The book gives a thorough and very current analysis of the music industry, both in South Africa and abroad, and describes and analyses all the major players and institutions in the industry...
Music Industry Online (MIO) has launched a free application that is carefully optimised to provide enhanced browsing experiences to iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users...
One of the most important things in self promotion is to build a fan mailing list. This mailing list comes in handy as it will help you further build your brand, keep a close relationship with your followers, remind them of your career developments and allow you to update them about your events.
The minute you decide you want someone to listen to your songs, you have entered the music business. If you don't know who would like your music, why would you make it in the first place? Art and commerce not only can work together, in today's marketplace they must work together.
It is safe to say that one of the most important elements of an artist or band's career is getting radio airplay. Not only does this create a revenue stream through royalties, but builds awareness, demand and also is a sense of validation, thus giving out a certain amount of credibility in the market...
You have to learn to take it. You have to learn to both brush it off, but also see when it might actually be constructive criticism or have a seed of actual honesty...
While making hot tunes should be the priority, if your music demands that you make a lot of public appearances, you and your team will have to do a little homework on how you should be presented. How you look to the public is just as important as how you have defined your sound.
Festival Nurtures Eastern Cape Talent
Cutting edge and innovative theatre directors are being engaged as mentors to assist Eastern Cape companies that will be at the National Arts Festival this year...
More Tickets For Africa All Stars Concert
Following overwhelming popular demand, MTV Base has released an additional 1,500 tickets for its sell-out urban music concert, MTV Africa All Stars KwaZulu-Natal with Snoop Lion. Tickets for the concert are ...
Van Coke Kartel International Tour
It has not been long since Van Coke Kartel successfully completed their Duba Bike Tour and opened for Metallica in Cape Town at the end of April this year, and they are already gearing up to hit the road aga...
Zonke For Old Mutual Music In The Gardens
Hot off the SAMA stage, one of SA's most celebrated Afro-soul singer Zonke, is set to launch the 2013 Old Mutual Music in the Gardens series at the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens on Sunday 26 May.
Intl Guest Stars Head Mainstream Jazz
Mainstream is one of the genres that will be highlighted at the festival this year, though it is just one part of the formidable line-up which includes Blues / Funk / World Music, Afro-Jazz, Modern Jazz and ...
