Veteran music producer, Zapp Mallet, has praised Ghana’s young sound engineers, saying they’re doing well, though he notes a disconnect between older and newer generations in the music industry.
He attributes this gap to technology, which has made it easy for young artistes to learn and produce music independently.
“I think the young sound engineers are doing well but I might not be able to mention names from the top of my head but I can say they are doing well. I hear some of the sounds and I’m very proud. I don’t know if it’s AI or not but I’m impressed with it.
“I can’t take that away from them. They are also doing their best. But the thing is that, there have been a disconnect between the older and the newer generation. My generation hasn’t connected well with these young ones so I don’t blame them for their flaws if there are any
“Some of them just got the opportunity to own a microphone and just got into business. I will rather blame technology for the disconnection because as a young person, if I can open YouTube and get some tutorials, what do I need a Zapp Mallet for?” he said in a recent interview with Graphic Showbiz.
He said he didn’t blame anyone because technology had affected the way of life. He said it had come to stay and affected so many things in everyday life.
He emphasized that what was important was to assess the situation and see how they could go around it because at the end of the day, they were human beings and not robots.
Zapp Mallet believes the Ghana music industry “could be better” and emphasizes the need for improvement.
