"Before I became popular people thought i was a myth" - Appietus

Nana Appiah Danquah popularly known in showbiz as Appietus has revealed that most artistes in Ghana paid him just to put his name in their music.

The popular sound engineer and music producer claimed that after the songs he produced went viral years ago, many artistes just wanted his signature “Appietus in the Mix” in their music even if he did not produce it.

“They record their songs in a different studio because the queue at mine was long and they will call me to come and put my name in the song,” he told Mercury Quaye on Success story on Hitz Fm.

The music producer explained “I do some touches to the song if I do not like it. They [the artistes] would pay any amount of money just so I can put my name in there.”

The multiple award-winning music producer and sound engineer is very well known for his versatility.

His constant adaptation to trends or needs arising has helped him produce songs with genres like Afro-Pop, Hi-Life, Reggae, Gospel, Dance Hall, African Traditional, Hiplife and Azonto.

He also has appeared as a judge on Vodafone Icons alongside Miss Naa and musician Samini.

He has worked with numerous artistes including Daddy Lumba, Sydney, Samini, Praye, Sarkodie, Obrafuor, Okyeame Kwame, Kwabena Kwabena and Ofori Amponsah.

Appietus further on stated that before his first award at the Ghana Music Awards in 2006, many people did not know he existed.

“Some people thought Appietus was something they go for from some mallam (spiritual man) and put it in their song and it will become a hit,” he said.

The super talented producer also claims that he has produced about 188 songs and he is working on making a list of the songs and their artistes.