We love Sendomatic – your personal RSVP system
Wedding coordinators, events organisers and super control freaks take note….The other day a friend was having a housewarming and instead of sending a boring old email (isn’t email so 2006) she sent us a “sendomatic invitation”… Which in essence is simply an online invitation and RSVP service. So what that means is that you can design your invite for your event online, send it from sendomatic and then have all your RSVP’s automated through it. If you’re RSVP’ing and care about the ‘who’s who’ you can even check out the RSVP list to see which shlebs will be there before you send your reply. FABULOUS! Of course it means that your friends all need to be web fluent or at least have access to email and internet ….and with all good things there comes a price. Well that’s unless you’re norma-no-mates with only 4 friends then you can do it all for free, but from 4 friends up you’re going to pay a fee. Check it out...
MMFSA, Turning performance into business!
The Music Managers Forum of South Africa (MMFSA) is proud to announce the start of the first workshop for 2007. These are part of a series of workshops that are aimed at the young music manager and artists, to enable interaction and empowerment in this vital sector of our culture and future as South Africans. The monthly range of workshops target specific issues within Music Management, starting with the ‘live’ aspect, with the first workshop. The workshop is set to take place on Monday February the 26th 2007 at Bassline in Newtown and will feature key-note speakers from every sector of the industry- the overall aim of these workshop is to produce a self sufficient artist community in SA – it is possible to have a career in the music industry without being a household name. The first workshop will cover: ‘Preparing for the show’, ‘Negotiating performance agreements’, ‘Touring’ and ‘Promoting’. Key note speakers will include successful artists like Steve Hofmeyer, as well as media experts and key SA promoters. As well a providing the catalyst and base for interaction and development, the workshops also hope to provide good networking opportunities for managers and artists. Details: Date: January 26th 2007 Time: Starts 14h00 Place: Bassline, Newtown Entrance is free! Members are encouraged to join the Music Managers Forum as Music Managers or self managed bands. For more information please contact: Nancy Hillary...
CT @ Design Indaba Week – Blissville all over again.
When I heard there was a female pilot steering our fruity flight to Cape Town I should have known it was going to be a week with a bitter-sweet difference. I absolutely love going to the Mother City for a visit, some of my best connections live in ‘blissville’ – in this instance they proved to be thoroughly divine inexhaustive distractions dragging me down the paths of Long and Kloof street to mountain oblivion… As the plane hit the runway at the recently expanded and earily quiet CT airport, the shocked cries of fellow passengers woke me from my jozi ratrace and deadline reverie – I was dangerously bouncing down the tar into one of the most beautiful cities on earth and ready to lap up every moment. It really helps having “out there” friends who know who’s who and what’s vying on and all… especially when you can’t afford the real Design Indaba experience and you’re totally fronting and hanging out pretending to be in Cape Town for the shplindaba when you know it’s for so much more than that. See our CT and Design Indaba pics here. We started off the sejour with a suprise turn at the Terenzo Hair Dressing school in the City Bowl where we were cajoled into being models for some nervous students. It just happened to clash with the “must be at” presentation by Brian Eno at the Michaelis art school we were supposed to be attending, but our dedication to supporting the aspirations and dreams of young South African hair dressers meant we opted for the pamper session instead… Damn. The Terenzo school is housed in an awesome building with the latest in equipment and facilities – fabulara -darl …. Big generalised Observation about Cape Town Number One – Cape Townians have better architectural, design and general aesthetic taste than the rest of the country. Gross generalisation that may be, but just look around you at most of the beaauuutiful architecture of Joburg’s overrun Tuscan suburbs and you will have to agree. Even the RDP houses in Cape Town have style . Have you tried to find some affordable fabulous furniture that doesn’t come from the somewhat ‘tres beaucoup imali’ Tonic or boutiques at 44 Stanley in Jozi? Not really possible…But CT is heaving with great local design. (PS: if you’d like to contest this, please give us addresses of where to find good local products for good prices for our good life.) During our stay in Cape Town, and yes it was Design Indaba week, we enjoyed some of the most fabulous design work from great local talent that made us seriously consider maxxxxxing the credit card again just when we were recovering from Dec’s...
Ticket Giveaway: Huge Line- up, Huge Party!
The Edgars Music Series Explodes for Season Finale! Friday the 2nd of March sees the end of the current Edgars Music Series as the organisation gears itself up for a bigger and better new event series towards winter 2007. We are giving away *5 double tickets*. Will you be there? In a break from the current format, the Friday 2 March show will feature a huge, star-studded line-up in a festival atmosphere of short sets, collaborations and musical celebration. A delicious mix of afro-pop, kwaito, hip hop, house and afro-jazz; the line up includes: Kelly Khumalo, Spikiri , KB, Tuks, Slikour, Mo Molemi, Pantsula, Shana, Slick Angel and Dj’s Black Coffee and Zan-D. The Edgars Music series has grown into one of the most sought after live events in Jozi City, and to thank all the public and the artists who have made that a reality Edgars and its partners are pulling out all the stops! There will be special free give-aways for the first 100 guests through the door and there are extra special Edgars hampers on offer for the best dressed people picked out by our Edgars Fashion Police. This is the biggest and best line-up in Jozi on the 2nd of March. With so many artists, the party will be starting early and going late, so make sure you get down to Newtown in good time so as not to be part of the queue that is left outside all night when the best party in town is full! Details: Date: Friday 02 March Place: The Bassline (10 Henry Nxumalo Street, Newtown Music Centre) Featuring: Tuks Kelly Khumalo KB Spikiri Sliq Angel Shana Mo Molemi Slikour Pantsula Shana DJ Zan D and Black Coffee If you would like to be there, please email your name, age, contact number and the names of 4 of the artists that will be performing at the Edgars Music Series Grand Season Finale Party at Bassline this Friday to...
Gang of Instrumentals Launch
Last week Thursday saw the CD launch of SA’s latest hot trio “The Gang of Instrumentals” (GI). If you don’t know them yet, you will soon, in fact two of the members acated on and produced the SABC 1 comedy series City Ses’la. The groups members come from as far a field as Pimville, (Mandla N) and Kwathema (Bongo Riot) and Diepkloof (Tumi Masemola aka Lady Naturelle). Jo Burger and his photographer friend Zama were there… The Bassline was packed and everyone looked the part. The ladies represented with the latest fashion trends from the tight leggings and mini skirt combo ala Betty Boo with the Vanilla Ice fringe. The guys also took themselves seriously and were stylin’ the latest pink golf shirts with cargos and a trucker caps. But can someone please explain the tight jeans, blazer and the white shoe finish? Point is, the GI crowd was well integrated from fashion victims to b-boys to kugels, Rasta sistren, black & white. GI’s music is reflective of influences that range from soul, kwaito, hip-hop to roots rock reggae. The group had a five piece band accompanying them to couple their range and versatility. They know how to work a crowd, and take them on a journey. It was surprising to see the group change outfits not once or twice but three times. They really take their presentation seriously and therefore their audience. They performed songs from their new album that people already knew like “My Number One” which is really tight and has been topping the charts. The show was to point, concise and precise. They started and ended on time leaving DJ Fresh the rest of the crowd to play with, which he did. Fresh blazed it up so much that a certain mrapper, Amu was getting down to house with the ingwaza and all! Click here to see more pictures of the...
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