When I started MTM, my dream was to have a movement that is
driven solely by the ambition of the artists and producers involved in it. It
has been 3 years since we began the journey and I can say it has been fruitful.
We have shared so many joys as a team and joys I will continue to cherish and
celebrate. Like any other organisation we also did share our lows and again we
went through these together.
Today we celebrate superstars who have been housed in MTM
and that was part of the mission, for us all to grow together and celebrate our
achievements together. I feel everyone who was involved in MTM is now in a
position where they can now also take part in grooming and raising more talent
out there. I appreciate the trust that was given to me by these artists who are
now brands and also for the privilege of working with legends like ExQ who have
been in the game for so many years even before the start of my musical career.
It is not an easy process to be able to trust putting your brand under someone
else’s umbrella.
I would want to let the whole of Zimbabwe and other global
music lovers who have been following our journey that it is now time I let
these superstars go out there to concur the world in music and I have so much
confidence in their ability to do so. I have done my part in putting in the
little resources I had at that time but do feel the artists have outgrown the
label and though it is painful, I feel it is the right time to release them and
also terminate all contracts that were in place. What is important is the
growth of talent as opposed to any return on money put in, again I repeat this
was a movement put in place to encourage growth and not for profit.
Under the same light I would like to categorically put it
on record that until now and going forward, I do not have any amount of money
that I collected from any of the artists who were involved in MTM. I would,
however, love to thank the producers, Tamuka and Rodney for the role they have
played in helping me grow musically. They have played a very significant role
and my music would not be where it is today if not for them. I can never thank
them enough or in any way that would really show how much I appreciate their
efforts.
I would like to applaud Tamuka on the start of Mushroom
Media, a dream he has always had and he also took time to brief me about the
project. I am proud that under MTM he has achieved what he always dreamt and
dared to achieve. I did personally give him my blessing and would like to make
it known out there too that I fully endorse the start and growth of his
projects and cannot wait to release my first song recorded at Mushroom media.
Having been subjected to so much abuse at some points in
this journey, I have become really skeptical about recruiting new artists under
MTM as this in many occurrences has tainted my brand. The main objective,
however, was not to get praise from helping artists achieve their dreams. I
have decided, I will proceed with finding other artists from the grassroots and
will put in my effort to ensure they are talked about and their music grows.
For them it will also come a time when they will also have to go out and spread
their own wings and not under any umbrella.
I wish my team all the best,
Jah Prayzah
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