I had the honor to attend a prestigious awards evening this week in London and I made a number of observations which I thought I would share this week...
Music Exchange: Do your musical history
I felt a palpable excitement this week in going to get the autobiography by Bruce Springsteen, titled ‘Born to Run’. I quickly realised why I was draw...
Music Exchange: Dotting those “i’s” and crossing those “t’s” on the path to success
Two things remain constant in the music industry: the song, and the voice. However, we live in a world where talent alone often is not enough anymore ...
Music Exchange: Of legacies left behind and ones being built right now
By Martin Myers What a devastating week for South African Music, with the news of Mandoza’s untimely passing .His song ‘Nkalakatha’ (township slang fo...
Music Exchange: SA music industry poised for a new age of market viability
Last week the sixth annual Music Exchange conference was held at Market Hall, Grandwest, and one of our keynote speakers was Brandon Bakshi – BM...
Music Exchange: Music world power players descend on Cape Town
Some of the finest songwriters who have been working at the inaugural BMI Songwriters Camp in Cape Town this week are delighted to announce that they ...
Music Exchange: Global heavyweight speakers to dominate Music Exchange 2016
Between Thursday and Friday, September 8 and 9, Music Exchange (#MEX16) – South Africa’s top music, film and entertainment programme – returns t...
Music Exchange: 25 years on and the Internet is still creating musical opportunities
This week marks the 25 anniversary of the Internet and how fortunate are we that this tool has revolutionized the music business (both good and bad), ...
Music Exchange: It starts with the music, but it doesn’t end there
It is more than halfway through the year and this week has been a very reflective one for me on a personal level. You start asking as you get older, w...
Music Exchange: Finding that right note
A great friend of mine this week mentioned the following: “Just write a hit and the rest takes care of itself.” I will go one better and quote Tony Ce...