Owner of Lynx Entertainment, Richie Mensah has said it is unfair to call former signees of the record label failures because they lost steam after leaving.
According to him, the record label has structures and staff in place, that make the operations of the label smooth for artistes to thrive and climb the ladder of success.
He, therefore, believes the inability of artistes who exit the label to gather the needed resources and pursue their careers, he said, could be a hindrance.
“I started Lynx Entertainment in 2003, we have been doing this for 17 years. I don’t think it is fair to say that artists who left Lynx failed,” he said on Showbiz927.
“I think it’s just a matter of fact that when they are not on the label anymore, they lose out of the experience. The Lynx stuff is very big. There are a lot of people under employment so when an artiste is under our label, we have so many things being done for them that they don’t have to worry about. When suddenly they are on their own, they either need to do this by themselves or need enough money to hire staff as Lynx has.”
He made these comments after the likes of Asem, Zigi, OJ Blaq and Eazzy faded into oblivion after exiting the label.
Touching on suspicions of a rift between artistes and managers as the only cause of breakups, Richie remarked that it is not always the case.
“Sometimes, we make too much of a big deal about artiste and management breakups because, think about it, divorce rates in the world are higher than ever before. If people who are in love with each other and can create a family and promise before God that they are always going to be together can break up, I think we make too much of a big deal that a business relationship ends,” he told host MzGee.
He further added that: “Because celebrities have talkerbility, it just gives us something to talk about. If we would be honest, I have a cousin, last year, he dated three different girls and nobody cared; but everybody cares about Fella Makafui, Medikal and Sister Derby.”
