LEBO MATHOSA WE WILL MISS YOU
Thanks to all Representers for your kind words, support and condolences. Just so you know, Lebo’s family have received all your messages, they sent us the following: “We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to South Africa and beyond – our State President Mr. Thabo Mbeki, all the dignitaries who shared the dark moment with us, the music industry, the Benoni Metro police, the … media, friends and colleagues of Lebo – for the warm and emotional tribute you paid to our late beloved daughter Lebogang Precious Mathosa. As difficult as it was to accept the loss, your generous physical and emotions support humbled us and made it easier to forge through the pain Yours truly Mathosa Family and Christ the Rock Church, Daveyton.” Our thoughts are with the family who have lost their beloved sister, daughter and friend. We miss you already Lebo. What a depressing way to start the week – an early morning wake up call to tell us about the tragic loss of our favourite South African diva, the talented, sexy, vivacious, unique and much loved Lebo Mathosa. Words cannot express our shock at the news, as the phone continued to beep and ring with news of her death in a car accident apparently just after midnight last night on the East Rand somewhere, our Monday suddenly looked a whole lot more blue. Our condolences go out to her friends, to her family, her band members, her dancers, her fans, her record label, her people and everyone that is saddened by her loss. Lebo, Represent loves you. More info...
John Barker – the man behind Bunny Chow
Since Gavin Hood and his cast did us proud by scooping the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in March, the local film circuit has been pretty quiet till now. The latest buzz is director John Barker’s new film Bunny Chow that is soon to premier at the Toronto Film Festival this September. Represent sends a special Big ups to Bunny Chow and everyone behind it! Written by:NG> John Barker and David Kibuuka Based on a story by: David Kibuuka, John Barker, Salah Sabiti and Joey Rasdien. Starring : Kim Engelbrecht, Kagiso Lediga, David Kibuuka, Salah Sabiti and Joey Rasdien Produced by: Kagiso Lediga and Leanne Callanan of Dog Pack Films and Michelle Wheatley We had breakfast with director John Barker to chat about his film and the industry: What does John Barker as a brand represent? J.B – I am still trying to create a brand. I’m trying to put a face to a name and get to the level where people recognise the name and associate it with great films. I want to get to the “it’s a JOHN BARKER film” level. My brand is about bringing people together. The urban market, the Color Bar crowd that have no issues about race or any hang-ups. I want to develop that kind of following.Do you believe in film school? J.B – I was an editor for a year, cameraman for four years, a runner in London on a morning show, and a graphic designer for a year. So I was self-taught. I believe more in that approach, because it exposes you to the different disciplines in making a filmmaking. Film schools are great, the problem is I don’t feel people are well equipped to choose what they want to do after matric. They don’t have a point of reference. I recon every kid should go overseas for a year before they decide what to do with their lives. How long have you been directing? And what projects have you worked on before this? J.B – It’s been 5 years now. I started off directing inserts for Channel O in South Africa on Hip Hop which was really cool. Then I directed several music videos. In the meantime, I was writing and directing short films. I then worked on a few TV shows, the Pure Monate Show being one of them. During that time, I gained a lot of experience because we would shoot about 5 to 10 comedy sketches a day. I worked with the most talented comedians in this country and that was a great blessing. The pressure I was under helped me deal with the pressure one...
Slimline 88 about to be revealed
Represent knows all about the blood sweat and tears of renovations and how important it is to share your beautiful results (well in your mind anyway) of months of slog and hard work with those that you love. So guys go and check out the new slimline 88 from 11 Nov. If you’ve been round to The 88 Lounge recently and found the doors closed, don’t despair! We’re gearing up for what… promises to be a long hot summer, and in keeping with our pre-summer tradition, The 88 Lounge has been going under the knife for a bit of nip and tuck, in order to stay sleek and sexy for the season ahead. We will have been closed for about 10 days in total during this make-over process. But be sure to make a diary date for Saturday 11 November when we unveil our fresh summer look, complete with new terrace lounge and bar. Johnny Walker red Label is coming to the party with us, and we will be giving away loads of prizes like clothing and iPods& don’t miss out! We’ve also got some incredible events planned in the run-up to the end of year holidays, including Roger Goode, Goldfish, 340 ml and Harris Tweed amongst others. So, look out for our forthcoming events newsletter, and until the 11th November…keep it tidy. The 88 Lounge Re-opening Party presented by Johnny Walker Red Label Saturday 11 November 9pm R50.00 cover Featuring Aris B, The Peoples DJ 88 on Frances Behind the Woolworths in Norwood Tel: 011 72 88 417...
