Success of Boiler Room’s SA Showcase Culminates In Documentary

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div> <h2 style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #ff0072; font-size: x-large;">OBOILER ROOM AND BALLANTINE’S PRESENT STAY TRUE SOUTH AFRICA DOCUMENTARY</span></h2> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNY_UGrWjcflQBDNwM-hH1E0LXRnCoXMUNJ0XvuVOZLh7iU_H3C99pMtRfFN6j_NMFjVMO8awhbRHIRgSLvF2HZNNhSY88qT4Z6XyNJAgws-EEdGwR0resqZ-PQqbCdBbn68bc9uzeCYX/s1600/boiler+room+south+africa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="boiler room south africa documentry 2015" border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNY_UGrWjcflQBDNwM-hH1E0LXRnCoXMUNJ0XvuVOZLh7iU_H3C99pMtRfFN6j_NMFjVMO8awhbRHIRgSLvF2HZNNhSY88qT4Z6XyNJAgws-EEdGwR0resqZ-PQqbCdBbn68bc9uzeCYX/s1600/boiler+room+south+africa.jpg" title="boiler room south africa" width="640" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Ballantine’s Scotch Whisky and Boiler Room presented ‘Stay True South Africa’ this past March – a one-night-only house music experience held at Constitution Hill in downtown Johannesburg featuring global and local legends <b>Black Coffee</b>, <b>Okmalumkoolkat</b>, <b>Culoe de Song</b>, <b>Shimza</b> and <b>Black Motion</b>.<u></u><u></u></span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">The world’s leading underground music event saw over 600 house-music fans from all walks of life </span><span style="color: #222222;">partying until midnight. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> to the show’s format is its live broadcast to a global audience via </span><a href="http://www.boilerroom.tv/StayTrue" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Boilerroom.TV/StayTrue</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Hundreds of thousands of people watched the show live from 141 different countries, with 15% of viewers coming from South Africa alone.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">As with other Stay True countries around the world, Stay True South Africa culminated in the production of an online documentary, shot on location in Johannesburg in the lead up to the event.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">That documentary, entitled “Stay True South Africa – A Dancing Nation” has just been released at<a href="http://boilerroom.tv/staytrue/south-africa/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://boilerroom.tv/staytrue/<wbr></wbr>south-africa/</a> and highlights SA’s house music (r)evolution as it is thrust more and more into the global spotlight.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x2lf4ci" width="480"></iframe><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2lf4ci_boiler-room-ballantine-s-present-stay-true-south-africa-a-dancing-nation_music" target="_blank">Boiler Room & Ballantine's Present Stay True...</a> <i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/brtvofficial" target="_blank">brtvofficial</a></i> </span></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The eight-minute film, produced and directed by Lebogang Rasethaba from Egg Films, takes people on a journey through South Africa’s house music scene. It features interviews with global and local musicians and leaders in the industry. The film explores the ideas of South African music, its genesis and evolution – and in particular the influence of dance, how it shapes and is shaped by the music our homegrown talent produces.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Says Rasethaba: “South Africa is rich with stories, many of them untold and undocumented. So to continue to discover such exciting stories through film is an honour for me; it comes with a lot of responsibility and it’s something I take very seriously.”<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">“When I make a song I always picture how people will dance to it” – Black Coffee<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Dance is a language. I am saying stuff with my body” – Okmalumkoolkat<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">“The Stay True South Africa activation in Johannesburg was a staggering achievement, a high watermark for the global Ballantine’s and Boiler Room partnership,” says Steven Appleyard, Boiler Room Commercial Director.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">“Together we spent a week in South Africa showcasing grassroots local talent broadcast from off beat locations, culminating in a spectacular tent pole live show at Constitution Hill that had the crowd going wild - both those at the event and people tuning in online.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">“The spirit and energy of the event at Constitution Hill was on another level, and the reception of local attendees was truly humbling. Stay True South Africa showcased the very best in authentic South African electronic music to the world, which is precisely what the Stay True Journeys is all about,” adds Steven.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The SA event continues the global partnership between Ballantine’s, the world’s no. 2 Scotch whisky, and Boiler Room, one of the world’s most popular and authentic online music channels. Launched in early 2014 with its first event in Mexico, this partnership saw the creation of the ‘Boiler Room & Ballantine’s Stay True Journeys’, which explores and celebrates the stories of the world’s most vibrant music scenes.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Music brings everybody together” - Culoe de Song<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Links<u></u><u></u></span></b></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Ballantine’s SA Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BallantinesSA" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr>BallantinesSA</a> <u></u></span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Ballantine’s SA Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/BallantinesSA" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/<wbr></wbr>BallantinesSA</a> <u></u><u></u></span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Boiler Room Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/boilerroom.tv" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr>boilerroom.tv</a> <u></u><u></u></span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Boiler Room Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/boilerroomtv" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/<wbr></wbr>boilerroomtv</a> <u></u><u></u></span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Boiler Room website: <a href="https://boilerroom.tv/staytrue/" target="_blank">https://boilerroom.tv/<wbr></wbr>staytrue/</a> <u></u><u></u></span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">#StayTrueToTheMix<span style="color: #f1c232;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></b></div> </div> </div> <div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div> </div> </div>

