Who Made That Song‪?‬ Who Made That Song?

Following up on the initial half of the conversation, Kulupsy recounts the events that led to her joining Native Records and then becoming the A&R coordinator.

She speaks on creating the Native Sound System album, working with multiple artistes, producers and engineers across different continents and everything that went on in between.



Catch up on all finer details in the full episode!



Timestamps:

1:40 - Working with the Alte community

5:40 - Kulupsy Media Company (KMC)

8:50 - Native Records, Native Sound System and The Native Network

15:40 - Working on 'Runaway' with Ayra Starr and Lojay

24:30 - Breaking down the A&R, specifically within her role

30:00 - Odumodublvck - Discovering him and getting him signed

35:20 - Future plans for Kulupsy and Kulupsy Media Co.



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In an industry largely dominated by male figures, it's absolutely important to spotlight the women doing amazing and excellent work within the space regardless of the imbalance in representation.

We're more than excited to have our very first female guest on the podcast!



Our guest today is Feyisola Ogunbanjo, popularly known as Kulupsy!

Kulupsy is an event consultant, project/product manager and music consultant with over 10 years of experience in the space.

In her time, she has successfully handled the management and execution of several events including the NSG Roots Tour, Wurld Live, Odunsi's Denim Party and a lot more!

She currently works as the A&R Coordinator at Native records and is the MD/CEO of Kulupsy Media Company, a creative solutions company.



On this first half of the conversation, she takes us through her journey of self-realisation where she discovers her love for music, events and planning.



Timestamps:

03:20 - Origin of the name 'Kulupsy'

09:00 - The journey to studying Computer Science in University 

14:35 - Getting involved in student social activities

16:55 - Organising her first concert in school 

22:00 - Meeting and working with Nosa at Trace TV 

29:55 - Realizing her strengths in organising events

40:10: The art of Project management 

41:05: Working with Doregos for the NSG Tour in 2021

42:45: Set Design - Working on Odunsi's Denim Party



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On this final part of the conversation with Auxxie, we go into details on how he met Ckay, the inspiration behind the song 'Felony' (which happens to be heartbreak🫣), working with BMH and his future plans!



Timestamps:

01:20 - Meeting and working with Foster Ebayy 

04:50 - Meeting and working with Ckay on 'Felony' off the 'Boyfriend' EP

48:57 - Working with BMH as a collaborator on several productions

53:05 - Fun questions to wrap up

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We're joined on this episode by Auxxie (a.k.a YoAuxxi, Auxxwithdavibe)!!



With only a few years in the music industry, Auxxie has built an incredibly impressive catalogue across music production and engineering with artistes including Ckay, Amaarae, Tar1q, Kendu (f.k.a Talksiick), Zarion Uti, Nyma and a ton of other acts.



Known notably for his work with Ckay on ‘Felony’ and ‘Show My Side’ of the 2021 'Boyfriend' EP, he has shown a true mastery of the art of accurately conveying emotions through his music.

Not bound by genres, his skill set allows him to stretch across genres including Afrobeat, Hip-hop, R&B, Pop, Amapiano etc.



On this first part of the conversation, we take a deep dive into his early encounters with music, the origin of his producer tags and working with the indie recording artistes he's met in his journey in the industry.



Timestamps:

02:30 - Introduction

07:10 - His producer names before 'Auxxie'

09:30 - Producer Tags

10:00 - First encounters with music 

48:25 - Working with Kenduu fka Talksiick on the 'Love is Sick' EP

01:05:40 - Origin of the name, 'Auxxie'



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On this final part of the conversation with Dave October, we explore some of the other music creatives he has worked with including Tomi Thomas, his sister Tomi Owo and Sute Iwar.

He also gives detailed insights on WeBetterMusic, explains the inspiration behind the creation of the platform and how the platform helps songwriters, producers and music creatives harness the very best of their skills



Timestamps:

00:10 - Meeting and working with Suté Iwar

04:25 - Working with Tomi Thomas

09:30 - Working with his sister, Tomi Owó

12:45 - WeBetterMusic

38:50 - Fun Questions to wrap up!

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On this episode, we're joined by music producer, engineer and songwriter, Dave October 

David Ibukunoluwa Owolabi known professionally as Dave October is a producer, engineer and songwriter who has worked with incredible talents across the world including Tems, Nonso Amadi, Cobhams Asuquo, Tolani, Sute Iwar, Veeiye, YKB, Ogranya, Chris Rio and ton of other talented music creatives in different capacities.

He is a part of ODDIO, a music production duo with his partner, Tejiri who recently won a grammy award for his work on 'Wait For You' with Future and Tems.

He is also the founder of WeBetterMusic, a platform that creates resources, curates techniques and tips to help producers and songwriters become better at their craft.

On this first part of the conversation, we take a deep dive into his origin story from childhood where he started creating music with his sister in a studio set up by his mum, meeting Tems through his production partner, working with Cobhams as an engineer and working with Tolani & Sute Iwar.
Timestamps:

01:14 - Intro

02:44 - Origin of his name 

05:07 - Getting into a studio space for the first time through his mum - SNIPPET 

16:30 - Initial days of music creation in university

27:22 - Working with Nonso Amadi on this EP, Alone 

38:15 - Meeting Tejiri and forming the production duo, Oddio

41:20 - Working with Cobhams as an engineer and Cobhams' influences on his sound

46:40 - Finding Tems on Instagram

58:35 - Working with Tolani to create 'Maybe Baby'

01:05:30 - Meeting and working with Sute Iwar 



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