Lynx Ghana
Lynx Ghana Limited
Musicians from Ghana, Nigeria, United Kingdom and USA along with several others from various countries around the world have brought their art to life in our music production/recording studio with the help of our incredibly talented music producers Richie, KiDi and Kuami Eugene whose catchy phrases ‘You know the name, right?’, ‘It’s a hit, mehnnnnnn!’, ‘Lezzgo’ and ‘Rockstar’ have become synonymous with infectious beats and fantastic tracks that move everyone to the dance floor.
Executives from Lynx Entertainment have been actively involved in the development of the modern Ghanaian music industry through participation in forums, seminars and industry meetings with other key players in the music business.
The label’s collaborative work with artistes across the industry promotes an environment where ideas and talents are shared and artistes are encouraged to work together for the benefit of the music industry as a whole.
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As his level of expertise soared and the quality of his production improved, Richie transformed his home studio to the now existing record company, Lynx Entertainment. He signed himself on as the first artist on the record label and released his debut album All of Me in 2008. He then proceeded to sign on; OJ Blaq, Asem, Irene Logan, Eazzy and Zigi to keep building his dream of establishing the most successful record label in Africa.
He has since gone on to win several awards both as a singer and record producer and has established himself as one of the biggest names in the Ghanaian music industry.
Richie has produced for and collaborated with several big names in the Ghanaian music industry. He also worked on ‘Originality’ the third studio album of Nigerian R&B star Faze. The artistes on Richie’s Lynx Entertainment record label have had critical and commercial success with songs such as “Frema”, “Pigaro”, “Runaway”, “Wengeze”, “No More Kpayor”, “You Say Wey Tin” and “One Gal” with the label winning the “record label of the year” award at the Ghana Music Awards in 2009. In 2010, the artistes on the label collaborated on Africa’s Moment, a song which was featured on Hello Afrika, Sony Music’s release in conjunction with the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The song was also featured in the Vodafone advert that staged the first ever flash mob in West Africa. Lynx Entertainment released the ‘Back 2 Zero’ album in July 2011. The album featured all the artistes on the record label as well as several renowned Ghanaian musicians.
Richie’s debut album “All of Me” featured hit singles “Frema”, “When I Get You” and “Dirty Dance”. The release of this album established Richie as one of the hottest R&B stars on the Ghanaian music scene and led to award nominations at the 2009 Ghana Music Awards for “Discovery of the Year”, “Best Male Vocal”, “Hip Hop Song of the Year”, “Afro Pop Song of the Year” and “Collaboration of the Year”. He won the award for ‘Producer of the Year’ at the ceremony, his record label Lynx Entertainment won “Record Label of the Year” and “Woso”, a song by Okyeame Kwame, which he produced and featured on won “Hip Hop Song of the Year” and “Video of the Year”. He also won “Male Music Star of the Year” award at the 2009 Joy FM’s Nite with the Stars. Richie again won the award for “Producer of the Year” at the 2010 Ghana Music Awards and “Simple”, a song he produced for the Ghanaian music duo Bradez, won “Most Popular Song of the Year” at the Ghana Music Awards in 2010 and “West African Song of the Year” at the 2010 Museke Online African Music Awards. His sophomore album UKNR was released in May 2010 and featured hit singles “Yaaro”, “Asa Fofro”, “Ma Nim Ton” and “Intoxicated” which featured UK artist Sway and was nominated for “Hip Hop Song of the Year” at the 2011 Ghana Music Awards. In February 2012, Richie released “Changing Faces”, the first single from his third album also titled Changing Faces.
Richie Mensah has also produced music for various TV and radio commercials for local and multinational brands and scored music for a number of movies.
In 2012, he signed the all-female group; D3, to Lynx Entertainment and released hit singles ‘Good Girls Gone Bad’ and ‘Gyani Gyani’ before the group split due to educational commitments of the young group members. The lead singer of the group, MzVee was subsequently signed to the record label as a solo artiste and went on to release three albums, Reveelation, Verified and DaaVee, to commercial and critical acclaim including earning a nomination for Best African Act at the 2016 BET Awards.
Richie is also a mentor on MTN’s Hitmaker, Ghana’s largest music talent show. The show which launched in 2012 is now in its nineth season.
In January 2017, Richie was appointed Director of Music and Industry Standards by the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) to work with MUSIGA’s newly established Membership and Business Development Office and lead on their industry standardization efforts.
Richie Mensah currently has two of the biggest artists in Africa; KiDi and Kuami Eugene, signed to his record label and he continues to nurture and develop new talent.