BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. (BMI) HOSTED IT’S BMI SONG CAMP DURING THE 7TH ANNUAL MUSIC EXCHANGE (MEX17) ENTERTAINMENT INDABA

Between 4 and 8 September 2017, South Beach Camps Bay was the creative hub where seven of the world’s finest writing minds decamped to create pop genius.

Since 2016, Music Exchange, in partnership with BMI, has attracted some of the world’s top writing talent to The Mother City for the five-day emersion and creative boot camp.

This year’s event ran from 4 September through 8 September at South Beach Camps Bay which was the official start to the highly anticipated MEX17 gathering held at the Academy of Sound Engineering studio complex, in District 6, Cape Town on Saturday 9 and 10 September

This year’s highly guest writers include JANN KLOSE, from New York, a Grammy® nominated pop singer-songwriter. CHRISTIAN WRIGHT, from Abbey Road Studios, ALICIA MADISON, based in New York, is a successful singer/songwriter.

Columbian music producer and songwriter MARCELA ARCINIEGAS, TONY GRUND from New York as well as Multiple SAMA23 winner AMANDA BLACK and COLIN SHER.

Brandon Bakshi Executive Director Creative Europe & Asia at BMI, the global leader in rights management, returned to Cape Town as well “Our stretch goal this year is to have hit songs cut and broadcast in the United States.”

MARTIN MYERS ,RAZIA MYERS ,CASEY BARCLAY

JANN KLOSE ,ALICIA MADISON ,CHRISTIAN WRIGHT ,TONY GRUND

AMANDA BACK ,CHRISTAIN WRIGHT

AMANDA BLACK AND SOPHIA FOSTER

ALICIA MADISON ,JANN KLOSE ,TONY GRUND, MARCELIA ARCENGIAS, CHRISTIAN WRIGHT

JASON CURTIS ,WILLIAM MASEMOLA . CHARLIE HAMILTON

Mom and daughter Nyota Parker

Ameen Harron

James Stewart ,Andre Ensil ,Martin Myers

Tony Grund ,Brandon Bakshi ,Alicia Madison ,Jann Klose

Peter Smith and Ze Nobrega

Razia myers ,Anton Groenewald

Amanda Black ,Jann Klose ,Siphokazi Jonas ,Colin Sher

James Stewart ,Menno Visser

Bevan Trevor ,Brandon Bakshi

Martin Myers ,Christian Wright ,Casey Barclay ,Lisa