Last week, Freddy Mulli invited me to speak to a group of talented finalists in the "PodQuest 2024" podcast competition in Kenya, hosted by Youth+ Radio, where I shared what I have learned from running one of Zimbabwe’s biggest podcasts for over 10 years
Read MoreI had the pleasure of presenting at a UNESCO workshop about "Promoting Zimbabwe's Music Sector in the Digital Space” to some of the country's most talented artists and music professionals
I gave a presentation called "Tips and Tools for the 21st Century Creator: Music 101 in the Digital Space”, which is self-explanatory
Read MorePhil Chard was invited to be a panellist in an online discussion hosted by the British Council focused on Creative Industries and how best to build a sustainable business online
Read MoreAs part of the ongoing Music Industry Incubator Workshop series, Phil Chard from Point Black Entertainment spoke to a group of artists from Bulawayo in a full-day workshop to help them develop and harness their digital skills.
Read MoreZimbabwe-born and now Los Angeles-based Grammy-nominated musician Daecolm flew into Bulawayo to be part of The Music Industry Incubator Workshop to speak on Songwriting. The charismatic vocalist and writer shared information on song structure, maintaining your identity, branding and promotion with the artists.
Read MorePoint Black Entertainment and Unplugged Zimbabwe held the first in-person edition of The Music Industry Incubator. The all-day workshop was attended by both established music industry professionals and up-and-coming artists and managers.
Read MoreSpirit Fingerz is one of Zimbabwe’s most celebrated and talented producers, musical directors, an accomplished performer and session musician. He has worked with some of Zimbabwe’s most accomplished artists such as Tamy Moyo, Janet Manyowa, Ammara Brown, Takura, Nutty O and more.
Read MoreAs part of The Music Industry Incubator Workshop series, we had DJ Tamuka - one of Zimbabwe’s most accomplished and successful producers and composers come to speak to our artists on the intricacies of his process and how best to prepare a song. He then gave a live session on how he made one of Jay Prayzah’s biggest hits to date titled Dangerous.
Read MoreThis Sunday (December 18, 2022). Point Black and Unplugged Zimbabwe will be hosting a special invite-only workshop for Zimbabwean artists at The Cresta Lodge, Msasa, Harare.
Read MoreAs a leading Music Festival Director in Southern Africa, Walter Wanyanya has been privileged to witness the rise of some truly exceptional artists who have gone on to become internationally booked and respected across the world. Most notably he worked with the late Dr Oliver Mtukudzi.
Read MoreThis week The Music Industry Incubator hosts Aurelia J. Schultz who is an international copyright expert with 15 years of experience in African Copyright.
Read MoreThe Music Industry Incubator project consists of a series of online workshops open to all artists. The workshops are currently being held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings on Twitter Spaces. The workshops will run until September 2022.
Read MoreThis week we had artist, event promoter and content creator Game “Zeus” Bantsi to talk to us about his creative journey and how artists can come out of the pandemic with their best foot forward while also putting safeguards in place to ensure their careers are not completely derailed by unforeseen circumstances
Read MoreCarol Ndosi is an entrepreneur who runs The Nyama Choma Festival, one of East Africa’s largest festivals. It draws the continent’s most prominent musical talent once a quarter to a one-of-a-kind food and music extravaganza. It has been running for 11 years and remains the main attraction on Dar-es-Salaam’s social calendar.
Read MoreMunya Chanetsa is a well-known music executive and founder of M.O.T.I with more than 10 years of A&R and licensing experience. He has worked with mobile operators, CAPASSO and Sony Music Publishing amongst others. He has also been a featured presenter on music copyright at leading forums and conferences in South Africa, Angola, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
Read MoreRayDizz is one of Zimbabwe's leading DJs and performers who has graced the stages of The Ministry of Sound, Marquee Las Vegas, Big Brother Africa, Vic Falls Carnival, HIFA and opened up for some of Africa's biggest stars.
Read MoreThe first of The Music Industry Incubator workshops kicked off on June 9 with Zimbabwean-born superstar producer Mr Kamera. In our chat, we covered a lot of topics that would be incredibly helpful to Zimbabwean musicians of all kinds.
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