Nel Oliver has run a music recording studio in Benin for the last fifteen years. Before that he was the first black African to open a recording studio called Spade Music in Paris as early as the 1980’s. Artists from across the continent and Caribbean were able to launch their careers because of this great man – in fact he helped create legends. Nel returned to Benin to build the local music industry. He produces young performers and most of Benin’s established artists