Kenyan born singer with Congolese parentage Lovy Longomba has entered into a competition, if he wins, he will apprentice for a high-ranking American Producer.
Lovy who is currently based in the States with wifey and singer Ida Onyango entered the Talenthouse Ryan Leslie creative contest.
The competition is an opportunity by record producer, singer-songwriter, musician and entrepreneur Ryan Leslie for all budding producers and musicians.
Here, entrants are supposed to make a video, creating an instrumental or full song for producer Ryan Leslie. If Lovy wins he will work with Ryan in the studio and receive assistant credits on a major label release.
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Last year, Ryan worked with Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, Fabolous, Keri Hilson, Rick Ross, Jim Jones and Kid Cudi. However, some of the credits for the songs Ryan has produced include Cassie - Long Way To Go, Danity Kane - Ooh Ahh, Donell Jones - Better Start Talkin', Fabolous - My Time (Ft Keri Hilson)) and has co-produced Beyonce’s Keep Giving Your Love To Me (Prod With Diddy & Youndlord) and Loon - Down For Me (Prod With Diddy).
To support Lovy please click huuuuuuur to vote.
The submissions were closed on March 12 and the winner will be announced on March 31.
Not to be mean but i don't see Lovy cutting it. Just like a business has a strategy so should musicians. I read about the Longomba brothers and think 'another talent lost to the elusive American dream'. Entertainment in the US is a very competitive/harsh arena. Think of Mercy Myra, Hardstone, Bamboo and others i cannot recall or do not know about. Lesson to be learnt: stay local and know your market. Kanjii has thrived more than he would he have in the US. Nameless has a strategy, knows his target market and manages his brand. Kenyans musicians should think or at least attempt to emulate the likes of Nameless or others that i have failed to mentioned.
ReplyDeleteJust because it is a competitve arena you shouldnt venture out? It is because of this kind of ignorance that we have a limited amount of Kenyans being known worldwide. Do you think Obama limited himself to one world? no. and look where he is at today. Lovy is an amazing producer and with focus and determination I'm sure he can make it wherever he goes. As a Kenyan myself, I will support to the best of my ability whether in the US, Japan, or Pluto. So lesson taught to you, SUPPORT more and point fingers less.
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