Amplify Live Production Academy Boosts African Entertainment
The Amplify Live Production Academy has been launched in Lagos to provide professional training for technical crew members in the Nigerian entertainment industry. The initiative aims to transition the sector from an informal 'hustle' into a structured, globally competitive wealth-creation industry.
Why it matters
Professionalizing the technical side of live events is essential for the long-term economic growth and international scalability of the African entertainment sector.
The live events production industry in Nigeria and Africa has received a boost with the inauguration of the Amplify Live Production Academy, an initiative aimed at equipping practitioners with the skills required to compete in the global entertainment industry. The academy was unveiled at the second edition of the Amplify Live Production Conference held in Lagos on Thursday. According to the brains behind it, it is designed to provide training for sound engineers, lighting designers, event promoters and other technical crew members who work behind the scenes at live events. The convener of the conference, Siji Ewedemi, said the initiative was conceived as part of efforts to build a structured and globally competitive live production industry in Nigeria and Africa. Ewedemi said the 2026 conference, themed, “The Business of Live”, was a follow-up to the maiden edition, which had the theme, “From Hustle to Industry”.
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