SHowbiz101 commenced with a comprehensive workshop held at Alliance Française, hosted by Juliet Ibrahim and Nigerian comedian Phronesis. The event brought together a diverse array of global luminaries and creative industry professionals representing various regions of Africa, Europe, America, and Canada.
Workshop topics included:
- Show versus Business: Speakers delved into the business of music, structure and team formation
- Your Art versus Your Brand: Brand experts and brand representatives discussed the importance of brand and how to build a brand that is attractive to other brands
- Publishing, music distribution, copyright and intellectual property: Speakers discussed the approach to benefitting properly from all these streams of income and how artistes could enroll and get professional help
- Wealth Wellness: How artistes can build financially healthy careers and also maintain work/life balance to deal with the pressures of stardorm.
After the workshop, artises went into a 3 days music production camp that saw all these big music stars and music producers work together in the studio to produce a global EP that would feature the songs that were made at the camp. Artistes & Producers at the camp included:
Rexxie from Nigeria, Mix Master Garzy from Ghana, Shado Chris from Ivory Coast, DelB from Nigeria, Banger from Nigeria, DJ Neptune, Twinsbeatz, Juma Jux, Didi B from Ivory Coast, Himra from Ivory Coast, Erin Ross from America, EVK from America, Suspect 95 from Ivory Coast, Bucci from Malawi, Zani Challe from Malawi, DJ Neptune from Nigeria, DJ Moh Green from France/Algeria, Sonia Aimy from Canada and lots of emerging talents
