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Terra Kulture, a centre which has developed and maintained its reputation as the hub for stage productions by both local and international companies.

The theatre which also doubles as a movie screening venue will be set to host a range of shows, plays and musicals when it launches. It will also play the challenging role of providing Lagos, its environs, and Nigeria with a wide schedule of theatre, comedy, music and dance.

Terra Kulture headed by CEO, Bolanle Austen-Peters, is also consulting for the Lagos State Government to build additional theatres across Lagos to boost the governor’s initiative to create employment for the youth.

With its worldwide acclaimed productions, Bolanle Austen-Peters Productions, will be taking the renowned world class SARO THE MUSICAL 2 to London’s West end in August 2017 at Shaw theatre.

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The Nigerian cinema debut will come after a special premiere on June 1, 2016, on-board a flight from Lagos to Paris.

Synopsis of “The CEO”

Set mainly on a beautiful beach resort on the outskirts of Lagos in Nigeria, “The CEO” is a mystery-thriller surrounding five top executives from across Africa who are dispatched on a 1-week leadership retreat by a multinational telecommunications firm, to determine which one to appoint as the firm’s new CEO. Things go awry when one-by-one the executives are eliminated in sudden death circumstances, and the finger falls on the last two remaining executive as prime suspects.

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TVC E – The Digital Music Monitoring Group has asked the Federal Government to activate the Private Copy Levy, which awards compensation to right owners, as provided in the Nigerian constitution.

The call came as more and more intellectual property materials are being downloaded freely by users of the internet.

The group, during a meeting in Lagos on March 8, 2016 averred that Section 40 of the Nigerian Copyright Act makes the Private Copy Levy necessary in the digital age, and urged the government to activate same without further delay.

They reasoned that the activation of the levy scheme will help reduce the effect of the unauthorized and debilitating acquisition of a large amount of music without any payment which is threatening the survival of the Nigerian music industry in the digital era.

The meeting had in attendance, top music industry practitioners and stakeholders from related digital service providers and regulators such as Mr. Audu Maikori, President, Chocolate City Group, Chief Tony Okoroji, Chairman, COSON; Mr. Obi Ezeilo, Lagos Zonal Manager, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC); Mr. Joel Ajayi, Chairman, Music Label Owners Association of Nigeria (MULOAN); Engr. Sharon Wilson, National President, Music Producers & Marketers Association of Nigeria (MUPMAN); Mr. Efe Omorogbe, CEO, Nowmuzik; Mr. Lawrence Wilbert, CEO, Ajilent Wireless; Mr Chijioke Ezeh, Coordinator,   Wireless Application Services Producers Association of Nigeria (WASPAN) and Intellectual Property Lawyers, Mr. Afam Nwokedi, Principal Partner, Stillwaters Law Firm; Mr. Justin Ige, Managing Partner, Creative Legal and Mr. Chinedu Chukwuji, General Manager, COSON and Secretary of the Group.

According to Maikori, if the government was serious about the development of the creative industries and the hundreds of thousands of jobs tied to the industries, the government needs to act without delay to save the industries from imminent annihilation, adding that there is no way that the industries will survive with the free-for-all copying of music, movies and books going on in the country.

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In a chat with TVCconnectMeets, Audu Maikori, former CEO of Chocolate City Music Group spoke about music, business and how to make it in the face of competition.

Recognising music as a tool for cultural expression, Audu said;  “Music is another means of cultural expression. My approach to music business is that you want to create and give a platform for talented people to express themselves and connect with their audiences.”

He explains that getting and managing talents; managing the managers of those talents i.e. the right personnel with right skill set to manage human resource can be a huge challenge.

On originality

“If all you do is copy what others are doing, it is only a matter of time before you degrade or be downgraded”. The social activist said.

The business of talent discovery and management can be tricky, in Audu’s words; “every person we sign on to work with is adjudged a hit before signing, but there is a disparity between what you perceive and reality. Sometimes, you have a case of wrong timing or just bad luck. In the music industry, the ratio of success is one out of every ten, and the one often takes the burden out of the label”.

He went ahead to talk about what has been keeping him busy, after stepping down as CEO of the Chocolate City Music Group; “I have been working on something for the TV media space, youth engagement with the use of technology and Agriculture”.

He encouraged the youth to always believe in themselves and be bold enough to try new things. “It is always possible if you believe in it, no man can believe I your dreams more than yourself”, he added.

See his exclusive interview below;

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