On the Couch with MEX

My special guest on Thursday night at 9pm on the Business of Entertainment on Cape Talk was Paris Toon, who is the Billboard charting award-winning lyricist and musical enigma behind Mothers Favorite Child He is an extraordinary business entrepreneur, songwriter and producer who never seems to stray for a moment from his forward driven vision of success in the music world and beyond. Paris started...

My special guest this week on the Business of Entertainment on Cape Talk is Paris Toon, the Billboard charting award-winning lyricist and musical enigma behind Mother's Favorite Child. (Paris was also a keynote speaker at Music Exchange #MEX24 in November 2024 ) He is an extraordinary business entrepreneur, songwriter and producer who never seems to stray for a moment from his forward driven visio...

Nick Matzukis is a highly respected educator in the South African music industry and as an Advocate of the High Court, specialises in institutional, legal, business and educational aspects relating to the music industry. His clients and referrers are drawn from attorneys, major royalty collection societies, publishers, labels, recording artists, industry associations, aggregators, music retailers...

Nick is a published author, academic, lecturer, Advocate of the High Court and music and education industry expert. He has written many articles and four textbooks, the latest being the highly-acclaimed “Music Law, Contracts and Business - the smart musician’s guide to how the South African Music industry works, how to negotiate the best possible contracts, and how to make money from music in Sout...

Mozambican jazz-saxophonist, composer, producer, academic and philanthropist, Moreira Chonguiça feted as one of the finest exponents of innovative and original jazz from Africa. As an independent artist with seven award-winning, globally informed and celebrated albums – he is blazing a trail from his east-African roots to the world. Exposed to and inspired by the likes of Miles Davis, Fela Kuti, P...

Mozambican jazz-saxophonist, composer, producer, academic and philanthropist, Moreira Chonguiça feted as one of the finest exponents of innovative and original jazz from Africa. As an independent artist with seven award-winning, globally informed and celebrated albums – he is blazing a trail from his east-African roots to the world. Exposed to and inspired by the likes of Miles Davis, Fela Kuti, P...

Sheldon Rocha Leal holds a BA in Law and Psychology from UNISA, a BMus Honours and MMus (Cum Laude) from the University of Pretoria and a PhD in Music Business and Education from the University of the Free State. Besides for being in music education for the past 19 years he is also a performer and songwriter, having written songs for multiple artists including the SAMA award winning songstress Lir...

Sheldon Rocha Leal is currently the Director of Culture and Music at Southdowns College, a private school in Centurion. He holds a BA in Law and Psychology from UNISA, a BMus Honours and MMus (Cum Laude) from the University of Pretoria and a PhD in Music Business and Education from the University of the Free State. He was previously the national head of sound engineering and music at Damelin and h...

Part 2 with Neil Johnson who is a radio content programmer. He has worked at Primedia, the SABC, Kagiso Media and recently for Kaya FM and AME.

Neil Johnson has a stellar radio career. Prepare to be inspired! Select highlights below : Radio programmer Chief Content Officer – Kaya FM 95.9 Programme Manager – Jacaranda 94.2 FM Programme Manager – Kaya FM 95.9 Course Development and Radio Training for the IAJ (Institute for the Advancement of Journalism) Station Manager – P4 104.9 FM, Cape Town (Now Heart FM)

Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Steve Louw is recognised as one of the South African music industry’s most respected and accomplished talents. He has received critical acclaim in his native South Africa with his bands All Night Radio and Big Sky since his debut release in 1984.  Louw has co-written songs with Dave Stewart and Brian May for the inaugural  46664  concert, a global camp...

Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Steve Louw is recognised as one of the South African music industry’s most respected and accomplished talents. He has received critical acclaim in his native South Africa with his bands All Night Radio and Big Sky since his debut release in 1984.  Louw has co-written songs with Dave Stewart and Brian May for the inaugural  46664  concert, a global camp...

