NEFCISA
NEFCISA

The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) is proud of its partnership with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) as a Strategic Implementing Partner (SIP) for its Social Employment Fund (SEF). Through this collaboration, MIAF is running a national programme that is creating jobs, addressing skills gaps, and strengthening South Africa's creative industries — in line with the SEF's overarching goal to generate work for the common good and build community value through employment, social contribution, and inclusive economic participation. Operating under the banner NEFCISA (National Employment Facility for Creative Industries in South Africa), the initiative is recruiting and training participants, matching them with host organisations, and has already placed 1 500 workers across the country — surpassing its original target of 1 000. NEFCISA is delivered through a network of 20 host organisations spanning five provinces, who are actively hosting participants and contributing to work for the common good across South Africa's creative and cultural industries. Key Objectives: Support employment and entrepreneurship in the creative industries. Offer skills development and training programmes. Foster partnerships between public and private creative sectors. Promote South African creativity at both provincial and national levels Foster community development through social contribution.

ACCES
ACCES

ACCES Conference and Showcase Festival is Africa's leading music industry gathering, bringing together the people shaping the future of the continent's music business. Artists, entrepreneurs, executives, investors, policymakers and cultural leaders from across Africa and around the world come to ACCES to build partnerships, exchange ideas, discover talent and create new business opportunities. Since its launch in 2017, ACCES has become the continent's premier platform for professional exchange and music market development. Combining a high-level conference with a curated showcase festival, networking, exhibitions and industry programmes, ACCES offers a unique space where creativity meets business and where African music connects with the global industry.

Gender@Work
Gender@Work

Music In Africa Gender @ Work is a three-year training programme aimed at upskilling and increasing the participation of female professionals in the African music sector. Launched by the Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) in April 2019, the programme is connected to the MIAF’s ACCES music conference – a pan-African event held in a different African country every year. This connection enables the programme to reach new participants in a different African country every year. The programme marks the beginning of a more concerted effort by the Foundation to support the participation and inclusion of women in all facets of its programmes and the music sector in Africa as a whole. Over the three years, the programme will aim to address gender imbalances in the sector through training, lobbying, facilitating knowledge exchange and dialogues that foster the interest of women. The broader objectives of the programme are to: Provide industry training for women on critical music industry skills, focusing on: Stage management Electronic music production and recording Music business management Technical knowledge Provide an opportunity for both professional and aspiring women to benefit from the Music In Africa network and its broad range of activities in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Provide a solution-based platform in the form of a round table at ACCES with a view to identify challenges, discuss opportunities and lobby for the interests of female practitioners. Offer participants the opportunity to benefit from programmes offered by MIAF’s partners. Increase access to educational materials. Integrate participants in the broader ACCES programme to maximise experience and exposure to the industry. Record and present training materials on the www.musicinafrica.net, including but not limited to tutorials, templates and other best-practice materials. Communicate women-based themes that support the initiatives and messages of the programme. MAIN TRAINING ACTIVITIES Training in first country (Ghana): In the first year, participants will be trained on all aspects of stage management by a team of experienced stage managers from 10 to 17 November 2019. The programme will offer robust classroom training as well as practical, hands-on training in which participants will also be given the opportunity to manage various aspects of the ACCES performance programme. Training in second country: The second training iteration will take place at ACCES 2020 when the programme will diversify its course to include music production lessons and training on other music business topics. A round-table platform will also be introduced to coincide with the ACCES programme. Training in third country: The third training iteration will take place at ACCES 2021 in a different country, offering an advanced course. HOW DO YOU GET INVOLVED?  As a participant, facilitator or trainer: The programme enrolls up to 12 trainees every year. All opportunities are advertised publicly on this website, and will be added to this page. Please keep checking this page for new calls (below under UPDATES & CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES). As a partner Please contact Claire Metais at [email protected]. APPLY The call for applications for 2020 will be announced soon. The Music In Africa Gender @ Work programme is made possible with the support of the Prince Claus Fund, Siemens Stiftung and Goethe-Institut.

