Hello DC
readers!! So a few weeks ago we brought you a post about the newly launched
Mboa Urban Music site and mixtape put together by a young lady by the name of Esther Naah and her team. If you missed
our post go here.
Esther is a young entrepreneur who is passionate about music and whose
speciality is marketing and communications so we are definitely expecting more contribution from her!
The Mboa Urban Music online
portal has as its objective to be the platform that permits Cameroonians and
those lovers of Cameroonian music around the world to discover, listen, share,
download and talk about the rising urban music scene.
The mixtape
was well received and it sure did create a massive buzz online revealing the
thirst and hunger towards great quality Cameroonian urban music from the
public.
Today, in
our post we will like to focus on the artists that we were very excited to
discover on the tape and who kindly agreed to be interviewed on DC. We will be
showcasing the talents every week so stay peeled on DC!
Gee Reign’s
“Things You Do” track is a sensual afropop track that sure caught our attention.
The artist is a refreshing addition to the rising music scene. Below is our
interview with him.
Happy
reading y’all!!
DC: Thank you
Gee Reign for accepting to talk to Dulce Camer!
Gee Reign: You’re
welcome and thank you for inviting me.
DC: How are
you?
Gee Reign:
Very well thank you.
DC: Where in
Cameroon are you from and where do you live at present?
Gee Reign: My mom is from the
North West Region (Bamenda), where I
attended/completed my primary education and most of my secondary education and
my dad is from the South West Region (Mamfe precisely). Presently, I reside in Yaoundé.
DC: Okay. So if you
were to find 2 million francs CFA on your doorstep, what would you spend it on?
Gee Reign: lol…
I’ll invest it in my career, though it’s not sufficient enough to take me there
but it will sure make a difference…lol that’s a funny one!!
DC: Great answer though! Your
track “Things u do” is very sensual. What do you find attractive in a woman?
Gee Reign:
Intelligence. I adore an intelligent woman with a sense of direction, a woman
who knows exactly what she wants. Beautiful, humble and Godfearing, those are
the qualities that I find attractive in a woman.
DC: Nice qualities you seek eh! We are loving you more lol!! If we
were to ask your friends to describe you in 4 words, what would they say?
Gee Reign:
Very Ambitious, intelligent, Funny, and Humble.
DC: Give us
a brief insight into your music career. We hear you used to be based in
Nigeria.
Gee Reign:
Yeah. I
moved to Lagos (Nigeria) in 2009 and through the years, I’ve acquired lots of
professional experience and as a result, I find myself doing a lot of things.
I’m a producer, singer, rapper, song writer and a TV Host. I recently released
a 15 track Pre-album titled “Through Your Eyes” which included songs like “Blowing
Ashes”, “Follow It” and “Things You Do”.
I’ve also released couple of singles like “No One” featuring Magasco and
‘’Njang (Deeper Meaning)’’. These songs/videos can be downloaded on
reverbnation.com/geereign or hulkshare.com/geereign
DC: How
different is the Nigerian urban music scene with that of Cameroon?
Gee Reign: The
Nigeria music industry has come a long way. They were able to initiate and
improve on other sectors that contributed to the growth of their industry. I
think they better understand the business of “Showbiz”. The Cameroonian music
industry on the other hand is at the verge of a break through, especially with the emergence of young
talented artistes like Jovi, Magasco, Museba just to name a few. In my opinion
I think what we are missing is the media (TV, Radio, Magazines, Bloggers,)
there are little or no platforms that artists could use to showcase their works
that is guaranteed to reach out to a larger audience across the country. There
is no solid distribution network for album sales across the country, very few
interested investors. It can be challenging when an artist is the producer,
performer, PR, AR, manager all at the same time. There are very few shows for
artists to entertain a live audience. We can go on and on but I foresee a
brighter future.
DC: You are right there. So what
would you list as an important measure(s) to get the Cameroon music scene to
develop?
Gee Reign: I
think if all those things I just mentioned above can be initiated and come into
play then growth is inevitable. To some extend there’s been lots of improvement,
we now have the privilege to read and discover talented Cameroonians around the
world on blogs like this and several others out there.
DC: Yeaah! You were
part of the Mboa Mixtape launched a few weeks ago. How did that come about?
Gee Reign:
Well I had no idea about the Mboa Mixtape until it was launched, though I was
contacted afterwards. I guess they got hold of my song and felt it was good enough
to be on the tape. It is a great initiative I must say the industry needs more
of such releases.
DC: That's true too! How did
it make you feel being one of the 15 artists chosen?
Gee Reign:
It was an awesome feeling, it’s good to know that other people appreciate your
work and think it’s good enough to be part of
their own project.
DC: What
advice can you give to other up and coming artists out there in Cameroon?
Gee Reign: Dream
big, work hard and pray hard. I urge you to strive for perfection in anything you do. That is the only
way you can bring out the best in you. Other people's opinion should not
discourage you but should be considered wisely, because only you can feel the
passion that is burning within. Keep supporting Gee Reign and good music. I
love you all.
DC: And what
next for Gee Reign?
Gee Reign: More singles, more
videos, more collabos and other projects that will be revealed in due time.
DC: Finally,
your favourite 2 tracks at the moment are?
Gee Reign:
lol … this is a hard one, ermm, I have lots of favourites but my top 2 will be ‘Mirrors’ by Justin Timberlake and ‘Follow it’
by Gee Reign.
See, that wasn't so difficult was it!! Thank you Gee Reign for your time and answers.
To keep up with Gee Reign, follow and like him here:
Facebook Page:
facebook.com/officialgeereign
Twitter: @geereign
Soundcloud/Hulkshare
link: Hulkshare.com/geereign
Reverbnation.com/geereign
Catch up on some Gee Reign music below.
And that's it from us here at DC.
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Stay sweet
Dulce
xxx
