As it is now, the VGMA board has a heavy and influential presence of Charterhouse making them lose focus of the core mandate of using their technical knowledge to select and nominate musicians who have distinguished themselves in music works under a particular year under review to a disciplinary committee.
They are now presiding over insults hurled at them and overlooking the mission of scrutinizing music by selecting and nominating potential award winners. Normally an event organiser should not influence the award scheme and have to just make sure the necessary logistics and process are set in place.
The organisers, Charter House should appoint a board of competent professionals in music business, such as, sound engineers, composers, music presenters, publishers, and a critic etc, who will use their skill in dealing with the selection and nomination procedure by allowing the public to vote where they have to and the board also vote on technical categories which the general public cannot do because of the lack of knowledge.
Or an academy must be formed, which is more credible since the numbers are larger and the chances of influence is slimmer.
The event organiser, as a duty, should facilitate all these stages and plan how best the event can go on without any hitches.
As it is now, the board chairman of the VGMA is Nii Ayite Hammond, who is the head of production at Charter House, the CEO and his wife are also on the board. To top it up, the public relations man, George Quaye is also a board member.
I think if the organisers should even be represented on the board, that official shall just be an observer to cater for their welfare. The board should ideally have a Public Relations Officer selected from amongst them.
Charter House has thrown all these ethics to the dogs and is wallowing in a conflict of interest position. They are now the watchdogs and the gatekeeper there by looks as if they are influencing the board unduly.
I believe if the board is dissolved and re constituted without Charterhouse presence, there will be hope for those who believe the award scheme is not credible.
We are all aware of the court case pending in which Charterhouse has sued Shattawale for defamation. For me its not surprising Shattawale was not nominated, since the board chair is a long working senior staff member.
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