Ivan Quashigah shaped my creative perspective and work ethic - Perez Musik

Perez Musik, a Ghanaian contemporary urban gospel artiste, credited filmmaker Ivan Quashigah with helping sharpen his creative perspective, build his confidence as an editor, and develop his work ethic. Speaking on The Career Trail on Joy Learning TV and Joy News, Perez Musik recalled struggling to find his footing after leaving his office job at GHOne TV to pursue music, stating, "I resigned to focus on music. But when I came back home, I hustled, still nothing was working." He later got a call from Farmhouse Productions to work as an editor, but resigned again after realizing a conventional 9-5 arrangement was not what he wanted. He stated, "They put me on probation after three months. I'm like, 'You know what? 9-5 is not my day. I cannot be waking up every day, coming to sit here.' So I resigned."

Perez Musik was later retained on a contract basis, which led to opportunities to work with Ivan Quashigah. He explained, "Ivan Quashigah also gave me opportunities. He gave me the opportunity to edit very, very high-profile work." Perez Musik added that he learned creative perspective and work ethic from Quashigah. While describing Quashigah as someone who could be demanding, Perez Musik said the experience taught him to appreciate the standards required in the creative industry, stating, "You know, he can be very hard. But yet, you know, that is for the work. And I owe him that. I'll forever be grateful."