Craig McGahey

Bio

Craig McGahey is music publisher from Cape Town, South Africa.
He specializes in the placement of African music in TV, films and advertising and runs a popular music library called Mama Dance Music Library. www.mamadance.com

Music Organisations
2008-2020 -Director at CAPASSO (SA Mechanicals society) www.capasso.co.za
2016-present -Director on Music Publishers Association SA (MPASA)
2012-present -Director and currently chairman of Production Music association SA (PMSA) This is a lobby / advocacy group with membership comprising the 11 largest production music libraries in Africa.
2012 – Present Full publishing member of SAMRO

Business
2004-present -Founded Mama Dance Music Library (www.mamadance.com)
- Publishing over 12000 tracks/186 albums of African music created or sourced for use in TV, Film, Advertising and other media
-Over 1000 clients in South Africa with over 120 000 track auditions per year.
-Also available in every major territory worldwide through co publishing agreement with Sonoton. Library renamed for international market to AFRO MUSIQUE (www.sonofind.com/Afromusique)
-Mama Dance also an African agent for 22 international premium production music libraries (over 140 000 tracks)
2004-present -Founded Mama Dance Music Solutions (Original composition, Music Supervision & Licencing)
-please see show reel list below
1997-2018 - Started Mama Dance Recording Studios – still operating in Kloof Str, Cape Town
1997-2004 -Owner Mama Dance Records / Fat Mama Publishing
-Label deal with Universal Records
-Released Hola Cape Town (Kwaito compilation) and award winning artists such as Dantai, KB, Jerusha, Max Vidima, Andy Magazz, Blue African Skies, Goema Captains
1996-1997 - Music promotion, DJing Kwaito and other African music
1992-1995 – Music Compiler Bush Radio, Cape Town
1988-1994 – Composer, musician in various bands

Conferences
2014 -Music Exchange – Cape Town - guest speaker on How musicians can make money from media (Music Supervsion, licensing, synch opportunities)
2015 -Breathe Sunshine Music Conference – panellist on Music licensing topics
2016 -PMA Conference, LA, US – representing South African Production music association(PMSA)
2018 Panelist DISCORE / DISCOP Jhb

Press links
http://www.mamadance.com/east-african-tv-channels-loving-mama-dance/
Mandelas Long Walk to Freedom movie – Mama Dance
http://www.filmcontact.com/news/south-africa/documentaries/mama-dance-fo...
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/simple-music-licensing-african-corporates...
http://www.mamadance.com/category/commercials/
http://www.mamadance.com/category/industry/
https://www.musicinafrica.net/directory/mama-dance-music-library
http://www.samro.org.za/newsletter/content/mama-dance-music-solutions%E2...
https://www.filmcontact.com/africa/south-africa/mama-dance-powers-ahead-...