28 Jun 2023
There has been a lot of attention paid, lately, to mental health within the music industry. A...
David Cornwell
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David Cornwell is a writer and musician based in Johannesburg. He is a novelist, screenwriter and playwright, and he was also the editor of ETECH magazine, a publication focusing on the live entertainment industry in South Africa. He has a passion for roots music from all over the world, and he is currently playing guitar and banjo in an acoustic duo with long-time collaborator Danieyella Rodin.
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28 Mar 2023
During the Gold Rush of the 1840s, nearly 300 000 people ventured into the mountains of California...
13 Sep 2022
The idea that TikTok is changing the music industry should be old news to African musicians. The...
03 Aug 2022
Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase “the medium is the message” in his 1964 book Understanding Media...
24 May 2022
Since its inception in 1997 , crowdfunding has seen $34 billion raised from more than six million...
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24 May 2022
Music rights are a crucially important income stream for South African musicians. However, in order...
24 May 2022
Simon Robson, president of international recorded music at Warner, stated in the 2021 Global Music...
24 May 2022
Being a musician means acquiring knowledge of musical theory and practical musical skills over the...
24 May 2022
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has noted a substantial rise in...
24 May 2022
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the South African live music industry has been stark and...
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