Music Exchange returns to Cape Town

Tim Renner

World-renowned Tim Renner will present the keynote address. Awarded the World Economic Forum Global Leader for Tomorrow, Renner's address promises to offer global insight on the latest economic trends in music markets. As MD of Motor Music, Renner has developed global artists like Philip Boa, Tocotronic, Absolute Beginner, as well as Portishead, 2Pac, A*Teens, The Cardigans and German super group Rammstein. Besides selling a total of more than 15 million albums, the latter's "Sehnsucht" album remains the most successful German language album to sell more than 500 000 copies. His radio station, Motor FM, launched in 2004, is the second strongest German rock/alternative/indie/crossover website and the radio-station website.

No stranger to Music Exchange after wooing audiences at last year's conference is International film composer Dr Trevor Jones, who returns as a board member to share even more of his wisdom and knowledge. Jones has composed over 120 projects for film and television, including Excalibur, The Dark Crystal, Notting Hill, Runaway Train, Angel Heart, and The Last of the Mohicans.

Delegates can expect:

• Global insights on the latest economic trends in music markets in Europe by Tim Renner who was Awarded the World Economic Forum Global Leader for Tomorrow;
  
• The inclusion of the film industry in the programme as part of our mission, which is to build African and global partnerships across creative industries for the collective good of all players;
  
• The launch of the remix of Sipho "Hotstix" Mabuse song Jive Soweto recorded nearly30 years ago by International Electronic Dance Music (EDM) UK pioneer Charles Webster.

The programme is designed to assist artists in fast tracking their professional careers in facilitating engagement that offers a platform to stimulate co-action, exposure and recognition.

Music Exchange 2014 participants will include:

• An international record-label managing director;
  
• An International keynote speaker named by the World Economic Forum as the Global Leader for Tomorrow;
  
• A top international electronic dance music executive;
  
• An international key note speaker who has worked and collaborated with the likes of U2, Eminem, Shania Twain, Rammstein, David Bowie, Sting, Sinéad O'Connor, Charlotte Church, Britney Spears and Elvis Costello;
  
• An Internationally awarded Hollywood film composer;
  
• An international board member of Music Exchange who has been a jury member for BAFTA, the UK Mercury Music Prize and the International Film Festival of Flanders, Ghent and is Chair of Music at the NFTS. He has given lectures and master classes at the South African College of Music, Royal College of Music, The Film Music Conference at the National Film & Television Museum, The National Film Theatre, The British Academy of Film & Television Arts, The Soncinemad International Festival of Film Music, The Arts Council of Spain in Barcelona, The National Film & Television School, The Hay Festival, and the School of Sound Symposium in London;
  
• An international board member of Music Exchange who is a Professor of History and Politics at Oxford, the CEO of the Rhodes Trust , Secretary General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities developing with African colleagues the USD8 billion programme, Renewing the African University, Founder of Mandela Rhodes Foundation (MRF) together with Professor Jakes Gerwel;
  
• Film studios;
  
• National and regional radio industry representatives;
  
• Top producers and songwriters of commercial music;
  
• Top-performing South African and international artists;
  
• Top South African and international artist managers;
  
• Licensing and collecting agents;
  
• Various revenue streams hosts and agents;
  
• Top music advocates and lawyers;
  
• Top executives involved in digital distribution;
  
• Physical distribution specialists;
  
• Publications and media executives;
  
• Sound engineering academies;
  
• Concert promoters and festival organisers;
  
• Live music venue managers and owners;
  
• Touring - current acts touring South Africa and globally;
  
• Recording studio owners and managers;
  
• Top brand executives;
  
• International record label executives;
  
• Top image consultants;
  
• Top South African retailers; and
  
• Key print and online media specialists

Tickets are available through Computicket, Shoprite and Checkers outlets countrywide, online at www.computicket.com or by calling 0861 915 8000. R 220 per day or R 400 for two days.

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