On the Couch with MEX

A love of all things creative and a passion for music and sport and live events. Over 20 years experience planning and directing activities for large scale projects and campaigns at home in South Africa and cities around the globe. Events are about bringing people together and creating powerful experiences . Amazing things happen when people meet; they learn, inspire one another, come up with new...

A love of all things creative and a passion for music and sport and live events. Over 20 years experience planning and directing activities for large scale projects and campaigns at home in South Africa and cities around the globe. Events are about bringing people together and creating powerful experiences . Amazing things happen when people meet; they learn, inspire one another, come up with new...

Do enjoy episode 2 with  Karen Schofield-Nel, the UCT Choir Conductor and Artistic Director who was on the Business of Entertainment on Cape Talk.   As Music Director, Artistic Director, Music Lecturer, Choral Clinician, Adjudicator, Scholar, Karen Schofield-Nel’s work spans over a wide variety of ages, abilities, genres. Karen holds a double Degree in both Music and Education (Thayer Conservatory...

Meet Wayne McKay - Mc /comedian and funny man from Cape Town. We sat down and chewed the fat on what's funny, and what's a joke, enjoy.

Meet Karen Schofield-Nel, UCT Choir Conductor and Artistic Director.  As Music Director, Artistic Director, Music Lecturer, Choral Clinician, Adjudicator, Scholar, Karen Schofield - Nel’s work spans over a wide variety of ages, abilities, genres. Her experience as an active Provincial Adjudicator, Choral Clinician, and Choral Pedagogue is vast. She conducts professional choirs as well as works ext...

Billy Monama is a guitarist, author, composer, arranger, producer, and educator. He’s also the founder and the Managing Director of The Grazroots Project.  This is the second part of the interview conducted in December 2023. In 1997, Monama began his journey with the guitar, inspired by the music of his childhood, which combined traditional ethnic sounds, African gospel and jazz.  In 2016, Billy a...

Billy Monama is a guitarist, author, composer, arranger, producer, and educator. He’s also the founder and the Managing Director of The Grazroots Project.  I chatted to him of the festive season of 2023. In 1997, Monama began his journey with the guitar, inspired by the music of his childhood, which combined traditional ethnic sounds, African gospel and jazz.  In 2016, Billy and Andy Innes release...

We spoke to Ryan Vrede this week on the Business of Entertainment on Thurs 21 Dec at 9pm on Cape Talk. Engaging brilliant and thought provoking do listen please Ryan Vrede is a journalist that cut his teeth in sport, which continues to form a big part of his professional portfolio. He joined Habari Media as an intern in 2006, and, under the mentorship of some of the country’s preeminent sports wri...

To date, acts Marc discovered or managed have notched up 38 Top 10 singles, including 18 #1 singles in the UK charts.  He has been responsible for over a million album sales in one form or another,  including his ten years of direct international responsibility for U2's marketing and sales. Marc Marot began his professional career in 1982 as the 'Professional Manager' of UK Independent...

Ryan Vrede is a journalist who cut his teeth in sport, which continues to form a big part of his professional portfolio.  He joined Habari Media as an intern in 2006, and, under the mentorship of some of the country's preeminent sports writers, built a career covering rugby and cricket. Vrede spent 17 years following the Springboks and Protea's cricket team, nationally and internationally,...

The Brilliance of Dr Rachel Adams - this is part two of a stellar talk about AI, please enjoy. Tune in to Cape Talk, every Thursday at 9pm, for the #BusinessofEntertainment Dr Rachel Adams is a Senior Research Specialist: Science in Society Impact Centre at the Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa.  Dr Adams has degrees in Jurisprudence (PhD, University of Cape Town), International Human...

Dr Rachel Adams is an experienced leader in directing large regional and global projects relating to AI policy. She is currently the Principal Investigator of the Global Index on Responsible AI and the AI4D African Observatory on Responsible AI. Before taking up her post at Research ICT Africa, Rachel was a Chief Research Specialist at the Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa, and previ...

