DJs shouldn’t double up as artiste, DJ Obi
World record-breaking disc jockey, DJ Obi has said that it does not make any sense financially for DJs to double up as artiste. He made the assertion when he made a stop at Pulse Nigeria studios, where he talked about his ground-breaking feat and its implications amongst other things.
Speaking on his record feat, Obi said, “It’s overwhelming, but it’s good. It’s overwhelming because I’m usually just a private person, I like to just do my thing and be quiet about it but now I have to talk to everybody.
“I’m still very sleepy, so I’m trying to sleep but at the same time I have to do it. You know, the press rounds and interviews and stuff like that, but it’s great; you know, this is why we did it, this is why we decided to try and break a world record so we could get the name and brand out there.”
Asked why he decided to be a DJ with a difference and diverse, he says, “My purpose is to be different and diverse and it’s easier to do that if you just sit down and look at the route that everybody follows. There is a problem with the Nigerian entertainment industry but there is also a solution for anyone that is trying to be different.
“Nigerian artistes try to be like the successful ones, they want to sound like Wiz, Flavour, Davido, 2face, and the female ones want to be like Tiwa, or Yemi Alade. So no one is trying to be different, same thing with the DJs. One DJ releases a music video, a music track, everybody wants to do the same thing; everybody forgets that there is still the basic disc jockeying to do — bringing the party to life, breaking new records. If all the DJs are releasing music videos and music records, who is breaking their record?”
On how he prepared for the record-breaking feat, Obi said there really was no physical way to prepare for such, stressing that it’s all a mind thing, staying focused, getting your mind right.
“From the day I decided to do it, to me it was done already; I just needed to actually execute it, and with prayers, as you can see everyone is talking about it as if it is not humanly possible. It really isn’t human; God really did help me out. I prayed and dedicated this thing to God from day one into God’s hands,” he stated.
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