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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
“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 →
From Media Update The Business of Entertainment on Cape Talk, hosted by Martin Myers every Thursday at 21:00, has announced it has had a stellar year since the show's launch in May 2023. The show has seen a 26 % audience growth from May to December 2023, as monitored by Newsclip Media Monitoring (from 101 000 listeners per week... Continue Reading →
As we close 2023 the Business of Entertainment on Cape Talk, hosted by Martin Myers every Thursday at 9 pm, has had a stellar year since the shows 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 https://open.spotify.com/show/7CCcqSqVPZplVsZA81XoY0?si=nLJnG1jrTkSBqO2yR6ZJSA The guests have been outstanding starting... Continue Reading →
So happy to be the Most-read contributor on Bizcommunity's Lifestyle & Entertainment portal for 2023. This continues the good work from 2022, whereby I was also the number one Most-read contributor for 2022. We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2023 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and company news. Discover the most read content... Continue Reading →
Talking rugby A discussion about the URC matches over the weekend as well as the coming weekend. With host Benito and Martin Myers and Dylan Jack We speak about the DHL Stormers 1 point win as well as look forward to the Bulls coming to CT for Sat night 23 Dec at 7pm at the DHL Stadium.... Continue Reading →
We reflect on the SVNS in Cape Town last weekend. Dylan has become a fashion icon with his spottie, see pic below and we look forward to the DHL Stormers first home game of the season at the stadium, with its new grass pitch Enjoy the happy snaps of 2 days hanging with the CT media gang.
Delighted to have been a guest on The Honest Truth with Benito Vergotine on Smile FM with Dylan Jack from SA Rugby Magazine last night, talking about the URC and sevens rugby. The SA Rugby Magazine Writer, Dylan Jack, and rugby commentator, Martin Myers, speak about the seventh week of the URC as well as the... Continue Reading →
The Honest Truth with Benito Vergotine on Smile FM A discussion about the URC. Delighted to have been a guest on The Honest Truth with Benito Vergotine on Smile FM with Dylan Jack from SA Rugby Magazine last night, talking about the URC. The SA Rugby Magazine Writer, Dylan Jack, and rugby commentator, Martin Myers, speak... Continue Reading →
Such a stunning read from Bob Lefsetz, we have to share and credit Bob. You're selling more than music, you're selling your identity. We chatted about this all at the workshop in George this past Saturday and Bob has mentioned all the points artists have to look out for. Some hard truths are written below:... Continue Reading →
You don't know everything. And if you pretend to know everything, those who know something will dismiss you. Used to be a pro knew every record on the chart, now pros have never even heard of an act that goes #1. Ignore the charts. They're momentary. Today it's about longevity, streaming pays out for the... Continue Reading →
Reposted by kind permission of Rodney Reiners. Visit his blog at https://rodneyreiners.wordpress.com “You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.” - George Bernard Shaw "Rugby is great. The players don't wear helmets or padding; they just beat the living daylights out of each other, and then go... Continue Reading →
by Sheldon Rocha Leal, Medium On the 12th of November 2022 I got the opportunity to attend Music Exchange 2022 (#MEX22). I wasn’t quite sure what to expect and after two years of lockdown, I’ve become a bit of a recluse, not really wanting to attend anything. But I put on my big boy pants... Continue Reading →
Dylan Jack and Martin Myers return to the Smile 90.4fm studios to join Ziaan in conversation about all things rugby. The three reflect on the last round of the Rugby Championship, which saw the Springboks come up short in the race for the title. The guys also break down round two of the URC, and the... Continue Reading →
Rugby Talks - A look at Round 3 of the Rugby Championship with Ziaan Siems, Dylan Jack and Martin Myers We look forward to the rugby championship games this weekend and reflect on the losses last week for both the All Blacks and Springboks. Listen to the Podcast at https://echocast.fabrik.fm/NLx5wYpW4R42qM
Lunch with Pippa Hudson - Guest: Martin Myers | Founder at Musician Exchange (MEX) and co-owner at MMM Entertainment, 24 March 2021 https://soundcloud.com/martinmyers/on-the-couch-martin-myers-reflects-on-lockdown-impact-on-music-industry
Every week the antiquated record industry trumpets its sales figures and the even more ancient media industry repeats them. And to say they're unimpressive is to say you took the family goat to prom. Let's look at Imagine Dragons. They're a top ten act selling 25,000 records a week. 25k a week? That's positively anemic... Continue Reading →
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