SA heavyweight driving the WWW – Roelof Botha
You might know this already. We didn’t. A bunch of friends were chatting the other day at a table in Melville and we started talking about the phenomenon that is YouTube and the fact that it was sold for $1.65 billion after running for less than two years, one of our friends mentioned that one of the owners of YouTube was not only a South African but also the son of Pik Botha. We of course thou… ght this was a joke, as the person telling this story just happened to be a Botha too (you know who you are) and for some reason it sounded ridiculous that a South African would be behind one of the biggest deals in the history of the internet business. Plus this guy has that kind of sense of humour. Ridiculous. Until we went to Wikipedia to look up Roelof. See here. And here for YouTube’s story. No Jokes. Roelof Botha is indeed behind not only YouTube but PayPal too! But he is the GRANDSON of Pik Botha. He is part of an exciting and dynamic venture capital company Sequoia Capital based in Silicon Valley in the States and our boy is kicking some serious internet touches. Vat hom Fluffie!!! “Roelof Botha focuses on services and software investments. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital in 2003, Roelof served as the Chief Financial Officer of PayPal (EBAY). Earlier, he worked as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company. Roelof is a certified actuary (Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries), and has a BS in Actuarial Science, Economics, and Statistics from the University of Cape Town and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. ” Sequoia looks like the kind of company that is truly global nd working in developing markets – bravo – with operations in Israel, India and China – let’s face it, Roelof seems like a hell of a creative guy who is willing to take risks and believe in creativity and wild and wonderful ideas. The best part is – his company wants to hear your business plan. So brothers and sisters, let him know what you are thinking – you never know. Check it out here. To Roelof, thanks for making us proud and for flying the South African flag way up high. Much Respect You Rock! Represent. Here’s the info on the deal: SAN FRANCISCO – Even in Silicon Valley, it is rare for so much money to be made so fast – and by so few. The biggest winners in the $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube by Google are the YouTube founders, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen,...
Represent DIARY: MY FIVE SENSES OF JOZI CITY
As you all know the city of Johannesburg is alive and kicking, as developers continue to finish off their buildings and plans, more and more working people are moving into the heart of the city to live in slick accommodation. Represent has sent one of it’s writers, Sisiwami, to give living in the inner city a bash, over the next few weeks and months, she will be documenting her stay in th… e inner city of Johannesburg. Scroll down for updates. See our Flickr pics here. October 2006 Do you know that at night you can hear the sea in Joburg city? It rocks and sways you as if your body were adrift on an ocean, quietly gliding you through midnight and gently into dawn. You can only hear it once the phuza-face stragglers have settled down to a restless sleep in a doorway, once the garbage collection trucks have stopped clunking and the glow of the office blocks fades into the backdrop of a pulsating night. It’s the late-night soothing sound of the united rhythms of city air conditioners and generators, colluding to form a constant hum and drone that washes over your thoughts as you concede to the comfort of Johannesburg blackness. And yet all too soon it is gone. Replaced with the daily discord of a teenage city coming to life, coming into itself, finding its feet for another grueling day. It is with sadness that my sojourn in the city has come to an end but it is through my 5 senses that I shall always be able to zoom back to this time of change and excitement. “I can’t believe you’re leaving us already” laments our favourite security guard, “it won’t be the same without you.” And my life will never be the same since the successful city seduction that wrapped me up in a disjointed world for 6 months leaving me lustful and longing for more. It was an all-embracing sensual seduction, her curves, her lines, her shape, her strength constantly captivating my eye – I found myself looking up, up and away, looking here, there and everywhere where she reigns and moves – her visual superiority holding court over the province, the nation, the continent. Fumbling and humbled, I tried to capture her light, her colour and her changing moods, but no picture nor words can do her presence justice. A cold lift door, a warm spring wood, hot summer glass, smooth cool steel, rugged high walls, soft new carpet, slippery wide screed – her textures call out for your hands to stroke, to feel, to hold onto. Layers of life, layers...
Thanks for coming to our GOOD LIFE party!
Thanks to the SA Weather bureau assuring us of no rain, we were completely rained out at our event. We had it all set up, sexy red couches outside, candles, loads of pavement cosy tables, outside bars and it was looking great. Then the heavens opened. Not once, but 4 times. But that did nothing to stop all the beautiful party people from getting down. Thanks to all the Representers for coming… along and supporting us. And to all the SoulProviders, Cappello’s, Red Bull, Camel, Absolute, Morafe and Asiboni Mbala friends, you guys are so amazing, we love you. We certainly know who our friends are. So SHARPILE! Muchos Appreciados. You are some seriously funky sexy people – we are impressed! Thanks to our superb dj’s Phonogenic, Jameson and Zondi… and as for our hiphop band Morafe, you know you guys are seriously going places. Proud to be associated with you. We got Thunda to kindly come along and take loads of professional looking pics… their pics should be up in the next few days – click here to go to Thunda. Otherwise we took a whole lot of our own which you can see here… excuse the blur, it was a blur at that stage. Make Sure you come to the next one. Represent! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Good Life GHANDI SQUARE CAPPELLO’S Corner Main street and Loveday St 7pm Friday 20 October 2006 Catch our Dj’s and Morafe live. See u...
Proudly brought to you by:
