Local artists collaborate to drop Mindset Change
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | Sunday February 4, 2024 06:00
The artists are Phillip Mhlanga, a drummer composer and Mosu Mantsie 585 Studio and feature Snyomfere and Msavilla. Philah, as Phillip is known to his fans, explained that the new single was a song that he did while doing lessons on music production. He said the song was based on the national initiative by Masisi which challenged Batswana to change their way of of thinking.
He further stated that he found it appropriate to write the song after he also decided to change his mindset by learning studio work and music production, meaning he no longer relies on other people to produce his music. “I decided to rope in Eddie Monthe aka Snyomfere because I needed someone who could relay the message of mindset change.
This is a national cry for us to change. The single was composed, engineered, mixed and mastered by myself as a project from my music production tutor. The single has a bonus track called Sopinda FM. The song celebrates Sopinda FM as a legend. The songs were produced at Mosu Mantsie 585 Studios in Mmopane Block 1. I did the production, that is, arranging, engineering, mixing and mastering of the two songs. I also invited Snyomfere to write the lyrics for the song, Mindset Change,” he explained. He added that another artist, Boniface Kgakgamatso also known as Msavilla contributed lyrics for the song. He added that Msavilla was one of his music production tutors. He pointed out that Mosu Mantsie 585 Studios was new in business and had produced a couple of projects mostly supporting youth artists to record their music.
He explained that music has always been a part of him saying he took a keyboard with him when he went for work sometime in 1992 to Mozambique. “When I came back I was able to play a few chords, although I am self-taught. I decided to go to the World of Music in the year 1996 to learn percussions and try my hand on jazz drums.
Arthur ‘Makhwengwe’ Mengwe tutored me. The challenge we face as artists is a lack of recognition for newcomers into the industry. It is very difficult to get bookings because there is no trust in newcomers. That has to change. There are no opportunities for upcoming artists. Mosu Mantsie 585 Studios is going be the biggest studio in Botswana in a short period of time,” he said.