While the limelight goes to the performers, the heart and soul of the music business is the songwriter. My Big Break explores the stories of these unsung heroes who largely operate behind the scenes, writing and producing the music we all love. How did they write their hit song? What’s the secret to a sustainable creative career in music today? And most importantly… how did they get their Big Break?
Hosted by Antony Bruno, former Billboard editor and music industry consultant, now Dir. of Communications for Royalty Exchange.
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While the limelight goes to the performers, the heart and soul of the music business is the songwriter. My Big Break explores the stories of these unsung heroes who largely operate behind the scenes, writing and producing the music we all love. How did they write their hit song? What’s the secret to a sustainable creative career in music today? And most importantly… how did they get their Big Break?
Hosted by Antony Bruno, former Billboard editor and music industry consultant, now Dir. of Communications for Royalty Exchange.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Our guest this week is Grammy nominated producer and songwriter Philip Kembo, known as “Dr. Chaii”.
Dr. Chaii has co-produced and co-written for global superstars like Sean Paul, Pitbull, Chris Brown, Camila Cabello, Dua Lipa, and many others. Born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe, Dr. Chaii found his way just making beats, and utilizing Twitter to foster connections in the industry. As he progressed, he began to see the value in momentum and being in the room as the magic happens.
Dr. Chaii joins us to talk about going across the world to pursue his dreams, on this episode of The Big Break.
Follow Dr. Chaii on Twitter and Instagram
Show Notes
1:15 Where are you talking to us from?
2:25 How have you been managing through the quarantine?
4:30 What was your first experience with music?
6:20 Was there a point where you realized your interest in music was greater than most people?
7:02 Grade 5 show & tell
8:50 Fruity Loops
10:42You went to University for marketing, instead of music. What was your plan?
12:59Using Twitter
13:45When did you get a meaningful response from your outreach?
15:35Sermstyle
17:15Sean Paul raps to the beats
20:00At what point were you officially part of the placement with Sean Paul?
23:41Being persistent
25:50APG
28:43Trey Songz 1x1
31:40Do you have any advice for other artists out there about staying involved?
33:58Learning to value your role in the room
35:55Were you always drawn to producing rather than performing?
37:36How has the transition been from producer to performer?
41:08Is it different writing music for yourself rather than for others?
42:50Do you have people helping you as an artist like you were helping artists before?
43:43Looking back, is there anything that stands out as a particularly useful lesson or mistake?
46:20Any current projects you want to share with us?
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