{"id":63288,"date":"2023-05-02T21:25:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T21:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/02\/its-not-advisable-for-a-ghanaian-artiste-to-sign-and-manage-another-musician-dj-slim\/"},"modified":"2023-05-02T21:25:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T21:25:27","slug":"its-not-advisable-for-a-ghanaian-artiste-to-sign-and-manage-another-musician-dj-slim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/02\/its-not-advisable-for-a-ghanaian-artiste-to-sign-and-manage-another-musician-dj-slim\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s not advisable for a Ghanaian artiste to sign and manage another musician \u2013 DJ Slim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/download.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>Entertainment pundit and disc jockey, DJ Slim says it is not advisable for an active musician to sign and manage another musician on his record label in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <strong>Showtym with Andy Dosty<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>Adom TV<\/strong>, he explained that no Ghanaian musician has successfully signed and managed another musician without the deal landing on rocks.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, musical contracts in Ghana lack depth, adding that, there is no financial capital to seal the deal through because \u201cthe musician signing the other needs money to push projects themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Citing Fuse ODG and Feli Nuna\u2019s case as an instance, DJ Slim said Fuse ODG should not have gone ahead to ink the deal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"zeCLipzOAt8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"It\u2019s senseless for a Ghanaian artiste to sign and manage another musician \u2013 DJ Slim\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zeCLipzOAt8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>DJ Slim noted that elsewhere, such as in Nigeria and in the USA, such deals have propelled lots of artistes into the limelight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not about them being successful, the relationship isn\u2019t there\u2026 Olamide and Jay-Z have been successful with it. In Ghana, there is always competition for resources\u2026 how much money do you have for your main projects before that of your signee?\u201d he queried.<\/p>\n<p>Throwing light on how deals are inked in some countries, DJ Slim elaborated on the need for a structured musical system if Ghanaian artistes want to sign colleague musicians.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>\u201cOther industries have departments. If they signed another person, they have their management and a different budget. 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