My guest tonight (20th July) on the Business of Entertainment on Cape Talk at 9pm is  Lesley Wells  a Cape Town based music manager and booking agent.

“We  bring key executives onto the station to delve into every aspect of the entertainment business.

 Big industry players talk. We will ultimately unpack what it takes to make a living as a South African artist,” says Myers.

CapeTalk Station Manager Tessa van Staden says the station is passionate about supporting creatives.

For all the business insights you can’t google, don’t miss the ‘Business of Entertainment’ every Thursday at 21:00

Lesley’s  career started in the corporate world in Johannesburg as a marketing, advertising, PR manager for a large insurance company.

In 1997, after returning to Cape Town, she joined forces with some former colleagues to form STARTRACKERS entertainment agency before buying them out in 1999.

STARTRACKERS was the first booking agency to launch a website showcasing the talent and the first agency to be run by non-musicians. 26 years later, as one of SA’s leading booking agents

 STARTRACKERS continues to book artists, entertainment and speakers for blue chip corporates all over South Africa. 

In 2005, after an approached by Mozambican Afro-jazz saxophonist, Moreira Chonguiça to fund the production of a demo of his original material, MORESTAR ENTERTAINMENT was born and the relationship with Moreira continues today. Today we have 8 albums in the catalogue, self funded and distributed and we own the rights to all the music.

MORESTAR ENTERTAINMENT records, publishes, distributes, and manages all things Moreira Chonguiça.

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About Martin Myers:

A UCT graduate, and founder of the NPC Music Exchange, publicist and music manager, Martin Myers began his career in the music industry running UCT Radio, at the University of Cape Town, in 1985. 

For 16 years, Martin was BMG/Sony Music’s Cape Town publicist.

 In 2009 Martin founded Music Exchange (#MEX). This non-profit body organises an annual music conference and monthly masterclasses designed to empower people in the music industry, especially young artists, with the knowledge needed to turn their passion into a sustainable livelihood. 

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