KONCRET DREAMER- IS HE THE SOLUTION FOR THE RE-BIRTH OF CAMEROONIAN MUSIC?
When you believe in
your dreams, determination and hard work will always see it through. That is
exactly what Fotemah "T’mah" Mba did. He was a dreamer from a young age. His
love affair with music kept the dream alive and before he knew it, he was the
Vice President of Konvict Muzik, the label that introduced us to superstars
like Akon, T-Pain, Kardinall Official, the label that
introduced us to the "GaGarious" world of Lady GaGa.
Fotemah Mba hails from
the picturesque village of Awing, in the North West Province of Cameroon. The
advantage of being born in a country where different genre of music like
makossa, blues, "mangabo" , highlife, folklore, "mba-a-loom" were popularly
known, gave him the edge to constantly crave for good music. We sourced
out a brief background of T’mah’s which gave us a detailed biography of this
distinguished music exec. The Bio was not good enough for us, and we had to
question him further. Still not sure if we have had enough of his great
mind, we decided to have a casual chat with him. Below you’ll find his Bio, a
written interview, and a voice interview just to make sure we get an EXCLUSIVE
360* information from him. Enjoy!
"Highly accredited
senior Vice president, Fotemah "Tmah" Mba, is the living proof that America
truly is the land of opportunity. Although he has always dreamed big, the once
illegal alien never imagined he’d be working alongside the top artists in the
world and conducting business amongst the music industry’s most prominent
executives. Currently standing as the 
senior Vice President of Konvict Muzik, Buvision and konlive, the young West African Native still has to reach the peak of his career. Although Tmah’s story
begins in Cameroon, West Africa, the book of his life and travels is much
thicker than that. The Grandson and son of a distinguished educator and
diplomat he spent most of his young life traveling the world. Tmah was exposed
to the cultures of such places as Algeria, Belgium & the United States;
for this reason is a fluent speaker of four different languages. Even as
a youngster he had an ear for music and was energized by the diverse sounds made
known to him through his travels. Tmah was fortunate to have gained an
appreciation for all types of music which includes but is not limited to Zouk,
Makossa, Hip Hop, Ndobolo, house, reggae and pop. However being exposed to
music wasn’t enough, he dreamed to be a part of the music and knew that this
dream would be reality.
TMAH
Tmah moved back to the
United States at the age of 14. He maintained the life of any regular scholar
graduating from Riverdale High School and going on to receive his bachelor’s in
business marketing from Colorado Technical University and
associates in Computer
Science from Atlanta Metropolitan College. In the midst of his secondary
education he was honing his skills as a writer and producer. It wasn’t until
1994 when he was introduced to "Akon" that he realized there was much more to
music, there was a business and that was where he found his true niche.
Tmah went on to take
part in many of the projects that have changed the music industry as we know it
today. He has been recognized along with Christoper Young for the discovery of
Sean Garret & "We The Best" recording artist Jarvis. He played a
major role in the early career of Johnta Austin and is still key in projects
such as Akon, Cyhi Da Prince, and Ray Lavendar. Tmah plays the bridge between
the industries best and moguls, Akon, Bu Thiam (VP of Def Jam), and the duly
noted Devyne Stephens. He is slated by the industries best to be "next-up." And
with those blessings he still has dreams to head a production/management
company and also establish his own successful record label. Tmah lives to
inspire and mentor the upcoming young execs in the music business. Being in
fear of deportation most of his life, Tmah continued to pursue his dreams of
being in the music business now as a citizen of the United States and thriving
mogul he owes all of his current success, friendships, and blessings to only
God.
Tmah
BuVision/Konvict/Konlive
Sr. VP A&R
More about this report at FabAfriq.com
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