The AMPD Studios Podcast

AMPD STUDIOS by OLD MUTUAL brings you Gil Hockman!

Gil Hockman is an independent South African musician now based in Berlin. Over the years he has built an impressive database, including venues, various music publications and radio stations. This database is an incredibly valuable resource for other independent musicians. He offers services and guidance to artists who are trying to make a career from their art.

In this episode Gil continues to share his valuable insight and practical advice about how to slowly and persistently build a career as an independent musician in the changing world of music.

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AMPD STUDIOS by OLD MUTUAL brings you Gil Hockman!

Gil Hockman is an independent South African musician now based in Berlin. Over the years he has built an impressive database, including venues, various music publications and radio stations. This database is an incredibly valuable resource for other independent musicians. He offers services and guidance to artists who are trying to make a career from their art.

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AMPD STUDIOS by OLD MUTUAL brings you Nota Baloyi!

Nota Baloyi has had many fruitful years in the South African music industry and was the powerhouse behind establishing Kwesta.

In this jam packed episode, Nota speaks about how good management is an artform. Create value, build value and protect your reputation because it defines your brand.

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AMPD STUDIOS by OLD MUTUAL brings you Raphael Benza!

Raphael Benza describes himself as an opportunity creator. His creative entertainment agency Vth Season, is behind some of the biggest stars in the country including AKA, Tresor and Ami Faku.

In this episode he explains the importance of having a good management team and how a good manager looks for opportunities to create income for their artists from multiple income streams. Brand partnering, collaboration and trust, drive this dynamic business which has been pioneering in establishing artist management in Africa.

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AMPD STUDIOS by OLD MUTUAL brings you Nic Burger!

Nic Burger is one of the smartest thinkers in the South African music industry. With over twenty years of experience, he is currently head of Digital at Universal Music.

In this episode he shares insights into the different digital platforms and digital tools that are available to artists. He explains how to access data and how to use it to inform your business decisions, like what cities you should be playing live shows in and what tracks that specific audience will want to hear.

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AMPD STUDIOS by OLD MUTUAL brings you Adrian King!

Adrian King has had a long career working in various roles in the music industry. Currently he is

working at Warner Music.

In this episode Adrian gives valuable insight into what record companies look at when signing new artists,

as well as the various types of record contracts and what they offer you as an artist when you sign with a label.

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AMPD STUDIOS by OLD MUTUAL brings you DJ Fresh!

DJ Fresh shares insights into how he has created a successful career and longevity in his industry.

During this Q and A session, Fresh describes characteristics that have helped him develop and sustain

meaningful relationships, what you should be focusing on and how to give back to up and coming

artists in your space.

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AMPD STUDIOS by OLD MUTUAL brings you DJ Fresh!

You may not know this, and perhaps this echoes a little bit with your life, but DJ Fresh was

not always “DJ FRESH”, he started out like many of us do, being bullied for being different.

DJ Fresh, who landed up becoming one of the legends in SA radio, used that experience to his advantage.

He learned how to get the last word in when he was under “attack”. Even with his mother he made sure he had

the smartest funniest comebacks, although he didn't always say those out loud! His ability to think fast prepared him for

the pace of live radio and has ensured his longevity in the business.

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AMPD STUDIOS by OLD MUTUAL brings you Zwai Bala!

You need to build something that is valuable enough that it just stands on its own and makes

money on its own, but to do that you need to spend time on it. Who is the person who

believes in your idea the most, the person who bleeds it deep in their heart? That person is

you, you are the only one who will love your dream as much as you do, so in order to make it

a reality you need to be the one putting the most effort into it.

So you know you need to work hard, but you also need to know what your dreams are,

exactly. You simply cannot have your dreams floating in your head, you need to be able to

physically write it down on a piece of paper. Can you write down what you do in one sentence?

Some businesses call that a vision statement or a mission statement, you need to know how

to summarise what you do and its essential to see it on a piece of paper.

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AMPD STUDIOS by OLD MUTUAL brings you Zwai Bala!

When young musicians come to Musician and Producer Zwai Bala, they always want to talk

about the nice things and very rarely want to talk about the serious things that relate to the

music business.

Preparation for success is a part of being successful. Zwai Bala knows what its like to succeed and

not be ready for it. In his early days, he was not focussed on money, he even thought that it was the

wrong focus as he decided he was concentrating on music, but what he

found out was that “If you dont care about the money, and then you realise that what you are creating

makes a lot of money, you will find the money has not been coming to you.”

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