Cocktail launch on curbing music piracy
The music industry lies in wait for the launch of Zimbabwe’s first ever online commercial music store on Friday July 14.
SINCE the online store and app became active after it was announced on Star FM on February 14 this year, OyOsMusic will physical launch it on the same radio station from 5pm. Preparations have already been made and organisers predict it is going to be a spectacular evening not only for the guests but for anybody who happens to have a hand in the music industry as the brand looks to remould the landscape of the industry.
The launch is set to be a cocktail red carpet event, star-studded with Zimbabwe’s finest local artists.
A number of distinguished guests are expected to attend the event together with OyOsMusic signed up artistes, who are big names within the music and arts industry.
Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister Supa Mandiwanzira will be the guest of honour at the launch.
The night will also feature several performances by a number of local artistes such as Tamy, Stunner, Goodchild, 8L, Cindy Munyavi, Sandra Ndebele among many others.
The event, which will run from 1700hrs to 2030hrs, is set to be hosted by Nikki.
The upcoming launch was made possible by a brilliant team of sponsors Ster Kinekor, Bilebanal, Grantpack, Viciakes media, Jan Jam, Zimhost Webdesigners, Tropical Sound & Music Distributors, Firstmate, The Volt, Bhello City Foods, Empire Styling, Grantpack printing and Star FM.
To date, the brand has made numerous achievements which will be celebrated at the event, chiefly succeeding in making first quarterly payouts and the progress it has made in the on-going fight against music piracy in our country.
The major highlight of the whole gathering, however, is to celebrate the brand finally coming to life, the love of our very own home grown music and how well received it has been by the Zimbabwean community.
To date OyOsMusic has signed over 132 independent artistes and over 300 artistes under independent studios/ production companies.
The online store has over 6 000 songs that are accessible to the Zimbabwean community in all parts of the world.
The music is available on their website (www.oyosmusic.co.zw or the android app available on the Google Play Store (“OyOsMusic”).
To support our local artistes, one can simply browse, preview, select and pay for the track of their choice.
OyOsMusic aims to do things differently from most online markets. It primarily focuses on the niche market in Zimbabwe and has managed to simplify the sale of music by integrating various payment methods.
The mother company (ZIMHOST Webdesigners) which has over 12 years experience and manages a convenient site for all artistes to use which is transparent and allows them to log in and self-manage as well.
The brand aims for corporates to endorse music and ultimately, usher in a music purchasing culture and prevent free distribution of music on SoundCloud, Riverbnation and social media.
Several individuals have already confirmed that they are going to attend the event and the music industry lies in anticipation for the launch event. It is more than just the unveiling of a new product but rather the start of a new era.
ZIMHOST Webdesigners, 1st Floor, Angwa Hse, Cnr Angwa/ G. Silundika, 0771 111 222, 04 796528, info@ site.co.zw, www.zimhosts.com