Ashley is a Cape Town based actor, known for various TV roles on shows such as Scandal!, Isidingo and Binnelanders. His international work includes ‘Warrior’ for HBO, and ‘Deep State’ for UK- based Endor productions and as Mickey Purvis, Scottish husband of the endearing Tannie in the series 'Recipes For Love And Murder' for Mnet (SA) and Acorn TV (Scotland). He played the Milli Vanilli talent man...

Ashley is a Cape Town based actor, known for various TV roles on shows such as Scandal!, Isidingo and Binnelanders. His international work includes ‘Warrior’ for HBO, and ‘Deep State’ for UK- based Endor productions and as Mickey Purvis, Scottish husband of the endearing Tannie in the series 'Recipes For Love And Murder' for Mnet (SA) and Acorn TV (Scotland). He played the Milli Vanilli talent man...

Part two of my chat with Lance Stehr who has a long-standing career in the music entertainment and film / TV production industries and has over the past 35 years worth of releases and distribution of over 300 records/ albums. ​His most notable talent is his ability to discover untapped talent and nurture industry icons. His music career started in the late 1980’s when he put together the internati...

Lance Stehr has a long-standing career in the music entertainment and film / TV production industries and has over the past 35 years been responsible for releasing and distributing over 300 records/ albums. ​His most notable talent is his ability to discover untapped talent and nurture industry icons. His music career started in the late 1980’s when he put together the internationally renowned Cap...

Saskia Falken  speaks to The Business of Entertainment (BOE) Host on Cape Talk, Music Manager, Publicist, Founder of Triple M Entertainment and Founder of The Music Exchange, Martin Myers.  He  chats about lessons learnt from entertainment industry giants in 2024 from the show BOE which airs every Thursday night  at 9pm on Cape Talk.

The Voice of the Lighthouse Family, Tunde Baiyewu, on CapeTalk. Tunde Baiyewu is a British singer-songwriter of Nigerian descent, and is a member of the multi-platinum selling, Lighthouse Family. This is second part of our two-part conversation.

We had our esteemed thought leader, investigative journalist and film writer/director/producer, Diana Neille, on Cape Talk last night from 9pm on the Business of Entertainment . She discusses, in detail, Collective Management Organisations in South Africa .

Investigative journalist and film writer/director/producer, Diana Neille, who spoke and delivered the keynote address at this year’s Music Exchange Conference (#MEX24) on 30th November, was in studio (Thursday 5th December) on CapeTalk on the Business of Entertainment from 9pm. This chat will be eye opening if the keynote at Music Exchange is anything to go by. We discussed – A Reporter’s Notes on...

Lighthouse Family has sold over 15 million albums throughout their career. We speak to Tunde Baiyewu, the British singer-songwriter and member of the multi-platinum selling group about his journey to here.

In this episode, we welcome back Glenn Gillis for the second part of fascinating and enlightening conversation around all things gaming and gamification. Glenn is the co-founder and CEO of Sea Monster, and the chairperson of Games for Change Africa. Glenn is a seasoned entrepreneur with 25 years of experience as a senior executive and consultant in the creative industries. He is an expert on the r...

Glenn is the co-founder and CEO of Sea Monster, and the chairperson of Games for Change Africa. Glenn is a seasoned entrepreneur with 25 years of experience as a senior executive and consultant in the creative industries. He is an expert on the role that technology plays in storytelling and a thought-leader on how impact games and immersive technologies (AR & VR) can be used to build brands an...

Welcome to part two of my engaging interview with one of Roc Nation's many visionaries. Mahlatse is the Managing Director of Roc Nation Sports International in Africa. Previously, he served as the CEO of the Kolisi Foundation. His academic journey includes studying Biochemistry at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and recently completing a Masters in International Affairs, with a focus on Cybermedia...

Mahlatse Mashua who is the Managing Director of Roc Nation Sports International in Africa joined me in studio on (Thursday 31st October) on CapeTalk just after 9pm on the show called “The business of Entertainment”. And we have a rebroadcast on a Sunday night at 9pm on CapeTalk. Previously, Mahlatse served as the CEO of the Kolisi Foundation. His academic journey includes studying Biochemistry at...