Music Business 101 comes to George 17 & 18th March with Music Exchange and Jazzathon Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to the following: Media, press, radio submissions, Samro, Concerts, collecting agencies, do you need a record Company, how to write media releases, creating events, sponsorship documents, networking, split sheets, show contracts and fees, AYOBA APP Both Craig and Martin have a shared current reality lived experience to share with artists . The talk is FREE -register with Germaine Leonard please on germamaineleonardmusic@gmail.com AN OUTLINE ON EACH OF THE SPEAKERS WHO WILL PARTICIPATE: Martin Myers Martin Myers is the founder of Music Exchange, an annual conference and skills-sharing platform, which launched in 2009. He was contracted to SONY Music for 17 years. His personal and professional speaker network includes: UK: Christian Wright, Abbey Road Studios (London); Oscar-nominated film composer Trevor Jones; FRANCE: Ben Oldfield, The Orchard (Paris); GERMANY: Tim Renner, CEO of Universal Music, Germany and Cultural Ambassador for the City of Berlin; USA: Mos Def, internationally acclaimed hip-hop artist/producer and actor; MOZAMBIQUE: Moreira Chonguica, jazz saxophonist, composer and producer. Myers also runs an artist management agency with clients the calibre of Sipho Mabuse, Siphokazi Jonas, amongst others. He is also the owner of an eventing company; is a partner in a technical agency and co-founded a crewing business. He has handled Press and PR duties for concerts presented by Sting and Duran Duran, to name only a few. Myers was also a radio presenter on commercial radio for many years. Craig Parks Craig is the Founder and Producer of The Cape Town Jazzathon. Parks was also part of the original management team at P4 Radio 104.9 (today known as Heart FM). Besides managing The Cape Town Jazzathon, Craig also heads up the Training and Development department for The Cape Town …
Smiley returns to the Mother City for Toodles 2022 -Friday 30th December
A house music end of year send-off at The Woodstock Brewery on Friday 30 December. Smiley returns to the Mother City for Toodles 2022 On the back of a sold out Winter show - Smiley in the Sky - the crew has another line up of discerning selectors ready to go. Random Fact - Jozi’s internationally released DJ/Producer headlines with seasoned deep house professional - Phat Jack. Cape Town’s rising talent Sha1ma and Ceres born AKH - both deep and soulful players - make their Smiley debuts. And resident poephol - Travisto fills the bill. Expect an energetic dance floor with a full spectrum of Smiley happy dancers and house music in all it’s beautiful colours. Grab your tickets at Webtickets https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/Event.aspx?itemid=1521560650 and #ComeGetHappy CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za for free. …
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Tasché opens for Francois Van Coke this weekend at De Waal Park in Cape Town.
Brackenfell based Tasché Burger known as Tasché opens for Francois Van Coke this weekend at De Waal Park in Cape Town. The schedule is as follows 10am: Gates open 1.15pm to 2.15pm: Camps Bay High 2.30pm to 3.15pm: The Rockets 3.30pm to 4.30pm: Tasché 4.45pm to 6pm: Francois van Coke 6pm: Event ends She was the winner of the 2019 season of The Voice SA and the first female to win the converted title. Tasché has beautiful work out with her single ‘Die Een”. and I caught up with the rocker last week. What is your job description? Singer songwriter What does music mean to you? Music means that I can pay my bills. Just kidding, I can't see my life without it. It's where I feel at home. I can't imagine myself doing anything else; it's the only thing I know I’ll always give my best with a smile. My music is about… This is a difficult one. I don't think there's one specific answer. As die musiek/song my beinvloed in enige manier, as dit my iets laat voel dan weet ek dis die regte song. What is your motto? Don’t focus on the problem, focus on the solution. Fame is about… Fame is stupid Retirement will happen when… When I’m old. I don't do... I don't do selfishness I would love to co-write with… Corlea, Juan Boucher, Francois van Coke, with Hunter Kennedy again. I’m not picky at all though. I just want to make music. Anyone who is willing actually. Where do you go for inspiration to create? There’s no specific place. When I feel inspired I try and write. What is the most enjoyable aspect of your work? Creating new music and meeting new people. The song you must do during every show? The story. Any funny moments on stage? I’ve come super close to falling many times. My heroes are… My wife, my mom, my dad, Fokofpolisiekar, Shania Twain, Pink My style icon is… I don’t really have such a thing. Which living person do you admire most and why? My wife – she’s there through my shitty …
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Sipho “Hotstix ” Mabuse at 70 in concert in Stellenbosch
Get ready to experience Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse at 70 at Daisy Jones bar, Stellenbosch, on Sunday the 15th of May 2022, thanks to funding support from Concerts SA. What better way to spend an autumn afternoon than in the winelands, listening to and letting Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse and The Hotband take you on a musical journey of the hits and songs that have shaped the lexicon that is South African music? At 70, Sipho is more vital than ever. His music has featured in the December 2021 summer campaign for MTN. He also made the cover, including a 16-page feature in the Jan/Feb issue GQ Magazine, and was awarded a GQ Lifetime Achievement Award the month before. Why Sipho at 70? Well, Sipho turned 70 in November 2021, hence the Sipho at 70 tour, along with his sensational six-piece, The Hotband, consisting of : Thembeka Khumalo (SAMA nominated) on vocals, Siphiwe Kubheka on drums, Urban Noblela on guitar, David Mabaso on bass, Lloyd “toto” Mbhele on keys and the man of the moment, Sipho Mabuse on vocals and saxophone. As former-president President Kgalema Motlanthe wrote on Sipho’s 70th birthday: My brother Sipho, we have come a long way together, and through your 70 year-long pilgrimage to the highest echelons of social, cultural and artistic eminence, we remember the distinguished milestones of your life and honour this as a moment for all South Africans to consider your pioneering contribution to African music and a global movement of expression. From the tender age of 8 years old playing drums to already becoming a professional musician by age 15, yours is a seminal career that not only spans six decades and counting but is a career that defined an industry with an oeuvre that set the tone for a golden era of music. The sound of Sipho “Hotstix’ Mabuse was to set the world alight with sonic vibrations that contributed to the cultural development of world music, Afro-funk, Soweto soul, township pop and contemporary sounds over the years. As …