A book on pioneer British electronic musicians is about to be reprinted, “Tape Leaders: A Compendium of Early British Electronic Music”. First published in 2016 by Sound On Sound magazine, the work is on sale again thanks to Press Speed. A total of 100 composers and organizations who have beenRead More →

Founder and Director of ZG Music Promotion, Zukisa Khwapuna. PHOTO: PROVIDED THE founder and director of ZG Music Promotion, Zukisa Khwapuna, from Bheja to KwaBacha, has for mission to train local and national artists by raising their talents. Khwapuna said he realized that some artists don’t use their talent becauseRead More →

Writing, mastering and releasing a full debut album will naturally bring a healthy learning curve. Few people can expect to release an instant classic on first request, and an artist’s first release is usually a great opportunity to show off what it can become later on. Tweaking is essential, andRead More →

In the eight years that I have worked in the music industry, the peaks of my career have been offset by instances of racism. I have often been confused with other black people who work in the industry at events, meetings and panels – at a concert one night, thisRead More →

Whether we like it or not, the advent of AI has turned the electronic music scene into a technological powder keg in 2021. And before it really takes off in a scary and exciting direction, VNCCII is here to educate. The rising producer, rapper and singer-songwriter has released her latestRead More →

Perhaps it was inevitable that Spotify and Shopify – with their similar sounding nicknames – would eventually join forces. Spotify on Wednesday announced a new partnership with e-commerce provider Shopify to allow artists to list merchandise directly on their profiles on the audio streaming giant’s platform. Any artist around theRead More →

As LGBT History Month draws to a close, a San Francisco-area radio show hosted a playlist of songs from transgender artists who continue to change the sound and change the music industry a output at a time. Entitled “TRANS * CENDENTAL: TRANS * EXCELLENCE”, ADP.FM’s playlist is comprehensive and consistsRead More →

SXSW 2019, photo by Adam Kissick There has been a lot of “back to normal” as 2021 progresses, but in the last sign of some semblance of true and true normalcy, this is SXSW’s official announcement of the first round of its season. musical programming for next year. Almost onRead More →

Perhaps it was inevitable that Spotify and Shopify – with their similar sounding nicknames – would eventually join forces. Spotify announced a new partnership with e-commerce provider Shopify on Wednesday to allow artists to list merchandise directly on their profiles on the audio streaming giant’s platform. Any artist around theRead More →