Music has been defined to be a sound or the study of such
sound organized in time or anything pleasing or interesting to the ears, music can also be referred to as a tune or
sequence of notes which make up a
musical phrase ,music comes in different forms and every person has a specific
sound or kind of tune or vibe which he/she always enjoys listening to once in a
while ,we have salsa ,hip hop , RnB , gospel
reggae and so many more .But
looking at the Nigerian entertainment
industry today, one will notice that
the music and the movies section are actually the leading segments of
the industry .But even at that, actors/actresses /artistes don’t get their full
benefits due to piracy and so many more .Well leaving that aside for now.
These days we
actually have a lot of people who are
trying to make it in the industry even though they lack the musical talent
,they still try to push further. Well to be sincere the industry really isn’t
based on the talent you’ve got or the
way you put yourself ……the industry is strictly based on WHO
YOU KNOW AND WHAT YOU KNOW . Who you know ,in the sense that you have
to know a senior person in the industry
who may be able to help you scale
through or if you are able to provide it monetary form. And what you know ,in the sense that when you
get your track ready and you think it’s great and you are sure that once that
track hits the public ,it will have massive hits ,then you will be confident
,that is based on what you know ,but these two major
things are what really make people hide their talents and in some cases deny
their God given talents . For example ,here in Nigeria we have a lot of talent
shows that take place from time to time and during these shows you get to see
many young and old Nigerians who have more talents than those bigger stars in the industry and you now ask yourself that
why isn’t this guy the person up there ? But the truth is that, it’s not as if
the person hasn’t tried it in the industry, he has actually tried but because
he lacks those two major things that the industry is based on, he will be
declined at sight even if he has something great to offer. And at the end of the day only a few get to win
these shows and the rest go home. But not withstanding some of these people
have their own flaws because most stars in Nigeria today in one way or the
other had to meet somebody along the line or something miraculously happened that caused their fame and fortune
to come .and when the fame comes most of them forget where they came from ……
now the truth about the matter is that songs these days don’t really play the
inspirational role they use to play
before, because the concentration and attention as well as the emotion you put
into your demo and your first five songs that made those songs a hit ,have
actually in one way or the other disappeared . so if these major things are
lost you as an artiste will be left with and empty song which has no
inspirational value and when released in to the public it only has massive or no hits for a very short period because you
have less things to offer. people soon leave your kind of music and face
another artiste who is doing better . so this problem keeps on repeating itself
on every new born star and when he/she
gets there, he might not be able to make it far again that’s why most
stars at one point or the other get tired of the whole thing and quit the
industry at once.
So if the music industry can actually face full time talents
as well as the person’s ability to do
what he does best then the music
industry will be a better place for young people waiting and hoping to show the
world what they have to offer , instead of performing under the shadows he will perform on great stages and instead of hiding his talents he would
have the confidence to show it forth anytime and any day he is given the
opportunity and even after that the industry can also have some sort of
programmes which train and encourage those hoping to be stars one day. Only then will music have it’s full values again .it wouldn’t just
be singing for singing sake but it would be singing for a reason .
BY YEBO
YAKUBU
TEEEENZ2ADULTS.BLOGSPOT.COM
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