27/08 :: MTV bASE MUSIC SHOW LOOKING FOR VJ’s
UPDATE: More info on the auditions below, they are only auditioning 1000 people per region be the early bird and don’t forget your ID! HERE IS YOUR CHANCE AT TV STARDOM WITH MTV BASE AND FANTA DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN MTV VJ? MTV base and Fanta have joined forces to offer one young South African the gig of a lifetime: you could become the first ever… South African VJ and win a contract to host MTV base World Chart Express – the brand new music chart show premiering on SABC1 on 28 September 2005 at the 6:30pm slot. So, if you’ve ever dreamed of being an MTV VJ, this is your chance to make it come true! Have you got what it takes to be an MTV VJ? You don’t have to know how to sing or dance – your dynamic personality, passion for music, enthusiasm for global youth culture, and ability to represent MTV base is part of what you need. You must also be a South African citizen, aged 18-25, music-savvy, and well spoken in English and any Nguni language. Tough gig, huh? MTV base and Fanta will hold live auditions from 09:00 to19:00 at: HQ, Greenpoint, Cape Town on 20 August Pop Art, Umhlanga, Durban on 21 August Shoukara (off Rivonia Road), Johannesburg on 27 August. At each location, the MTV base crew will be on hand audition up to 1,000 qualified VJ hopefuls, giving each candidate just a few minutes in front of the TV cameras to strut their stuff and convince our judges that they have what it takes. MTV base will select just one finalist from each city. The finalists will be profiled within the first episode of MTV base World Chart Express and face-off for the title as part of the second episode to air on Wednesday 5 October. Our panel of judges as well as SMS and online voting from viewers will decide the fate of our finalists. To find out more about auditions for MTV base World Chart Express, please send an email to MTV base ———————————————————– 11 August MTV base people get re – ah- deey…there’s a new music show on the books and they’re looking for some talent… Go get ’em! Represent! MTV bASE WORLD CHART EXPRESS AND VJ SEARCH COMMENCES AUGUST 2005 Pan-African music channel MTV base and leading soft drink brand Fanta have joined forces! The partnership will leverage MTV’s iconic status and programming expertise and Fanta’s wide distribution and youth-centric brand strategy to deliver a cutting-edge music chart show entitled MTV base World Chart Express. The half-hour TV programme will...
03/09 :: JOZI ROCKS for real this time
We’re so pleased that there’s a party in Melville this coming weekend – you know it’s our favourite suburb. If you love ROCK music make sure to be there ‘coz it’s taking over the avenues. It’s simple, just go to Melville on Saturday night, be there by 9 and bring 60 bucks for your ticket. Thanks to Arts Alive for supporting ROCK. Saturday 3rd September. 5 venues, 12 bands, 1 ticket, 1 …price. What makes Jozi Rock? Is it the bustling musical rhythm of the city, or the metropolitan mix of people, who connect through their similarity and diversity? Melville encapsulates this cosmopolitan feeling. This Joburg Arts Alive initiative, offers the perfect environment to showcase both established and emerging rock bands. Jozi Rocks transforms Melville into a musical extravaganza, with the Roxy Rhythm Bar, Trancesky, Tokyo Star and Samba, hosting different styles of the rock genre. “Unplugged on 7th” will be the VIP area where muso’s, press and other celebrities can hang out with the bands and catch their breath between performances. The evening is set to be a fusion of some of the best established names in rock, with the best of the underground and emerging stars on the Joburg circuit. For just R60.00, punters will be able to see Prime Circle, Arno Carstens, The Parlotones, MXO, Fuzigish, Fly Paper Jet, Peep Show, The New Academics, Airship Orange, Greenhouseffect, The Diesel Whores and Martin Rocka and The Sick Shop. The first band will start at 9 o’ clock and the start times in the different venues will be staggered to allow guests to move from one venue to the next to catch their favourite acts. Tickets will include a full line-up of band times and venues, so that guests know what’s happening and where. The Line-up: Roxy Rhythm Bar Parlotones Arno Carstens Prime Circle TranceSky Peep Show Fly Paper Jet MXO Tokyo Star New Academics Greenhouseffect Airship Orange Samba Diesel Whores Martin Rocka and the Sick Shop Fuzigish...
01/09 – 03/09 :: Theatre – Daisy’s well hung!
