Entertainment: Music Not A way Out of Poverty
By Olusegun HOSEA, 15th June 2024.
The music entertainment industry is booming in this 21st century as most Young people sees it as a way out of poverty but the reality of the matter is that the career always comes with it’s own challenges. Most of the Artists at time do battle with the challenges of piracy which probably affected the profit the content creators ought to have making for their own had labour and thereby subjected them into poverty.
Some found it difficult to get the right promoter that would launch their talent to a global world and those who are lucky to have one at time may be cheated due to lack of improper agreement of the musical contracts engagement.
However, money invested in the musical career may be lost or gain in the long run most especially if the contents is not conformity with the laws of the land there by leading to the ban of the brand label of such musical industry by the government regulatory agency that is shalduled with that responsibility.
Just like other professions ,there are challenges and pitfalls in many careers of which musical industry is not exception, .The cost of musical instruments is another areas that is posing impediment to most of the musicians as most of them could not afford most of these musical instruments due to high cost of the price and that was why some who can not aften go for hiring of most instrument to their own advantages.
Meanwhile, some of these challenges does not deter some of the zealot energetic Youths that have the talent from venturing into the musical career as most of them gradually began their own band from the church with some like minded choristers that form a band to be entertaining the public and making a career from their talent .
Some started from the Mosques while some learn it through apprenticeship from a master before they finally get freedom of their own and form a band for themselves. Many choose to be part of a band as a back-up vocalist, drummer, keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist, trumpeter, producer or sound engineer and can evolve into the frontline as a performing musician.
Similarly, one thing is sure about the Artists.which is the talent of which they have to develop. Without the talent there is nothing to build upon because no one builds upon nothing.Your agility and resilient together with the right people in the industry will determine how far an Artist can go in the musical industry. With determination and networking with like minds, thousands of aspiring artistes can get some answers to their questions on forging a music career.
