Conversations centered around music with the people who make the songs what they are. On this podcast, we're joined on every episode by music producers, audio engineers, A&R's, songwriters, music business professionals, lawyers and every individual involved in the creation of some of the best songs out there to discuss their journeys and the roles they play towards the success of these songs. The podcast is hosted by David Rotimi (@davidrotimi_)
Following up on the initial half of the conversation, Kulupsy recounts the events that led to her joining Native Records and then becoming the A&R coordinator. She speaks on creating the Native Sound System album, working with multiple artistes, producers and engineers across different continents and everything that went on in between. Catch up on all finer details in the full episode! Timestamps: 1:40 - Working with the Alte community 5:40 - Kulupsy Media Company (KMC) 8:50 - Native Records, Native Sound System and The Native Network 15:40 - Working on 'Runaway' with Ayra Starr and Lojay 24:30 - Breaking down the A&R, specifically within her role 30:00 - Odumodublvck - Discovering him and getting him signed 35:20 - Future plans for Kulupsy and Kulupsy Media Co. We sincerely apologize in advance for the background sounds in this episode. As always, please like, leave a rating, and comment wherever you can as this helps the podcast and also enables more people to have access to all this goodness! Use the hashtag #WMTSPod to let us know how much you enjoyed this episode! Also, share this episode and tag us!
In an industry largely dominated by male figures, it's absolutely important to spotlight the women doing amazing and excellent work within the space regardless of the imbalance in representation. We're more than excited to have our very first female guest on the podcast! Our guest today is Feyisola Ogunbanjo, popularly known as Kulupsy! Kulupsy is an event consultant, project/product manager and music consultant with over 10 years of experience in the space. In her time, she has successfully handled the management and execution of several events including the NSG Roots Tour, Wurld Live, Odunsi's Denim Party and a lot more! She currently works as the A&R Coordinator at Native records and is the MD/CEO of Kulupsy Media Company, a creative solutions company. On this first half of the conversation, she takes us through her journey of self-realisation where she discovers her love for music, events and planning. Timestamps: 03:20 - Origin of the name 'Kulupsy' 09:00 - The journey to studying Computer Science in University 14:35 - Getting involved in student social activities 16:55 - Organising her first concert in school 22:00 - Meeting and working with Nosa at Trace TV 29:55 - Realizing her strengths in organising events 40:10: The art of Project management 41:05: Working with Doregos for the NSG Tour in 2021 42:45: Set Design - Working on Odunsi's Denim Party We sincerely apologize in advance for the slight background sounds in this episode. As always, please like, leave a rating, and comment wherever you can as this helps the podcast and also enables more people to have access to all this goodness! Use the hashtag #WMTSPod to let us know how much you enjoyed this episode! Also, share this episode and tag us!
On this final part of the conversation with Auxxie, we go into details on how he met Ckay, the inspiration behind the song 'Felony' (which happens to be heartbreak
We're joined on this episode by Auxxie (a.k.a YoAuxxi, Auxxwithdavibe)!! With only a few years in the music industry, Auxxie has built an incredibly impressive catalogue across music production and engineering with artistes including Ckay, Amaarae, Tar1q, Kendu (f.k.a Talksiick), Zarion Uti, Nyma and a ton of other acts. Known notably for his work with Ckay on ‘Felony' and ‘Show My Side' of the 2021 'Boyfriend' EP, he has shown a true mastery of the art of accurately conveying emotions through his music. Not bound by genres, his skill set allows him to stretch across genres including Afrobeat, Hip-hop, R&B, Pop, Amapiano etc. On this first part of the conversation, we take a deep dive into his early encounters with music, the origin of his producer tags and working with the indie recording artistes he's met in his journey in the industry. Timestamps: 02:30 - Introduction 07:10 - His producer names before 'Auxxie' 09:30 - Producer Tags 10:00 - First encounters with music 48:25 - Working with Kenduu fka Talksiick on the 'Love is Sick' EP 01:05:40 - Origin of the name, 'Auxxie' We sincerely apologize in advance for the slight background sounds in this episode. As always, please like, leave a rating, and comment wherever you can as this helps the podcast and also enables more people to have access to all this goodness! Use the hashtag #WMTSPod to let us know how much you enjoyed this episode! Also, share this episode and tag us!