DAISY de MELKER SWINGS/SINGS LIVE AT THE THE COUCH AND COFFEE (MARKET THEATRE PRECINCT) – 3 NIGHTS ONLY! Back by popular demand! The true story of Daisy De Melker, the second white woman hanged in South Africa in 1932 for poisoning 2 husbands and her son. Legendary serial killer Daisy de Melker and her one man piano… ensemble – The Lovely Harold. Find out how to be the perfect wife while poisoning your way into middle class respectability. Relax, sit back and let your troubles float away in the hands of husband poisoner extraordinaire. An evening of high jinx, good manners and black humour – a Colonial Gothic tale of murder, money, mystery and marital sex. Written and performed by Robert Colman Music written and performed by Philip Miller Lyrics by Robert Colman and Philip Miller Directed by Vanessa Cooke and Robert Whitehead Booking, details and directions: 838 8213 or 083 260 2337 Date: 1st, 2nd, 3rd September @ 8pm. Tickets: R60.00 BOOK NOW! LIMITED...
ZAMA JOBE nominated for MTV Europe award
ZAMA JOBE, our petite young star, now sporting a neat little bump and big MOM-to-BE grin, has been nominated for an MTV award in the African music category. This is a breakthrough for South African artists, giving those that wish to succeed on an international scale major hope. We wish ZAMA all the best, we’ll be holding thumbs! South Africa rising star Zamajobe is to add to he…r catalogue of achievements by representing South Africa at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 in Lisbon on 3 November 2005. Zamajobe is the first ever South African to be nominated, one of just five African artists and the only woman who will be competing for the first ever African award at the MTV Europe Music Awards: The title of ‘Best African Act’ is up for grabs – the very first time MTV anywhere in the world has created an African ‘gong’ for one of its Awards ceremonies. Commented Alex Okosi, Vice President & General Manager, MTV base: ‘This is a landmark year for Africa: first, MTV launched its first ever African channel, MTV base, and now it has created this milestone award to recognise the artistry, creativity and passion of African musicians. We have so much respect for Zamajobe and for all she has achieved so far in Africa – we are delighted that this Award nomination will bring her name and music to a broader audience – the global stage of the MTV Europe Music Awards – with more than one billion viewers!’ The five African contenders for the Best African Act Award at the 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards are: Zamajobe (South Africa), 2-FACE Idibia (Nigeria), Kaysha (DRC), Kleptomaniax (Kenya) and 02 (Angola). A former South Africa Pop Idol contestant, female vocalist Zamajobe has barely put down the microphone since being voted off the contest in 2003. Having come in the top 10 of Pop Idols, Sithole went on to confound the critics by being nominated as Best Newcomer in the 2005 South African Music Awards (SAMAs) and issuing her own 2004 album entitled, Ndawo yami – an extraordinarily confident blend of jazz, blues, soul and gospel. Most of the songs on the album are self-penned by the 20-year old Zamajobe, with tracks like “Magic, ” “Hey Hey Hey” and title track “Ndawo Yami” dominating the South African radio airwaves in 2005. Things are going well for the crowd-pleasing former boy band singer-songwriter 2-FACE Idibia. With superstar status in his home country, the young Nigerian R&B exponent has long outgrown his early days with Nigerian group Plantashun Boyz and cemented his solo popularity and cross-age appeal across Africa with...
Ok, now this takes DJ’ing to a new level
Thanks to NCIFI for this article – it’s really made our day… We didn’t know it was out there and now we do – we will HAVE to get our hands on one at the soonest possible instant – any sponsors?? NUMARK have produced an…APPLE IPOD DJ MIXER!!! That means that a whole new generation of partying is possible – just bring your tunes and slip it in and you can DJ for the next hour…. amazing. And… it only costs about 2000 – 2800 rond. How we love technology. Has anyone checked it out yet? TIME magazine has, they named it GADGET OF THE WEEK. See the review here – not as gushing as us. Numark iDJ (SGD$450.00) Mixing Console for the Apple iPod The iDJ is a 2-channel mixer that enables mobile DJs and iPod enthusiasts to seamlessly integrate their portable music libraries with other music and sound reinforcement systems – transforming the iPod from a personal music player into a source playback device. With its compact form factor, comprehensive feature set, and a blue on white aesthetic appeal that blends perfectly with the iPod, the iDJ makes the music more accessible and the party better than...
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