Who Made That Song?

We're joined on this episode by The Undisputed Champion himself, T.U.C.

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 

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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

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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 

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On this concluding part of the conversation with Jaylon, we speak about Pop Boys, working with Mr. Eazi, Ayuu, Azanti, and the music business.

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

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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🥤. He has worked with a lot of Nigerian musicians including: Mr Eazi, Psycho YP, Azanti, Famous Bobson, Damayo, Fasina, Ayuu, Minz and a lot more people. We spoke about everything from when he started making music to working with Psycho YP, almost working with Wizkid, producing for Mr Eazi alongside Kel P, and mixing Azanti's latest project. This is an episode you don't want to skip! Please like, leave a rating on 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! 00:55 - Intro   04:42 - Producer vs mixing engineer vs DJ 10:12 - Getting the name, Jaylon 12:48 - Starting music production 21:38 - His parents' perception of him doing music  25:02 - His first song, Iya 26:42 - 'IYA' Snippet  28:08 - Meeting Psycho YP 34:30 - Meeting Higo  37:35 - His single 'Girl Like You' 47:38 - His single 'Know Say' 52:05 - The Wizkid Situation 1:07:11 - The Dead Guy EP 1:10:10 - Audio Gear Talk 1:17:57 - Producer Imposter Syndrome  1:20:48 - Terror Gang Music  1:23:55 - Pop Boys  Also, share this episode and tag us!😉 Follow us on Instagram: @whomadethatsongpod On Twitter: @WMTSpod Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Who Made That Song? Send us fan mail/suggestions: [email protected] Find Jaylon on all social media platforms: @jaylon_tgm

Jaylon's Production Catalog (Apple Music): https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/jmi-jlon-made-it/pl.65631b63b3bf44b3ac150618b3d71342

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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

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.

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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:

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🥤🥤

59:57 - Combining music and a day job

1:11:05 - Current Audio Gear 

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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?

So sit back, grab a drink and prepare to go on the journey behind the cadences to discover Who Made That Song!