Deadline: November 6,
2015.
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) and Concerts SA, under
the auspices of the SAMRO Foundation, will host Know Your Music Rights and Responsibilities workshops this
November.
Musicians, promoters, venue owners and music professionals
in the live music sector are invited to apply to participate in one of the
upcoming six workshops. The two in Durban will take place on November 26 (morning
and afternoon). The other workshops take place in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Each half-day workshop will provide musicians and
practitioners involved in the local live music industry with valuable knowledge
and insight regarding music rights and responsibilities, including the role of
the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO).
“The workshops follow successful marketing workshops
presented in 2013 and 2014, and form part of a planned series of information,
knowledge and skills sharing opportunities designed to strengthen the live
music sector. We are pleased once again to partner with ACT in presenting these
workshops in the three main urban centres of South Africa. The proactive
engagement of musicians, promoters, venues and other music professionals in all
matters affecting the sector, an understanding of SAMRO membership, licensing,
intellectual property rights and royalties are essential in our quest to build
a vibrant and viable performance circuit nationally and regionally,” says
Nailla Dollie, Project Manager of Concerts SA.
Workshop participants will have the opportunity to engage
directly with representatives of SAMRO.
ACT’s Chief Executive Officer, Pieter Jacobs comments: “Through
its Building Blocks Programme, ACT champions innovative arts management skills
that strengthen artists, creatives and local organisations working in all
artistic disciplines. ACT is pleased to, once again, partner with the SAMRO
Foundation’s Concerts SA programme to contribute to the development and
capacity building of the music industry.”
Space is limited for each workshop; interested and eligible
practitioners are encouraged to submit their applications by no later than November
6, 2015. To apply, visit http://www.act.org.za
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