Please See posters below re workshops in Stellenbosch on 30th April with Sheer Publishing ,SAMPRA
R J Benjamin interview
RJ Benjamin is an award-winning vocalist, songwriter, music producer, vocal coach, and musical director To date, RJ has released five studio albums. Most recently his work includes vocal production for iscathamiya group Thee Legacy, Chantal Stanfield and Sho Madjozi of John Cena fame, as well as headline performance on 2019 Standard Bank Joy of Jazz... Continue Reading →
BY PUBLIC REQUEST – MUSIC EXCHANGE (MEX) TO STREAM, ON-DEMAND, UNTIL 30TH SEPTEMBER 2020
MUSIC EXCHANGE(#MEX20), South Africa’s preeminent entertainment-economy-invested conference, returned this September for the 10th consecutive year and with it a truly impressive raft of seminal and engaging speakers. In partnership with Ticketpro, V&A, Acom Branding Paul Bothner Music, Western Cape Government and Digicape #MEX20 not only delivered on its promise to empower, but it also brought... Continue Reading →
Mobile giant MTN has failed to pay music copyright royalties to songwriters since 2013.
MTN in music copyright arears for over two years ... Mobile giant MTN has failed to pay music copyright royalties to songwriters since 2013. The company, which owes just under R1 million for 2014, has also failed to declare music sales data and earnings for 2015 to songwriters. CAPASSO, the royalty collecting society which represents... Continue Reading →
Capasso – The mechanical rights hub Launched at Music Exchange
At Music Exchange this past weekend held in Cape Town, the formation of CAPASSO was announced to the South African Music Industry . CAPASSO (Composers Authors and Publishers Association) is a mechanical rights licensing agency and NPO in the process of incorporation, whose mandate will be to collect and distribute royalties to its members:music publishers and composers.... Continue Reading →