Phumi Ramalepe, Business Insider SA Music Exchange, an annual entertainment-economy-focused conference, has partnered with MTN-backed app Ayoba. The partnership aims to share industry insight from local and global speakers as the entertainment industry struggles amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The music conference, which is in its 11th year, is hosted virtually for the second time and runs…
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Have you got your ticket to watch MEX21? Online until 2 Oct
WATCH #MEX21 ONLINE NOW Lauded and awarded for its consistent commitment to the broader South African music industry, #MEX21 runs until 2 October 2021, with a wealth of quality international and local speakers. Click here to secure your tickets & watch online Our Keynote speaker, from Australia, is Michael Smellie. He speaks about the seven deadly sins…
MUSIC EXCHANGE (#MEX21) SPEAKS TO THE ENTERTAINMENT ECONOMY
MUSIC EXCHANGE (#MEX21), South Africa’s preeminent entertainment-economy-invested conference, returns this September for the 11th consecutive year, hosted by Ticketpro. Lauded and awarded for its consistent commitment to the broader South African music industry, #MEX21 will run from 11 September to 2 October 2021, with a wealth of quality international and local speakers. Some of the topics…
#MusicExchange: Steve Louw releases new album Headlight Dreams | Biz Community
From Biz Community, by Martin Myers It’s hard to believe the last music we heard from Steve Louw arrived seven long years ago. With the wait now finally over, fans right around the world are already embracing the pop-rock icon’s return with arms wide open. The past year has been a rich and hugely rewarding…
On the couch: Martin Myers reflects on lockdown impact on music industry | Cape Talk
Lunch with Pippa Hudson – Guest: Martin Myers | Founder at Musician Exchange (MEX) and co-owner at MMM Entertainment, 24 March 2021
#MusicExchange: Rapid-fire Q&A with Ndlovu Youth Choir’s Sandile Majola
On Sunday 25 April, ‘Jerusalema’ hitmaker Master KG and the Ndlovu Youth Choir, will be performing live on Robben Island for Africa Rising and the Live Love non-profit organisation by Martin Myers From The South African The vibrant Ndlovu Youth Choir’s incredible run on America’s Got Talent in 2019, made them the first choir in the history of…
#MusicExchange: Rapid-fire Q&A with late bloomer Jeremy Loops
This musical latecomer has had a meteoric rise in popularity in under a decade — and he has a feel-good new single out. by Martin Myers For many 2020 will feel like it was a waste, but not for Jeremy Loops. He not only has a great new summer song, called Til I Found You, but Mortal Man was…
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Singer, producer and songwriter Heinrich Frans will be hosting a live intimate show for discerning music enthusiasts on Tuesday, 15 December, from 5.30 pm to 8pm, at Youngblood Studios on 70-72 Bree Street, Cape Town. The show, entitled Music and Stories, will feature, Heinrich Frans (voice). He has performed as lead and backing vocalist for international artists such…
#MusicExchange: Rapid-fire Q&A with rock royalty Jesse Clegg
The beloved SA muso has a new track, ‘Speed of Light’, out now. by Martin Myers As one of South Africa’s most rated singer-songwriters, guitarists and pianists, Clegg has created some of his best work while in Los Angeles. Under normal circumstances he often finds himself working under pressure, but add a looming travel ban and Clegg was in…
#MusicExchange: Rapid-fire Q&A with singer-songwriter David Watkyns
This multi-talented Cape Town vocal powerhouse is also an ace pianist and trumpeter. by Martin Myers Versatile recording artist and songwriter David Watkyns is known for his piano-driven music with classic instrumentation, big trumpet solos, and lyrics of love and lust. This top local talent has performed alongside artists such as Arno Carstens; Mike Rutherford of Genesis…
#MusicExchange Q&A: Moreira Chonguica on the heartbeat of Africa
As one of Mozambique’s finest musical exports, Moreira Chonguica’s music and his investment in fostering young talent have seen him aligned with some of the world’s finest organisations that nurture music, culture and education. by Martin Myers With a catalogue that extends more than 14 years, and with no fewer than six critically celebrated and awarded…
