Who Made That Song?

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.

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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

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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🫣), working with BMH and his future plans!

Timestamps:

01:20 - Meeting and working with Foster Ebayy 

04:50 - Meeting and working with Ckay on 'Felony' off the 'Boyfriend' EP

48:57 - Working with BMH as a collaborator on several productions

53:05 - Fun questions to wrap up

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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'

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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!

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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.

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 

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Hey Guys!!

Happy New Year!!!🎉🎉

I know a lot of listeners must've been wondering why I just suddenly vanished and stopped uploading episodes FOR OVER 12 MONTHS!!! 

I apologise sincerely and I've provided a little explanation of what's been going on in the past year in this mini-episode.

Let every one know, we're back!!

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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

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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

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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 

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