South Africa's Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition 2008 Ready for Presentation
South Africa’s premier music industry gathering, Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition that marks its fifth year in 2008, is ready for serving.
Arnold Mabunda, the Moshito '08 chairman, says: “I think that if you look at the programme you will see how seriously we are taking the business of music. There is no better forum in South Africa where good quality business intelligence about the music industry is disseminated so effectively and accessibly than at Moshito. We have a very impressive line-up of international speakers drawn from so many different countries including Brazil, Mali, Tanzania, France, Sweden, and Australia – and they are all the top experts in their field. Add in our South African experts and I think that delegates are going to be hard-pressed to select just which sessions to go to!”
Mabunda attributes much of the programme’s strength to Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition’s new relationship with WOMEX – widely acknowledged as the world’s foremost platform and business market for WorldMusic.
“The relationship is a milestone for Moshito. WOMEX’s expert input on the session and speakers this year has really been invaluable. We look forward to working with them in future years.”
Among the contributions to this year’s conference programme comes from the Worldwide Independent Music Industry Network (WIN) whose President, AlisonWenham will take part in the session on Levelling The Playing Fields For Indies along with Gallo Music Managing Director, Lazarus Serobe, MarcLatilla, Senior Music Buyer at Look & Listen, Selloa Galane, CEO of KAMR and Sipho Sithole, Head of Group Strategy at the SABC.
Sithole is part of a strong SABC representation at Moshito ’08 with the broadcaster now also partnering the event for the next three years.
“I believe the session on the SABC’s music strategy and the role of public service broadcasting will be a very interesting one for all delegates,” Mabunda confirms.
Other hot topics are set to include a panel discussion on two of the most pressing issues facing the industry – Needletime and Digital Rights Management. The issue of Sampling in music is another contentious issue thatwill get a public airing at Moshito – this takes place at 4pm on Friday, September 12th. The panel includes Black Coffee, Ray Phiri, DJ Soosh, Hugh Melamdowitz of Spoor & Fisher and Jay Savage, MD of Sony ATV MusicPublishing.
As part of its commitment to accessibility Moshito ‘08’s public days give those interested in the music industry free entry to the conference and exhibition from 1pm on Friday September 12th. Included in this access is theMoshito ’08 Listening Booth which gives would be artists, producers and songwriters access to the industry’s best experts via a dedicated “listeningbooth” where demos can be played. Saturday September 13th also sees the Moshito ’08 1-Minute Hip Hop Battles taking place from 10h00 to noon with registration for producers, dancers, free stylers, beat boxers and DJs open from 09h00 to 09h45.
One of Moshito’s key partners, SAMRO will also showcase live music in the Newtown vicinity for free during Moshito ’08 at venues Niki’s Oasis and Cappello’s. Moshito and Arts Alive are also hosting a night of free music at the Bassline on Friday, September 12th.
In addition SAMRO’s Endowment for the National Arts (SENA) will have a joint stand with Mmino, the South African-Norwegian Music Cooperation initiativethat funds music projects in the country. The stand will be focusing on music education, and visitors can obtain valuable information and advice on where they can study music in South Africa – either formally or informally.
With close to 50 exhibitors, this element of Moshito ’08 is unmissable and is the biggest yet. “We are really seeing a strong year-on-year growth of the exhibition eat Moshito,” Mabunda affirms. “This is a great place for information gathering and networking during the conference.”
The more than 500 delegates will have a chance to meet and make contact during the closed sessions from Wednesday September 10th to 1pm on Friday September 12th. “In many ways this is the most valuable aspect of Moshito for many people,” Mabunda says. “We have delegates coming from around the country and overseas and also quite a few from Africa. They all come from abroad section of areas of the music industry and Moshito gives a rare chance to meet face-to-face and find ways of working together.”
Moshito is again working in partnership with key organisations in the South African music and cultural industries to increase its reach, both domestically and internationally.
SAMRO (Southern African Music Rights Organisation) is one of the founding organisations of the Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition and remains on its board, using its position to add significantly to Moshito’s growth. Also adding their weight to Moshito ’08 are IFAS (the French Institute of South Africa), BASA as well as the SABC. In addition, this year’s event sees theinvolvement of the national Department of Arts and Culture, the Gauteng Provincial Government, Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation and the Gauteng Economic Development Agency (GEDA).
