{"id":276271,"date":"2011-02-19T09:05:42","date_gmt":"2011-02-19T09:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=52842"},"modified":"2011-02-19T09:05:42","modified_gmt":"2011-02-19T09:05:42","slug":"artistes-need-more-than-talent-to-succeed-kevin-lucciano-gabriel-music-producer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/19\/artistes-need-more-than-talent-to-succeed-kevin-lucciano-gabriel-music-producer\/","title":{"rendered":"Artistes need more than talent to succeed \u2013Kevin Lucciano Gabriel, music producer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> <\/strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-37533\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2010\/11\/27\/nollywood-stars-making-fortunes-from-music\/nollywood-stars1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-37533\" title=\"nollywood-stars1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/nollywood-stars1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>By SIMEON MPAMUGOH<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Lucciano-Gabriel is the Executive Producer of Questionmark                      Entertainment based in Victoria Island, Lagos. He believes                      that considering her population, Nigeria should be earning                      the biggest revenue from entertainment in Africa. This is                      moreso if the right structure and investment climate are put                      in place.<\/p>\n<p>He explained how music, sports and movie have been keeping                      Nigeria together despite the challenges the country has faced                      in its 50 years of independence. As such, Kevin stressed the                      need for government to ensure sustainable growth and development                      of the sector. Mr. Lucciano- Gabriel spoke more on this and                      other issues on the entertainment sector with Daily Sun:<br \/>\nExcerpts:<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nOne of your artistes worked on Omotola Ekeinde\u2019s Me,                      Myself And Eyes?<\/strong><br \/>\nYes! Harrysong is actually one of the people who worked with                      the star actress and singer, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde. He is                      of Questionmark Entertainment. He was signed on by Questionmark                      He is a vocal trainer, singer and producer. He is the one                      who worked with Omotola. Questionmark just gave him a \u2013                      go ahead. And he did a lot of interesting things on the album.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nNew acts on Questionmark Entertainment<\/strong><br \/>\nThe new acts include Harrysong, who is actually an instrumentalist,                      singer and voice trainer. He is a fast growing artiste. One                      of his songs at the moment is on Top Ten on JAJ Rhythm. His                      songs are being played almost everywhere now .We have D\u2019supremes.                      He has remained one of Questionmark\u2019s Artistes in the                      last one year, as well as Ego of Omalichanwa fame.<\/p>\n<p>There are other promising acts from the stable of Questionmark                      Entertainment. We just shot seven videos, which were made                      possible by our production company called Tough Sunday from                      Soth Africa. Three of the videos are debuts on air. They include;                      Harrysong\u2019s I\u2019m in love, D\u2019Supremes\u2019                      Party and Ego\u2019s Omalichanwa We also hope to launch more                      three videos soon.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nEntertainment in South Africa and Nigeria<\/strong><br \/>\nEntertainment in Nigeria is huge at the moment because basically                      everything Nigerians do revolve round entertainment. The corporate                      bodies in this country need entertainment to drive their brands.                      In South Africa there is a well-defined structure for the                      sector. There is effective taxation in showbiz and intellectual                      property owners are being protected just as entertainment                      outfits can survive as opposed to what happens in Nigeria                      The government in Nigeria has not started looking seriously                      at entertainment as big business. The structures are not yet                      in place.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nNigeria\u2019s music industry in the last 50 years<\/strong><br \/>\nNigeria has performed creditably well in the music industry.                      About 80 per cent of African music is from Nigeria, having                      been blessed with the likes of D\u2019banj, Tuface Idibia.                      Terry G , P Square, Bracket and many others. P\u2019 Square                      is one of the biggest export from Nigeria, We also have Asa                      who started from Questionmark Entertainment.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nUsing music to re-brand Nigeria<\/strong><br \/>\nMusic can play a big role in the government\u2019s re-branding                      project. During United States\u2019 presidential election,                      we saw a lot of celebrities who were in support of Barack                      Obama for change. Oprah Winfrey stood up and said during Obama                      campaign to say \u201cThis is my candidate\u201d the Jayz,                      John Legend and others were also part of Obama\u2019s support                      for victory. Also in the days of apartheid in South Africa,                      musicians like Majek Fashek, and the late Sony Okosun used                      their music to crusade against apartheid and to ask for Dr.                      Nelson Mandela\u2019s freedom from incarceration. Music can                      do a lot for a change in Nigeria. But we need people who are                      willing to produce good music in terms of concepts and videos,                      so that those who are going to rule us in 2011 can listen                      and see the road for change.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nMaking entertainment sector a major revenue earner in Africa<\/strong><br \/>\nAmerica\u2019s California is one of the richest states in                      the world today because of what entertainment brought to it.                      Nigeria too could be earning largest amount of money from                      entertainment in Africa. In other parts of the world, people                      don\u2019t buy CDs any longer, they download music digitally.                      Records shops are closed down everywhere overseas.<\/p>\n<p>They buy online, but in Africa, we still buy physical CDs,                      Many investors would have come to invest in the distribution                      of movies, where they can raise huge revenues, But they would                      rather see it a risk venture coming to Nigeria to invest in                      a sector where there is no, laws regulating it. And as long                      as they are not investing we would continue to suffer and                      distribute our product in a guerrilla way. What keeps Nigerian                      today amid challenges she has faced are: music, sports and                      movies.<\/p>\n<p>Nollywood movies have helped a lot of wives out of boredom.                      Our music has brought joy to people\u2019s heart. Football                      lovers don\u2019t get angry, especially when a football competition                      is going on. Government should therefore take seriously the                      task of developing entertainment industry because it is a                      passion for the youths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By SIMEON MPAMUGOH Kevin Lucciano-Gabriel is the Executive Producer of Questionmark Entertainment based in Victoria Island, Lagos. He believes that considering her population, Nigeria should be earning the biggest revenue from entertainment in Africa. This is moreso if the right structure and investment climate are put in place. 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