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INDEPENDENT MUSIC EXPORTERS SOUTH AFRICA: IMEXSA is is proud to offer its export-ready musicians, managers and company representatives export ready training and showcase opportunities: A moving trailer of hope, lead by passion to change lives and make dreams come true, this right here is a movement challenging perceptions of what it takes to be a successful independent musician in South Africa. 
Monday, February 6 • 11:00 - 11:45
What and Why: Assessing readiness for export (Group Session)

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For this session,  ideal participants are independent professionals and musicians who:

  • Do not export expirience, but are prepared, organised and highly committed to expanding internationally.  
  • Have some export experience and are determined to leverage success to new export markets.
This sessions are hands on with participants with drafting Export plans /International Marketing Plans. The aim is to provide industry with business training and tools required to develop and execute their export objective succesfully.Participantats will meet previous International and IMEXSA Experts to learn more about music export. They will also have opportunities to ask questions.

Moderators
avatar for Almudena Heredero

Almudena Heredero

Director of PrimaveraPro, PRIMAVERA PRO
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 →
avatar for Allen Johnston

Allen Johnston

International Music Specialist, The Music Specialist
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 →
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Karen Marie Mason

Owner, Artist Launch
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 →

Speakers
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IMEXSA

ADMIN, The Independent Music Exporters SA
Independent Music Exporters South Africa(IMEXSA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to develop South African-produced music around the world, provide assistance, create export awareness, facilitating export development and create opportunities for emerging music companies in South... Read More →


Monday February 6, 2017 11:00 - 11:45 SAST
Lyric Theatre Foyer