Tuesday 3 November 2015

why some Artist's fall out with their record label in Nigeria

I have seen it happen especially in the Nigeria music industry
where an upcoming artist literally signed their life slavery all in
the name of signing an agreement or becoming a star. 0ne point I
need to stress is that, opening a record label is a business, and all
business men thinks of profit as a return for investment, because
no record label will sign you as an artiste if you don’t have
something to offer and if they don’t believe in your ability.
Many a time when an up-coming want to sign an agreement to
becoming a recording artiste into a label, they ignore the legal
part of the agreement or bond that will band them and the record
label together, they quickly become excited . Instant to call a
lawyer to interpret what the agreement really is, all they do is to
go on social media to publicize their signing of the agreement
they know not about.
In Brymo case, you will have to agree with me that it’s almost the
same case. Brymo no doubt was picked up by M.I in 2010,
because M.I was literally impressed at his talent and ability and
importantly, what he can offer to them, of which he later
introduced him to ICE PRINCE and JESSE JAGS (though Jesse
has left the label now). He was overly welcome and taken as a
brother among the choc boys. In 2012 I believed that was when
he started enjoying the benefit of his record label as he released
an album called “the son of a carpenter”, which I think was a
good start under chocolate city-but to my utmost dismay, he left
chocolate city in 2013-which to me is not really a big deal, after all
Jesse jags left as well, but do he really think he will leave without
paying for the consequences of signing an agreement or contract
that he is not ready to keep? I doubt.
Without thinking of settling the dispute between him and his
formal record label, brymo wanted to tell Nigerian that he can eat
his cake and still have, he went ahead to release his 3 album,
which he titled-merchants, dealers and slaves. Which I felt was
wrong.
Early this year when wizkid felt that he is being used by banky w,
he waited till his contract ended before signing a fresh contract,
which will really be an agreement between him and banky w.
So what kept brymo from waiting till the end of his contract
before backing up?
After releasing his album, chocolate city went ahead to get a legal
injunction against him, restraining him “ from recording,
releasing, distributing and composition of song, musical work or
carry out any activity as a recording or performing artist through
or for the benefit of any person or organization other than
chocolate city. In other word-brymo should go back and join his
father in his carpentry work until his contract ends officially
before he can do music literally or go back to chocolate city and
beg for a comeback so as to continue his contract/career.
I personally pity him, because I know for a fact that lot of work
has been put to the releasing of the album, but this will serve as a
lesson to most upcoming artist to really take time to know what
the agreement contacts. Even call a lawyer to explain the contract
if you don’t understand before thinking of signing any agreement
at all. Let’s see how this ends..

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