When I started producing I was lucky to have producer friends who never hesitated to share their tools and knowledge with me. And whenever I discovered something new I was just as eager to share it with them. Looking back, I think that’s one of the biggest reasons we all improved so quickly
As I met more producers I realized my friends weren’t the norm. There was a lot of gatekeeping. I’d ask what plugin someone was using and get ignored. Asking for a sample pack was a no go area
What I also noticed was that many of the people who refused to share eventually became stuck. They held on to the same old knowledge while everyone else kept evolving
Teaching others doesn’t just help them, it helps you too. You can never know everything, and I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve learned something new while explaining something to someone else
Knowledge grows when it’s shared
@Ozedikus I actually enjoy sharing the little things I know to others it’s proof that I know my my craft especially when I can explain what I’m trying to pass across well
I despise gatekeepers in the creative industry, and I believe it comes from insecurity. Because sharing the tools, techniques, or knowledge you use doesn’t mean someone else will use them the same way you do or suddenly become better than you. Creativity doesn’t work like that
If you’re wealthy and a poor person calls you broke, do you get angry or smile? Exactly. That’s the right response anytime someone calls you what you’re not.
When you leave Nigeria for another African country, they don’t see your tribe, you’re Nigerian. When you leave Africa, they don’t see your country, you’re African. All these divisions we use to hate each other don’t matter in the grand scheme.
just dey spam them
“Lack of infrastructure”
“Bribery and corruption”
“provision of social amenities”
“Creates employment opportunities”
“it improves standard of living”
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