eVOID CONFIRMED AS TOUR OPENERS FOR OMD GREATEST HITS SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR DURING APRIL

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.  Thursday, 18 April 2024 - Green Point A-Track, Green Point, Cape Town  Saturday, 20 April 2024 โ€“ Marks Park Sports... Continue Reading →

Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk celebrates listener count

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 →

The Power of Collaboration – Personal relationships are key more than passive listening

Meng Kuok has just been named MBWโ€™s Entrepreneur of The Year for 2023/2024. He was in Cape Town for Music Exchange in June 2023. He is the founder and CEO of Singapore-based Caldecott Music Group, home to music tech company BandLab Technologies โ€“ and its flagship music-making platform, BandLab, with over 60 million registered users, cumulatively generating around 17 million new tracks each month. Meng had... Continue Reading →

Germaine Leonard & Fanatics SA are one of the headline acts at Jazzathon

Germaine Leonard, is a Cape Afro Jazz Guitarist, from Mannenberg who graduated in 2019 with a BA degree in Jazz Pedagogical studies at UCT. 2024 will hopefully be the breakthrough year for Germaine Leonard & the Fanatics SA starting on 13 January 2024 at 19H00 at  the Jazzathon Summer Showcase in Cape Town. Germaine plays... Continue Reading →

We speak to artist Heinrich Frans prior to Jazzathon this weekend from 12 -14 Januaryย 

26th edition of the Cape Town Jazzathon will once again take place at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre, from Friday 12 to Sunday 14 January 2024.   The annual, FREE to public festival, will host up-and-coming live bands, newly discovered talent, and as per usual, features a few surprise artists and Jazzathon Legends.  Highlights this year include... Continue Reading →

On CapeTalk 9pm Thurs we speak to Karen Schofield-Nel UCT Choir Conductor and Artistic Director

A lady of massive gravitas โ€ฆThis 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.  On Cape Talk 9pm Thurs we speak to Karen Schofield-Nel As Music Director, Artistic Director, Music Lecturer, Choral Clinician, Adjudicator, Scholar, Karen Schofield... Continue Reading →

26th annual Cape Town Jazzathon at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre from Friday 12 to Sunday 14 January 2024

JCQ PRODUCTIONS is extremely proud to announce that the Cape Town Jazzathon will once again take place at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre, from Friday 12 to Sunday 14 January 2024.   The Cape Town Jazzathon, which recently celebrated its 26th Anniversary in 2023, is one of the  longest running music festivals in South Africa  The annual, FREE... Continue Reading →

Win ten tickets to 100% Retro on Sunday in Cape Townย 

What a fun way to spend Sunday.Stunning lineup look ... classic acts Win ten ticketsย  - 5 doublesEmailย martmyers@gmail.comย by Saturday midday to win.

Free workshop Monday 8th January

Free Music  Exchange  & Jazzathon workshop Hosted by Martin Myers and Craig Parks Monday 8th Jan 2024Venue ....Makers landing  at the V &A Waterfront Venue is the Training room at Makers Landing From 12 noon to  2pm We  will coverPerformance, production, promotion and connections, to benefit your career in 2024. Do join see details to rsvp... Continue Reading →

Hotstix drops truth bombs

Thank you to the Daily Sun - p.8 - 3 Jan 2024 - and Kgalalelo Tlhoaele for the read. If you keen to listen to the podcast management referred to: https://open.spotify.com/episode/48OtTSmGidBxau7qPGHi9W?si=PpHj1U5JR3iS_ad6xZoLiw

100% Retro Concert Sunday 7th Jan DHL Stadium – Cape Town

THE GLOBEโ€™S BIGGEST RETRO PARTY COMES TO CAPE TOWN. 100% RETRO I THE PARTY Sunday 7 January 2024 at DHL Stadium Cape Town. Classic  line up! Technotronic, Snap!, Dr Alban, Haddaway, Twenty 4 Seven, 2 Unlimited, Rozalla. With SA's legendary DJ's: Barney Simon, Alex Jay, Shawny B, Ian Fraser and popular South African Artist, Nรกdine Are you... Continue Reading →

The Business of Entertainment speaks to over five hundred thousand listeners per month

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 →

Concert with Louise Carver & Ard Matthews 28 December 2023 Stanford Hills – Exclusive interview

Louise Carver and Ard Matthews are iconic artists in the South African music landscape and getting them together on the same stage as the sun sets over one of South Africa's most picturesque venues, is going to be a special occasion and unforgettable experience.ย  Do read the exclusive interview with Ard lower down in the... Continue Reading →

So happy I am the Most-read contributor on Bizcommunity’s Lifestyle & Entertainment portal for 2023

So happy to be ย theย ย Most-read contributor onย Bizcommunity's Lifestyle & Entertainment portal ย for 2023.ย This continues the good work from 2022, whereby I was also the number oneย 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 →

Hotstix Mabuse playing the Durban Jazz Festival on 26th December

Playing the Durban Jazz Festival on 26th Decย at HazelMere Dam

Talking rugby on Smile 90.4FM last night and get this book for Christmas

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 →

Siphokazi Jonas Contributes to the Series “Lessons from My Father”ย 

Lessons from My Father is a series of interviews and stories collected and written by Steve Anderson.  Anderson has been a high school teacher for 34 years, 26 of them at two schools in East London and the past eight at a school in Cape Town where he heads up the Wellness and Development Department and... Continue Reading →

Happy Holidays from Siphokazi Jonas and a Happy New Year

Happy Holidays from Siphokazi Jonas and a Happy New Year, and all the best for 2024 

Two years ago Sipho Mabuse on the cover of GQ Magazine Dec 2021 to Jan 2022 issue

Proud Moment - Hard work always pays off. Management is a marathon not a sprint. Grateful to Molife Kumona Editor-in-Chief of GQ for seeing the work and putting Sipho on the cover as well as a huge spread in the magazine.Onward and upward to 2024 โ€ฆ. Amazing how time moves so quickly, I have been working with Sipho since 1985. 

Siphokazi Jonas from Africa to the World

PICTURED IS  SIPHOKAZI JONAS AND STEVE BLOOM, CEO OF JAPAN INSTITUTE OF PORTLAND JAPANESE GARDEN Tuesday, 12 December 2023 โ€“ In a significant coup for poetry on the African continent, Siphokazi Jonas accepted a commission from The Poetry Society and Portland Japanese Garden to write a poem for the event โ€“ Peace Symposium, Johannesburg 2023 โ€“ Peace-making at the Intersection... Continue Reading →

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