Artist news

Freshlyground goes deep south in aid of EVS

19 Mar 2015 6:54 AM

The Noordhoek Farm Village, together with Cafe Roux and The Project Room, recently hosted a fundraising event featuring Freshlyground and others, raising R150,000 in aid of Volunteer Wildfire Services, Noordhoek Control Centre and the wife of Willem Hendrik ‘Bees’ Marais, the pilot who lost his life while fighting the fires.

Opinion

YouTube’s music pangs

18 Mar 2015 7:00 AM | [The Music Business Journal]

It’s been rumored for quite some time that Google is working on an on-demand music streaming service to be run through their video streaming service YouTube. 

How to

What does a manager do? Pt1

17 Mar 2015 1:37 PM | [David Chislett]

This is a question that has about as many answers as people you ask. In an ideal world, where a large amount of business is conducted, artist managers are the people who handle the real business relations. 

Industry news

Apply for live music tour funding

16 Mar 2015 10:13 AM

Concerts SA is offering travel grants to South African music professionals through the Music Mobility Fund to undertake live music tours. The application deadline is Tuesday, 7 April 2015.

Industry news

2015 SAMA nominations are out

13 Mar 2015 6:19 AM

Nominations in this year's 2015 South African Music Awards were announced in Johannesburg on Thursday, 12 March. The nominations for Kia Song of the Year will be announced on Friday, 13 March at 9pm on SABC1.

Industry news

Host your favourite band in your living room

12 Mar 2015 9:30 AM

Local music and events startup City Soirée recently launched a new online tool for music fans to host their favourite artist or band for one of their signature house concerts, called Secret Soirée. 

Opinion

Do you need a manager?

10 Mar 2015 10:13 AM | [David Chislett]

The question of whether a band needs management and, if so, when, is one that many, many artists and managers have argued over for decades.