Labo Entertainment signs popular singer Dotman

The label is a subsidiary of Labo Group, a firm with multiple interests in real estate, automobiles and entertainment run by real estate maven, Olabisi Akanbi.

With the signing of Dotman, the music label is trying to help the singer reposition his career. The Akube crooner also aligns with the label to help develop and promote his talent to a global audience.

Birthed in 2004 and later got registered in 2008, Labo Entertainment has previously worked with commercially successful artists. In its first coming, the label had under its roaster wave-making artistes such as Konga, Sideone, Ecoman and Smapee.

Although it took a break to expand its business interests in real estate and automobile dealership, Labo has never taken its eye away from Nigeria’s fast-growing creative sector.

The Epe, Lagos-born brain behind the label, Akanbi has a vast business background studying International Business Management at Cavendish College, London before proceeding to broaden his skills at St’ Patrick’s College also in London.

As a product of humble beginnings attending Africa Church Primary School and Pre-Campus College in Ifako-Ijaiye, Akanbi can relate very well to the challenge of funding faced by most Nigerian talents.

“Some of Nigeria’s biggest talents are on the streets not on the stage. My goal is to discover and develop such talents for a global audience,” he said.

With a recent honour as City People Music Special Recognition Award for 2018, the showbiz man has more goodies up his sleeves.

“With the benefit of my long term experience in the game, I am excited that we will make a big impact this time around. That’s what I want to achieve with the young talented singer, Dotman. He has a hunger to go global and that’s something we both share in common,” he revealed.

“Our entertainment Industry has gone far beyond our thinking. When I first ventured into entertainment in 2004, the industry was highly underestimated by people who have the capacity to support it to move forward. I think we need to create more content to be able to meet up with our goal. I am looking at investing in entertainment in a very big way. I am coming back fully with a lot of learnings as a businessman that knows what he wants. Right now, I am talking to a few artists with a view to signing record deals.”