Captured on The Business of Entertainment on Cape Talk every Thursday evening, this was one of the earlier interviews from the show. Jason and I, chew the fat and unpack his side of the business as a music journalist and marketer. Having spent the last 30-odd years heavily invested the the entertainment economy, Jason remains active in helping push the needle in an economy rich in talent, but ligh...

Jeremy Loops, is a South African singer, songwriter, and record producer. We discuss: Jeremy Thomas Hewitt –  How did 'Loops' arrive? He graduated in Finance and Property Development – Why do music instead? The business of Music – Do artists really know what’s going on and how it impacts them? This and so much more in this frank discussion. Please enjoy.

This was really good on the #businessofentertainment on Thursday night, 9pm, on CapeTalk ( 16th Nov ) with Wouter Kellerman. We talked about music, life, inspiration and being a double Grammy Award winner 🎹🇿🇦 🙌🏼🙌🏼

The Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk, hosted by Martin Myers every Thursday at 9pm, has landed a real coup with this exclusive one-on-one. We speak to Nick Dall who has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town. He’s written about everything from coelenterates to circus acts, but it’s the barely believable tales of our past that get him most excited. He lives in Cape Town wit...

The Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk, hosted by Martin Myers every Thursday at 9pm, has landed a real coup with this exclusive one-on-one. This is part two of our interview. We speak to Nick Dall who has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town. He’s written about everything from coelenterates to circus acts, but it’s the barely believable tales of our past that get him most...

Dr Trevor Jones , one of the Top 5 film composers in the world.  Having recently received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Cape Town, Jones will deliver invaluable insights into his rich catalogue of award-winning compositions in this second part of the  interview on Cape Talk. He has worked on numerous well-known and acclaimed films, including  Notting Hill ,  Excalibur ,  Runaway Tra...

Martin Myers talks to the world-renowned   SA-born composer Trevor Jones on Cape Talk's The Business of Entertainment. Having spent most of his career in the  United Kingdom , Jones has worked on numerous well-known and acclaimed films including, Notting Hill ,   Runaway Train ,  The Dark Crystal ,  Labyrinth ,  Mississippi Burning ,  The Last of the Mohicans  and  In the Name of the Father ....

What happens when you celebrate all that's good about ZA? Push back, resistance, negativity and small-minded stupidity - This is a life lesson in claiming the higher moral ground, for the greater good. https://martinmyersct.com/2023/10/27/playlist-for-rugby-world-cup-final-2023/

Part 2 of a stunning talk We invited Robert Plummer Senior Managing Editor | Penguin Non-Fiction to talk about book publishing on the Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk on Thursday 26th October 2023. His work involves overseeing the process of turning manuscripts into published books. He has been working in publishing for over 25 years. He publishes a range of non-fiction: politics, current aff...

Born in South Africa, Jason completed his secondary education in the USA and landed a job at Google. He quit the company in 2013 to take his music blog Indie Shuffle full-time. After a few ups and downs, his journey led him to start SubmitHub, a website that connects musicians with curators and influencers. Today it is the market leader in its niche, creating tens of thousands of connections on a...

We invited Robert Plummer Senior Managing Editor | Penguin Non-Fiction to talk about book publishing on the Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk on Thursday 19th October at 9pm. His work involves overseeing the process of turning manuscripts into published books. He has been working in publishing for over 25 years. He publishes a range of non-fiction: politics, current affairs, history, biography...

The Business of Entertainment on Cape Talk, hosted by Martin Myers every Thursday at 9pm, landed a real coup with this exclusive one-on-one. We spoke to Shakatak on Thursday 12th October at 9pm. We chatted to Jill Saward (lead vocals) and Bill Sharpe (keys). The band has firmly established itself as a vibrant live act, combining astute musicianship with a sense of fun that translates perfectly wit...

Great Streaming Boom: the mass move to video on demand (VOD) services, such as Netflix, Disney+ and Viu. We speak to Leslie Adams from Reach Africa As an expert in the streaming space, Leslie has analysed this shift towards online streaming services in parallel to the decline of live TV. While this is very much a global phenomenon, Leslie believes that there are certain factors, in particular, tha...