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| (ThePost Newspaper DATE:Wednesday Jannuary 30,2013 Page37) |
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| Maiko Zulu - Zambia Association of Musicians President |
OKEY!!! So ur probably thinkin "WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE GUYS THINKING POSTING THIS PICTURE HERE?",then therz thoz of u who know tht we do wateva th HELL WE WANT!!!anyway,i ws goin thru th paper (#ThePost Dated:30/01/2013) and i came across this *pointing upwards*...apart from th art n humour(big shout to th legendary CHOKLET for th creativity by th way),it got me thinking..therz rappers,singers,songwritters,producers and th list goes on.but wen you are put as 1,u are ARTISTS..just by taking some time to really "read" this scan we put up,u cn c what the issue here is..YOUR RIGHTS AND NEEDS ARE NOT BEING MET..a rapper/singer will go into th studio,record a song,"somehow" get it on radio n ther u hv it,UR A STAR!!*echos* but u dont even know who ur countries Music Association president is..wait,do u even know thers an association of musicians in ur country or province?the above is just an example based on th Zambian music industry but this affects us all as artists worldwide.not that all th ministers involved in th arts sector around the world are also not meeting ur respective needs,bt YOU THE ARTIST dont know what ur needs actually are..in countries with a proffesional and well driven Music Industry,if ur an artist,UR REGISTERED..get registerd,let th authorities know ur ther.that way,u show proffesionalism and(apart from th numerous other advantages) u get ROYALTIES..u hear about them but dont know wat they are??( (CLICK HERE)1 OR (HERE)2 OR (HERE)3 TO GET THE LOW DOWN ON ROYALTIES). ROYALTIES are th money baby*Tony Montana Voice* and thats wat ur in it 4 ryt?(dont lie on love,yes u love making music,but we dont know a single country that offers free electricity,or studio time)..most artists get into the game with hopes of being the next Nas or Jay-Z or J.Cole or 2Chains(ok maybe 4 this 1 u myt think wev exagerated ali2,but wev seen things people,we seen things) and think its just going to slide in2 place.before u embark on somthing,PLAN.make a stratergy,see what u nid to do it all legally and proffesionally,join associations,and most importantly,REGISTER WITH UR LOCAL Music Association and get what ur creativity can truely provide..google or contact ur local music association and see how u cn register and add ur voice to the sound of the creative minds..
We came across a website we feel might help u if ur an artist starting out in the industry or ur established and want to keep on with ur proffesionalism.Go to the Southern African Music Rights association website and ul get all th help u nid..U can also find and follow them on twitter @SAMROMusic
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They have all ur music needs/questions/answers on there
easy to go thru website
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u can join the mailing list to get updates from them
straight to ur email(great stuff).. |
THEN GO AND VISIT Afribiz Charts AND SEE WHAT ARTISTS(SERIOUS ARTISTS) AROUND AFRICA ARE UPTO.
SO TILL THE NEXT TIME WE COME UP WITH SOME COOL STUFF TO SHARE WITH YALL,WE WISH U GODS BLESSINGS AND A FRUITFUL & CREATIVE 2013!!!
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