John Legend the six-time Grammy Award winner will be in South Africa for three performances this October, beginning at the Grand Arena, GrandWest Casino & Entertainment World in Cape Town on the 15th, the Indoor Arena, International Convention Centre in Durban on the 17th and at the Coca-Cola Dome, in Johannesburg on the 18th of... Continue Reading →
Mandela Day review from www.Variety.com Watch SABC 2 in R.S.A On Sat 1 Aug at 21h30 to see show
Sipho "Hotstix" Mabuse was one of the South African musicians selected to perform at the inaugural Mandela Day Concert in New York. He was accompanied by PA Martin Myers who, armed with a camera, captured event preparations, backstage encounters with other performers, rehearsals, candid shots with celebrities like Forrest Whitaker, and the show itself... Recently... Continue Reading →
My great friend Mike Greenaway is writing a book on John Smit – the bok captain !!!
My great friend Mike Greenaway is writing a book on John Smit and he sent me this piece last night which appeared in the Natal Mercury today.. enjoy the read. John Smit was recently asked about the complexities of captaining the Springboks and he used a Richie McCaw anecdote to illustrate the colourful path a... Continue Reading →
some happy snaps from Mandela day 18 july 2009 Radio city music hall Sipho Mabuse rocked the show
am amazing trip. these are some of the happy snaps neill berstein my great friend came to the show
New York friday
well its the consulate today took sipho mabuse to the Apollo theatre yesterday Sipho had lunch at the boat house in central park, with our dear SA friend Neil bernstein. he is working the property business. Roy Harman Loyiso's manager has had loads of meetings at record co's... The gala dinner at Grand Central was... Continue Reading →
new york day 2
rehearsals at 11am, Just been to the apple store at 7.30am to buy some things, Store open 24 hours a day the store is on 5th avenue next to Trump tower Saw Yvonne Chaka Chaka last night she had a great chat with Sipho Mabuse. Jesse Clegg is also in town he has rehearsals at... Continue Reading →
New york day 1
arrived safely Hotel is fantastic, Just been taken to lunch at Esca, means Fish in Italian, resturant is run by Maro Batali,situated in Hells kitchen or Times Square West as new Yorkers like to call it .waiters can easily earn 100 000 dollars a year working at Esca. Amazon is big for music and so... Continue Reading →
Mandela Day rehearsals
We have just received the call sheets for the trip to New York for Mandela Day and this is the brief on the rehearsal space we move into on Wednesday morning at 10am local time to rehearse SIR New York ( http://www.sir-usa.com) takes great pride in being part of the city's rich and diverse music... Continue Reading →
Mandela Day Storescapes
This is just a sample of the Mandela Day campaign currently up in NY…. Tim Massey 46664 International Director It's in our hands Visit http://www.46664.com
46664 AND THE NELSON MANDELA FOUNDATION TO STREAM MANDELA DAY CONCERT LIVE
09 July 2009: 46664 and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, together with live video streaming partner, Livestream, have launched Mandela Day TV, a free and pay-per-view event that lets viewers anywhere in the world take part in the Mandela Day concert at Radio City Music Hall, New York on July 18th. The concert boasts a wonderful... Continue Reading →
Mandela Day concert celebration on July 18th
STEVIE WONDER, ALICIA KEYS, WILL.I.AM, T-PAIN, JESSE CLEGG, GLORIA GAYNOR AND SPECIAL GUEST WHOOPI GOLDBERG TO JOIN THE MANDELA DAY CONCERT LINEUP *** Additional performers will join Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Forest Whitaker, Aretha Franklin, Wyclef Jean, Queen Latifah, Dave Stewart, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Josh Groban, Angelique Kidjo, Baaba Maal, Jesse McCartney, Zucchero, the Soweto Gospel... Continue Reading →
Mpho Skeef (daughter of Sipho Mabuse) signs with Parlophone
UK based South African singer, songwriter and producer Mpho Skeef, whose expertise in electronica is legendary, has signed a five-album deal with top British record label Parlophone (former label for the Beatles). She is set to release her eagerly anticipated debut solo album under two major UK labels; Wall of Sounds and Parlophone, on the... Continue Reading →
Mandela Day 18 July 2009
Martin Myers is accompanying Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse as PA / Manager to Mandela Day concert in New York, 18 July 2009
Miss Nambia 2009
Overall Technical Production Management for the Miss Namibia Pageant 6 June 2009. For the 10th year running supplying lighting design, operation, sound, music and technical production to the pageant using local supply companies.
Martin Myers
Martin Myers is a music DJ and publicist based in Cape Town, South Africa. Music Martin started Triple M Music in 1985, partner Steve Olivier joined in 1989. Triple M Music specialises in supplying the audio and music requirements for fashion shows and corporate launches. Martin is the co-founder of SMD Lighting with Steve Olivier... Continue Reading →