Presidential staffer and National Coordinator of the Black Star Experience, Rex Omar, has outlined three key goals he hopes to achieve before the end of his tenure.
According to him, these are legacies he wants to leave behind to support the growth of Ghana’s creative industry.
Speaking in an interview on TV3’s Showbiz 360, the veteran musician and principal advocate for creatives said he wants to see a second National Theatre built in Kumasi.
He also indicated that he anticipates that the industry can boast of a good number of fully equipped record labels capable of projecting Ghanaian music internationally.
Third on his wish-list, Rex Omar, looks forward to being able to nurture Ghana’s movie industry to have a world-class movie studio that meets Hollywood standards.
“I want to see a second National Theatre being built in Kumasi. I want to see about one, two or three stable record label company, well-resourced, that are competing to export Ghanaian music. I want to see a Hollywood standard studio built in Ghana so as to be able to draw global attention to Ghana to help our film industry,” he said.
Aside his engagement with the Black Star Experience, Rex Omar, is known for his long-standing advocacy for musicians’ rights and proper royalty distribution in Ghana.
When asked if he has now gone silent on the issue because of his appointment by government, he clarified that he is still committed to that cause and he is now in a better position to help.
“I am still a writer; I may not necessarily be in charge of GHAMRO but they are still dealing with my songs and it is part of the creative economy. I am in a better position now to even help to make it better,” he said.
The Black Star Experience is one of the government’s flagship programs aimed at growing the creative economy.
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