Music Business Academy for Africa (MBA For Africa) and its journey to empower students through real and tangible leadership.
On the 15th of September 2022, MBA For Africa announced its official leadership takeover and restructure. The MBA for Africa program and its entire 2022 cohort of 260+ members split across 7 companies. Now, they merge into one full functioning music and entertainment powerhouse of an organization; The MBA for Africa Company 2022.
The intensive MBA for Africa 2022 program began in July 2022. As at then, it operated as a vocational program teaching global best practices within music and entertainment. Also, it adapts specifically to the African market.
As of today, MBA for Africa ushers in a new era of operations and leadership with its founder, Godwin Tom who was recently named as MD of Sony Music Publishing, Nigeria.
The Transition
At first, the MBA for Africa 2022 program began as an entire cohort of members split across 7 groups. Subsequently, this inspired the formation and establishment of 7 distinct companies each with core areas of specialties. All ranging from artist management to A&R, marketing, finance, legal & publishing, as well as label services.
These seven companies as of today, now exist and function as separate individual subsidiaries of The Music Business Academy for Africa program. Henceforth, it is the MBA for Africa Company 2022.
The twist being that the leadership and executives driving The MBA Company 2022 are selected members of the 2022 cohort. They have been nominated, voted, and elected by their peers to lead The Company to new heights with the upcoming projects of focus in the works.
Additionally, the MBA For Africa founder, Godwin Tom has expressed his support and pride in the 2022 cohort stating;
“In the last week, and even before that I have seen these students work. I know without a doubt that this cohort, with this leadership will make history this year. My gut and my heart believes this. Pay attention to the 2022 cohort!”
Projects By the MBA for Africa 2022 Company
The MBA Company has set out to achieve two major projects. These align to their mission and vision of advancing the music and entertainment ecosystem in Africa through education, information, and practical application.
- The first project, the ‘Talent Project’, will be a 7 track EP featuring collaborations between the top 7 unsigned artists chosen from an open talent call of over 2,700 entries across Africa. The seven subsidiary companies will represent each individual artist. Each sub-company will be competing to ensure their artist is the most developed by the end of the program.
- The second project, The African Music Business (TAMB) Directory, will be a directory for the African music industry and its contributors.
The purpose of the leadership team through all this is to guide and ensure the successful launch of the collaborative EP project and the Music Business Directory, and through the process, increase visibility for new talent discovery, development, and exposure across the continent and globally.
ABOUT THE MBA FOR AFRICA PROGRAMME
The Music Business Academy for Africa is a platform dedicated to developing a more informed and empowered workforce for the African music and entertainment industry. You can read more about the program here.
ABOUT THE mBA COMPANY 2022
Some might call it a merger, others, a revolution. However, what is clear today is that MBA For Africa and its community is making a lasting impression on Africans. Also showing the world at large that it is a time for a change in our narrative, to establish Africa as the creative center of the world through access to education, information centralization, and a highly equipped and motivated workforce of music and entertainment professionals who believe in a better Africa that can impact, create opportunities, benefit, distribute and sustain its wealth.
The MBA 2022 Talent Project is proud to partner with Sony Music Entertainment subsidiaries, ‘The Orchard’, and ‘Sony Music Publishing Nigeria’, for music distribution, artist & label services, as well as administration respectively.
The MBA Company 2022 also proudly partners with YouTube Music, CIIF (Creative Industries Initiative for Africa), and Music Ally.
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