Daddy Owen, DK Kwenye Beat Producer Blames Promoter for Stealing & Abusing His Production

Once again, insincerity and unethicality seems to be slowly cropping back in the music industry. After previous cases of artists pointing fingers at each other for jacking each other’s songs, the blame game has now shifted to producers and music promoters.

The latest is that Award Winning Producer Teddy B of BeatKlub is accusing Sadat Muindi of Maliza Umaskini Promotions of ‘stealing and abusing his production’.  Teddy B is well-known having produced songs for the likes of Daddy Owen, D.K, Rufftone amongst other gospel greats. 

“There is a worrying trend that is cropping up in the Kenyan music industry. Artistes are signing up with crooked promoters who take a producers work from one studio without completing payment and moving to other studios to redo the songs with the exact original producers’ ideas. This is the second time it is happening to me and i must speak about it”, complains Teddy B.

Teddy B wants to settle the score with Sadat because he “lacks basic courtesy, decency and respect for the people who are making a difference in this industry.” He says that he (and other producers) work tirelessly to create big songs that resonate with people and cultures in the society and that the last thing they need is for our music to be unlawfully and disrespectfully copied, dubbed or re-used at the will of the promoters who only care about their pockets and have no regard for the Gospel industry that has more than commercial value to those involved in it.

Teddy B refers to the recently released song by budding hip-hop Gospel rapper Dee dubbed “Victory Dance” in which he was the original creator of the song before promoter Sadat lifted it.

“I am speaking to all involved in doing this. We need to have regard and respect for each others’ careers and stop using some production houses like your doormat. This trend needs to stop. We will take this matter further than the internet and TV if it continues,” warns Teddy B.