless if the audience hate the music. Do not deceive or lie to your artiste. Artistes, seek professional advice if at any point in time you feel your friends are lying to you. 9 out of 10 times, when you feel this way, you are probably right.

I will end this article with one more point… There are about 6 management roles and most artistes only get to work with about 3 in their career.

The music or artiste or talent or personal manager (the most popular) he should have a clear understanding of the industry, publishing, music licenses, publicists etc and how they all add to the development of the artiste. The more contacts the talent manager has in the industry, the better. He is the one I wrote this article for by the way.

The Business Manager primarily manages money (income and expenses) and advices the artistes on investments and saving options as well as tax obligations. Most times, Business managers are either in the form of companies or an accountant.

The Road Manager takes care of the artiste on the road. The road manager ensures everything in the contract agreed upon are provided from the hotel room to balance payment. This ensures that the artistes can focus on the show and their performance.

The Tour Manager works with road managers to coordinate activities and logistics for large tours. Sometimes the road manager is the tour manager.

The others are the production manager and the technical manager.
In Nigeria, most times 1 person does the work of three people. And the artiste gets upset when the manager cannot explain why the hotel room is rubbish.

One thing is certain, when management does its work properly, the artiste will ultimately become lazy (with a few exceptions). By lazy, I do not mean with making music because that is all he/she would have to do!

If you can’t answer the question, “Why are you here?” Then you should not be there.

So these post has been on NL since 2013 and many of these errand runners and damagers couldn't take a cue from it?

@OP, concise and apt. Tell dem.

Esemuru506:
email sent

Sent you number since...

Esemuru506:
we are organising a beauty pageant event in benincity and we want to have koredo bello perform on our event,we have met many scams claiming to be his manager,please any one have a hint on a direct contact to his manager?...and also how much will it cost to have him on the the event?. thanks

If you can't find Bizzle Oshikoya's number on social media or any other Mavin contact, mail richgamutonline@yahoo.com, I'll send my nuber to you there. Serious inquiry biko. I believe I should be able to connect you after assessing the genuineness of the inquiry... Post here that you have mailed please; I seldom check that account...

Funny enuff, nicca no dey slam choko. Unbelievable but true. It's just a medical thingy and he needs to drop his guard and seek professional help not thinking all will accept him he is.

That reason tho... e get as e be.