Inside-Outside Magazine

LeBron Watkins editor and chief for Inside-Outside Magazine spoke with Aicha Ouattara, 18, about her latest project B.E.T Live Lounge. Which stands for Black Entertainment Television. B.E.T Live Lounge is a show for urban music, entertainment, celebrity, news and fashion.

The show created by independent filmmaker and music video director Aicha Ouattara launched its debut on Monday 12th February but the first programme will be aired on .
Sunday 28th February, 2010.

Creator Miss A. Ouattara states that she established the concept of creating a show after many months of directing music videos. During the eight month period whilst others were making TV Bloopers; to develop her skills within Media she thought it would be a good idea to create a TV Programme, in fact she had always wanted her own TV Programme but didn't nowhere to start. 'Well, I guess I've found my benchmark', quotes Miss Ouattara.

After landing a job with the NUMBER 1 UK broadcasting station BBC Aicha gained her breakthrough in B.E.T. Live Lounge. She goes onto discuss her love for Media as well as Film and Journalism and how she very much enjoyed creating the music video. Furthermore she discuss her ideas behind the creation. Aicha states that, ‘I love listening to artists playing on BBC Live Lounge and thats where her inspiration developed from. As for the abbrivation B.E.T. this was taken from existing programming network B.E.T having the same meaning.’

About the TV Programme she says, 'the programme is strictly for students like myself who enjoy Film and Media studies. It allows them to get recognized. I see it as a road or path to success, in the industry. I believe I have used my creative ideas and personality, to the best of my ability and to my advantage'.

When asked about the making of the show, Aicha did not have a bad word to say about the cast and crew in fact she gave us a little sneak peek about the first guests on the show who are in fact the winners of Unsigned.com Meets The X.Factor, 4FLAVA. She talks about how great it was working with them as their manager and director in their new single 'Untouchable' and then being honored to have them as the first guests on her show.

For the latest gossip and news on young, up and coming filmmaker, director, manger and music video director. Please follow Aicha on her blog at aichaouattararc@blogspot.com.