The goal of The Music Industry Incubator is to empower artists, ensuring they have a good understanding of; intellectual property and copyright, streams of income, stage performance, image and branding, festival participation and financial literacy and planning.

The Music Industry Incubator

The 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. An edit of the conversation can be played and downloaded below. We also have detailed timestamped notes and resources that cover the issues we discussed that is available here https://www.musicindindustryincubator.com/blog/music-production-with-mr-kamera

Music Production With Mr Kamera

#LegallyClueless Ep178

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Ep178 - And We're Off To Zimbabwe

Afro House to The World 3

1. Lady TT & Mdusevan - Adult Games (Original Mix)
2. Tina Ardor & Atmos Blaq - Kamweretho (feat. Hendrick Sam)
3. Atmos Blaq - Elefrica (Atmospheric VooDoo Mix)
4. Drumetic Boyz - Balliamo (Original Mix)
5. DJ Kabila - Suka (feat. Madala Kunene & 104 BPM)
6. Masšh - Kudala (feat. Yolanda Fyrus)
7. Limpopo Rhythm - Qinisani (feat. Tabia)
8. Dr Feel, Native Tribe & Da Q-Bic - Maasai Gods
9. Rabs Vhafuwi - Akulaleki (feat. NaakMusiQ & Mr.Mo)
10. Deep Narratives - Amiba Snakes
11. DJ Butter SA - Vamonos
12. Heavy Metal & Pastor Snow - Son Of Agolo (Original Mix)
13. Reverb 7 Versus Halu - Minamato Feat. Tina Masawi

HALU! - Afrohouse To The World Mix 3

Pre-order: https://va.lnk.to/MixItUp
Interview with Miraa May: https://bit.ly/3vPzEqn

Nando’s new Mix It Up project pairs four UK artists with South African amapiano producers to create impactful cross-continental collaborations. The beats were produced in Flame Studios in South Africa before being completed with vocals in Nando’s Soho Studio.

This cut is special, bringing the sumptuous voices of @miraa_may and Basetsana together on an electrifying Tumza production.

An EP of all four tracks is coming out via @bridgesformusic on August 12, also featuring @iambru, @berwyn-music, @m1llionz and more.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Miraa May ft. Basetsana ‘More’ (prod. Tumza)

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Sheffield-based producer, DJ, and label boss @DenhamAudio drops 'Thirty Eight Snub', a rough-and-ready EP filled to the brim with breakbeat jungle tracks, with a little help from famed grime MC and former Roll Deep member Trim. The four-tracker is Denham Audio's first release on his label Club Glow, and features title track 'Thirty Eight Snub' — an atmospheric rave tune destined for smoky dancefloors.

Premiere: Denham Audio ft. Trim 'Thirty Eight Snub'

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Tracklist
1. Tsepo - Love Promise (ft. Chiedza & Marianne)
2. Kinetic T - Emoyeni (feat. Amos)
3. BlaQRhythm & Drega - Ngimnyama (feat. Nana Atta)
4. SUKA - Mano Mano (Afro Brotherz Acid Mix)
5. Silvva - Perception (Original Mix)
6. AfroNerd & Dj Jim Mastershine - Brightness (Original Mix)
7. Thab De Soul & MadMoosah - Tavula
8. Prince Kaybee - Iyeza (feat. Bassie & PapeKeys)
9. HALU! and Ulethu - Mwana
10. Atmos Blaq - Izitha (Atmospheric Mix)
11. Inaya Day & 45 Riots - Horny '22 (Shona SA Remix)
12. Drake - Currents
13. Animalic Drum Feat. Bobbi Fallon - Sell My Heart (Kreative Nativez Remix)
14. HiTKiiDxclusive ft Chimz x Khotso - Iyahonde

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Mix 3: https://DJmixes.lnk.to/afrohouse-to-the-world-mix-3

HALU! - Afrohouse To The World Mix 4

title :AYEAKA trip to Lusaka_
 artist:Paul Mano
   time:01:34:36

AYEAKA Trip To LUSAKA  Afrotech House Appreciation Mix  Paul Mano

As 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 

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DJ Tamuka On Production And Mixing - The Music Industry Incubator

As part of The Music Industry Incubator workshop series, we invited artist manager Jack Mashala (Mas Musiq) to fly in from South Africa to have a 1 on 1 conversation with Phil Chard on how best to build a brand, what managers should be aware of and what artists can do to work with their management to build a revenue-generating brand.

