Mannie Manim co-founder of The Market Theatre. Has been involved in Theatre for 65 years  lighting and producing in South Africa and internationally for over  50 years.

Accolades include Shirley Moss Award ; Greatest Practical and Technical Contribution to SA Theatre (1980), SA Institute of Technology Award; Outstanding Achievement as a Technician, Administrator,Lighting Designer (1981), Vita Award; The most Enterprising Producer (1985) 10 Vita awards; best  Lighting Design. Made Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres : French Government (1990), Gold medal; Simon van der Stel Foundation (1995), Gold Medal; Theatre Development from The SA Academy of Arts & Science (1996), Naledi Life Achievement Award (2004) Fleur du Cap Lifetime Achievement Award, Arts & Culture Trust Lifetime Achievement Award, The National Order of Ikhamanga, Silver (2011).Fleur du Cap Award; best lighting design (2012). The Laager Theatre in the Market Theatre Complex renamed the Mannie Manim. Named a Legend at the Fiestas 2021.

Selwyn is uniquely equipped as a consultant by virtue of being a successful broadcaster, an experienced manager and a qualified facilitator in Adult Education & Community Organizational Development.
Best known for his work on commercial radio stations – Heart FM, Good Hope FM & Cape Talk, he mainly works as a coach and mentor for various tiers of Radio. His talent lies in broadcast management training, programming strategy and talent development.

Nikki Froneman is an artist manager, agent & specialist live tour producer with 23 years of experience. She is the Founder & Managing Director of Arte Viva Management, a Cape Town-based boutique artist and arts management agency. Arte Viva Management: – represents a select roster of primarily South African artists (bands & individual artists) in the genres of Jazz, African and “World” music; – specialises in projects, particularly tour management, for incoming international & outgoing SA / international music artists.

Nikki holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Cape Town and a Diploma in Marketing & Business Management. She lived in Shanghai, China for most of 2004 and from 2006 to 2011, she lived in Latin America, first travelling through Central and South America and then settling in Buenos Aires. There she founded Proyecto 34ºS, a platform to promote artistic exchange between Africa and Latin America, working over the next 7 years with over 150 collaborators and artists across multiple performing arts projects including the First Festival of South African Theatre in Buenos Aires. She returned to South Africa in 2012 and freelanced for 5 years, working in theatre & music as a production/tour/artist manager as well as in film production for various local production companies. She has also worked as a casting director, notably for the award-winning SA feature film The Whale Caller, adapted from the novel by Zakes Mda.

Her primary focus is now live touring for music artists, both incoming to South Africa and outgoing to international territories. Since 2008, Nikki has produced more than 35 local and international tours, shows and projects with an array of artists ranging from world-renowned to emerging, in music, theatre, dance, photography, puppetry & performance art. Nikki has worked in, and with artists from, countries including South Africa, China, USA, Argentina, Brazil, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Chile, Colombia & France, with various clients, partner agencies, suppliers, embassies, funders and organisations.

She is fluent in English, Afrikaans and Spanish, and has a particular interest in cultural exchange and developing innovative touring circuits & models, particularly for SA / African artists touring abroad. She is committed to promoting access and involvement in the arts to those from all backgrounds and of all abilities, and to the continued growth of a thriving, diverse and sustainable live performing arts & music industry for local and international artists and audiences

Danilo Queiros, co-founder of Quiet Life Co, has taken an unconventional route to his position in the music industry. Despite graduating with a degree in Mechatronics Engineering and a major in Economics from UCT, his love for music steered him away from a career in his qualified field. During university, he was a presenter on UCT Radio and the promoter of City Bowl Sessions, a popular Cape Town student night. Co-founding Diamond Thug, an Alternative band, Danilo’s career in music developed through international tours, including appearances at SXSW and The Great Escape, and managing the campaigns of the band’s independent releases.

In 2018, he expanded his work in the music business, establishing KuduKudu Records, an independent label supporting a wide variety of Indie artists in South Africa. Joining Apple owned artist services company, Platoon in 2019 as the Distribution & Streaming Manager, he spent three and a half years leading Platoon’s digital operations for their African roster, working on campaigns for Amaarae, A-Reece, Adekunle Gold, Ayra Starr, Sun-EL Musician, Msaki, Samthing Soweto and more. In 2023, he decided to step back into the world of music entrepreneurship. He founded Quiet Life Co – a sound business that aims to provide infrastructure to accelerate talent development.

In just 6 months, the company has introduced “Quiet Live,” a quarterly theatre series, “Quiet Academy,” a series of music business masterclasses, and “Quiet Conversations,” a series of panel discussions. Danilo’s collaborative ethos extends to hosting international and local writing camps, fostering talent development through shared endeavors in world-class facilities and linking local talent with international talent to help bridge the gap between the South African and global music markets.

He holds a Certificate for achievements in Radio and TV journalism, from Indiana University, USA and accolades in Printing, Production and Operations. Over the past 17 years, Parks has meticulously crafted all his knowledge and experience into educational programmes for producers and musicians; including Master Classes, Digital Media & Marketing, Music Business & Technology, Events Industry Operations, Song-writing Programmes and Rehearsal & Live Performance for young & upcoming musicians.

Even whilst managing the Cape Town Jazzathon, Parks was also Head of Department of an acclaimed Training and Development Program for The Cape Town International Jazz Festival. Through this program his team managed a ground-breaking workshop programme – The CTIJF Schools Music & Careers – devised by the CTIJF Festival.

Straight out of college, John began his music career as a motorbike courier for a company who created music for the Film, TV and Advertising industry. This led to being offered a position at one of London’s prestigious Air `Studios, working alongside such legends as the late George Martin, Hans Zimmer and Paul McCartney. Moving to music publishing, John joined Chrysalis, working with a host of incredible songwriters, culminating in his first global #1 hit : George Michael and Aretha Franklin’s – “I knew you were waiting for me”. A move to MCA Music Publishing followed.

Building MCA into a highly creative publishing entity, signing one of Europe’s hottest acts, Fairground Attraction, catapulting them to #1 with the still huge earner “Perfect”. Moving to PolyGram, helmed by Sir Lucian Grainge. As a team they were the seen as the hottest in town, signing great acts from Lighthouse Family, to Fat Boy Slim and looking after greats like Van Morrison. Developing a film division presence, after purchasing Working Title, John was posted music supervisor for a movie which was to become one of the biggest earners from a UK company, “Four Weddings & a Funeral” which featured the colossal hit “Love is all around” by Wet Wet Wet, their biggest ever record.

PolyGram Germany was next the next moon the cards, starting the film publishing and record division for PolyGram, based in Hamburg. Moving to Cape Town in 1996, John started PolyGram in January 1997 (later acquired by Universal). During this tenure at Universal, he was the key-point person who negotiated and ultimately concluded the first ever Digital Licensing agreement in the territory, between NORM and Exactmobile, which set the precedence for all future mechanical digital deals in this country. John was also the brainchild, creator and instigator behind CAPASSO, the mechanical right society in SA. Exiting Universal, John partnered with music industry legend, Kosie van Niekerk, in the founding of a new independent music publishing venture called Active Music Publishing.

The drive behind the new venture (hence the company name) was to create a pro-actively driven publishing house, bringing actual value to the composers you represent. Now in its’ 14th year, the company is deemed a formidable force in South Africa.