Nigerian disc jockey (DJ)Imohiosen Patrick, popularly known as DJ Neptune has addressed a fraudulent claim made by singer former BBNaija housemate and winner of Lockdown edition, Olamilekan Agbeleshe aka Laycon.
Gatekeepers News reports that Laycon had on 21 August, called out the disc jockey over alleged unpaid royalties for their collaborative song ‘Nobody (Icons remix)’.
The reality star accused DJ Neptune of keeping silent for four years and stressed the need for artistes to adhere to agreements in music industry.
However, Neptune during a recent episode of ‘Zero Conditions’ podcast, expressed disappointment in Laycon for calling him out on social media, adding that he did not defraud the singer.
The DJ said the issue stems from documentation, noting that the song’s distribution deal included advanced marketing expenses that needed to be recouped.
Neptune noted that Laycon’s team was offered a percentage of the royalties, but they declined the offer.
He said, “Laycon is my brother regardless. Let me just establish here that nobody ate anybody’s money. I want to believe that you know the music business.”
“When you have a deal with a distro company or a label and you’re being given advanced marketing money to push the music, the video, or whatnot. They have to recoup. It’s a return on investment.”
“So that’s where we are with ‘Nobody Icons’ Remix’. What Laycon is fighting for is the documentation. In all fairness to him, he reached out to me. So it wasn’t like anyone was cheating anyone. When Laycon reached out to me, I referred to my legal team. I even asked him for his lawyer’s contact which he sent to me and I forwarded it to them.”
“I’m not a legal personnel. I’m a creative. I have to perform and take care of my family. So I have put this in the hands of people who will handle it. And then there was a conversation that was ongoing — between our lawyers]. So I guess, maybe my fault was not going back to find out what was going on. But a certain percentage was proposed to Laycon’s team and they kicked back at it. And the conversation was just there.”