On this final part of the conversation with Dave October, we explore some of the other music creatives he has worked with including Tomi Thomas, his sister Tomi Owo and Sute Iwar. He also gives detailed insights on WeBetterMusic, explains the inspiration behind the creation of the platform and how the platform helps songwriters, producers and music creatives harness the very best of their skills Timestamps: 00:10 - Meeting and working with Suté Iwar 04:25 - Working with Tomi Thomas 09:30 - Working with his sister, Tomi Owó 12:45 - WeBetterMusic 38:50 - Fun Questions to wrap up! We sincerely apologize in advance for the slight background sounds in this episode. As always, please like, leave a rating, and comment wherever you can as this helps the podcast and also enables more people to have access to all this goodness! Use the hashtag #WMTSPod to let us know how much you enjoyed this episode! Also, share this episode and tag us!
On this episode, we're joined by music producer, engineer and songwriter, Dave October David Ibukunoluwa Owolabi known professionally as Dave October is a producer, engineer and songwriter who has worked with incredible talents across the world including Tems, Nonso Amadi, Cobhams Asuquo, Tolani, Sute Iwar, Veeiye, YKB, Ogranya, Chris Rio and ton of other talented music creatives in different capacities. He is a part of ODDIO, a music production duo with his partner, Tejiri who recently won a grammy award for his work on 'Wait For You' with Future and Tems. He is also the founder of WeBetterMusic, a platform that creates resources, curates techniques and tips to help producers and songwriters become better at their craft. On this first part of the conversation, we take a deep dive into his origin story from childhood where he started creating music with his sister in a studio set up by his mum, meeting Tems through his production partner, working with Cobhams as an engineer and working with Tolani & Sute Iwar. Timestamps: 01:14 - Intro 02:44 - Origin of his name 05:07 - Getting into a studio space for the first time through his mum - SNIPPET 16:30 - Initial days of music creation in university 27:22 - Working with Nonso Amadi on this EP, Alone 38:15 - Meeting Tejiri and forming the production duo, Oddio 41:20 - Working with Cobhams as an engineer and Cobhams' influences on his sound 46:40 - Finding Tems on Instagram 58:35 - Working with Tolani to create 'Maybe Baby' 01:05:30 - Meeting and working with Sute Iwar We sincerely apologize in advance for the slight background sounds in this episode. As always, please like, leave a rating, and comment wherever you can as this helps the podcast and also enables more people to have access to all this goodness! Use the hashtag #WMTSPod to let us know how much you enjoyed this episode! Also, share this episode and tag us!
On this concluding part of the conversation with Remy Baggins, we dive more into the music business from his personal experiences, we talk about working with Tems on her hit single, Try Me, leaving university, his Indie record label and publishing company, Southseid Music and a ton of spontaneous topics. Timestamps: 01:25 - The music business, a typical lifecycle of a song from inception to release and the different royalties involved 14:08 - Co-producing on Tems' hit single, Try Me 19:19 - Leaving university before finishing 22:40 - A producer's love life 25:00 - Eri Ife, Dear Future Wife 31:00 - Telling his parents about his decision to leave school 37:20 - His upcoming album 42:17 - Having a community around you in the music space 46:43 - Current studio setup 48:54 - What he'd be doing if he wasn't making music 54:50 - Southseid Music, Indie Record Label and Publishing Company We sincerely apologize in advance for the slight background sounds in this episode. As always, please like, leave a rating, and comment wherever you can as this helps the podcast and also enables more people to have access to all this goodness! Use the hashtag #WMTSPod to let us know how much you enjoyed this episode! Also, share this episode and tag us!
