A lady of massive gravitas …This will be exciting … Do tune in 9pm Thurs (11th of January) to CapeTalk to listen to my guest Karen Schofield-Nel UCT Choir Conductor and Artistic Director.
As Music Director, Artistic Director, Music Lecturer, Choral Clinician, Adjudicator, Scholar, Karen Schofield – Nel’s work spans over a wide variety of ages, abilities, genres.
Her experience as an active Provincial Adjudicator, Choral Clinician, and Choral Pedagogue is vast.
She conducts professional choirs as well as works extensively with Adult and Children’s Community Choirs, of whom many are impoverished and disadvantaged, yet their determination and zeal to sing and develop their abilities in the face of adversity surmounts all challenges.
Karen has conducted The Symphonic Choir.
The University of Stellenbosch Academic Choir – Schola Cantorum.
The Cape Town Soloist Choir.
The Nelson Mandela University Choir;
The 200 voice Festival of Hope Choir.
The 300 voice Johannesburg Choir.
She is currently the Founder and Music Director of The Peninsula Tabernacle Chorale in Cape Town.
Karen is the first Person of Colour and First Woman to conduct The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra.
Karen holds a Double Degree in both Music and Education (Thayer Conservatory, AUC – USA), M.Mus in Choral Conducting (Stellenbosch University), which has been transferred into a PhD in Music, which she is currently pursuing.
In her spare time, Karen is a culinary artisan. She has her own International Cooking show where she creates and cooks vegetarian and plant based recipes. This show is aired in Russia, USA, Australia, Germany, throughout Africa.
Karen is the Founder and CEO of a Whole Plant Based Program called A New Dawn.
The Business of Entertainment on Cape Talk, hosted by Martin Myers every Thursday at 9 pm, has had a stellar year since the launch in May 2023. All the podcasts are loaded on the Cape Talk website on the podcast page
https://www.capetalk.co.za/podcasts/679/the-business-of-entertainment?ref=pid:92
or go the MEX podcast page on Spotify and Listen
The guests have been outstanding starting with Dr Trevor Jones, who also gifted us the opening and closing music from one of his film scores, for the show.
I would like to thank each and every guest who gave of their time and wisdom:
Suzanne Ackerman
Marc Marot
Siphokazi Jonas
Jeremy Loops
Michael Yormark
Jason Curtis
Jarrod Aston
Jason Grishkoff
John Fishlock
Wouter Kellerman
Duncan Cruickshank
Lesley Wells
Nick Dall
Roy Harman
Robert Plummer
Sipho Hotstix Mabuse
Ryan Vrede
Billy Monama
Ian Martin
Dr Rachel Adams
Dr Stephen van der Merwe
Shakatak
Craig Parks
The show has seen a 26% audience growth from May to Dec 2023 as monitored by Newsclip ( from 101 000 listeners per week to over 127 000 now )
Special thanks to my producers Barry Mare and Brett Kannemeyer, who make the show sound great and the talented Casey Barclay who does the weekly poster designs for each guest. Mention must go to Tessa van Staden who saw the vision and ran with the work …THANK YOU
The pics are of the guests we have had in over the weeks in 2023 -THANK YOU
Hosted by Music Exchange founder Martin Myers, this weekly half-hour segment delivers powerful insights into the minds and careers of award-winning creatives, with a strong focus on the business side of the creative industry.
Each episode is a candid, focused conversation between Myers and a creative in the music, theatre, design, sports or media marketing space.
Myers says the conversations are always focused on being entertaining and inspirational, peppered with true stories, first-person accounts, and invaluable tips from the people who’ve made a successful living from their craft.
“We bring key executives and trailblazers (previous guests have included Dr. Trevor Jones – global film composer, Marc Marot – former Managing Director of Island Records and Jason Grishkoff – founder of SubmitHub) onto the station to delve into every aspect of their entertainment business reality.
“We will ultimately unpack what it takes to make a living in this space,” says Myers.
CapeTalk Station Manager Tessa van Staden says CapeTalk is passionate about supporting creatives. “Artists, musicians, sculptors, performers, directors and authors hold a mirror to society to reflect who and what we are,” says Van Staden.
“They play one of the most difficult and important functions, often without the necessary backing and resources. This segment always shares practical tips for those starting in the industry. The ‘Business of Entertainment’ hopes to inspire our audience while championing those who have paved a way in the sector,” she concludes.
For all the business insights you can’t google, don’t miss the ‘Business of Entertainment’ every Thursday at 21:00.
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About Martin Myers:
A UCT graduate and founder of the NPC Music Exchange, publicist and music manager, Martin Myers began his career in the music industry running UCT Radio at the University of Cape Town in 1985.
For 16 years, Martin was BMG/Sony Music’s Cape Town publicist.
In 2009, Martin founded Music Exchange (#MEX). This non-profit body organises an annual music conference and monthly masterclasses designed to empower people in the entertainment industry, especially young artists, with the knowledge to turn their passion into a sustainable livelihood.
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