Year: 2024

CapeTalk show Business of Entertainment hosts Iain Banner tonight 11 April at 9pm

Astounding talk last week on CapeTalk  the Business of Entertainment with Iain Banner, I invited Iain back tonight 9pm to tell us more.  This was last weeks show: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7lWsx7sq2IfEuRARpjWioC?si=gdgHAqqPQS6vvqN3xXUp0Q On the Couch - #126 - MEX in conversation with Iain Banner For over 35 years, Iain Banner has co-founded and directed various successful businesses and charitable ventures throughout the world, across... Continue Reading →

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The weekly discussion about the URC on Smile 90.4FM with Benito Vergotine & Dylan Jack

The weekly  discussion about the URC on Smile 90.4FM with Benito Vergotine  & Dylan Jack. A discussion about the URC and more  – Please listen to the link below: The Honest Truth with host  Benito Vergotine  is on Smile  90.4 FM each week on a Monday night  at 9.30pm.  I was delighted  to have been a... Continue Reading →

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An exclusive interview with lead singer Andy McCluskey from OMD who tour SA next week

Bauhaus Staircase a new album is  out now by  synth pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD)Listen to the work on the Spotify link  https://open.spotify.com/album/0xSrkb9KazehS74ki0ylf2?si=aqN93ZSnTsq8QWbDtRZcmQ And next week the band tour  South Africa  with dates is  Cape Town and Joburg as part of the ‘Greatest Hits Tour’.  Thursday, 18 April 2024 - Green Point A-Track, Green Point, Cape... Continue Reading →

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Dylan Red to play at DHL Stadium on Saturday 6 April

Exciting news, singer, songwriter and guitarist Dylan Red has been selected to play at the stadium on Saturday. Two fantastic beer gardens will be open and Dylan Red  will be playing at one of the beer gardens from 1pm to 4pm. This garden is situated on the Mouille Point side of the Stadium - i.e. Northern... Continue Reading →

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Thursday night 4th April at 9pm on CapeTalk, Iain Banner

Iain Banner For over 35 years, Iain Banner has co-founded and directed various successful businesses and charitable ventures throughout the world, across the sports, entertainment, luxury goods and hospitality industries. As co-founder and chairman of E-Movement, Iain and his partners successfully staged Formula E Cape Town in February 2023.  Prior to that, they also staged... Continue Reading →

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The Bob Lefsetz letter always has some good points 

Read these two letters below: From Bob Lefsetz Everyone keeps blaming Spotify for an existential problem in the music industry.  There’s too much supply and not enough demand. Musicians used to make money from royalties when record sales were driven by listener demand. Nowadays, there’s so much music and listeners don’t want more.  Indie musicians made... Continue Reading →

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The Corona Sunsets Festival World Tour Cape Town 6th of April 2024 with Siphokazi Jonas

The Corona Sunsets Festival World Tour returns to Cape Town, South Africa on the 6th of April 2024.  More Than Music:  Opening ceremony with Siphokazi Jonas & UCT Choir • Earth Mandala • The Litterboom Project • Pangeaseed Foundation • We Are Ocean • Cinema • Daniel Popper • Food Garden • Veld & Sea... Continue Reading →

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Unsung Heroes VII: Martin Myers | Medium

by Sheldon Rocha Leal, PhD, read the original post on Medium Almost from the beginning of my Medium writing journey, I started a series of articles highlighting some of the “Unsung Heroes” of the South African Music business. People whose contributions have been integral to the overall functioning of the industry, but about whom not much is... Continue Reading →

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A discussion about the URC on Smile 90.4FM with Benito Vergotine & Mike Greenway & Dylan Jack

A discussion about the URC on Smile 90.4FM with Benito Vergotine & Dylan Jack and special guest from Durban Mike Greenaway.  The Honest Truth with Benito Vergotine  is on Smile  90.4 FM each week on a Monday night  at 9.30pm. A discussion about the URC  and more  - Please listen to the link below: I was delighted  to... Continue Reading →

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MOREIRA CHONGUIÇA JOINS ALL-STAR LINEUP FOR INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY GLOBAL CONCERT IN TANGIER, MOROCCO

