Welcome back to Cloud Machine, a weekly music business video podcast hosted by Mat Landry and industry insiders. In this sixth episode, Mat & Akeem Oh discuss Akeem’s origin story, his creative process, and some of the artists that have impacted him the most. We also play a game of "Didn't Cha Know" - Best Friend's Edition. Thanks for listening!

Akeem Oh is an artist, multi-instrumentalist, producer, creator, historian, vinyl curator, and DJ. Having been based out of Ottawa for over 10 years, Akeem has garnered a respect in the English and french music industries as an artist, visionary, and facilitator of all things music and live experiences. Over the span of his still young career, he has played a crucial role in multiple records & projects. In 2018, Akeem Oh started releasing music from his current era such as the singles “Winter Crush”, “School Girl”, and “Oh, Live from the Record Center”, a Bandcamp exclusive.

He is currently working on his next batch of singles and a new project with some of Toronto’s finest songwriters and producers.

For more information and to get in touch with Akeem, you can get in contact with him at his website akeemoh.com or on socials at @akeemohmusic.

Cloud Machine is produced by Eights Creative - https://www.eightscreative.com/

Many thanks to Eightspace & LMDSolutions for their support & resources.

Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:38 - Akeem's Favourite Live Show Experiences

00:06:46 - Music vs. Marketing in 2023

00:10:00 - The Resurgence of Vinyl

00:13:48 - Akeem's Origin Story

00:20:00 - Franco-Ontarian Music Industry

00:28:30 - Akeem's Biggest Influences

00:31:43 - Cancel Culture: Arcade Fire

00:35:08 - Oh's Creative Process

00:47:25 - Akeem's Present for Mat

00:50:20 - Didn't Cha Know - Best Friend's Edition

00:59:55 - How To Be an Authentic Artist

00:51:53 - Tips & Tricks: Getting into the Industry

01:08:40 - Conclusion