Exclusiv Interview!!! Meet The Sensational Producer Behind #FreeBeatsMonday# (See Photos)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may have heard about him, or this might be the first time; Calebin is the name that you'll not forget in a hurry because he is HERE. Yes, the Nigerian born Finland based music producer is one of the finest producers on the rise. His beats has found its way into every notable Europe based artistes and some Nigerian based artistes collections. He is currently the most sort after young producers in Europe market for his unique beats.

In this EXCLUSIVE interview with Royal

Queen. ... the CEO of CLAB Productions talked about his music journey and revealed his special offer to the industry which he 

called; FREEBEATSMONDAY. ... enjoy; 

 

Stage name and how it came about?
My stage name is Calebin; initially my friends call me Puzo which was like a nick name but going into the music industry I decided to adopt my real name Caleb as in 'Calebin'.
How would you describe your music/production?
I'd describe my music and production as majorly Afro-pop music but I try to be versatile in my production.
How did you get into music?
I got into music at the age of 7, I could remember when I use to sneak in to the church after church service to teach myself the piano and pastor always caught and sends me out, sometimes i get beaten up. It got to a stage that they now agreed to allow me use the church musical instruments to teach myself and  today I can play almost all major music instruments.
Tell us about your learning process?
When a thing comes natural to you then its never hard to get along. I'll say making music is just a natural talent which all i needed do was to brush up myself in other to suit the trend. So, I  taught myself music by listening, watching and playing to master my skills.
How did u become involved with d kinda music u play now?
I  played gospel music when I was in the east, but I got to Lagos and had the idea of setting up a studio which I did but my friends and other artist kept coming around and I was sequencing beats and making demo recordings and I became interested about Afro kind of beats.
You do live performance?...  and what can people expect at such events?
Yeh I grew up playing live music, I play the lead guitar and sing same time when we go to shows like marriage, traditional marriage, naming ceremony, house warming etc.Then it was fun and interesting for me but now, its business and i give it my all. So when i step on stage, I'm a new being that you can simply caption 'Entertainer' cos' that's what i do on stage. I entertain my fans best way possible 

   

If your asked to describe your music and sound what would you call it?
I would call my music Afro-pop and  hip-life kind of style and sound. The African sounds has witnessed great revolutionary change over the years and recently, so many great African artistes have helped to improve our unique sounds. I consider myself as one of the new-school pioneers of African Sounds (Afro beat, Hip-life, Afro-pop etc)
..... your source of inspiration?
My source of inspiration has been hugely through my experience, especially 'life from the street' during the hard times when we hoped someday life's gonna be beautiful, fulfilling our dreams. So, I do sing to give hope to those that doesn't have enough now believing someday they're gonna have reason to smile and have a good life just as i once desired back in the days.
How long have u been in the industry?
I have been in the music industry for 13 years since 2002. So, it's been a pretty long walk and I'm still giving thanks to Jah for his grace and blessings.
Every artiste working to achieve success in the industry have faced challenges at some point, what has been your biggest challenge as an artiste?
Biggest challenge? hmmm! Well, let me tell you something which happened sometime ago when i was just coming up;  it was a big challenge which of course i had to overcome... Well, it's about the pressure I felt during my first ever performance on the big stage, at that very event the crowd went silent on me and my song was not so popular at that time... the crowd initial reaction made it very hard for me but then i stepped up and killed it (smiles). 

If you're giving the opportunity to change something in the music industry what would it be?
I would change 2 things;
1) Mindset of producers and artistes
2) Attitude of the already known figures in music industry
...Attitude and Mindset, please explain further...
About mindset; check it, once there's a new release of a hit song and the song is selling every where, producers start to make similar kind of beats, artiste start singing similar songs which makes the industry kinda stereotyped. So i think its important for producers and artistes to produce unique works and promote greater skills.
By Attitude; I mean already known or established people in the music industry need to keep their ego on check... cos' most often some of the 'A list' artistes make life difficult for up and coming artistes in the music industry. For instance, it's difficult for an up and coming artiste to feature an 'A list' artiste.  Again, it's difficult to get a beat done for up and coming talent by already known producer because they'd ask for lot of money which the young lad can not afford. So, i think its important that both established producers and 'A list stars' to recall that they were once a 'rocky'  and they owe the industry a duty to help the up and coming artistes upgrade. I'd change this two facts if I have the opportunity to do so.
Will you kiss a fan on the lips who demands for it?
Kiss my fan? Wow kiss kiss (smiles) My fans are very special to me. I love them.....
Does anyone influence ur music. someone like a MENTOR?
Yeh .... R Kelly
 I understand your beats are in high demand in Europe and Nigeria... and you charge as much as 1500 Euros for a beat?
Aha! money money money, (Laughing).... it's constantly in the picture but the greater good for me is the joy that comes from my works. Yeah! i feel blessed to be where i am today; working with great artistes in Finland, Germany, France, Holland, England, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Malaysia, India, Ghana and Nigeria. It's been tasking, fun and a blessing. 
Tell us about this free beat initiative; why did you decide to give out free beats to artistes?
Freebeatsmonday is simply my gift to the industry. It is my little way of showing love and supporting those interested in getting a good beats for their songs but can't afford it; probably because they do not have enough money or a good music producer to make a beat for them. Also it is a way to promote my beats; I want my beats to be accessible for artistes to make great songs. It's one of my numerous way of contributing to the growth of the industry.
So, every Monday we shall release a free beat to the public. Watch out for it ......
'All work no play' well you know how it goes, so tell us how you relax?
Work keeps me locked down almost 24/7, but yeah i do enjoy Video Game times with pals and some other interesting indoor games....
Do you have something new coming up; like a fresh sound or new song ?
Yeh I am coming up soon with a track titled 'Whatsup..'  It's a hit song and looking forward to dropping it soon.
Whats your word of advice to every young talent out there?
I'll  encourage and advice every up and coming talented artistes to believe in his talent and work hard, try to be creative and not 'copy sing' or 'copy rap' ...rather be original and the sky will be your beginning.

 

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