Ghanaian music producers Magnom , Fortune Dane and Kuvie graced Hitz FM’s “Showbiz This Week” (Show Business Week) on Saturday the 16th of April 2016 to discuss a range of issues regarding music production in Ghana.
All producers have produced quite a number of hits between them including:
[one_half]Magnom[artist postid=”3294″][/one_half][one_half_last]
- Edem Ft Reekado Banks – NyeDziLo
- Sarkodie – Illuminati
- Edem ft Lil Shaker & Ice Queen – Koene
- VVIP Ft PhyNo & Idris Elba – Selfie(Remix)
- Sarkodie ft Stonebwoy – Currency
- Samini ft Popcaan – Violate
- Edem ft Coded – Wicked and Bad
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[one_half]Fortune Dane[artist postid=”600″][/one_half][one_half_last]
- Sarkodie – Hand To Mouth
- Sarkodie – Original
- Kwaw Kese – Ruff
- Sarkodie ft Kwaw Kese – Broke N*****
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[one_half]Kuvie [/one_half][one_half_last]
- Pappy Kojo – Awo’a
- Pappy Kojo – Ay3 Late
- EL – Agbadza
- Ladyjay ft Sarkodie – Venus
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To start off , the producers stated style/genres that uniquely identified their work.
Magnom: A fusion of AfroBeats with other genres
Fortune Dane: Trap
Kuvie: Afro Fusion
THE IMPORTANCE OF TAGS
The producers talked about the importance of branding their productions using tags which served as a way of marketing themselves as the producers behind songs. Kuvie stated that it (tags) does a lot and for the layman, they get to know who magnom , fortune dane or kuvie is and at the same time helps artistes identify them by their works.
Fortune Dane Tags
Magnom Tags
Kuvie Tags
www.beatznation.com
STAYING ON TOP
Speaking on what keeps the producers on top of their game and appealing on the music market, fortune dane indicated that he constantly learned from other producers . He cited trying to switch from hip hop to afro beats at point but it simply didn’t work out. Kuvie also stated that besides their style , the choice of artistes they worked with also helps them stay appealing . A higher ranking artiste boosts their brands.
FRUSTRATIONS
Magom indicated that one of the frustrating things for a producer is the delay in the releasing of songs produced by them as they had little to no control over when productions would be released. He indicated that even though the artistes have timelines and plans which must be respected, its really frustrating for the producer.
Listen to the rest of the interview below.
EXCLUSIVE Interview With Three Extraordinary Producers in Ghana
