Not many know the relationship Tic Tic has with Gas promotions, the
last time he was in Nigeria despite all the arrangement made for him at
the MAMAS he preferred to come in quietly been a very humble
person.Quickly we made sure every arrangement was in place for him being a very organized person.
With the news that he was in
Nigeria we got calls from a few A list artist requesting for a
collaboration but he had to return quickly to his home country since he
had a show scheduled a few days after the event here in Nigeria.
Tic Tic is one artist with a good control of the African audience having
strong representative in every African country while we handle his
business in Nigeria. The wait is finally over as Tic Tic recently took
Ghana by storm with a massive club tour which should spread out to other
African countries soon.
Christened Nana Kwaku Okyere
Duah aka Tic Tac began the journey in 1997, when he and another boy
formed a group named 'Natty Strangers'. After solo features with
Azigiza's 'Slim Buster's and Daasebre Gyamena Tic Tac established a name
for himself in the industry. 'Philomena' his debut album hit the
streets in 1999 and saw songs like 'KKBK' and 'MMAA 4MULA' top the
charts in Ghana for several weeks. After Philomena, his third” Masem “
meaning my story gave him another big hit “Menkabio” fondly called
Shoddies which stayed on the charts for 23 consecutive weeks. This gave
him 6 nominations at the Ghana Music Awards of that year and won him
best collaboration.
After a two-year hiatus, Tic Tac
released his fourth album Wope, an album dedicated to Africans at home
and those in the Diaspora and became the first hip life artist to
collaborate with anyone outside of Ghana with Freddie Meiway of Ivory
Coast to drop the Wope sound and Nigerian star Tony Tetuila on the
explosive Fefe Na Efe, which received several awards around the world.
2004 saw him pick up the coveted Musician of the Year Award at the Ghana
Music Awards and become the face of Kasa a popular phone card in the UK
to call Africa. At the GMA awards that took place in April 2005, Tic
Tac had nine nominations, including two nominations in the Best
Collaboration category a first for any Ghanaian artist, which he won. In
late 2005 he took part in the MTV Base Africa launch in Ghana earlier
this year and events like the Shoreditch festival as part of Africa 05
is the biggest celebration of African culture ever organized in Britain
sees him crossing over into the commercial market.
BBC News round
Africa came to Ghana to film a documentary on him as part of their
African Lives season, which was screened in the UK in July 2005. Another
highlight of 2005, he headlined a Black history month show in
South-wark, performing alongside Ras Kwame (Radio 1), Richard
Blackwood,( Choice FM) Kelly le Roc and Shola Ama. STV a Swedish
National TV also came to Ghana in August 08, to film a special
documentary on him due to his unique brand of music and the fact that he
has a very large following in Ghana and Africa He is involved in an
ongoing campaign with the United Nations in Sierra Leone and Ghana
alongside Ramsey Noah and Oswald Boateng, as part of the WFP raising
funds for children. Tic Tac performed at the 2006 RISE Festival 80,000
people gathered to part-take of the annual celebration. He was the
headline Act of the African Village stage. RISE has been the prominent
showcase of the Mayor of London's commitment to Also in attendance from
Ghana were then Tourism Minister Mr. Jake Obetsebi Lamptey and the late
Madam Hawa Yakubu. Puma Africa released a compilation album featuring
the biggest artists in the world, In aid of the 2006 Fifa World cup the
album will feature artists such as Tic Tac, Akon, John legend, Baaba
Maal and The Roots.
In August 2006 MTV Base, Akon and Gil Green visited
Ghana, to embark on a project to film a video for Akon and one for
Ghanaian artists. Tic Tac was chosen. Tic Tac was the 1st Artist in
Africa to benefit from this initiative, and also the 1st African artist
to have a MTV “Making of the Video” .The video crew included director
Gil Green (director of videos for Brandy, Lil' Jon, Akon, 50 Cent Busta
Rhymes). The video for his single “Kangaroo” is shown worldwide on the
MTV Network in conjunction with celebrations for Ghana @ 50. May 2007
saw Tic Tac become 1 on the MTV BASE chart!! Staying there for a
consecutive 4 weeks. September 2007 saw Tic Tac at the Big Brother
Africa eviction show in South Africa to an audience of over 50 million
viewers across Africa. He ended 2007 @ 9 on MTV BASE's top 100 of the
year.
During CAN 2008 football tournament, Tic Tac's song
Kangaroo was given a boost with the Ghana national team The Blackstars,
using it as a celebratory dance other teams soon followed, in what
became a national frenzy. Tic Tac spent most of 2008, touring the US and
most of UK recording and preparing for his new album, there were major
Performances at the Soundcity Music Awards alongside Nas in Nigeria and
Not in Your Lifetime concert South Africa in aid of xenophobic attacks
last year. Over his 9-year career he has managed to win no less than 11
Music Awards, performed at the Notting Hill Carnival in London, also
alongside artists such as 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Kanda Bongo man, Judy
Boucher, Mark Morrison, Buju Banton, and Joe. In 2008 he Performed at
The” Not In Our Lifetime” Charity concert in Johannesburg organized by
MTN south Africa in aid of the Xnophobic attacks on African foreigners
living in South Africa. Introducing “10th Day” which is TicTac’s 6th and
newest album also celebrates ten years of an excellent musical journey.
The single “BOSOE” is currently receiving massive airplay and topping
musical charts on local radio and TV stations in the country and other
parts of Africa whiles the video is being currently aired on high
rotation on both MTV Base and Channel O.
Tic Tac on the 1st of july 09, was Signed to represent Melcom Group of Companies,this made him the first Ghanaian artist to be named as the face of melcome. He is fully integerated into melcom’s branding programs through multi-faceted marketing initiatives including print, broadcast advertising, consumer promotions, point of sale materials, public relations in support of melcom premium brands and products and is also involved in the companies campaigns throughout all 10 regions in Ghana. powered by: TN RECORDS
Management & Bookings in Nigeria : 08057212342 (Gas promotions)
