Popular Ghanaian music producer JMJ, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of Xtra Large Music, has disclosed that he is still repaying debts incurred from his work with former artist Kaakie.

Despite investing significantly in her career, JMJ revealed that he did not see substantial financial returns.

The primary source of revenue from Kaakie’s career came from live performances, as he struggled to capitalize on digital music marketing at the time.“As we speak, I am still servicing debts,” JMJ told Kwame Dadzie on Joy FM's Showbiz A-Z.In an interview with Kwame Dadzie on Joy FM's Showbiz A-Z, JMJ explained that many of the songs produced during that period were not monetized effectively, with some revenues being captured by others.“Half of our songs are being monetized by other people,” he indicated.

The focus on live shows was a direct result of this issue.“Where we were seeing inflows were direct shows. That is why back then we paid attention to shows more than all of these things,” he said.Additionally, JMJ shared that his early days in music production were financially challenging.

He recounted times when he even had to cover transportation costs for artists to record in the studio, reflecting on the lack of immediate financial gain from his early productions.“Some of the things we were doing, we didn’t even think we were going to make money from them. Let me put it this way, I didn’t make money from my music productions.

“There were days and times that I had to pay for the transportation of these artistes so that they could come to the studio to record music,” he said.