A Curious Case with Martell Cognac Continues on Cool FM with the Martell Cartel!

A Curious Case with Martell Cognac, the first radio show by Martell, the oldest of the great cognac houses, continues this week as it seeks to lead and decipher the conversations around entertainment in Nigeria.

The 45-min show, hosted by ‘The Martell Cartel’, made up of Dotun, celebrated Cool FM OAP, Voice over Artist and Super Hypeman Extraordinaire. Ayo Rotimi, a well-respected A&R, Entertainment Consultant, Communication enthusiast and a Digital Media Junkie and Sesan Adeniji, one of the most respected entertainment journalists in Nigeria.

He is the Publisher of the popular Mystreetz Magazine, and the executive producer of Mystreetz TV - a music documentary channel. Never has a radio show been more focused on putting together industry thought leaders and opinion makers in a bid to discover what lies behind the scenes, what’s real and what’s hyped, in what’s been a great show  so far!

A Curious Case with Martell Cognac, captures the surprising and real conversations that happen when you put together a bunch of industry heavy weights in one room. The high energy/ upbeat show gives you the low-down on all local and international entertainment topics and sheds lights on all the topsy-turvy on social media. The show also provides unlimited access to the Martell Party Train, with ready to serve entertainment industry source!

The first four episodes have not only been entertaining but also thought provoking. The first episode ‘What’s the big deal?’ took a look into the rise of Nigerian/ African artistes signing international deals, the advantages, disadvantages and the often misleading information and interpretations on all the deals. The second episode titled ‘Where Is the Money?’ had the hosts diagnose investment in the Nigerian entertainment industry. Curious questions like; are artistes reinvesting back into the industry that feeds them? Are investors recouping their investments? were insightfully addressed by the Cartel. The third episode Artist Damagers or Managers? Looked at the roles of managers, the commitments from the artists, bridging the gap between knowledge and emotional attachment in the course of managing the career of an artist, were analysed by the Cartel. On the show last week, the Cartel asked Who is the thief? They delved into the issue of copyright infringement in the Nigerian Music industry and piracy that is crippling the entertainment industry, as they looked at the ones who are really hit as a result!

If you missed the first four shows, make sure you tune in this Friday for this week’s show titled ‘And the award goes to…’ as the Cartel curiously discover what’s real and what’s hype about award shows.What are the credible awards shows out there, which are the most relevant, who is getting what and why? What is the criteria for giving out these awards. The highs, the hypes and the controversies.

Come on board and have your say daily by joining the explosive conversation on twitter using #Martell #BeCurious  

Catch a Curious Case with Martel, every Friday at 8:30pm-9:15pm on Cool FM!