On this episode, Dignified and Akinyemi discuss the business of music production, negotiating producer contracts, as well as some recent case studies.
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Dignified Sorinolu-Bimpe
Creator, Co-host & Producer
Dignified is a Solutions Consultant and Project Manager with extensive development experience in the IT, Publishing, Construction & Entertainment industries.
In the entertainment industry, Dignified has worked as a Technical Solutions Consultant, Project manager and content producer with some of the biggest names in African pop culture.
As Project Manager for SMADE Entertainment (Europe's foremost afro-pop music promoter), Dignified oversaw full-cycle development, production and delivery of live music concerts across the UK such as D'banj @ O2 Brixton Academy (2019), Afrorepublik @ The O2 Arena (2018) , Falz @ The O2 Academy Islington (2018), Yemi Alade @ The O2 Academy Islington (2018), Davido UK 30 Billion Tour (2018), Ycee @ The O2 Academy Islington (2018), Diamond Platnumz @ The Indigo O2 (2017), Olamide & Phyno @ Building Six (2017).
Dignified produced and co-hosted the widely-acclaimed "For The Lover of Afrobeats" podcast, which was televised across the UK by Yanga TV. He has also produced the UK's foremost afro-pop radio show, "Afrohits on The Beat", which airs weekly on The Beat 103.6 FM.
Akinyemi Ayinoluwa
Co-host & Legal Consultant
Akinyemi is a Partner and Co-Founder at HighTower Solicitors and Advocates, a Lagos-based law firm. With his practice, spanning over 10 years, he specialises in the representation of clients in the entertainment industry.
Akinyemi's primary focus is on the music industry, representing multi-platinum artists, up-and-coming artists, producers, songwriters, managers, record labels, and production companies.
Prior to qualifying as a lawyer, Akinyemi was a songwriter, composer, and performer; he was the lead singer of the defunct ‘100 Degrees’ boy band.
Akinyemi Ayinoluwa prides himself in helping clients understand the value of their intellectual property rights, and also helping to build and protect incidental commercial enterprise.
Akinyemi blogs actively on Instagram and Twitter via his handle; @akinyemilaw, and has contributed countless articles to the famed Nigerian Entertainment Today Website (NET).
Akinyemi is also often courted for his expertise as a Creative Industry Consultant. He has also been a legal commentator and an invited speaker to numerous organizations such as MAKE MUSIC LAGOS, Silverbird Television, TVC Continental, EbonyLife Television.
