Wilfred Enow Agbor
Buea, Cameron
Emile Molindo Ngumbah, a sound engineer and owner of M1 Studios has found a niche in music production in Cameron. His love for music has helped many musicians gain fame and take part in music competitions in Cameroon and overseas.
Artists that have worked with M1 Studios, since its creation 10 years ago, include Achalle, 2006 winner of Star 2 Demain; BAAM, the winner of 2009 edition of Nescafe African
Emile Molindo Ngumbah at M1 Studios, Molyko, Buea
Revolution Champion; Zinnia, winner of Mutzig Star 2009; Stipac Samo, winner of Canal d’or 2010 revelation and Kimbi, winners of Music star 2012. Emile has also worked with Bate Nico and Wil Junior.
M1 provides mastering and mixing of songs, demos and clips for artists. This studio is divided into small rooms: one for programming of songs, one for voicing, another for mixing and mastering, another for life drums and the last one is for editing of clips and production of CDs.
Onguenet Onguenet Merveille, a backup singer at M1 Studios
In an exclusive interview with iCameroon Emile said he has been operating M1 Studio since 2003, and he loves what he does. His drive is to encourage artists in Cameroon to grow. To support his operations, he charges artists 50,000 francs CFA for the production of a song. While the money may seem small, Emile finds satisfaction when he sees his clients represent Cameroon and win international competitions.
As to his aspiration, Emile will like to create a choir group like the Soweto Gospel Choir with about 120 people to represent Africa in international events. To meet this objective, he will need resources.
Nonetheless, Emile does not work alone. Thanks to Bruno Fru, equally a sound engineer and Onguenet Onguenet Merveille, a backup singer. Bruno, who is best at what he does, also does recording, mastering and mixing of songs. Onguenet, a post graduate student of the University of Buea, has passion for music. She accompanies lead vocalists during recording.
M1 Studios is poised to produce national and international artists. The studio is located adjacent to the University of Buea in the Molyko.
