Working with Laycon was fantastic – Miraqulous, music producer

Even as Laycon, Big Brother Naija 5 winner is the man of the moment, so many people who knew him before this current fame would attest that the young music artiste is a great guy.

And top on the list is Miraqulous, a music producer who the brain behind the beat of Laycon’s track, Motivation.

In a recent telephone chat with Blizz, Miraqulous said working with Laycon was very fantastic.

“He is super intelligent and he is a great guy. He is very good with his writing skills. He delivers perfectly. He deserves all the accolades.”

Talking about how he met the reality show winner, the music producer said a mutual friend of theirs hooked them up.

“I met Laycon through my friend who is a professional photographer. I had told him I needed to work with talented artistes and he suggested Laycon. He gave me his number and we hooked up. Then we started chatting and that was it. Then one day we met at the studio. I had made the beat and when he came, he found it interesting and that was it!”

Miraqulous said he never knew Laycon was going into The BBN house until the day the show started.

“Few weeks before then, I had called him and I had wanted us to meet up. He told me he was not available. Then that Sunday evening and the opening show of BBN, Laycon was all over twitter. I just started rooting for him. I was like, that is my man out there!”

Now that Laycon has attained fame via BBN, Miraqulous said he feels both still have a lot to do.

“Both of us are creative people. We appreciate each other’s creative energy. There is no way we will come together and we would not create something great. I know we still have a whole lot to do. We have songs we have made that we have not released.”

Born Gbenga Fayehun, the music producer said he got his alias in church.

“The pastor was talking about miracles and miraculous. I liked the way the word sounded. I was with my brother and I told him I going to go with that name. I haven’t heard anybody answering that name. As a producer, everybody expects you to have another name. I felt the name would stand out. But I modified the spelling and changed mine to Miraqulous.”

Talking about why he chose to be behind the scene instead of an artiste, the music producer said, “I am all round creative. I can write, sing and produce but I choose t produce now because I want to experiment my creative skills. It is technical and I like technicalities a whole lot. That is what I want to invest my energy now.”

Talking about his career as a producer, Miraqulous said it is not always a walk in the park.

“Putting sound together is easy and not easy at the same time. It is not just a piece of cake when you are just starting. But when you become accustomed to what you do, then it gets so much easier. Nothing good comes easy any way.”