How I combine music with movie production –Fast rising film maker, Davis Nweke

Fast rising musician cum-film maker, Davis Nweke is
fast becoming a darling of the entertainment industry.
The talented singer and film-maker whose single: ”
Anywhere” featuring Solidstar is currently enjoying
heavy airplay on many radio stations across the
country is set to release his latest movie entitled:
‘Alaba Boys’.
The movie as directed by Nweke David, from the
stable of DD Productions parades top Nollywood stars
such as, Francis Odega, Steve Alajemba, Chukwudi
Okoro, Mercy Onwuka, Nweke David and host of other
up and coming acts.
In a chat with Dailypost, David, who hails from Oji
River Local Government Area of Enugu State stated
that the enthralling movie was packed with comedy,
emotion, love and betrayal.
On how he copes with the challenges of music and
movie productions, young Nweke said: “I must
confess, it has not been easy, but the truth is that I
don’t do all of the at a time.
“I do them one after the other, I don’t go to studio
everyday and I’m not always on location. When it is
time for music, I go to studio and when it is time for
movie, I storm location, he added.”
“However, it has been challenging. There are lots of
competitions outside there and there are lots of
people who would do anything just to get a “waka
pass” role in a movie. At times you see people who
can’t even pronounce words correctly being given a
lead role in movies; people who don’t have
communication skills, who waste so much time
rehearsing, and other things like that.
When asked what inspired him into movie production,
David who just returned from location said: “Right
from childhood, I have had this passion for movie,
then I used to watch the likes of Ramsey Noah, Jim
Iyke and other top Nollywood stars and I would say to
myself, “One day, I will be like them, and today, here
I am, though not as popular as they are, but I hope
to attain such feat one day.
On those he looks up to as role models in the highly
competitive industry, David said, “God is my role
model, I don’t look up to man but there are few
people I admire in the industry. I love the likes of Jim
Iyke and Ramsey Noah (jnr), these people inspire me
a lot.”
He lamented the cankerworm called piracy that has
eaten deep into the industry, “The fact that piracy has
become the order of the day is another challenge.
Most people no longer do movies to sell; they now
shoot movies for the cinemas. Cinema movies are not
just what one would wake up and start shooting- it
takes a lot of time.
It is painful to produce a methodical musical work
and some people would just lay their hands on it.
Piracy is a cankerworm that has eaten deep into the
entertainment industry. This is why I am working
painstakingly to safeguard my present musical efforts
that cost me sleepless nights, fortunes and a lot of
energy to realize.” He added.