It is no longer news that getting
a job in Nigeria is harder than
Arsenal winning the Champions
League. As a matter of fact,
many people have resorted to
looking inwards and making a
business out of their talents
and/or passions. Many of the
youth have thus ventured into
the arts, especially music.
However, few understand how
to be successful. That’s what
I’m here for, to educate
aspiring musicians on how to be
the next big thing.
Read, adhere and be blessed.
1. Remember to shout 'it’s
your boy/girl!' when you release
that single. It doesn’t matter if
no one knows who you are. It’s
essential you connect to your
imaginary fan base. Do not be
fazed by the fact that the only
person that believes in you is
your partner (who is hoping
you’ll blow so he/she can move
up the ladder of success). Ensure
you shout this at every
opportunity.
2. You must also let us know
that you’ve come a long way.
Saying 'it’s been a long time
coming' is a good way to achieve
this. Of course, it don’t matter
that you decided to enter the
music scene after reading on a
blog that Davido (your mate)
bought a N2 million necklace. Let
us know that you’ve been in
this long time and this is it finally.
3. Depending on your genre of
music...you know what scratch
that. No matter what you’re
singing, use words that don’t
make sense. Statistics have
shown that the more gibberish
you throw into your songs, the
more appreciated it is. Ask Orezi,
D’Prince and May D.
4. You know you must HAVE a
Twitter account, right? Even if
you won’t tweet anything
(which I advise), get your friends
on Twitter to help hype your
song.
5. Now that people have
hopefully listened to your art.
Note: Use words like “art”
instead of “music, song” to
show how deep you are, Ignore
the haters. They aren’t of the
same intellectual level as you are
so their opinion doesn’t count.
Make CD copies of your songs
and take to radio stations. Note
you have to start with the ones
that don’t mind helping out
new folk. Places like Maulag FM,
Wazobia FM.
6. Your song was sampled on
Maulag FM. Who’s the star
now? You did it! You’ve got to
hype it more. Get your friend to
take pictures of your studio time
and put it up everywhere:
Facebook, Twitter, etc. Let
people know you’ve arrived.
7. Now, let’s make a video; the
Nigerian music scene isn’t
complete without videos. Tell
your sister and girlfriend to
invite her friends for your house
party. I understand that
there’s no money. If you tell
them to come for a video shoot,
they’ll be expecting some form
of payment. Invite them for a
party and let your song be
playing loudly in the background.
Make sure your invisible friend is
filming it all.
8. No matter how broke you
are, you MUST buy or rent
plenty bottles of champagne,
drinks etc. What? You don’t
have to do much. Make sure you
pop ONLY ONE. Your cameraman
must get that exact shot; where
the bottle pops. If you can lay
your hands on any hard
currency also, make sure it
shows. Be careful how you throw
it around though, you don’t
want any note to miss.
9. At the end of the song, make
sure you do a shout out to
everyone, start with the DJ you
used, then to your record label.
Make sure you mention the
names of famous musicians too
and thank them for their
support even though they really
haven’t heard of you.
If you follow these steps,
you’re surely on the path to
musical stardom. Lots of people
have towed this exact path and
are now reaping the benefits.
Don’t be left out.
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