VINCHEZO M’BALE’S NEXT MUSIC VIDEO TO COST 66,000 ZAMBIAN KWACHA
Top Zambian artist Vinchezo M'bale shared his next music video budget and fans are left speechless
Vincent Daka who is popularly known as Vinchezo M’bale left his fans in shock after he revealed how much his next music video would cost. His followers were amazed by the artist’s next music video’s budget as they realise how much money and effort the artist puts in his art to keep his fans entertained.
The main item on the budget is videography crew, director and makeup for the artist which is costing him about 32,500 Zambian Kwacha, taking up over 49 percent of the budget. Depending on the videographer, the price for this service may differ – we ran a story on how much Director Lo charges per music video, where he said 40,000 Zambian Kwacha if he is being modest. This part of the music video is important as it determines the quality of the end product.
Outfits and extras take up second spot with over 27 percent of the budget as they are costing him 18,000 Zambian Kwacha. The remainder of the budget include the following items shoes, props, vehicle and location of which in total are costing the artist 15,800 Zambian Kwacha.
Top Southern Province rapper mentioned that the artist had forgotten a lot of things on his budget as he listed food, drinks, transport for extras, transport for crew as just some of the few thing the artist did not consider, a comment Vinchezo M’bale was in agreement with.
You may wonder, will the artist be able to recover this money? Well this money is covered by the record label he is signed to which is Galaya Entertainment – on recovery, let’s look at the numbers, three of the last five music videos the singer has released have surpassed 2 million YouTube views, considering how much YouTube (approximately 3,000USD per million views according to air.io) its suffice to say that the artist would be able to make a return on his investment with profit.
That revenue is only from his YouTube, Vinchezo M’bale being an established artist means his streaming revenue from other platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and Tidal is very significant. If the single is successful, the artist could also receive brand deal from various cooperate entities.
Vinchezo Mbale also boasts a one of he highly paid Zambian performers, the artist revealed that his booking fee is now pegged at 70,000 Zambian Kwacha per event. In as much as there maybe flexibility in the pricing, the actual price may just be around the same price.
As a top performer with several clubs in Zambia always on the hunt for his services, Vinchezo M’bale has responsibilities on his shoulders – to deliver nothing but the best hence the artist is investing heavily in his craft offering his beloved fans the quality they deserve. Do you think this is a reasonable budget for a music video? How much should it be? With this information does the artist deserve the 70,000 Zambian Kwacha booking fee?
