Brains Behind Your Favourite Music Stars: Top 10
Artiste Managers in Nigeria
Veteran Artistes manager Sunday Are with music star D’banj
Meet some of the men and women
behind the biggest music stars right now in Nigeria music Industry. Meet some
of the brains behind your favourite music stars.
In the life of any successful
artists their must be that innovator and creativity individuals that manage
their art into stardom. Mostly many of our artiste in recent days received
acknowledge from their various fans but most people have forget that their are
some individuals that put their brains in place for the success of these music
stars.
Nigeria music industry is one of the
most lucrative industry in African because most of music stars are putting our
music in the global map.
Manager and artists are like a
marriage, while manager are those people that usually put everything in place
for musicians in other to put their talent and creativity to work.
Manager handles booking, take care
artists welfare, tour booking & logistics, seek or lobby with corporate
brands in other for them to do business with his/her client and many others.
In this interesting post and review,
I will introduce you to some brains behind your favourite music stars.
I tagged this post as ” Top
10 Nigerian Artiste Managers ” , these group of people have really work
hard to put our favourite music stars into branded product in the global map.
I got inspiration for this post on NET,
as they reveals their own version of brains behind Nigeria music stars, but I
disagree with some people on that list and it leads me to write my own version
of brains behind your favourite music stars.
Am introduce you to my own version
of ”Top 10 Artiste Managers in Nigeria ” .
Ugwu
is manager of Chocolate City‘s CEO MI Abaga , Jess Jagz and others. Photo
Credit: Twitter
10:This young and energetic Abuchi Ugwu is manager to
almost artiste signed under Chocolate City such as MI Abaga, Jess
Jagz, Victoria Kimani, Dj Case, Ruby, Loose Kaynon, DJ Lambogini, Milli, Nosa,
excluding Ice Prince.
However, Abuchi is also
consult and also does business development for Chocolate City artistes
including ” Aboki ‘‘ crooner Ice Prince.
Tobi Sanni is Ice Prince’s manager. Photo Credit: NEA
9: Tobi Sanni is the brain behind ” Aboki ” crooner Ice Prince
Zamani.
The ex-banker turned entertainment
executives Tobi Sanni is the CEO of State of Minds
Entertainment and the management company is home for super eagles defender Elderson
Echiejile, DJ Caise and others, while Tobi has play a vital role in career
of Ice Prince and he’s only act under Chocolate City imprint that
have his own manager.
Godwin Tom’s Waje & Solidstar Manager
8: Godwin Tom is one of those young artiste manager in Nigeria, that
knows what it takes to be artistes manager in this 21st century.
He manage MI Abaga for 1 year
and he was nominated for BET Awards, he also manage Wizkid before
they part ways last year.
He currently manage songstress Waje
alongside with SDC and Solidstar. They were signed into his
management company called ” Godwin Tom Talent Management Services ‘‘.
Kamal
Ajiboye is Davido Manager and All artistes under HKN Music label
7: Kamal Ajiboye is one of those top notch artiste manager in Nigeria music
industry, he work and his antecedence speaks for him.
He’s manage to the ” Aye”
crooner Davido since 2013, after Davido part ways with his
defunct Asa Asika.
He currently manage music stars such
as Lola Rae, HKN’s Deekay and Danagog, Airis, Dj Neptune.
Osagie Osarenkhoe is currently Skales and Reekado Banks
manager. Photo Credit: TCP
6: Osagie is one of those most
respectful artiste manager in naija because her previous speaks for her.
Osagie Osarenkhoe , has previous managed EME Records acts such as Banky
W, Wizkid, Skales and Niyola, while she has also worked with Kel, Dammy
Krane, Morell and among others.
Currently now she manage Baseline
Music act Skales and Mavin Records wonder boy kid Reekado
Banks.
Ubi Franklin is CEO of Made Men Music Group. Photo Credit:
File
5: Ubi Franklin is founder Made Men Music Group know as Triple MG
alongside with Iyanya.
He’s manager of Iyanya and
others acts in the Triple MG camp such as Selebobo, Tekno and
Baci.
He previously manage Emma Nyra
career, before they part ways about few months ago.
Jude Okoye is P-Square and Cynthia Morgan manager
4: Jude Okoye has been in artiste managerial work for over a decade now.
He has put his artistic and creativity quota in the career of his twins brother
Peter & Paul Okoye know as P-Square.
He’s currently P-Square
manager and President/C.E.O Northside Inc, where he manage the only
single act on that label Cynthia Morgan.
Efe
Omorogbe is CEO of Now Muzik and currently 2face Idibia manager
3: Efe Omorogbe is one of the most respectful and veteran artiste manager
in Nigeria music industry.
Efe is founder of Nigeria’s leading
talent management company, Now Muzik and he was named Music Management
brand person of the year at the Effizzie Style & Effects Awards.
Over the past few years he has been
one of those major force in the development of entertainment in Nigeria.
He has worked with high-life singer J
Martins and in the past, but he currently manage Nigeria Afro-pop living
legend 2face Idibia and Naeto C.
Bankulli is former D’banj and Wande Coal manager
2: The graduate of University of
Ibadan, Bankulli is one of those top notch artistes manager in naija
music industry.
John Oluwaseun Abisagboola, popularly know has Bankulli, his an A&R expert,
vocalist and artiste manager.
He has previous worked with music
superstar D’banj and Wande Coal, but right now is currently
managing rising star Bigiano.
Veteran Artistes manager Sunday Are with music star D’banj
1: When it comes to managing,
nurturing and influence to strike deal with corporate brands Sunday Are
is a specialist in that area.
The veteran artiste manager Sunday
Are has been in this game for over 3 decade, he started his career in 1984
and he has worked with several legendary musician such as likes of Christy
Essien Igbokwe, Majek Fashek, Lagbaja, Obesere and many others.
Previously he has worked with Mo’Hits
Records acts such as D’banj, Don Jazzy, Dr Sid, D’Prince ,
but currently he’s manager for Omawumi and Wizkid.
Notable Not Mention:
Asa Asika: Asa started has Davido manager before they go
separate ways in 2013, he currently DJ Cuppy manager and representative
for D’banj.
Janet Nwose: Janet is Nigerian born France based manager and
backup singer for Asa. Janet is manager for one of Nigeria biggest music
export Asa.
Enyi Omeruah: Enyi is manager for Bez and manager to her sister
who is popular comedian Chigurl. She has previously worked with acts
such as Oreka Godis and Tonye.
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