Press Release

The highly anticipated Catch Up Concert which is poised to deliver the best of art and music from Akwa-Ibom, featuring the highly talented musician FreeLance alongside ingenuity laden indigenous artists, will hold on November 19, 2020 at the Emerald Events Centre, Uyo.

No doubt, music has proven to be a powerful medium that effectively entertains, consoles the broken hearted, inspires, is therapeutic and can be a fiery weapon used in addressing societal and political ills. Its unparalleled ability to easily reach and touch lives irrespective of Nationality, tribe, culture, religion or gender, makes it the formidable go to platform. The Catch Up concert is deploying this vital asset to touch lives. The trio of MMAC Entertainment, Akwa-Ibom Recording Artiste Association (AIRAA) and Uwi Nation have partnered to bring a culturally music themed concert to celebrate, foster the growth of music and art in the state and invariably connect meaningfully with the Youths.

According to Mike Essiet, the CEO of MMAC Entertainment which is reputed for Afro-centric event brands “We are thrilled to bring this event back to the Land of Promise. Our home grown talents have proven to have what it takes to excel in the Art and music spheres. What they need are opportunities to showcase their talents. The Catch up concert draws inspiration from one of our top rated artiste, FreeLance’s latest single of same name, which is making waves globally. Bringing FreeLance, top rated artistes alongside our indigenous ones, will indeed be a spectacular show to behold”

Quite a number of members of the Akwa- Ibom Recording Artistes Association have benefited immensely from the influence of the association on their career via the promotion of their music as well as projecting them into the mainstream Industry. This stems from the resilience, dedication, and requisite skills in audio production/audio engineering acquired and injected into it by its founder and President, Precious Ewa, an alumnus of the SAE Institute Middle Sex University, London.

Precious whose stage name is supersonic blaze stated “We are pleased to be part of this iconic music concert. Our locally based talented artistes will also leverage on this platform to showcase what they have. We are all for building artistes brands, talents, skills, collaborations and career exposure. As the Creative Director for Catch Up concert, it behoves me to ensure that nothing but the best is witnessed on the day of the event”
The Catch Up Concert will not only light up the State with music, fun and dance but will also rekindle hope and confidence in youths in pursuit of their dreams.