We're joined by The Savage, Remy Baggins, Music Producer, Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Singer, and Audio Engineer. Remy Baggins is one of the new generation music creatives that has done some amazing work in the short period of time he's been in the music space, from working with Tems on Try Me to Ice Prince, Famous Bobson, Psycho YP, Azanti, Dami Oniru and a ton on other music creatives. We sit down with him on this episode and take a walk down memory lane from the very first songs he produced and also sang/released up until the very point he's at now. We talk about his experiences in the Nigerian Music Industry so far and segue into a lot of spontaneous topics along the way. This episode is definitely one you shouldn't skip! Timestamps: 01:10 - Introductory banter 08:25 - Being signed to Chase Music and working with Jinmi Abduls - Headliner 14:08 - One of his first singles, KLFSHII 17:00 - His debut album, VIV 19:10 - Why he hasn't 'blown' 20:00 - His multiple functions in the music space and conflicting attention 22:30 - A typical lifecycle of a song from inception to the point of release 29:37 - Nigerian music industry experiences 34:20 - His Tags 43:55 - YLLW with Eri Ife 50:00 - Working around people 52:55 - Call Me with OluandtheCoconut 1:00:22 - How lucrative music has been 1:01:30 - The 'hot producer on the block' syndrome in the Nigerian Music Industry We sincerely apologize in advance for the slight background sounds in this episode. As always, please like, leave a rating, and comment wherever you can as this helps the podcast and also enables more people to have access to all this goodness! Use the hashtag #WMTSPod to let us know how much you enjoyed this episode! Also, share this episode and tag us!
On this final part of the conversation, we dive deeper into a lot of the projects he's worked on in the past few years, we speak about Spax and his influence on his music and life in general, he breaks down a few beats and we close out the conversation with some music business/industry discussions.0 This episode is definitely one for the books! Timestamps: 04:16 - Working on Aramide's EP, Bittersweet 05:25 - His personal project, Kaotic Riddim with Bemi Soul 09:07 - Unreleased Single, Body Hot Remix 13:26 - Ryan Leslie and our common influences from him 15:10 - 'Body Hot' beat breakdown 18:43 - SPAX!! - His influences and impact on T.U.C and the industry 30:00 - Tomi Thomas' Hopeless Romantic EP 32:50 - ShowDemCamp's Algorhythm Album, specifically working on the song "Vipers" 36:40 - Beat Breakdown for ShowDemCamp's 'Vipers' 45:10 - Music Business and all the industry shenanigans 51:20 - Mixing and working with Zarion Uti 54:00 - Closing questions, plans beyond music, advice for upcoming producers We apologize in advance for the slight audio issues in this episode. As always, please like, leave a rating, and comment wherever you can as this helps the podcast and also enables more people to have access to all this goodness! Use the hashtag #WMTSPod to let us know how much you enjoyed this episode! Also, share this episode and tag us!
We're joined on this episode by The Undisputed Champion himself, T.U.C. T.U.C is an AfroFusion Music Producer, Mix Engineer, DJ, and Multi-Instrumentalist who has worked with some of of the very best artistes, writers, and producers in the game including Yung L, Wizkid, Boybreed, E-Kelly, Oxlade, Spax, DJ Tunez, Adekunle Gold, Ashanti, Show Dem Camp, Bemi Soul, Ice Prince, and a whole lot more acts. On this first part of the conversation, he talks about growing up in Jos, his first encounters with music, his crazy school adventures, working with Boybreed, and a ton of amazing stories. He also breaks down one of his beats so you definitely don't want to miss that!! Timestamps: 02:11 - Intro, growing up and early years in Jos 05:45 - First encounters with music and music production 16:10 - Meeting Yung L and leaving for Lagos 23:32 - Origin of his name 26:25 - Production tags 35:24 - Working with Boybreed 40:45 - What exactly is the difference between a producer, mixing engineer, and a DJ 41:50 - E-Kelly and his influence on his journey 45:54 - Meeting SynX 47:46 - Working on Yung L's album, "Juice and Zimm" 54:50 - Beat breakdown for Yung L's Eve Bounce As always, please like, leave a rating, and comment wherever you can as this helps the podcast and also enables more people to have access to all this goodness! Use the hashtag #WMTSPod to let us know how much you enjoyed this episode! Also, share this episode and tag us!
