After weeks of talent-honing by seasoned
professionals in the Nigerian music industry, the leading consumer digital
payments platform, Quickteller, powered by Interswitch, showcased the talents
of the young artistes that were groomed during the Quickteller Barz and Notes
music talent show and production camp.
At the talent
unveiling event, held at the Landmark Towers, Victoria Island, Lagos on Sunday,
June 12, 2022, the six finalists thrilled the audience with their original
songs, which were produced by seasoned celebrity producers during the
production camp.
The promising
artistes include Ann Nankling Damar (Annie Daymar), Martins Osogwa (Marrz),
Okechukwu Chiamaka Lovette (Amakarh), Prince. O. Macaulay-Smith (MillyMay Pod),
Bobby Phillip Eze (Bobbi Phillie), and Emmanel Elijah (Eljay).
The Talent
Unveiling Party marks the beginning of the music careers of the rising stars
with Quickteller as the accelerator through its support design. The recorded
songs will be released in an EP which will be streamed across all major music
streaming platforms. The artistes are also billed to perform at the One Music
Africa Fest in Dubai later this year, alongside other African artistes.
The Quickteller
Barz and Notes music talent hunt show was created with the sole purpose of
building well-rounded music artistes and showing up-and-coming artistes the
ropes of the music business.
Priscilla Iyari,
Brand Manager at Quickteller, noted that the show was designed to recognize and
hone sharpen the musical talents of the young artistes through guidance from
experts in the industry.
She said, "It
has been a delightful ride, especially seeing how these talents grew under the
guidance of experts in the Nigerian music landscape, which reinforces the
show's core values”.
"Quickteller
would continue to work collaboratively with industry experts to ensure that
these talents are given enough push to reach their full individual
potential."
Awards were
presented to the finalists in recognition of their individual and collective
efforts during the show. While presenting the awards, Tomi Ogunlesi, the Group
Head, Brands & Communications, assured the talents of the company’s
continuous support, stating that the show was just the beginning of other
greater accomplishments.
Earlier in the
event, he noted that the show was not a competition but designed differently
from popular formats, adding that the show focused on teaching the artistes the
rudiments of music production to boost their knowledge base and improve their
marketability within the entertainment space.
"What we've
tried to do with the show is to put some spotlight on those things that happen
behind the scenes, and touch on every aspect of the musical journey. This is
more of a holistic effort to showcase the talents of these six finalists."
Present at the event were the show's partner disc jockey, DJ Kaywise; mentor on the show, Sess The Prblm; celebrity producer, Yung Willis; singer Omawumi, among other celebrities such as Kemen, Ill Bliss, Paul Okoye and Wande Coal who delivered an electrifying performance.
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