Line-up at SA Music Week

The future of music business: surviving Covid-19, by Neill Dixon, chief executive Canadian Music Week.

Fourth Industrial Revolution – digital world: music streaming, sync and gaming, by Gugu Nyoni, Webrave (SA).

Music market in the digital era: streaming, gaming, social Mmedia (Indie versus majors), by Antos Stella, chief executive Content Connect Africa, and Leeanne Morais.

Investing in the business of music, by Mike Tanner, music programmer, City of Toronto. How can Canada and the South African industry partner and become music cities – sister cities? (Best practices, arts friendly policy development, music office), by Jackie Dean, interim co-chief executive of Music, Canada.

Turning artists into brands, by Sylvester Chauke (SA).

Programming support for international missions and artistic collaborations and foreign artist tours, by Pierre-Louis Pinel, Canada Arts Council.

How foreign artists can access funding to tour Canada and collaborate with Canadian talent, by Evelyn Cream, marketing, publicity, artist management along with a panel: factor funding model – how to empower emerging talent. Music and copyright law, by Wiseman Ngubo, chief operating officer, Composers, Authors and Publishers Association.

Reciprocal opportunities between Canada and South Africa – where are the export development opportunities? by Trisha Carter, music export manager, Canadian Independent Music Association.

How to tour overseas and export South Africa to foreign markets, by Renneth Shisikule, CEO, Independent Music Exporters South Africa.

The manager’s rule book to turning artists into mega stars – Canada and the US, by Cory Litwin, CEO 2wenty 2wenty Music Group (Canada).

Government to government: prospects for collaboration and an exchange programme – skills development and training, by Marina Adams and Charmane Botha. Performances include: Afronaut;

Anadatrap Story;

Andyboi;

Bongani “Mahlathini” Zanazo; Jay Popular;

Mahlathini;

Kayla;

Sean Trimz;

Nono Nkoane;

Automatic;

Khanyo;

Hanco Tarryn Lamb;

Thuto;

Sofaya;

New Hero.

SAMW will also launch a specific Covid-19 song, Corona.

This is in acknowledgement of the vigilance required for people to do their bit to combat the spread of the coronavirus.