On this final part of the conversation with Andrevibez, we get into the most interesting bits of the story; he talks us through working with Yung6ix, meeting Omah Lay, getting into Mavin Records and all the exciting things he's done since he joined the record label. Catch all this and a whole lot more in the full episode!! Timestamps: 00:55 - Producing 'Heartbreak Swag' for Yung6ix / Meeting Yung6ix for the first time in person 16:25 - Meeting Omah Lay 18:55 - Getting into Mavin Records 31:32 - Creating 'Feeling' with Ladipoe and Buju 41:30 - Producing 'Too Correct' for Crayon 50:03 - Working with Ayra Starr on Bridgertn 56:30 - Mixing Ladipoe's BET Cypher Session 57:50 - Music Business 1:00:15 - Closing Questions We apologize in advance for the slight audio issues in this episode. As always, please like, leave a rating, and comment wherever you can as this helps the podcast and also enables more people to have access to all this goodness! Use the hashtag #WMTSPod to let us know how much you enjoyed this episode! Also, share this episode and tag us!
We're joined on this episode by none other than the leader of Vibe Music Factory, Alexander Uwaifo p.k.a Andrevibez. Andrevibez is a music producer and audio engineer signed to one of the most reputable record labels in Africa, Mavin Records. He has worked with some of the best artistes in the Nigerian music industry including Ladipoe, Rema, Ayra Starr, Crayon, Buju, and Omah Lay. On this first part of the conversation, we speak about his early life and growing up as the son of one of the greatest musicians to emerge from Nigeria, Sir Victor Uwaifo. We also speak about making his big move from Benin to Lagos, producing for Yung6ix and meeting Omah Lay. Catch all this and a whole lot more in the full episode!! Timestamps: 03:32 - Intro 07:55 - Growing Up 21:43 - Combining music at the early stages with school 38:00 - Being an artiste in his earlier days with the name Alex Wyfi 44:28 - Transitioning to Lagos and working at FreeMe Digital and Consolidated Media Associates (SoundCity FM) 52:55 - Meeting Omah Lay 1:00:40 - Producing 'Heartbreak Swag' for Yung6ix We apologize in advance for the slight audio issues in this episode. As always, please like, leave a rating, and comment wherever you can as this helps the podcast and also enables more people to have access to all this goodness! Use the hashtag #WMTSPod to let us know how much you enjoyed this episode! Also, share this episode and tag us!
On this concluding part of the conversation with Jaylon, we speak about Pop Boys, working with Mr. Eazi, Ayuu, Azanti, and the music business. He also lets us into his professional life as a health worker and speaks about combining that with his music and a whole lot more amazing topics! Timestamps: 00:54 - Pop Boys' Single - Done Did It w/HVRRY 02:45 - Working with AYÜÜ on AYÜÜNIVERSE 05:15 - Working with Mr. Eazi and Kel P on 'E Be Mad' 12:47 - Finding and working with Azanti 17:34 - Apex Village 19:34 - Working with Nissi 29:15 - Music Business 35:42 - Going into Mixing and Mastering 39:13 - Pricing as a creative 43:57 - Combining music production with a 9-5 job 54:37 - Closing questions As always, please like, leave a rating, and comment wherever you can as this helps the podcast and also enables more people to have access to all this goodness! Use the hashtag #WMTSpod to let us know how much you enjoyed this episode! Jaylon's Production Catalog (Apple Music): https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/jmi-jlon-made-it/pl.65631b63b3bf44b3ac150618b3d71342 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3rfTOqptX2sFY3dqA5lLHE?si=hEiU4EuLRUuknDbC0zrcIg Also, share this episode and tag us!