Success of Boiler Room’s SA Showcase Culminates In Documentary

OBOILER ROOM AND BALLANTINE’S PRESENT STAY TRUE SOUTH AFRICA DOCUMENTARY Ballantine’s Scotch Whisky and Boiler Room presented ‘S...

BALLANTINE’S AND BOILER ROOM PARTNER TO BRING GLOBAL UNDERGROUND MUSIC EVENT TO SA

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h2 style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"> <b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">BALLANTINE’S AND BOILER ROOM PARTNER TO BRING GLOBAL UNDERGROUND MUSIC EVENT TO SA, STAY TRUE SOUTH AFRICA</span></span></b></h2> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"> <i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">SA’s house music (r)evolution is in the global spotlight.<u></u><u></u></span></span></i></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"> <i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“It’s our time now.”</span></span></i></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAaOtzZE5UrkInbbMIHmtmhCtNKav00ktlwWaKTSEg0W4DS0pRGQbomeilm19Anzdwhlp9zjp47EB1LL42MFLDOFxdF5XqilAWDrrLUUqqbPnJw60_8g9O9KZal9VkHWvFw36rE6d0Yjm/s1600/boilerroo,+stay+true+south+africa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BOILER ROOM SOUTH AFRICA" border="0" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAaOtzZE5UrkInbbMIHmtmhCtNKav00ktlwWaKTSEg0W4DS0pRGQbomeilm19Anzdwhlp9zjp47EB1LL42MFLDOFxdF5XqilAWDrrLUUqqbPnJw60_8g9O9KZal9VkHWvFw36rE6d0Yjm/s1600/boilerroo,+stay+true+south+africa.jpg" title="" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The world’s leading underground music platform, Boiler Room, is coming to South Africa. On <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_397526025" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5 March 2015</span></span>, Ballantine’s Scotch Whisky and Boiler Room will present ‘Stay True South Africa’ – a one-night-only house music experience in Johannesburg featuring global and local legends <b>Black Coffee</b>,<b>Okmalumkoolkat</b>, <b>Culoe de Song</b>, <b>Shimza</b> and <b>Black Motion</b>.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US">This local event continues the global partnership between Ballantine’s, the world’s no. 2 Scotch whiskey, and Boiler Room, one of the </span><span lang="EN-US">world’s most popular and authentic online music channels. Launched in early 2014 with its first event in Mexico, this partnership saw the creation of </span><span lang="EN-US">the </span><span lang="EN-US">‘Boiler Room & Ballantine’s Stay True Journeys’, which explores and celebrates the stories of the world’s most vibrant music scenes. The Stay True Journeys have already travelled to three continents – and </span><span lang="EN-US">Boiler Room will be the first show of this scale in South Africa and the first time it will be broadcast live online from the country </span><span lang="EN-US">via the microsite </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boilerroom.tv/StayTrue" target="_blank">Boilerroom.TV/StayTrue</a></span><span lang="EN-US">.</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Boiler Room lands on SA soil at a time when our house music (r)evolution is in the global spotlight. Pioneering producers, artists and DJ’s are touring the world taking our sound to eager international ears. The world has taken notice. The world is listening.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“We always thought that house was big internationally, because that’s where we got it from. But I’ve realized that we have the biggest house scene in the world in South Africa,” says Black Coffee.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US">Culoe De Song adds<i>: </i>“There is a lot of energy, a lot of hunger, a lot of kids getting into house music. It’s our time now and it’s exciting.”</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US">Stay True South Africa will </span><span lang="EN-US">culminate in the production of an online documentary, shot on location in Johannesburg, that </span><span lang="EN-US">will </span><span lang="EN-US">take our country – and the world – on a journey through South Africa’s house music, </span><span lang="EN-US">featuring global and </span><span lang="EN-US">local musicians exploring the stories and the people that create our unique music culture. </span><span lang="EN-US">The documentary will be available early April on Boilerroom.tv.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“We are very excited to be involved with bringing Boiler Room to South Africa,” says <b>Daryl Dixon</b>, Ballantine’s SA Brand Manager. “Ballantine’s is about authenticity, self-belief, staying true to yourself and leaving an impression. This fits perfectly with Boiler Room’s ethos of uncovering and showcasing genuine talent from a diverse range of music genres around the world – and now here at home too.”<u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Blaise Bellville</span></b><span lang="EN-US">, founder of Boiler Room added:  “Boiler Room and Ballantine’s partnership is all about exploring and documenting the world’s most authentic and original underground music scenes. We’ve watched the South African electronic scene explode in recent years with artists like Black Coffee, Okmalumkoolkat and Culoe De Song gaining widespread international recognition. All of this made Johannesburg, the beating heart of South Africa’s house scene, a very obvious choice for the fifth stop on our global Stay True Journey."<u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbq_4ZnZXPBBGjvErWglfmRHmQKOC-nukIutgC7fOjaqE-IWusJrmeBJ6OtX4xreDYceEzhuC1ZJbhtUTAY7b-ASlQWEXUPpVZ1erE1xvsEkxoE96XOvjB1lxMuSu_bj8rkEgS0oBpJ-W-/s1600/boiler+room+south+africa.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="STAY TRUE SOUTH AFRICA 2015" border="0" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbq_4ZnZXPBBGjvErWglfmRHmQKOC-nukIutgC7fOjaqE-IWusJrmeBJ6OtX4xreDYceEzhuC1ZJbhtUTAY7b-ASlQWEXUPpVZ1erE1xvsEkxoE96XOvjB1lxMuSu_bj8rkEgS0oBpJ-W-/s1600/boiler+room+south+africa.png" title="" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">WIN your limited Stay True South Africa Boiler Room tickets!<u></u><u></u></span></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tickets are not for sale and fans stand the chance to WIN tickets exclusively through Ballantine’s SA and Boiler Room channels.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US">From <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_397526026" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2 February</span></span>, </span><span lang="EN-US">Ballantine’s SA Facebook fans are invited to be a part of telling South Africa’s own house music story. When fans share a piece of #StayTrueToTheMix content, they’re given the opportunity to register to be in line to win double tickets to the exclusive Boiler Room & Ballantine’s experience. Click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BallantinesSA" target="_blank">here</a> to enter. 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LOCO DICE TOURS SOUTH AFRICA

