SA INDIES MUSIC WEEK

Karen Marie Mason is the founder of the Artist Launch | Artist and Label services for indies and boasts a facebook group of the same name with over 3000 artists. In addition to artist management she is scheduled to launch her indie record label, HealingATL first quarter 2019. A powerhouse innovator, Karen Marie Mason has successfully mastered and exerted cultural influence in the music, film, television, radio and publishing industries.  Her wheelhouse of talents has etched superstars like Michael Jackson, Sade, Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes,  into world history.    A focused multi tasker Karen also rose to be one of the top location scouts in Atlanta for film, television and commercials working on projects for Usher, Ludacris, Rick Ross, T.I. and also worked as a location manager for Tyler Perry Studios  with credits including “Why Did I Get Married,” “The Family That Preys,” “Madea Goes to Jail,” among others. Her clients have included everyone from Sony Pictures, MTV to BET and TV One. In addition to film locations manager, Mason produced the independent film Switching Lanes, starring Terri J. Vaughn (“The Steve Harvey Show”) and directed by Thomas Mikal Ford (“Martin”). She also joined the production team of , Ir/Reconcilable, starring Jasmine Guy (“A Different World”) and Dick Gregory, which aired on the HBO networks. Karen is also host of WRFG’s “Sunday Night Fiyah.”  She sits on the board of People TV... Read More →

Beverley started her career as an Electrical Engineer working for IBM, moving on from there into adult education and management consulting.She started working with Mountain Records (Robbie Jansen, Pacific Express, The Genuines, Zayn Adam etc.) in the early ‘90’s and took on the... Read More →

Delphine Grospiron is Head of the Live Department for Midem since September 2010. She oversees musical programming, production and organization of all the concerts that happen during the event. In 2015, Delphine launched the first career booster for emerging artists – The Midem... Read More →

Director of PrimaveraPro, the professional meeting held in parallel with the Primavera Sound festival, since it was first created in 2010, Almudena Heredero also coordinated Spain’s official participation in the Prague Quadrennial on Scenography in 2015 and has organised the participation... Read More →

Mr. Johnston is an accomplished speaker and has lectured for numerous international conferences in Africa, China, and the UK. Within the United States he has recently been a featured lecturer on publishing, royalty matters and international licensing plus the Florida, Georgia, and... Read More →

Colourz gospel is a television station that broadcasts contemporary Christian music in Africa. The station provides African and International music in an exciting and modern way to attract young viewers. The station features music from international artists like Hillsong, Lacrae and... Read More →