Rein in your girlfriend, mum-ager & green-eyed monster
Girlfriends, mum-agers and the green-eyed monster - these are the three areas that need to be kept on a leash in the music business.
New entertainment awards to launch this year
There's yet another awards event for the entertainment industry on the cards - the South African Entertainment Awards. This one, though, aims to cover all disciplines including fine art, acting, music and dance. First announced in late 2013, everything’s been quite hush-hush since then - we did some digging to find out more about the event.
High5: In other music news #2
Looking at the past week in music, industry insiders weigh in on the 'Is radio still relevant?' debate, indie labels ride the digital storm, and parallels are drawn between musicians and entrepreneurs. We also look at powerful people in the industry and Google's latest play in the digital music field.
Project studio needs
The project studio is now, finally, a reality and acceptable in today's jungle of music production and creation. However, there is a misconception that your 'home project studio' should be equipped with the best of the best as well.
The evolution of Jack Parow
I used to think Jack Parow and his lang pet were a fad and that popular culture would strip him of the raw energy that comes from being an underground artist for many years. I thought his fans would outgrow his music and move on to the next ‘cool’ act.
Why do you play what you play?
The 21st century is a soup of information in which we all swim. It is therefore unavoidable that we are influenced by our surroundings in one way or another. The question is; how does one make oneself heard in this soup?
Teaser for Bridges For Music documentary released
Bridges For Music has released the teaser for the upcoming full-length documentary covering the progress of initiatives that the non-profit organisation has carried out in townships in South Africa.
