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– Award-winning Ghanaian producer stunned the internet by revealing how much he charges to make a beat.
– According to him, his charges start from £25,000 (about N12m), adding that he only charges NSG for less because the group is family to him.
– The record producer and mixing engineer, Jonathan Kweku Awote-Mensah, popularly known as Jae5, has over the years collaborated with notable artistes like Burna Boy, J Hus, Skepta, Dave, Rema, Koffee, NSG, and a long list of others.
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– Taking to his Twitter he wrote:
– “It’s £25,000 for a beat from me, do not not book a session with me knowing full well you can’t afford the price it’s a disrespect! And if u try reproduce my thing my lawyer will sue u for your little £10 earnings behave yourself. Only ppl who pay under 10 are NSG AND THATS BLOOD.”
https://twitter.com/jae5_/status/1548966701756293121?s=21&t=Ie-eHjPSHckj3eo92KfX5A
– The producer added that he has to pay instrumentalists who work on the beats alongside him, which is why he charges such exorbitant prices.
– “I have beats where I’ve spent £8000 on strings that’s not an additional cost to artiste it comes out of my fee if the song gets used if not I just lost £8k trust me the expenses on my end ain’t cheap neither.”
https://twitter.com/jae5_/status/1549003734767779845?s=21&t=Ie-eHjPSHckj3eo92KfX5A
– Jae5 also revealed why he keeps working with Burna Boy apart from his talent.
– He says the reason he keeps working with artists like Burna Boy, Dave, and J Hus is that payment is always smooth with them after he renders them his service.
– He says:
– “U wana know why I keep working with these guys aside from their talent. We don’t argue or speak about money we just send invoice when works done. Business always correct !”
U wana know why I keep working with these guys aside from their talent. We don’t argue or speak about money we just send invoice when works done. Business always correct ! https://t.co/griAWqP788
— Jae5 (@JAE5_) July 18, 2022