On this episode, D.R speaks to producer, songwriter, and engineer Timi Ajayi popularly known as Jaylon. Jaylon is primarily a music producer based in the UK and is one of the founders of the production collective, Pop Boys
DISCLAIMER: The contents of this podcast episode and all other episodes are for information purposes only and do not constitute professional or legal advice. Please seek proper consultation for any legal issues On this episode, D.R is joined by one of the finest entertainment lawyers in Nigeria, Akinyemi Ayinoluwa. Akinyemi is a Partner and Co-founder at HighTower Solicitors and Advocates. His music law practice focuses on the representation of recording artists, songwriters, record producers, record labels, investors in music, and talent managers. In recent years, Akinyemi has built up a formidable roster of producer clients from Afrobeats: Masterkraft, BlaqJerzee, Northboi, Rexxie, Magicsticks, Jaypizzle, and many others. He discusses Intellectual property, trademarks, music copyright and a lot of other important music business fundamentals with D.R Timestamps: 01:37 - Intro 04:47 - Akinyemi Law Songwriting Challenge Vol. 2 08:15 - Why creatives need lawyers 16:05 - Hightower Solicitors and Advocates, the law firm 19:28 - Greysage consulting 21:10 - Ownership and Intellectual property basics for music creatives 31:08 - How producers/songwriters can get all their publishing revenue 33:07 - Collection societies available for creatives to join 34:00 - COSON and MCSN 36:21 - Producers and Record deals 38:00 - Trademarks/Trademarking for creatives, case studies and importance 43:30 - Wizkid vs Wisekid 45:20 - Kiss Daniel to Kizz Daniel name change - case study breakdown 46:52 - Tiwa Savage & Seyi Shay - Lova Lova Case 51:20 - Original studio demo of Lova Lova 56:38 - Phone call conversation between Tiwa Savage and Seyi Shay 1:17:58 - The Nigerian Gospel Music Industry 1:19:16 - Dunsin Oyekan Audiomack situation 1:23:38 - Credits/The art of crediting in the music space 1:30:26 - Mixing/Mastering engineers and royalties 1:33:05 - What every producer/songwriter needs to have intact before going in for a session 1:36:00 - Closing questions 1:38:10 - The Akinyemi Law Songwriting Challenge Vol. 3 Credits for the snippet of the conversation between Seyi Shay and Tiwa Savage goes to the Terms and Conditions Podcast by Pulse NG, hosted by Motolani Alake, Melody Hassan and Excel Joab. Who Made That Song Podcast does not own the rights to the snippet or the contents therein. If you have any music business related questions you'd like the guest to answer, please send us a DM or fill the question form through the link in our bio on all social media platforms. Please leave a rating on and comment wherever you can as this helps the podcast and also enables more people have access to all this goodness! Use the hashtag #WMTSpod to let us know how much you enjoyed this episode! Also share this episode and tag us!
In this very first episode, D.R is joined by HVRRY. HVRRY is a music producer, mix engineer, and one-half of the production duo, Higo/HVRRY. He is responsible for a lot of amazing songs including but not limited to: Prettyboy D-O - Dey Go Hear Wehh Odunsi (The Engine) ft. Davido - Divine M.I ft. Straffiti & Blaqbonez - Slow DRB Lasgidi - Next Gen Odunsi (The Engine) & Nonso Amadi - Ocean Hyphen - Dunno Hope you enjoy this episode!!! Timestamps: 07:30 - Starting out in music 14:45 - Meeting Ocho in University 16:16 - Working with Stona 17:15 - Echoes Competition 20:50 - Sliding 808's in his productions 24:25 - Working with Hyphen 31:20 - Meeting Higo, working with Prettyboy D-O 39:20 - Getting paid for beats at the early stages 44:25 - Working with M.I Abaga 49:02 - Being in the "8-0 Sounds" Collective 50:40 - Working with Odunsi 53:53 - Putting out personal music with Higo 57:33 - Working with Pop Boys
A brief summary of what the podcast is about!
Have you ever listened to a song and wondered the number of people involved in bringing the song to life? Have you ever heard producer/engineer tags on songs and wondered who those tags belong to? This podcast aims to bring clarity to that by shining the spotlight on the individuals involved in that process from inception to the moment you can listen to the songs on air. At the end of every episode, listeners should expect to gain more insight into the stories and professional lives of these individuals and understand the critical roles each of them play towards the success of songs and music projects. The podcast would also serve as an educational platform for music business related subjects, and as such, listeners can also expect to get little nuggets of knowledge on the business side of the music with each episode. We would also be discussing several songs and albums with our guests amongst other things. So sit back, grab a drink and prepare to go on the journey behind the cadences to discover Who Made That Song!