Popular artiste manager, Prince Mortey popularly known in the creative industry as Iamprincemoney, has declared that there is a need for the stakeholders in the music industry in Ghana to put their differences aside and form a united front to fight for the pressing needs of the industry.
He urged stakeholders in the music industry to learn to accommodate and tolerate each other and try to eschew personality clashes that have existed in the music industry for so many years.
He said Ghanaian musicians had a lot to gain if they worked together as a team to move the industry forward, adding that teamwork would help the music industry to grow and would also help the musicians to realize the fruits of their labour.
Speaking in an exclusive interview in Accra Prince Mortey, noted that some of the many other ways in which MUSIGA and Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) could help musicians and composers include organizing workshops, showcases, having other exclusive tailor-made benefit packages that include health and instrument insurance, credit unions, discounts on musical accessories, travel and much more.
He, however, appealed to MUSIGA and GHAMRO to work as a team to promote Ghanaian music, culture, and tradition to the outside world. He explained that Ghanaians could not do away with their culture and music, which formed basic guidelines in their day-to-day activities.
He advised that MUSIGA should work tirelessly to protect and promote the image of the Ghana music industry to attract additional investment into the music sector.
He said the leadership of MUSIGA should initiate programs to guarantee regular incomes for the members, apart from the annual royalties they received from the collective society.
He also said that music was a potential revenue earner with many job creation opportunities, but because of lack of focus and effective structures to enhance the development and promotion of Ghanaian music, coupled with a divided front, potential investors with the ability to drive the industry were also shying away.
