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On the Couch with MEX

On the couch with MEX

Music Exchange (MEX) founder Martin Myers and music writer Jason Curtis host a candid weekly chat. Each session shares lived experiences, and all promote vital conversations regarding the state of the entertainment economy, local and international, current, and future.

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00:31:49

On the Couch - #181 - MEX in conversation with Paris...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/05/02

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 ChildHe 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 out as a hip-hop producer and has done production and remix work for many platinum selling projects

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00:31:21

On the Couch - #180 - MEX in conversation with Paris...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/04/25

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 vision of success in the music world and beyond.Paris started out as a hip-hop producer and has done

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00:35:01

On the Couch - #179 - MEX in conversation with Nick...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/04/18

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 and the Department of Trade and Industry itself (CIPC’s) Copyright Department.

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00:30:05

On the Couch - #178 - MEX in conversation with Nick...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/04/11

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 smartmusician’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 South Africa and overseas.”Nick knows the institutional, legal and business aspects of the music industry

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00:30:29

On the Couch - #177 - MEX in conversation with...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/04/04

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, Percy Sledge and Manu Dibango, Moreira’s energetic contemporary rhythmic compositions have garnered

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00:30:16

On the Couch - #176 - MEX in conversation with...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/03/28

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, Percy Sledge and Manu Dibango, Moreira’s energetic contemporary rhythmic compositions have garnered

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00:25:16

On the Couch - #175 - MEX in conversation with...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/03/21

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 Lira and artists RJ Benjamin, Yves, Danny K and Karen from Idols.His music has had extensive playlisting on

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00:31:12

On the Couch - #174 - MEX in conversation with...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/03/14

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 head of contemporary music at the National School of the Arts. He was instrumental in the writing of the

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00:32:35

On the Couch - #173 - MEX in conversation with Neil...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/03/07

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.

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00:30:48

On the Couch - #172 - MEX in conversation with Neil...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/02/28

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

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00:30:06

On the Couch - #171 - MEX in conversation with Steve...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/02/21

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 campaign to bring awareness to the AIDS epidemic, along with long-time producer Kevin Shirley (The Black

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00:30:20

On the Couch - #170 - MEX in conversation with Steve...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/02/14

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 campaign to bring awareness to the AIDS epidemic, along with long-time producer Kevin Shirley (The Black

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00:33:05

On the Couch - #169 - MEX in conversation with Ashley...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/01/31

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 manager ‘Girl You Know It’s True’ released in SA cinemas June 2024. Recent theatre work includes: Paul

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00:31:30

On the Couch - #168 - MEX in conversation with Ashley...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/01/24

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 manager ‘Girl You Know It’s True’ released in SA cinemas June 2024. Recent theatre work includes: Paul

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00:30:30

On the Couch - #167 - MEX in conversation with Lance...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/01/17

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 internationally renowned Cape Town based Hip Hop political group Prophets of Da City ( POC) to fight apartheid

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00:31:07

On the Couch - #166 - MEX in conversation with Lance...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/01/10

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 Cape Town based Hip Hop political group Prophets of Da City ( POC) to fight apartheid through music. Show

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00:15:43

On the Couch - #165 - Lessons learnt from...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2025/01/03

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.

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00:25:22

On the Couch - #164 - MEX in conversation with Tunde...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2024/12/20

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.

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00:31:27

On the Couch - #163 - MEX in conversation with Diana...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2024/12/13

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 .

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00:30:33

On the Couch - #162 - MEX in conversation with Diana...

On the Couch with MEX ·

2024/12/06

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 Intermediary Impunity: Can the South African Music Industry be Reformed?

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