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f1c232;">LOCO DICE TOURS SA WITH NPO BRIDGES FOR MUSIC TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS</span></h2> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjwmir1WLRWoqKE-9QUEtjPOMNqKKR4ZyYQjxLiEaTgogd-YJj6l1k9gHKjlCEZMqnxddsVLyh6aTbZV8eGJKVmSZ1EyAc4SVIWMCNSfzaWrDhB5nV3oFDR0qqs0-a5HztSXOzMvgCdnq/s1600/loco+dice+south+africa+tour+2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LOCO DICE TOURS SA" border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjwmir1WLRWoqKE-9QUEtjPOMNqKKR4ZyYQjxLiEaTgogd-YJj6l1k9gHKjlCEZMqnxddsVLyh6aTbZV8eGJKVmSZ1EyAc4SVIWMCNSfzaWrDhB5nV3oFDR0qqs0-a5HztSXOzMvgCdnq/s1600/loco+dice+south+africa+tour+2015.jpg" title="LOco Dice" width="640" /></a></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://t.co/IHNGIjtGwU" target="_blank">Click </a></span><a href="http://t.co/IHNGIjtGwU" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">to win tickets </a></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Announcing the first official fundraising tour for this year, <b>Bridges for Music</b> is proud to welcome <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">German DJ and electronic music producer</span> <b>Loco Dice</b> on his first visit to South Africa this February. Loco Dice’s tour forms part of Bridges for Music’s fundraising initiatives for educational projects like its music and multimedia school in Langa -- or the various scholarship programmes that have already helped underprivileged South African artists to perform on global stages like Tomorrowland or Glastonbury.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Loco Dice has wanted to re-connect with his African roots for some time, and this opportunity provided the perfect opportunity. Some of his tracks are huge hits among the South African house scene, like "El gallo Negro". He will also take it beyond the gigs and support the local scene on a grassroots level.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> The tour will consist of a debut set at the Cape Town Electronic Music Festival (CTEMF) on Friday, February 6th at the emblematic Cape Town Town Hall and two fundraising shows in Johannesburg. Loco<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Dice will also be hosting a workshop in Cape Town in the township of Gugulethu. The second show will be held on Saturday, February 7th, at Truth, where he will be playing alongside <b>Anja Schneider </b>(Mobilee)<b> </b>and some of South Africa´s most promising artists like <b>Culoe de Song</b>, <b>Ryan Murgatroyd, Jazzuelle</b> and <b>Trancemicsoul</b>. On Sunday February 8^th, Soweto’s Zone 6 will be the venue for the third show, a special night supported by local icons <b>Black Coffee</b> and <b>DJ Shimza</b> with the participation of local icons <b>Vinny Da Vinci</b>, <b>Jullian Gomes</b> and <b>Da Capo</b>. Loco Dice will host a special workshop at the Kliptown Youth Centre, located in the heart of Soweto.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">All of the proceeds from the fundraising shows will go directly to Bridges for Music, thanks to support from Red Bull Studios in Cape Town, who are covering all expenses of the tour, and Loco Dice, who is committing his time to support this cause. The public can support the initiative by purchasing tickets to the show or donating via a special crowd funding platform created for this tour: <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/locodice" target="_blank">www.justgiving.com/locodice</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Bridges for Music have been raising money to build a music and multimedia school in the township of Langa, Cape Town with the goal of empowering the community through music. The non-profit organisation’s main goal for 2015 is to ensure the music school is sustainable over the next three years by securing additional funding. The school aims to become a creative hub where these young, talented individuals are able to pursue their dreams and develop skills, through a shared passion for music. The aim is also for the school to become a landmark in the community of Langa.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Through various fundraising initiatives BFM has already raised over R2-million in funds, which covers the initial build of the school. Most notably a highly successful charity cycle in 2014 organised by Resident Advisor from London to Amsterdam (during ADE) raised over £100,000 (R1,8m) with the support of over 2,800 donors and the sponsors of the cycle (Native Instruments, ADE, Pioneer DJ and SONOS). Thirty riders in total were able to take part in the challenge thanks to Resident Advisor who covered the costs of the cycle to enable 100% of the donations to go to the Langa music and multimedia school.