Hands On! Mic Off! at Moshito Music Conference & Exhibition 2010

Hands On! Mic Off!, a product of the National Arts Festival, and Business and Arts South Africa, presents another series of workshops at the upcoming Moshito Music Conference & Exhibition from 1 - 3 September 2010.

The workshops, supported by the 2010 Joburg Arts Alive International Festival, the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) in association with Nedbank, and the Cultural Development Trust, are open to aspirant, emerging and established musicians and managers. APPLY NOW, SPACE IS LIMITED! The closing date for registration is 31 August 2010.

Hands On! Mic Off! a series of five FREE workshops will take place in Newtown, Johannesburg as part of Moshito 2010. There are two workshops a day on Wednesday September 1^st and Thursday September 2^nd, and one on Friday September 3^rd. The workshops cover a stimulating, engaging and compelling array of topics including, technology and social networking, creativity coaching and entrepreneurship skills.

The aim of Hands On! Mic Off! at Moshito is to provide musicians with skills transfer and empowering workshops which will assist them in dealing with the challenges they face as musicians on a daily basis. The emphasis will be on practical application and relevance to the Southern African music industry.

In executing this, Hands On! Mic Off! has turned to some of the South African music and cultural industry’s most experienced practitioners.

Nicky Du Plessis, a specialist consultant in culture and development, will be facilitating “Inviting in the King.” This workshop will explore some of the most pressing issues for arts organisations and companies in respect of contemporary corporate governance.

A workshop on technology and social networking will be run by Bradley Williams, a South African hip-hop artist with more than a decade’s expertise as an independent label-owner, producer, A&R, concert promoter and innovator in the world of music and brands. Tax compliance risks and challenges specific to the music industry will be facilitated by Benjamin De Klerk, Ronald Netshivhulana and Peter Silenga, specialists in segmentation management and compliance research at SARS.

A discussion with Kobus Burger, editor, critic, and creative coach, will challenge musicians and managers to think creatively about their careers in the session  ‘So You Think You’re a Musician?’, while Maria Kint and Nzali Jordan of the Cultural Development Trust will facilitate a workshop on Entrepreneurial Skills, through a highly engaging board game.

Registration forms are available in the download section of the Business and Arts South Africa website – www.basa.co.za

Completed registration forms can be emailed to Lerato Nkuna at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , faxed to 011 838 9149 or 086 527 0426. For enquiries please call 011 838 9145. Please note you do NOT have to be a registered Moshito delegate to attend the workshops.