Nigerians that have been wanting to get into the music industry is now in luck. The international music-industry freelance platform, Gemtracks Beats, is finally being released in Nigeria.
Stated in The Jerusalem Post as an alternative to a record label, musicians around the world use the website to access top musical talents to find custom instrumental beats, songwriters and music producers. There is even the option to send the finished song to magazines, radios and other outlets.
Founded in 2016, the website began as a humble online store that sold rap beats and hip hop beats produced by the owner, DJ Jesse Neo. These sections are still functioning as of today. Then seeing the website as a disruptor to how beats are purchased, his vision changed, and he turned the website into an open marketplace.
“Usually for a song to be successful, it must have many contributors,” Jesse told us. “This could mean having a very talented beatmaker and a very talented songwriter working together. My vision for Gemtracks is to let artists anywhere in the world find such talents and then collaborate with them.”
Musicians that freelance on the website can decide the service they hope to provide, the price and even the terms. This means they can decide on how much rights of the song they can have when the song starts making money. Their names can also be credited in the release, which can be a life changing experience if the song ends up charting.
Currently, more than 10,000 users have registered to the website. The majority of them are indie artists, however a small but growing number are freelancers.
“The reason why I am opening Gemtracks to Nigeria is that I realized there is a lot of unknown talented musicians in this country,” Jesse said. “It seems like such a pity that they are not more famous. However with Gemtracks, they can now have a way to get their names out there and show the world what they can do.”
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