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@tosinaded@

Well you started the talk, why should i shut up I am expressing my self,

u re expressing urself na em u dey folo me talk "hug transformer"

where is the sense in that? If u have nothing reasonable to say, u no go keep quiet?

Nikka shut d fck up!

I think we all have a part to play in reviving the section, that's if anyone cares.

Start up topics that have potentials for long debates and comments. . .

Lets stop all this double posting and s.hit! If u own a blog, no be by posting new music na em go sell. .
Infact u re wasting ur time if u think ur blog will get known by posting songs alone. .
U know how mamy standard entertainment websites dey for naija alone? NOBODY WILL LEAVE THEM AND SEARCH FOR MUSIC ON UR BLOG!
Be creative, write on issues, be unique, do sumtn diff on ur blog so u can get noticed.
No just dey spam NL with music posts everyday. . .
It dsnt make sense for like 10 diff blogs to be creating 10 diff topics for just one song! That s.hit is crazy. . . .

I manage an entertainment site, as in a complete one! I know wuh it means to get traffic on it. .
U can check it out. .
www.radiopalmwine.com . . . So if u think ur blog will get traffic by spamming NL, U re wasting ur time and at the same time killing the music section!
I have blog too, with just 2 posts. . . One of it got me many views, cos i really blogged on a topic that will get peoples attention. .
www.tosinadeda..com . . I cld av decided to join the majority and be blogging music links, but e no make sense!

STOP SPAMMING NL WITH MULTIPLE AND IRRELEVANT MUSIC LINKS! NOBODY WILL LEAVE TOP KNOWN MUSIC SITES AND DL FROM UR EMPTY BLOG!
Una no dey share music reach me, i sabi wetin i dey talk. .

THERE USED TO BE AN ORGANISED "NAIJA MUSIC REQUEST THREAD" WHERE ALL BLOGGERS WLD POST LINKS TO SONGS ON REQUEST. .


AS FOR SEUN AND MODERATORS, THE BULK OF THE WORK LIES WITH U GUYS! IF U WANT SANITY ON THIS SECTION, U KNOW WHAT TO DO. . . PLS DO IT. . .

U expect me to apologise for that? Naah i won't bro, vex all u want.

Am talkn about spamming NL by bloggers whose blogs have no content, or have anything to offer. . .

U re here talkn abt the importance of music blogs to our music. How e take join with the issue at hand?

I know i have done this before, but it's like nobody is listening. . . MUSIC SECTION HAS GRADUALLY TURNED INTO A DUMPSITE FOR MEDIOCRE BLOGS. . .

SANITY HAS BEEN THROWN INTO THE AIR, RULES OF THIS SECTION ARE NO MORE FOLLOWED, MULTIPLE POSTS JUST KEEP SPRINGING UP DAILY. .

SO MANY CREDIBLE MUSIC SECTION POSTERS AV LEFT, POTENTIAL POSTERS WON'T JOIN COS NA WETIN DEY ON GROUND NA EM DEM GO USE JUDGE THE SECTION. . .

GONE ARE THE DAYS OF DEBATES, ORGANISED MUSIC SHARING, ALBUM REVIEWS, LYRICS DISECTION, LATEST NEWR etc. . .

NOW, MUSIC SECTION DAN TURN GABBAGE BIN FOR BLOGGERS WITH NO AMBITION!

IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR THE ORGANISED MUSIC SECTION BACK?

MANY THINGS DEY TO TALK, SONGS DEY TO CRITIQUE, ALBUMS DEY TO ANALYSE, PLENTY THINGS. . . BUT UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO SANITY HERE ANYMORE. . .

Na boredom carry me enter here o, cldnt find one single thread with logical music posts by music inclined posters. . Na wetin make me frustrate write all this vexation so. . . .

ON A SERIOUS, I CRAVE FOR CHANGE. . .

Lmao! I knew it wld get to this. . . But @mbulela u asked for names, i gave and now u dnt biliv?
Wetin make i do again na?

U re shocked at Terry G? Am not surprised. .
At the last check, he was learning the saxophone!

M.I started from the church, so y are u shocked? During iceprince's album lauch, he playd the keyboard, Jargo playd d drums.

M.I played the keyboard on 2shotz song "i am william" infact there was a piano in the video, and mi was playn it. .

I no dey lie 4 u o, na fact i dey give u. .

NB: anybody that produces, plays atleast one instrument.

Wizboyy - multi instrumentalist.
Duncan mighty - plays the keyboard, he's a producer.
Faze - plays the keyboard.
Flavour - keyboard, guitar
davido - young producer
suspekt - Producer
Dbanj - harmonica

I dnt remember saying u need an instrument to make it,
i said it will make u understand the art of music. . .
People like 2face dnt play any instrument, and he understands the art almost perfectly!


Terry G - 7 instruments
Eldee - keyboard, infact he's a producer
M.I - drums and keyboard, he produces
Jessejags - drums, keyboard etc
Asa - Guitar
soundsultan - Guitar
psquare - Guitar
Nneka - Guitar
Ksolo - Piano
Darey - Piano
timi dakolo - Piano

do u want more?

What do u mean by path that is not proven? As far as i know, learning an instrument improves ur knowledge about the art of music. . .
Nobody needs proof for that.

Many of these A list artistes know how to produce. . . That means they have knowledge about music.

@iygeal sure u can duplicate, just add my name and a link to the original post

@mbulela
lol i get ur point about the instrument. . .
But playing an instrument is an added advantage. .
Understanding music is key when making music.

If u check no6 again, i said the fans tend to scrutinize the works of new acts, that's my it's necessary. . .

They are all opinions tho, dsnt mean it will work for everybody, u dig?