Maputo, Mozambique – In a statement released in Paris and Washington, DC, yesterday March 19, 2024 it was announced that the 2024 edition of International Jazz Day will be celebrated in more than 190 countries on April 30.  UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock are pleased to announce that the city of Tangier,... Continue Reading →

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Today, Sunday 24th March on CapeTalk with Trevor Jones from 10am

Today on CapeTalk with Trevor Jones from 10am Respected as one of the Top Five original music score composers in the world, Jones is responsible for scoring over 120 wide-ranging blockbuster film and television productions, including the likes of Notting Hill, Angel Heart, The Last of the Mohicans and In the Name of the Father. Amongst a plethora... Continue Reading →

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Happy birthday to a giant and inspiration to us all Dr Trevor Jones, who turns 75 today (23 March 2024)

Happy birthday Dr Trevor Jones from all of us at Music Exchange. Thank you for what you do to inspire us all to be better and as you always say "Prepare or prepare to fail”.  Your humility and love for your art shines through and inspires us daily - THANK YOU Trevor. In March 2019  the Western Cape Department of Cultural... Continue Reading →

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Arthur Goldstuck is my guest on The Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk on Thursday 21 March at 9pm

The Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk, hosted by Martin Myers every Thursday at 9pm, has landed a real coup with this exclusive one-on-one. Arthur Goldstuck  is a popular South African icon as a journalist, media analyst and speaker.  Arthur heads the World Wide Worx research organisation in which he leads ground-breaking market research to how... Continue Reading →

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The Cape Town International Jazz Festival returns 3 and 4th May 2024

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival returns with international acts:    Matt Bianco, Kokoroko and The Yussef Dayes Experience who all  make their way to Cape Town to join an all-star SA line-up on 3 and 4 May, 2024, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The SA stars include  Nduduzo Makhathini Trio featuring Omagugu (SA) Mandisi Dyantyis (SA)... Continue Reading →

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Brendan “Spike” Ballantine on CapeTalk -Thursday 7 March 9pm

We taking Podcasts and more with Brendan on Thurs 7 March at 9pm on the Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk. Brendan “Spike” Ballantine is a media industry professional, with over 20 years experience encompassing audio production for both radio and television, as well copywriting and content ideation. Since 2015, Spike has focussed on podcasting; his... Continue Reading →

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Nothing sounds quite like Mango Groove who headline Galaxy KDay on 2 March – Exclusive interview

The exquisite dexterity of the pennywhistle, the big brass arrangements, the lashings of doo-wop harmonies and the thundering swing and gumboot rhythms.  Feed into this a modern pop sensibility and front it with the inimitable and soaring voice of Claire Johnston, and the end result is a sound that is utterly distinctive and utterly unique.... Continue Reading →

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Podcast loaded with Kevin Leo-Smith co-founder and partner of Safari Investments Advisory and he is a non-executive director of Immedia

Now in its 10th month  the Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk, hosted by Martin Myers every Thursday at 9 pm,  landed a real coup with this exclusive one-on-one. Kevin Leo-Smith has extensive experience in developing and growing conservation-based tourism projects. He is the co-founder and partner of Safari Investments Advisory and a non-executive director of Immedia, a... Continue Reading →

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eVOID exclusive interview with Erik Windrich ahead of April tour to SA

Direct from London - the legendary eVOID are back for a double-city support tour for synth pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) Greatest Hits South Africa Tour this April in Cape Town and Joburg.  The ‘Taximan’, ‘Shadows’ and ‘I Am a Fadget‘ hitmakers formed in 1977 on the East Rand of South Africa. The group consisted of Lucien Windrich (guitar and vocals),... Continue Reading →

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37 years in the making, Deacon Blue at Kirstenbosch 22/2/2024 – BLISS

The old cliche wine gets better with age, but with a band this could be a poisoned chalice. I waited 37 years to see Deacon Blue, going through my mind is:  Coming to SA to get a cheque, to rehearse for the European tour, Bucket list tick for the act and maybe we can be self... Continue Reading →

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Legendary Producer Says Making “World-Class Records” Is Pointless In Today’s Music Industry

“People can’t make world-class records because there’s 10,000 records a day coming out.” Max Norman, a producer who helped shape rock history with albums like Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz – plus working with other artists like Y&T, Armored Saint, Lizzy Borden, and Loudness – recently said in an appearance on the Talk Louder podcast... Continue Reading →

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