CAROLINE SWART – I live in South Africa, in a quaint coastal city called Port Elizabeth. After leaving school, I joined a pop band, touring casinos as a professional singer for three years. Once the tour ended, I studied software development, eventually obtaining a BSC Computer Science degree. To earn extra cash as a teenager, I worked at a toy store, a drive-inn theatre, and a horse racing track. go to all performers Read more...

Neil Grundlingh has being playing around SA since the 70’s in many forms of styles and combinations. First recordings done in the 70’s with a band called Bishop….then moved to Jhb to gig in night clubs in Hillbrow and surrounding areas…recorded again in the Just Ginger studios in Midrand and moved back to my home town…PE….started performing and jamming with a lot of the local PE musos and am loving being back here as we know PE seems to be the nucleus of a lot of the great music. go to all performers Read more...

Gareth recounts the origin of his dream: At 15 he was made to wait outside the pubs when musicians played because he wasn’t allowed inside. Driven by the kind of love that grows only in exclusion, he played his first gig at the age of 16. The first song he wrote was for his daughter, Gabi, who introduced him to country in the innocence of her youth. Read more...

Dave Goldblum has recorded 7 albums with local and international musicians, and toured extensively at home and abroad. His song ‘Say Africa’ was recorded by world music icon Vusi Mahlasela, and performed at the 2010 Worĺd Cup concerts, which had a couple of billion views at the time. Highlights in his performance history include support acts for Crosby, Stills and Nash, touting with folk hero Shawn Phillips, and countless festivals like Splashy Fen, Oppikoppi and the NAF in Grahamstown, as well as tours to Namibia, the UK, Austria, Switzerland and Israel. Read more...

Thuba Myeki aka 2bad, is based in Port Elizabeth and is one of production company Centrestage’s most talented and high profile artists. This performer is also spectacular at emulating current R&B chart topping artists including the likes of Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Ed Sheeran, Usher, Chris Brown and Drake. go to all performers Read more...

Rob Thompson is a talented blues rock guitarist and singer from Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Known for his energetic performances and innovative sound, Thompson has been making waves in the South African music scene. After studying jazz and classical guitar at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Thompson’s musical talents expanded to include a variety of genres, such as Latin, flamenco, classic rock, rockabilly, folk, pop-rock, and classical Indian music. This versatility has allowed him to collaborate with a wide range of artists and groups. In 2011, at the age of 23, Thompson embarked on his first tour of the USA, showcasing Read more...

Francois Malan is the man behind Ocean Rock Entertainment and is responsible for a host of successful shows music productions and events with the ever-popular one being the Rocking The Petunias Music Festival. Francois released his co-written and produced, original pop/rock album, A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, at the end of 2018, followed up in 2019 by the acclaimed swing/jazz album, Allow me to be Franky, performed live with his band Franky and the Misfits. go to all performers Read more...

Tim Sedso has 19 years experience in the music industry who has performed in many capacities, on multiple instruments. His most notable career achievements include: Playing guitar for the Broadway musical, “Jersey Boys” from 2012 to 2014 which consisted of an 18 month long tour to Asian countries such as Singapore, South Korea, Turkey, Malaysia and SA cities, Johannesburg & Cape Town. Playing bass for Australian indie-rock band ‘Timber Bones’ which toured regularly in Australia over a span of 9 months from 2015 to 2016. In 2014 Tim Sedso released his debut album titled ‘Call for Help’. He is currently Read more...

Nico van der Walt aka ‘Nice-O Nico’ was born in Klerksdorp, but grew up in a small Mining Village called Beeshoek, near the town of Postmasburg in the far Northern Cape Province. In 1996 Nico started a 2-piece band with his younger brother and called the act ‘Jonnix’ and they performed at various pubs in the Klersdorp area. He later moved to JHB for work and he continued performing as a One Man act. Read more...

Patrick Lindoor, affectionately known throughout the length and breadth of our country as Tururu, started his musical career as a gospel singer in the 80’s. He became a household name as the lead guitarist and vocalist for the popular langarm band The Royal Sounds, before joining Kwanobuhle’s Nature Jazz Band. Apart from performing at every local and national festival, Tururu has also performed abroad extensively, sharing stages with household names like The Manhattans and The Temptations. After a sojourn in Germany, where he performed for a few years, he recorded his second album, “Nothing’s Changed” at AMI Records. In 2004 Read more...