Firstly, I would like to state here that the term “upcoming artiste” is somehow degrading to young acts who hustle day and night to put out good music, with little or no resources and hype. Sometimes these young acts even put out better materials than the A list artistes out now. The only difference between them and the A list artistes out now is the fame and the recognition. So I would like to address them as “potential star artistes”
Below are some basic and vital tips for potential stars who aspire to make it big in the Music industry.

It should be noted that they are my own personal views/opinions; they shouldn’t be taken as facts or otherwise.

1. As a potential hit maker, your name matters a lot. Before picking a stage name, endeavour to check around the existing “Already made” artistes, so that you don’t end up picking an already existing stage name. Make sure your stage name means something intelligent, especially if it’s not a shortened version of your real names.

2. Learn and master at least one music instrument, it makes you understand the basics of music.


3. As a potential music star in Nigeria, we all know times are hard. . Learning how to produce will go a very long way in your career, so u can save more money from paying producers who ironically are upstarts like you.

4. Social media is a very important tool to your success, but unfortunately many of the potential stars don’t know how to utilize the medium to its fullest. when you register on any social media, be sure that your username is strictly your “STAGE NAME” and also, make sure your bio explains who you are, what you do, what kind of music you do and most especially a LINK TO YOUR MUSIC. Any potential artiste who doesn’t do that is unserious to me and doesn’t take his/her career serious. As a potential artiste, your bio shouldn’t be reading stuffs like “team follow back, team arsenal, team big boobs, team bla bla bla” . . Leave all that for kids who are online to have fun. You are online for business!

Also make sure you make friends with people that matter online, don’t go about following people who will not add anything to your career. Follow bloggers, follow producers, follow critics, follow bigger artistes (Famzing is allowed). Follow dj’s, follow OAP’s . . just make sure You are in contact with people who are music inclined. Forget about the girls for now, when you blow, they will beg you with everything to be friends with you.
As a potential superstar, criticising already made artistes to the point where u get noticed and picked as someone who hates is bad for your career. Always try as much as possible to pick out the good in them and talk about it, till u get noticed.

Learn to put your songs online via your twitter or facebook accounts, that’s the major reason why you signed up for them. Let your friends listen and broadcast. And learn to take to corrections from listeners. Na naija we dey, no be everybody be objective listener so don’t be discouraged by some negative comments. We get hate for our blood as Nigerians naturally.
As a potential music star, you really have no business planning for an album yet. Focus on a mixtape or something, Drop your stuff on popular hit instrumentals of the moment, and make sure you drop your best on them. People tend to listen more to remixes of already made hits, than songs with new beats. It is your content that will get you record labes.
Participate in online competitions by bigger artistes/producers or blogs. You never can tell e fit be there your luck go shine and people go sabi you.

Nothing stops you from having your own personal blog or reverb page. Post your songs there, post lyrics, short interviews, pictures etc. and spread them on the internet.

5. Getting your songs posted on entertainment sites.
Many at times I just shake my head when I get some mails from potential stars, they often lack professionalism. Never you; send a mail with your stage name, you don’t have to wait till you get signed, before you have a label name. Form a label of your own, just for the name. Get an e-mail address with the name of the label and make sure all mails from you to any promotional entertainment site is VIA that e-mail address.
A standard e-mail to a site MUST have the following. . .
• A graphic art for the content u want posted on the site
• A short Bio about yourself
• An attached Mp3 format of your song, or a link to DL the song
• And an appreciation in advance for the posting.
When your contents get posted, always endeavour to say thanks. That’s the least you can do to show appreciation.

Don’t kill yourself on a particular site; spread your songs to all entertainment blogs you have access to. The more the merrier.
Never you send an average song to any site, always send out your best. Na wetin people hear na em dem go use take judge you. And we all know say Naija fans no too dey give second chance, we’re very impatient.

6. Your musical content.
Your content as a potential star tends to be scrutinised more by the public, especially for rappers. In as much as the average naija fan wants to dance and party, they also want something new, fresh and real from you guys.

Who says you can’t do a party song that has good content? It all balls down to the skill and talent of the artiste. Don’t just go into a booth and sing crap on a good beat and expect to blow. Try and make sense!

Once in a while, drop conscious songs. . Songs that would make listeners think about life, songs that make people go “this is so so true”. Sing about the ills of the society, sing about love, just make sure it’s a conscious topic. No be everytime we go dey ginger ginger, we av to take it slow sometimes. The standard of music has increased, you either meet up or be left out.

As for rappers, no be everything be punchline punchline o, Puchlines with no story line, leaves the listener with nothing to remember your song for. Always try to tell a story!

7. On air promo
Before you pay that dj that will not play you’re your song on radio, have you thought of other means to get your songs on the streets?

• Burn your songs on CD’s, give to people you know that have cars, give to bar owners in your neighbourhood, give to Dj’s at your local parties, give to Dj’s at clubs etc.
• I am of the opinion that money cannot sell a bad song; a good song will sell itself. E fit take time o, but one day hustle go pay!
• As per videos, if u re sure that it will get played on Tv, go ahead and lobby with whoever you can.

8. I think that’s all I can remember for now, am sure it will go a long way in helping out. It should be noted that God is the koko of everything, never you leave him out of your hustle.

@tosinadeda
2012

http://tosinadeda..com/2012/02/tips-for-potential-naija-music-stars.html

Vic O - Enigma

300k downloads ok o

Dude is trending on twitter. . So many positive comments!

What is the nicca saying?

Oshi oda!

Oshi oda!

Even when Nairaland was bubbling, i no get reach 30votes. . .

Amblors won dis sh.it abeg

@tosinadeda @amblors @pheesayor @v3nom4eva @mobinga @bleeg

@tosinadeda @amblors @pheesayor @v3nom4eva @mobinga @bleeg