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">BFM have more exciting fundraising events planned for the year, including the Tale of Us tour and The Breathe Sunshine Unity Jam Festival.  Further details will be announced closer to the time.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;">Tickets</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;">:<u></u><u></u></span></b></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Get your tickets for the Truth show on <a href="http://www.residentadvisor.net/to/bridgesformusic" target="_blank">www.residentadvisor.net/to/<wbr></wbr>bridgesformusic</a> </span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">and for<span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Zone 6 (Soweto) show on Computicket here: </span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://online.computicket.com/web/event/loco_dice_black_coffee_and_shimza/890208255/0/64099237" target="_blank">http://online.computicket.com/<wbr></wbr>web/event/loco_dice_black_<wbr></wbr>coffee_and_shimza/890208255/0/<wbr></wbr>64099237</a><u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Cape Town Electronic Music Festival (CTEMF) Tickets: </span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.webtickets.co.za/event.aspx?itemid=830476583" target="_blank">http://www.webtickets.co.za/<wbr></wbr>event.aspx?itemid=830476583</a><u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">If you can´t come to the shows but you still want to support, donations can be made here: <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/locodice" target="_blank">www.justgiving.com/locodice</a><u></u><u></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /> Friday 6 February at CTEMF Cape Town Town Hall 00:30-02:30<br /> Friday pass: R250.00<br /> <br /> Saturday 7 February at Truth 21:00 – 03:00<br /> Early Bird Ticket: R100.00<br /> Standard Advance:  R120.00<br /> <br /> Sunday 8 February at Zone 6 Soweto 21:00 - 03:00<br /> Advance Ticket: R100.00<br /> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;">Perform</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;">:<u></u><u></u></span></b></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;">Are you a rising artist? Want to play at one of the shows? Send a letter of motivation and Soundcloud links of your music to </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:connect@bridgesformusic.org" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;">connect@bridgesformusic.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;">.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;">Workshops</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;">:<u></u><u></u></span></b></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Workshop will be held on:<span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> CPT: Friday 6th -3pm-6pm in Gugulethu<br /> JHB- Sunday 8th 2pm-4pm – Kliptown (Soweto) - SKY Youth Center<br /> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The aim of these workshops is to create a cultural exchange between an international artist and the local producers. We will talk about life, music, career, and more. We want to inspire the youth in those communities. The workshop in Kliptown will be followed by a small braai and jam session with local producers.<u></u><u></u></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">To book a seat at the workshops please email: <a href="mailto:workshops@bridgesformusic.org" target="_blank">workshops@bridgesformusic.org</a> or reach out via Bridges for Music's website.<span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Other links<u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;">For more information on Bridges for Music please visit: </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.bridgesformusic.org/" target="_blank">www.bridgesformusic.org</a></span><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;">Facebook:</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 16px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bridgesformusic" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr>bridgesformusic</a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 16px;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;">Soundcloud: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 16px;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/bridgesformusic" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/<wbr></wbr>bridgesformusic</a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 16px;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;">Twitter: @bridgesformusic</span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;">#PLAYFOREDUCATION</span><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Instagram: bridgesformusic<u></u><u></u></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></div> </div>

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