Sound Connects Fund
Sound Connects Fund

For cultural and creative practitioners and organisations operating in southern Africa, access to funding remains a major challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has also had a massive impact on government policy, spending and the economy in general, and has seen spending on culture being moved further down the list of priorities. Further, the cultural and creative industries repeatedly cite four main areas where investment is needed for growth, which are increased visibility, mobility including access to new markets, finance and support structures.

Instrument Building And Repair Project
Instrument Building And Repair Project

Experience the Vibrations African Instruments Exhibition online in 3D

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TuneCore lance des programmes éducatifs et de récompenses pour les artistes

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Le lancement fait suite à l’annonce récente par la société du renforcement de sa présence en Afrique, et les deux programmes font partie des plans de la société pour autonomiser les artistes. En janvier, Jade Leaf, responsable de TuneCore pour l’Afrique australe, a déclaré à Music In Africa que la société se concentrerait sur des domaines clés tels que « l’examen des magasins locaux pour la distribution en ligne et une grande concentration sur l’éducation des artistes afin de mieux se doter des outils nécessaires pour sortir de la musique. indépendamment ».

TuneCore Certified récompense les musiciens avec des plaques numériques pour célébrer leurs jalons pour les streams totaux recueillis pour un single ou un album. Le programme fonctionne de la même manière que les prix de reconnaissance des artistes de l’industrie de la musique traditionnelle. Les récompenses personnalisées sont attribuées une fois qu’un seuil de streaming donné de 100 à 1 milliard est atteint sur toutes les plateformes de streaming.

« Nous avons créé ce programme afin de célébrer le succès des artistes indépendants », a déclaré Andreea Gleeson, directrice des revenus et codirectrice de TuneCore. « C’est une forme moderne des plaques que les artistes obtiennent lorsque leur album ou leur single est vendu, ou diffusé à 500 000 ou 1 million d’exemplaires ou plus. Dans la mesure où TuneCore a démocratisé l’industrie de la musique et a permis aux artistes indépendants de distribuer facilement leur musique, ces badges démocratisent la reconnaissance du succès et de la réussite, ce qui la rend accessible à tous les niveaux d’artistes, des amateurs et débutants aux créateurs à plein temps. »

TuneCore Rewards est un programme éducatif gratuit à plusieurs niveaux, qui permet à ses artistes de débloquer des récompenses et un statut VIP grâce à une formation professionnelle. Il est actuellement en version bêta et sera officiellement lancé ce mois de mars. Les niveaux de récompense sont divisés en nouveau, émergent, en hausse et en ascension, avec deux niveaux supérieurs exclusifs – Accélérateur et Légende. Les artistes peuvent contourner les trois premiers niveaux en gagnant plus de 1 000 $ grâce à leurs streams ou en réalisant au moins 25 sorties.

Le programme propose des vidéos de masterclass organisées par des experts de l’industrie, qui couvrent un large éventail de domaines clés tels que la promotion de la musique, les médias sociaux pour les musiciens et la planification des sorties, entre autres. Après avoir terminé les cours, les artistes recevront des crédits et des points de déblocage, qui peuvent être utilisés pour une variété de récompenses et de réductions.

Le niveau Accélérateur comprend un programme de mentorat individuel. Les artistes bénéficieront d’une analyse et de conseils sur leur présence sur les réseaux sociaux, de conseils sur leurs listes dans les magasins numériques et les partenaires de diffusion en continu, ainsi que d’une assistance pour le marketing numérique et la planification des publications.

Le statut Légende est destiné aux meilleurs qui se voient proposer des sessions de formation exclusives et d’autres avantages de soutien aux artistes de haut niveau. Ces artistes indépendants auront accès à l’équipe des relations avec les artistes et les partenaires, au soutien des artistes VIP et à l’examen du contenu.

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