Stingomania Records boss, Ope Banwo, is presently at loggerheads with his two leading music artistes - Baba Nee and Trybson. According to a post on his facebook page on Tuesday September 27, 2011, titled: ‘STINGOMNIA PUBLIC NOTICE ON BABA NEE AND TRYBSON’, he is withdrawing all material of the two acts in circulation. His statement read thus...
“In addition to my public Caveat Emptor that all media houses will be receiving in the next few days, I am using this public medium to put everyone on notice that Stingomania Records has exclusive rights by contract to all the musical works and videos of Baba Nee and Trybson and until this contractual dispute is resolved, we are withdrawing all consents to anybody to utilize their works or professional services in any way, shape or form.
We will vigorously challenge any entity that plays their music or video or engages them in any public performance until the end of their contract with Stingomania in 2014 without the express consent from Stingomania. all previous consents given to radio stations, TV stations, marketers etc to play the works of these two artistes is hereby suspended indefinitely until further notice….all members of the public dealing with their works do so at their own risk of appropriate legal actions. Baba Nee and Trybson have no assets to repay our investments on them but we will be happy to collect our money from any organization or entity that violates our copyright interests”.
However, in an exclusive chat with YNaija, Trybson alleged that the latest outburst from Ope Banwo is a personal vendetta against them. Here is his own side of the story.
“He said we breached contract because we started telling him the truth about our career and stopped writing songs for his girlfriend, Bianca. He has not fulfilled his own side of the bargain; he didn’t give us a house to sleep. All he did was produce CDs. He uses course words on us when he is angry; he says he owns our lives and can do anything with us. He treats us like slaves and we don’t say anything because we were scared of him, but now we are ready to risk our careers to fight back.”
“He said we breached contract because we started telling him the truth about our career and stopped writing songs for his girlfriend, Bianca. He has not fulfilled his own side of the bargain; he didn’t give us a house to sleep. All he did was produce CDs. He uses course words on us when he is angry; he says he owns our lives and can do anything with us. He treats us like slaves and we don’t say anything because we were scared of him, but now we are ready to risk our careers to fight back.”
In my opinion, these sound more personal than professional and their relationships could become healthy again if they make a rendezvous where contractual issues will be straightened and put in black and white... I even heard from a reliable source that Mr. Ope is already offering a hand of friendship. No need to fight after all.
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