302 Bonus - Chiedu Oraka - "Don't walk into a label if you're not ready for the industry"

Black in a Box

Chiedu Oraka, “The Black Yorkshireman”, one of the UK’s most exciting musicians joins Angelo to talk about his motivation to make music during lockdown and how to make it in music. First up we talk about what caused him to make music during the lockdown than he did in the year prior (01:27) Next, Chiedu speaks on how lockdown has helped him innovate and how he has learned not to put too much focus into streaming numbers (05:20) before speaking about his experiences with record labels and the importance of focusing on your art over clout (7:20). We go in depth on the things that up and coming artists can do when they get to the position of levelling up their career and how to balance commercial success with keeping your creative vision (10:20) He also speaks honestly about the successes and failures he has had over the last year (12:05) and how artists need to broaden their horizons if they want to take the next steps (16:05) Chiedu speaks honestly about finances and how being an emerging artist has presented its own challenges (21:00) He finishes by speaking about what 2021 has in store for him 24:50. Love. Share. Subscribe.