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Daddy’s Baritone Has Always Been The Best –an Interview with DETAILMADEIT

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Detailmadeit was born into music. “It really started from back then as kids. You know, one thing that most Nigerians won’t forget is the early mornings of each day when they have to wake up to pray as a family,” he said. While those few minutes of corporate devotion was literally some form of hell for many children, Detailmadeit found it very interesting, especially because of his father’s voice. DETAILMADEIT “He had a very sonorous voice. It was a cool thing to wake up each day to hear my father raise songs at morning devotions.” He describes his father as someone with the best voice in the family. “We all loved to hear him sing, I’m speaking for everyone.” Growing under the influence of his father’s sonorous voice, Detailmadeit unconsciously found himself drawn to the possibility of singing as good as his father. “It was not as if I wanted to beat him at a competition; of course he wasn’t looking forward to competing,” he said, light-heartedly. “I just wanted to sing like him.” A

An Afro-pop/Highlife Artiste's Perspective: into the FCT, Abuja!

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October is Nigeria’s independence anniversary month. In the spirit of celebration, I was in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, where I had the privilege of sitting down with DETAILMADEIT for an exclusive interview. DEATAILMADEIT DETAILMADEIT is a record label owner, studio owner, and a video director who has worked closely with some famous names in the music industry, notably, his collaboration and close friendship with Odumodublvck stands out as a testament to his art. In this exclusive interview for Naija in the Mix,  t he conversation takes us on a journey through what the beginning of DETAILMADEIT's music was, exploring how his BSc. in Business/Management and a Masters Degree in Audio Production intertwine to help him brilliantly   juggle roles as a producer, songwriter, and recording artist while maintaining an artistic equilibrium. The artiste also speaks of how he incorporates his Nigerian roots from Abia state to enrich his musical art. Dream collaborations, musical