Yo, we’re diving into some major beats today! Our buddy Lauda spills the tea on how he snagged not one, but two tracks on Davido's latest album—yeah, you heard that right, TWO! From that first call that had him shaking in his boots to the final mix that’s now blasting through speakers worldwide, it’s a wild ride of divine intervention and pure hustle. Lauda shares the behind-the-scenes scoop on how he turned a casual desire to create a banger for Davido into a full-blown collab that had him screaming in disbelief when he got the news. Grab your headphones and buckle up, because this episode is a rollercoaster of inspiration, creativity, and that sweet, sweet music magic!

Takeaways:

• Lauda's journey to producing for Davido was a wild ride of divine connections and sheer determination, proving that dreams don’t just happen overnight, but when they do, they hit like a freight train!
• The podcast dives deep into how Lauda turned a spontaneous burst of inspiration into two tracks on Davido's album, showcasing the power of seizing the moment and trusting your gut feelings in the music biz.
• Listeners get to hear the behind-the-scenes magic of creating music in a digital age, where WhatsApp became Lauda's secret weapon for collaboration and communication with one of Africa's biggest stars.
• The heartfelt anecdotes shared by Lauda about his creative process remind us all that sometimes, the universe aligns perfectly to give you exactly what you didn’t know you were waiting for!
• Lauda emphasizes the importance of perseverance in the music industry, highlighting that every setback is just a setup for an epic comeback, and that faith plays a huge role in his journey.
• This episode is a reminder that the road to success is often paved with challenges, but with a little faith and a lot of hustle, you can turn miracles into reality, one beat at a time!

Welcome back to the Best five minute Music Podcast.

In this episode, Lauda shares how he landed the opportunity to produce not one, but two tracks on Davido's 5 album.

From the first call to the final mix, this is how it all came together.

So let's talk about a major milestone.

You got to work on the five album producing anything and 10 kilo for Davido.

What was the story behind getting that call or that opportunity, knowing that the whole world would be listening?

What.

I mean, if you just.

Whenever you think about me, just think God first, like God's work, because that, too is one miracle that God did was orchestrated by God.

I don't know if you saw the video that it ran there for a while.

What they would do was, you know, called me out at the listening party and he said that we never met.

Yes, I've seen the entire process.

We did everything on WhatsApp.

And so.

Exactly.

So tell me how I know that is not God?

And so I just woke up that morning.

I was just in my house, and I was like, I want to make a song for Davido.

That was it.

I don't know where that spirit came from.

I don't know where that ginger came from.

I didn't know what was going to happen next.

I was just.

Then I was like, God damn, I want to work on the record for David.

And, yeah, and my friend was around.

I'm like.

And I was looking at me like.

And I'm a very weird person.

And I mean, if you own my life, you will know that I just hear things in my hair and I do it and then something happens.

Do you get?

So some of my friends are already used to that.

So if Dennis says something, just do.

Do you get?

And I. I've learned to, you know, in my life, once that thought comes, I just follow through.

Do you get?

And I wait for the result.

I've never used to know what.

What the end result is going to be, but I just go, do you get?

So I just woke up and said, yeah, yeah, yeah, I want to do a song for Davido.

And then I made the song with my friend.

We made the beats together.

Has been my friend for more than 15 years.

We've been making music together.

And I told him, okay, let's.

Let's make a record for David.

And, you know, I was just orchestrating, guiding the whole thing.

We did it, you know, send it to a friend of mine.

He put some ideas on his.

Some melodies on it.

And so I'd had Asa's email on My phone for a while, that's Divido's manager.

Because I've tried to do some things with them in the past, like, I've tried to pitch some ideas with them in the past, but then it didn't really go through.

No response, nothing.

But this time I was like, okay, I'm going to do the song.

I'm going to send it to that email.

I'm going to send it to my manager, send it to everybody that I know that might know them.

Please try and help me send this to Davido, please.

And I did.

I sent it to the email, send it to my manager, send it to them.

I managed to send it to everybody that she knows to then.

And I didn't get any response the first day, the second day, the third day.

And then I got a screenshot from my manager, and he goes, blessing that the old world won't send me this song.

That means apparently everybody that I send the song to listen to it, and they've all been sending it to David Aspa.

Yeah, this song.

Yeah, this song.

Hear this song.

And yeah.

And before I knew it, individual followed me on Instagram, send me a text, guy, send me your number.

And I sent him my number.

And I didn't even know who was talking to me.

I just knew.

I thought it was his manager, you get.

And that's how he reached out and then sent me the song.

He had recorded it.

I was like, blood of Jesus Christ, Blood of Jesus, Blood of Jesus.

What's happening?

I called my girlfriend.

David has recorded.

David has recorded.

Like, I just.

That was always screaming like, yeah, yeah, yeah, okay, okay, okay, let's work on more songs.

And then immediately worked on 10 kilo.

And then I sent it to him.

David was like, guy, do you want to kill me with songs or something?

So this time I already had a direct contact with him.

You get.

I worked on other songs.

So I worked on several songs, and I was sending to him.

He was recording almost instantly and was sending back to me.

We're just chatting and going back and forth.

Boom.

That was out in.

All of this happened in less than a week or two weeks.

Like roughly a week and a half.

Before I knew it, they were done with the album.

Like, they were already wrapping up the album.

So apparently probably that they're working or something.

I don't know.

But then it wasn't up to two weeks.

I just knew that everything was done.

And I was like, wow.

I didn't know David was working on an album.

Like, it has never crossed my Mind that I'll be on David's album or anything.

So if anybody had told me, guys, you'll be on the next album, I'll be like, which, which album?

Is he working on an album?

Because I don't know, like, I'm not close to him.

I don't know anybody on his team or something.

Do you get, like.

I mean, I knew some of his producers, but then I, I don't really.

I didn't know what was happening in his life and everything.

So there was no way I would have known that, oh, I needed to do this at this time or something.

So that was just God.

So everything happened miraculously and boom, very fast.

Looking back, did that moment feel like things had come full circle for you, a church drummer, to now producing records for one of the biggest artists in the world?

I think I feel like, well, it's finally happening.

One of my biggest quotes since I was in school is that it doesn't happen overnight, but when it happens, it happens overnight.

You know, a lot has happened in my life that I felt like God was preparing me for this particular day.

And at every single time, something big keeps happening.

So whatever level I am today is nowhere I would be tomorrow.

You know, I have, like, challenges, and then something big happens and so on.

So when this whole everything happened, I was like, wow, everything I saw then or everything that I was holding up to, when I was crying, trusting God for God, what you said, blah, blah, like everything is, you know, finally happening and so on.

So I, I, I just had this very graceful art, basically.

Like, I was just very grateful to God, basically, if that makes sense to you.

Like, I wasn't surprised.

Surprised because I had been waiting for this time all my life.

So I'm like, God, what's the next thing?

What's going to happen this year?

What's the next big thing?

Thing?

What are you preparing me for?

Okay, boom, it happened.

Oh, okay.

This is the next thing.

Oh, okay, nice.

So it's like when moving happened, I'm like, oh, okay, nice.

I felt that was, I thought that was the next big thing.

Before I knew it, I was producing.

Oh, this is the next big thing.

Oh, okay.

So what?

So every, every, every breakthrough that that was happening, there was coming with its own battle challenges.

And then, boom, something big happened, and so on.

So when it happened, I was like, oh, okay, this is the next one thing.

Thank you, Jesus.

I'm always on that.

God, what's the thing?

God was the best thing.

And so on, too.

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She did King of Boys and turned out to be this big or give me my first EMBC nomination or anything.

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