The Academy of Sound Engineering (ASE) presents the Part Time course in Fundamental Audio Technology

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This tried and trusted part time course has been running for over 15 years in various formats, and changes or improvements have been dictated by developments in technology and  in the industry. So in keeping with the spirit of development, ASE has now included the Music Business Master-Class (MBM) presented by Nick Matzukis. This is Read More »

Gangs of Ballet and The Rescu to open for Switchfoot

Switchfoot

The Grammy Award winning band Switchfoot, set to perform in SA for the first time in August will be supported by two of South Africa’s best alternative bands; Gangs of Ballet in Johannesburg at Carnival City’s Big Top Arena on the 8th of August and The Rescu in Cape Town at GrandWest, Grand Arena on Read More »

Look out for hot new band GOODNIGHT WEMBLEY!

Goodnight Wembley

Goodnight Wembley! from Cape Town has a larger than life Rock sound and stage presence; big enough to overpower any big stadium. The band released the music video for their first single, Time Machine, this week.  It is a no-nonsense performance video, show casing Goodnight Wembley!’s live appeal.  Time Machine was released as a free Read More »

SIMPLY DEAD announces the release of their debut album

Simple Dead by Sam Reinders

Simply Dead is Toast Coetzer (vocals), Jane Breetzke (vocals, keyboard) and Jon Savage (vocals, guitar) “Funny songs about death” – that’s how they describe what goes on on ‘Emoticon Breakdown’, a 10-track album featuring songs about love lost, lonely desert bakers and the sunny scratch of death at the door. Nirvana gets a namecheck, Will Self too – there’s a Read More »

[PIAS] announces new signings

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[PIAS] Recordings have entered into a joint venture deal with the critically acclaimed Dead Can Dance, to release their first studio album in over 16 years. The agreement will see the partners jointly release ‘Anastasis’, the band’s 10th studio album, across the world. This includes the USA, where it will be released via [PIAS] Recordings’ Read More »

SA Born Tailor’s ‘Wolf’ – VIDEO OF THE WEEK in A&R Worldwide’s Music & Media Newsletter

Tailor wolf

The fact that half of Tailor’s debut album was written in one day is remarkable enough. That those songs spilt out of the Cape Town-based singer without any warning is as strange and striking as The Dark Horse sounds. After four years laying the groundwork for her first solo project, Tailor travelled to her hometown Read More »

New Release: P!nk – Blow Me (One Last Kiss)

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Listen to P!nk’s first single, “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)” from her forthcoming studio album releasing later this year. Singer, songwriter, Alecia Beth Moore is from Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Pink, as she’s otherwise known, gets her name from the movie Reservoir Dogs, a film she saw as a teenager and whose character Mr. Pink is someone Read More »

Assembly Radio is Live!

Assembly Radio Lineup

Assembly Radio is starting out with 18 original shows hosted by a diverse and dynamic group of music loving personalities. To name a few, there’s Deff Eff with his Hip Hop perspective and Sideshow’s mutli-genre Mash Up. A Rock ‘n Rollercoaster with Dylan Culhane and some progressive indie on the Good Friday show with Dario Read More »

Female instrumentalists wanted for Thandiswa Mazwai’s new All Woman Band

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King Tha Wants You! This is a call for young women instrumentalists to audition for Thandiswa Mazwai’s new All Woman Band. Leading musician Thandiswa Mazwai is seeking the brightest and most talented women instrumentalists to audition for her all new, all female band. This opportunity is based on the need to affirm and foreground talented female musicians in South Read More »

The artists confirmed for David Chislett’s Poetry CD

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A full roster of artists has been finalised to appear on the bonus CD that will accompany the release of For You Or Someone Like You, the debut poetry collection from David Chislett. The ten-track CD will only be available at live appearances by Chislett or via mail order from the website. “Releasing this book Read More »

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