Links
The following sites will provide useful and specialised information.
Your compositions are being broadcast or performed - you need to know about Performance Royalties. If you are not yet a member of SAMRO, join them as soon as possible.
Go to: www.samro.org.za
SAMRO now also administers Mechanical Royalties as well as Needletime for performers, making them an effective one-stop shop for all your royalty administration needs.
Their website has lots of useful info and news.
If you need more, call 011 712 8000 and ask for the Customer Service Department.
You can mail them at: customerservices[AT]samro.org.za
SAMRO's blog page: http://www.samroblog.co.za
SAMRO's Facebook page: Facebook fan page
For some useful tips on the CASA website from SAMRO, click here
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Other pages on the CASA website:
Legal workshop 2008
Moshito 2007 report
2007 AGM Report
SAMRO Tips page
AGM photos 2005
2006 Songwriting Competition
Your compositions are also being recorded - you need to know about Mechanical Royalties.
NORM is an association of music publishers and composers, protecting the rights of copyright holders throughout Southern Africa. You'll find them here: www.norm.co.za
They do not currently represent all types of recorded works, but specialise in Mood Music Libraries and Commercial music.
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 There is an important South African Music Industry initiative called Moshito.
It's a music market comprising conferencing, trade-exhibition and show-case. The event is a partnership between the Department of Arts and Culture, City of Joburg and MOSHITO Music Conference and Exhibition. Find out more: www.moshito.co.za
The Moshito board has welcomed CASA and we hope all composers will participate in and benefit from their vision of unity and growth in the music industry.
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Music Industry Online (MIO) covers the entire music industry spectrum from a South African perspective. There are dedicated sections for dj's, producers, sound engineers, musicians, stage & sound, the recording industry, radio broadcasting, gear, equipment, software & hardware.
There is daily news from around the world, weekly, well-researched feature articles and lots more. There are image galleries which are updated regularly, providing a visual glimpse of the industry and events. MIO also offers writing, editorial and research services to the industry.
There's way too much to talk about on a links page like this! Go and visit them at: www.mio.co.za
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The Academy of Sound Engineering (ASE) is Africa's only Pro Tools Authorised Training Location and provides the country's top courses in Sound Engineering, Recording, Production and Broadcast.
Located at the SABC in Auckland Park Jhb, the Academy also boasts the finest practical facilities of any audio college. Find them at: www.ase.co.za
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EMENDY Sound & Music Technologies is an internationally recognized music technology college specializing in music production and sound engineering courses & workshops as well as services & products in the music industry.
Here they are: http://emendymusic.com/
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AIRCO, The Association of Independent Record Companies, is a non-profit National Music Industry Association, proactively serving and representing the interests and development of South African Independent Companies across South Africa and the world.
Visit their website: http://www.airco.org.za/
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The South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation is a non-profit organisation that aims to offer world-class music education from its Development Initiatives to the icon of youth classical music in South Africa - the Sasol South African Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Forty four years of commitment to young musicians has made the SA National Youth Orchestra Foundation one of South Africa's most successful music institutions. Its mission is to equip young people with the skills to perform in professional symphony orchestras or as soloists or conductors. More here: http://www.sanyo.org.za/
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The Music Business Academy is a music business college based in Johannesburg.
Currently they are offering affordable introductory workshops on aspects of the music industry with an aim to have part- and full-time courses, and even degrees in the future.
Find out more: http://www.mbac.co.za/
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NewMusicSA is the South African section of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM). It runs the New Music Indaba festival (which includes the 'Growing Composers workshops' where experienced professional composers work with those emerging in the field) and the Unyazi festival of electronic music. Under the auspices of the ISCM, NewMusicSA also administers a composer residency programme with the Visby International Centre for Composers (VICC) in Gotland, Sweden and selects pieces to represent South Africa at the annual ISCM World Music Days international festival.
For more information, please visit http://www.newmusicsa.org.za/
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The Callsheet is South Africa's most read monthly film industry trade publication, while its website aims to become the premier portal to the African film industry.
The Filmmakers Guide to South Africa markets the film industry locally and internationally, bringing out three annuals: Industry, Service and Co-Production and Creative Showcase.
Find out more: http://www.thecallsheet.co.za and http://www.www.creativeshowcase.co.za
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You feel like talking to other composers or asking questions .
Perhaps you want to complain about a bad deal you got.
Composers need to get together and share their views and be properly informed
You must visit our FORUMS
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