Arnold Mabunda, the Moshito '08 chairman, says: “I think that if you look at the programme you will see how seriously we are taking the business of music. There is no better forum in South Africa where good quality business intelligence about the music industry is disseminated so effectively and accessibly than at Moshito. We have a very impressive line-up of international speakers drawn from so many different countries including Brazil, Mali, Tanzania, France, Sweden, and Australia – and they are all the top experts in their field. Add in our South African experts and I think that delegates are going to be hard-pressed to select just which sessions to go to!”
Mabunda attributes much of the programme’s strength to Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition’s new relationship with WOMEX – widely acknowledged as the world’s foremost platform and business market for WorldMusic.
“The relationship is a milestone for Moshito. WOMEX’s expert input on the session and speakers this year has really been invaluable. We look forward to working with them in future years.”
Among the contributions to this year’s conference programme comes from the Worldwide Independent Music Industry Network (WIN) whose President, AlisonWenham will take part in the session on Levelling The Playing Fields For Indies along with Gallo Music Managing Director, Lazarus Serobe, MarcLatilla, Senior Music Buyer at Look & Listen, Selloa Galane, CEO of KAMR and Sipho Sithole, Head of Group Strategy at the SABC.
Sithole is part of a strong SABC representation at Moshito ’08 with the broadcaster now also partnering the event for the next three years.
“I believe the session on the SABC’s music strategy and the role of public service broadcasting will be a very interesting one for all delegates,” Mabunda confirms.
Other hot topics are set to include a panel discussion on two of the most pressing issues facing the industry – Needletime and Digital Rights Management. The issue of Sampling in music is another contentious issue thatwill get a public airing at Moshito – this takes place at 4pm on Friday, September 12th. The panel includes Black Coffee, Ray Phiri, DJ Soosh, Hugh Melamdowitz of Spoor & Fisher and Jay Savage, MD of Sony ATV MusicPublishing.
As part of its commitment to accessibility Moshito ‘08’s public days give those interested in the music industry free entry to the conference and exhibition from 1pm on Friday September 12th. Included in this access is theMoshito ’08 Listening Booth which gives would be artists, producers and songwriters access to the industry’s best experts via a dedicated “listeningbooth” where demos can be played. Saturday September 13th also sees the Moshito ’08 1-Minute Hip Hop Battles taking place from 10h00 to noon with registration for producers, dancers, free stylers, beat boxers and DJs open from 09h00 to 09h45.
One of Moshito’s key partners, SAMRO will also showcase live music in the Newtown vicinity for free during Moshito ’08 at venues Niki’s Oasis and Cappello’s. Moshito and Arts Alive are also hosting a night of free music at the Bassline on Friday, September 12th.
In addition SAMRO’s Endowment for the National Arts (SENA) will have a joint stand with Mmino, the South African-Norwegian Music Cooperation initiativethat funds music projects in the country. The stand will be focusing on music education, and visitors can obtain valuable information and advice on where they can study music in South Africa – either formally or informally.
With close to 50 exhibitors, this element of Moshito ’08 is unmissable and is the biggest yet. “We are really seeing a strong year-on-year growth of the exhibition eat Moshito,” Mabunda affirms. “This is a great place for information gathering and networking during the conference.”
The more than 500 delegates will have a chance to meet and make contact during the closed sessions from Wednesday September 10th to 1pm on Friday September 12th. “In many ways this is the most valuable aspect of Moshito for many people,” Mabunda says. “We have delegates coming from around the country and overseas and also quite a few from Africa. They all come from abroad section of areas of the music industry and Moshito gives a rare chance to meet face-to-face and find ways of working together.”
Moshito is again working in partnership with key organisations in the South African music and cultural industries to increase its reach, both domestically and internationally.
SAMRO (Southern African Music Rights Organisation) is one of the founding organisations of the Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition and remains on its board, using its position to add significantly to Moshito’s growth. Also adding their weight to Moshito ’08 are IFAS (the French Institute of South Africa), BASA as well as the SABC. In addition, this year’s event sees theinvolvement of the national Department of Arts and Culture, the Gauteng Provincial Government, Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation and the Gauteng Economic Development Agency (GEDA).
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