As part of the ongoing Music Industry Incubator Workshop series, Phil Chard from Point Black Entertainment spoke to a group of artists from Bulawayo in a full-day workshop to help them develop and harness their digital skills.
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Zimbabwe-born and now Los Angeles-based Grammy-nominated musician Daecolm flew into Bulawayo to be part of The Music Industry Incubator Workshop to speak on Songwriting. The charismatic vocalist and writer shared information on song structure, maintaining your identity, branding and promotion with the artists.
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Hillzy was one of the acts booked for Fiesta Fiesta and he delivered an incredible performance that has the crowd clamouring for more. Check out some of the pics and video highlights from his performance
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Point Black Entertainment and Unplugged Zimbabwe held the first in-person edition of The Music Industry Incubator. The all-day workshop was attended by both established music industry professionals and up-and-coming artists and managers.
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Spirit Fingerz is one of Zimbabwe’s most celebrated and talented producers, musical directors, an accomplished performer and session musician. He has worked with some of Zimbabwe’s most accomplished artists such as Tamy Moyo, Janet Manyowa, Ammara Brown, Takura, Nutty O and more.
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As part of The Music Industry Incubator workshop series, we invited artist manager Jack Mashala (Mas Musiq) to fly in from South Africa to have a 1 on 1 conversation with Phil Chard on how best to build a brand, what managers should be aware of and what artists can do to work with their management to build a revenue generating brand.
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As part of The Music Industry Incubator Workshop series, we had DJ Tamuka - one of Zimbabwe’s most accomplished and successful producers and composers come to speak to our artists on the intricacies of his process and how best to prepare a song. He then gave a live session on how he made one of Jay Prayzah’s biggest hits to date titled Dangerous.
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This Sunday (December 18, 2022). Point Black and Unplugged Zimbabwe will be hosting a special invite-only workshop for Zimbabwean artists at The Cresta Lodge, Msasa, Harare.
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Daecolm, who was born in Zimbabwe but now lives between London and Los Angeles recently flew into LA to work with Chris Brown on his recently released Its Giving Christmas holiday single.
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Khumbulani Muleya recently interviewed GZE in a long winding conversation that appeared in the Zimbabwean weekly newspaper called The Standard. Part of that article was edited for brevity. However, the full edit is available below
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Hillzy’s latest release Forever represents his artistic evolution as he merges his penchant for emotional love tributes with his skills as a lyricist capable of making Hip Hop with some of the best wordsmiths on the continent.
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Watch GZE's interview on ZTN Prime’s Weekend Start-UP show with Erica Ndoro. During the conversation, he spoke to Erica Ndoro about his new single Ka That So, his upcoming album Chekera and the state of Zim Hip Hop in 2022
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Point Black’s latest signee, Hillzy released his new EP titled In The Building last week Friday and the project has been racking up some truly impressive numbers across all platforms.
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Over the past 3 months, veteran wordsmith GZE has been dusting off the rust that accumulated during his forced 2 year rap hiatus due to a life threatening accident. As he termed it in a recent StarFM interview, the freestyles he dropped every Friday acted as form of therapy for him as the pain from his injuries and fatigue from his rehabilitation seeped through from his pen into his lyrical delivery.
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In The Building features 11 songs, all of which are mixed and mastered by Hillzy himself. 5 of the songs are produced by him under his Mr Masinh pseudonym.
As part of his return to his roots, Hillzy has linked back up with his early collaborator and mysterious figure - H3nry (Forever). The only other collaboration on the album comes via the production and vocals of Manno Beats - a multi-award-winning producer and artist from Haiti, who lends his talents on Signs.
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The Zimbabwe Hip Hop Awards recently released their list of nominees for the 2022 edition of the awards, where two artists on the Point Black roster bagged a total of 6 nominations in total!
Hillzy and RayDizz have enjoyed a stellar year in 2022 as Zimbabwe and the world recover from the COVID 19 outbreak that severely hampered the entertainment industry.
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After 6 months of priming his fanbase and preparing for the release of his debut solo album titled Chekera, veteran wordsmith GZE has released his high energy drill-influenced single titled Ka That So featuring one of Zimbabwe’s hottest artists - Takura.
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The recently released hit song Nharo has been firmly cemented Hillzy, and his lyrics, as facts with its immediate success and overall reception. In partnership with Jameson’s #BuyOriginal Campaign, Hillzy launched his hit song in person at Karma to celebrate its success.
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Hillzy’s latest release Forever represents his artistic evolution as he merges his penchant for emotional love tributes with his skills as a lyricist capable of making Hip Hop with some of the best wordsmiths on the continent.
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Using his witty wordplay and skills as the street's disciple, GZE paints a vivid picture of the struggles that the average Zimbabwean confronts on a daily basis. The sobering and poignant Hondo Nerudo also features lines that discuss the mental health issues plaguing youths who are gravitating toward substance abuse in staggering amounts.
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