My Breakthrough Beat Was Guru’s ‘Nkwaada Nkwaada’ – Danny Beatz

Ghanaian sound engineer and singer, Danny Beatz disclosed that his first professional work as a beat maker was for Guru. It was for the song ‘Nkwaada Nkwaada’ and that was his breakthrough after five years.

He spoke about this in an interview with Kojo Preko Dankwa on Kasapa Entertainment. He explained that he mixed Guru’s song which featured Dobble without a studio monitor.

Danny Beatz about music engineering and his breakthrough

“I recorded Guru’s popular song ‘Nkwaada Nkwaada’ without a monitor. After making that for Guru, I wasn’t sure if I got what he wanted right but after he released the song and everybody jammed to it, I was surprised. I was expecting Guru to criticize the beat or give it an experienced sound engineer to work on the beat again but he never did. He called to tell me that the song was enjoying massive airplay.”

Also, he revealed how he never gave up on his dream of becoming one of the top beat makers in Ghana. However, he received discouragement from friends and family. Therefore, his focus was to prove to critics that he can thrive with his talent.

“I started making speakers with plywood. When I started as a young sound engineer following Kawywa, Richie Lynx, Appietus and Hammer.

I was never disappointed when people around me failed to believe in my dream to become a sound engineer.”