Jack Mashala On Artist Management And Brand Building

RayDizz 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.

In this conversation he shares his advice on how young DJs can get started in the industry, build a brand, what equipment to use and where to legally source music.

4:45 How To prepare for a set

11:40 What are tone and pitch plays when DJ’ing

12:35 What equipment a new DJ needs

Controllers versus CDJs

16:18 Reinvesting in equipment and the need to budget 

21:20 The importance of management and booking agents

23:50 The viability of collaborations 

27:20 RayDizz advice for upcoming DJs

37:05 How to get on a show promoter’s radar

40:40 The importance of YouTube as a teaching and promotional tool

39:55 The use of Record Pools and other legal purchasing platforms

Performing as A DJ with RayDizz

Mutsai Musa has been running the creative incubator, Quiet Riot Media for 15 years. Quiet Riot Media has consulted for both international artists and large entertainment companies on intellectual property and copyright management, paying attention to protecting income streams and generating long-term revenue for creative projects. Recent clients include Apple Music Africa, Universal Music Publishing Group Africa, Sony Music Africa, Interscope Records (USA), Platoon Africa, LVRN Records (USA).

In our chat with Mutsai, we discussed the various ways Zimbabwean artists can earn revenue as artists and what they can do to increase their earning potential.

Summary of Earning Channels

1. Mechanical Royalties (Sales) 
2. Publishing Royalties
3. Merchandise
4. Live Show Income

Workshop Summary

4:35 How artists can be considered for Digital Service Provider Playlists

Playlisting is the new radio and is a key part of getting your music discovered

Your distributor plays a key part in getting playlisting

Use UGC social media content platforms to promote your work

Make sure your song is on radio

10:04 How to pitch yourself and your music 

Have an EPK and marketing plan ready before you release a song

That EPK should clearly state your DNA as an artist in 1 page

WHO you are. WHERE you are going. WHAT information and data about you is available.

13:25 How to pitch yourself to festivals 

14:11 The types of revenue available to artists

Maximise show revenue when it is available

Look into publishing as early as possible

23:11 How revenue is generated

26:06 The importance of working with others and building a team

“Working alone is not beneficial. Would you rather have 100% of $10 or 50% of $100”

Learn the fundamentals of the business

34:10 How to approach brand endorsements

To get a brand endorsement you have to add value to the brand in question

Brand endorsements are not a viable source of long-term revenue because brands are in business to sell products and not support artists

37:32 How to prepare your brand to become one that earns revenue

Make yourself and your music easy to find. (Search Engine Optimisation)

Website, Biography and press pics

Market and promote yourself

41:30 The questions you need to ask a potential partner before you work with them

Who have you worked with before?

What do you know about the following;

Distribution

Publishing

Sync Licensing

Marketing

Artist Management

43:40 How to prepare marketing and promotion budgets 

49:50 TikTok presents the biggest opportunity for artists

For reference here is the video from VOX that tracks the importance of TikTok

The Music Indusrtry Incubator

Streams of Income with Mutsai Musa

This 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

“It really breaks my heart that we have all these assets sitting in these institutions [banks] but it is not really accessible to us as creatives and other vulnerable communities”

Notes
1. Understand the business of music
2. Think of your career and yourself as an business
3. Getting business loans as an artist is difficult. Your collateral assets are your Intellectual Property
4. Understand how your brand can generate revenue and refine that process
5. Learn as much across as many skillsets as possible 

Summary
* 7:50 How he overcome Botswana’s small population to cross over regionally 
* 12:50 How Zeus used his education to further his career
* 16:50 Understanding the business of music
* 22:05 Can an artist access a business loan?
* 28:50 How Zeus kept his career going during the pandemic
* 38:12 Keeping the culture alive
* 50:50 The importance of learning multiple tools for the creative business

Coping With The Effects of The Pandemic with Game "Zeus" Bantsi

Gbevu Remix feat Joe Frazier x Mzvee x Gemini x Cabum x Feli Nuna x EL

Artist: JR
Title: SAUCE
Produced By: JR & Must Be Dubz
Label: Feel Good Music
Year: 2017

JR - Sauce 

Sauce

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Coping With The Effects of The Pandemic with Game "Zeus" Bantsi

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