UGANDA: Producer Henry Kiwuwa As Producer Of The Day.

Henry Kiwuwa one of biggest legends in the production industry and has worked with some of the people who used to top the music chats way back in the early 2000s and is a brother to the renown Steve Jean who is also a good producer.

His climax of was when he clinched the Pearl of Africa Music (PAM) Award for audio producer of the year in 2007.  For most of the year, he opted to render his services to musical upstarts, rather than restrict himself to only the big names. 
Artistes like Henry Tigan, Qute Kaye, Desire Luzinda, Roni Banton and Toolman made it big through his creative hands, and he got due

He started his production journey in 2002 from Kasiwukila studio before joining his brother Steve Jean at Fenon Records. He then shifted to No End Entertainment before he started his own studio, Grayce Records in Kanyanya. Kiwuwa

He has worked with a number of artistes like Grace Nakimera, Sheila Nvannungi, Mariam Ndagire, and Ronnie Banton, among others. His songs include Bebe Cool’s Sambagala, Grace Nakimera’s Anfukula, Desire Luzinda’s Baswaze, Qute Kaye’s Ondeka, Sarah Zawedde’s Olabika bulungi, Juliana’s Diana, Ronnie Banton’s Kawuna, Henry Tigan’s Lwaki Oninza and Abogezi, Iryn Namubiru’s Empisazo, Buchaman’s Tukumatira, Jose chameleon’s Sivyo Ndivyo, among others

According to him the production of today is not as good as that of the past,

”the music produced today has few chords; they can be about three. A song with few chords is easy to learn but listeners will stop enjoying it after a short time. Songs like Elly Wamala’s have like eight complicated chords. Minor chords and major ones were mixed to produce music that is enjoyed over a longer period of time.”

When he left No end studio to go start up his own he received support from some of the artists he had worked with despite the changes in location and production houses 

“That’s how I   actually knew if people trusted me as an individual or if they only trusted me as long as I was at No-end entertainment. Most of them actually moved with me like Grace Nakimera, Sheilla Nvannungi, Mariam Ndagire, Ronnie Banton and a lot of upcoming artists who’d never produced even a single song. I guess they just wanted to know where Henry Kiwuuwa was.”

His break through production work was Halima Namakula’s Sambagala back in 2004. This strengthened the Henry Kiwuuwa brand and got him quite popular with recording artists.

While he works with various artists he usually finds what is best for the song and the artist

“I usually take an artist’s idea then advise them accordingly if it can work for the market. However, I can use my style fusion. I could easily mix a Zouk track with a reggeaton baseline just to create a product that appeals for both the urban and rural market. Meaning I try to make sure my sound can be played on stations such as CBS, Radio Simba e.t.c. as well as urban radio stations like Sanyu FM and Capital Radio. I also try to make sure my sounds are strictly club friendly, then I also usually advise my artists on how to promote their music on the radio, television and in the press. If I find that an artist is still lacking I send them to a voice trainer or song writer so that the end product comes out perfect and if they are hesitant I usually refund their studio fees.”

 Besides music production,  Kiwuuwa finds some free time to engage in his Hobbies
“ I hardly find the time but when I do, I try to watch all kinds of music videos and listen to all sorts of music from all over the world so I can pick an idea or two for my production work.”