Episode 5

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3rd Oct 2025

From Drums to Dreams: Loudaaa's Sound Engineering Journey!

Yo, listen up! This episode dives deep into Lauda's wild ride from just a kid in school to becoming a sound engineering whiz, and trust me, it’s a journey you don’t wanna miss. We’re talking about that pivotal moment when he got hit with the calling, a real “a-ha” situation that flipped his world upside down and set him on his path. He spills the tea on how jamming out in church led him straight to the studio, where he mixed and mastered his way to success. It’s all about following that inner vibe and letting the music guide you, folks! So, kick back, relax, and let’s vibe with Louddaaa as he shares how following his passion has kept him grooving through life, never looking back!

Takeaways:

  • Louddaaa's journey from playing drums in church to becoming a sound engineer is super inspiring and highlights how passion can lead to purpose when you least expect it.
  • Finding your calling can sometimes feel like a divine intervention, as he shared a moment when he felt guided to switch from performing to engineering.
  • The path to success in music often involves a mix of hard work, divine guidance, and the willingness to dive into new opportunities that come your way.
  • Music has been his lifelong gig, showing us that doing what you love can turn into a fulfilling career without ever having to clock in at a 9 to 5.
  • It's wild how the universe aligns when you put your faith first; His story is a testament to trusting the process and embracing the unknown.
  • Keep grinding and referencing those mixes, because practice really makes perfect in the world of sound engineering, just like Louddaaa's experience proves.
Transcript
Speaker A:

In this episode, Lauda shares his journey to becoming a sound engineer and the moment that changed everything from humble beginnings in school to finding his purpose.

Speaker A:

This one's all about the calling behind the craft.

Speaker A:

Welcome back to the Best five Minute Music Podcast.

Speaker B:

The Best five minute Music podcast featuring Camp five Big Vibes only.

Speaker B:

What's up, fam?

Speaker B:

Welcome to the moment.

Speaker C:

Apparently, then I started playing drums professionally in different churches within school area.

Speaker C:

So the church I was playing for then there was a sound engineer there that owns a studio.

Speaker C:

So I walked up to him, I told him about everything I do, blah, blah, blah, played in some of my beats and asking me if I could intend in the studio, you know, that I love to learn how to mix and master.

Speaker C:

And then if you wouldn't mind, you know, mixing some of my songs for me, I would work for him.

Speaker C:

And then my saw me like, oh yeah, yeah, let's do it.

Speaker D:

I guess that was where the, the.

Speaker C:

Engineering part kicked in for me.

Speaker C:

That's how I dived into mixing.

Speaker C:

And then fast forward to, you know, practicing, practicing up on practicing.

Speaker C:

My mix started getting better.

Speaker C:

You get, I was referencing mixes from Lagos and so on.

Speaker C:

And then that was how I became a mixing engineer.

Speaker C:

To date, I still mix and master.

Speaker C:

Yeah.

Speaker C:

Then fast forward to, you know, after school, you know, I left Koruva to Potaco to do my nyse.

Speaker D:

When I got to Pat Harcourt, I.

Speaker C:

Didn'T work as a producer at all.

Speaker C:

I got a job at a production company.

Speaker C:

They deal with live sound, live events, screen, stage and everything.

Speaker C:

And I loved it because it was interesting.

Speaker C:

It was different from what I was used to doing.

Speaker C:

And I mean, it's still sound.

Speaker C:

I love sound.

Speaker D:

But then before I left school, I.

Speaker C:

Think I skipped this part.

Speaker C:

Before I left school, God told me to leave drums to dive into sound engineering.

Speaker D:

If I go deep into my story.

Speaker C:

You will hear a lot of God says, God says, God is saying, God is saying.

Speaker D:

Because I'm a Christian, I've been a.

Speaker C:

Christian all my life and I listen to God a lot.

Speaker E:

You heard God tell you you were going to be a producer?

Speaker E:

Can you take us back to that moment?

Speaker D:

I still remember the night that happened.

Speaker C:

I would never forget it.

Speaker C:

I think I was going home from Rehaza then.

Speaker D:

My life then was school, church, school, church, school, Riyaza, school, Rihaza, school.

Speaker D:

Rihaza would stay in church and play drums for hours.

Speaker C:

Like I would rehearse for like five, six, seven, eight hours.

Speaker C:

Like I was sweating and everything.

Speaker C:

So on that faithful day, I was going on feeling like, God damn it.

Speaker C:

I just finished rehearsing.

Speaker C:

I'm going to be the next on the Roy Star.

Speaker D:

I'm going to be the next.

Speaker D:

You know, I had so much passion.

Speaker C:

For drums and everything.

Speaker C:

And then I just saw.

Speaker D:

I don't know how to explain it to you, man.

Speaker D:

I just saw a big board, like a mixer, ssl, console.

Speaker D:

I mean, now I know what it is.

Speaker D:

Then I didn't know what it was.

Speaker D:

You know, I just saw, you know, saw myself in the studio, console and everything.

Speaker D:

And I was always listening to music.

Speaker D:

And so.

Speaker D:

So the way God speaks to us is different now.

Speaker C:

Depends on how tuned your frequency is to him.

Speaker D:

I think I cried that night I was going on.

Speaker D:

I was crying because it was heavy.

Speaker D:

Like I didn't understand what I was saying.

Speaker D:

That is to me now, do you get other produce, traveling around the world, being in studio, studio, different studios.

Speaker C:

Those were the things I saw then.

Speaker D:

So as a child, I didn't understand it.

Speaker D:

So it was just.

Speaker D:

It was difficult for me to put.

Speaker C:

It together in my head properly.

Speaker D:

So I started crying.

Speaker D:

I was going home, I was on the street and I was like, what was this?

Speaker D:

Like, I didn't understand.

Speaker D:

Like, it took forever for me to understand it and so on.

Speaker D:

What that has done for me was that it gave me clarity to live on time.

Speaker C:

I've never done any other job in my life.

Speaker D:

I've been doing music all my life.

Speaker D:

Music has been feeding me all my life from.

Speaker D:

I started getting paid as a drummer.

Speaker C:

When I was like 15.

Speaker C:

Like, I was very good as a.

Speaker D:

Young drummer and I was on salary in church.

Speaker C:

They were paying me.

Speaker D:

I didn't even know what they were because I'm like, why people pay me money.

Speaker C:

I. I'm enjoying what I'm doing by the end of the month.

Speaker D:

You dig it?

Speaker D:

Like, I was covering up for all.

Speaker C:

The bigger dramas in Lagos and so.

Speaker D:

On, and they would collect the salary and pay me.

Speaker D:

So music had fed me all my life.

Speaker D:

Today, I don't know what it feels like to do a 9 to 5 or to do any other job in my life, because hearing from God, I.

Speaker C:

Just knew what to do next.

Speaker A:

Coming up next on the Best five minute music podcast.

Speaker D:

You know, Jazzy came in and heard one of the beats that I was.

Speaker C:

Doing and he was like, oh, Kenny.

Speaker D:

Alpha who get his beat?

Speaker C:

And over there she'll be like, enter now.

Speaker C:

I said, no, you two enter now.

Speaker C:

Enter now.

Speaker D:

Like, enter now.

Speaker D:

We stay at the door together.

Speaker E:

You see, Lauder's story is such a reminder that sometimes purpose finds you.

Speaker E:

And when you put God first, the path unfolds in ways you can't always predict.

Speaker E:

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Speaker E:

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Speaker E:

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Speaker E:

That's K A M B A TheCreator until next time, keep your faith strong and know that God's in control.

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