Compensation for occasion MCs has been the point for conversation on different media stages for the beyond couple of days after Merqury Quaye and Kojo Manuel communicated their disappointment at how they are treated by occasion coordinators.
While Merqury had approached occasion coordinators to pay MCs more, Kojo Manuel additionally asked why these coordinators would continuously treat crafted by the MCs as subordinate.
Addressing Kwame Dadzie on Happiness FM's Twitter Spaces, Kojo Manuel said in specific circumstances, some occasion MCs paid with beverages and ladies.
"This is completely a business, except if you are letting me know that you are offering me something that I esteem as a trade off for it. No two different ways," he noted.
He added that even a few media houses do organizations with clients and they pay them with broadcast appointment.
"It's an understanding yet you don't call me and let me know that I have ten jugs for you," he said.
As per Kojo, this typically happens to most MCs who work more on the party side of the range.
"At the point when I was coming up a portion of the things that I was proposed to be paid with was my name being on the craftsmanship alone. That was someone's approach to attempting to pay me. Since no one knew me and they were putting my name on the craftsmanship. They would agree 'gracious when you come in you will get free beverages. At the point when you come in, I will acquaint you with young ladies'," he expressed.
He further made sense of that these are difficulties that anticipated MCs face.
This conversation comes on the rear of a counsel by Ghanaian plate rider and occasion have, Merqury Quaye to occasion coordinators to pay MCs better.
Merqury, let Kwame Dadzie on Satisfaction FM's Showbiz A-Z know that similarly as it is finished in different nations, individuals in Ghana who belittle the administrations of MCs ought to compensate them fairly.
"I accept that the present activity will rouse a ton of occasion coordinators, will move individuals to pay MCs more. At the point when I did the NFA Draft Day think about what, Kwame, I asked how much my partner from Ohio got from that occasion and they said 30,000 bucks and you can ask me the amount I got.
So I feel that this [programme] really assists individuals with understanding and we desire to have more. The MCs additionally have the right to purchase the chateaus like our associates in the US, and Nigeria are doing so kindly compensation us more," Merqury Quaye noted.
Kojo Manuel is one of the most pursued publicity MCs in Ghana. He has facilitated a ton of noticeable occasions in the nation, including the Worldwide Resident Celebration, Afrochella, Flowing Rave, MMC Live, Rapperholic Show, Freedome Wave Show, among others.
Aside from Kojo Manuel, others that spoke on Satisfaction Diversion Unloaded, Bliss FM's week by week showbiz discussion on Twitter, were MC Portfolio (Occasion Host), Whitney Boakye-Mensah (Overseeing Accomplice, InnoRvations/Occasions WBM) and Merqury Quaye (MC/DJ).