Jonathan G. Shaw
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Creative Industries’ Consultation
Jonathan G. Shaw is a professional creative industries’ business mentor, coach and consultant who has had considerable experience with business and technical operations of the creative industries and independent music sector. Through creative performance coaching he can help amplify your work in the creative industries. Through having a clear understanding of your professional needs in the creative industries, he can provide solutions that help you make informed decisions about the future of your career or business. Being an entrepreneur in the creative field himself, as well as lecturer and educator, he can identify a knowledge gap easily and increase your understanding quickly. He is an international speaker and has conducted workshops, lectures and presented papers in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Holland.
Jonathan G. Shaw started Ibilion in 2006 and is a multiplicitous creative industries practitioner working as a music record producer, musician, sound engineer, author, lecturer and consultant. He has a Master of Arts degree in Arts and Culture Management and a Bachelor of Commerce in Information Systems and Marketing, with Honours in Marketing from the University of the Witwatersrand. The dissertation for his Masters degree looked at the topic of music discovery and received a distinction and the Ruksana Osman Family Award for maintaining a distinction. Shaw’s Honours dissertation focussed on branding in the music business and received a ‘first mark’ as well. Other qualifications include a certificate in Sound Engineering, Pro Tools certifications and UNISA Music Theory Grade 4, as well as being a trained guitarist, vocalist and keyboardist. Jonathan G. Shaw is the author of the widely acclaimed book entitled The South African Music Business, currently in it’s third edition.
Our Resumé
Specialisations
- Music business practice
- Copyright and intellectual property
- Legal infrastructure
- Industry contracts
- Artist management
- Royalty calculations
- Brand design
- Marketing strategy
- Business planning
- Career coaching
- Creative performance and productivity
- Music composition and record production
Market Research & Policy Development
- Gauteng Music Strategic Framework, 2010
- Research on the South African music industries that informed the revised Department of Arts and Culture White Paper on Arts, Culture and Heritage
- Lead consultant on the development of Botswana’s National Creative Industries Strategy
Lectures and Course Content
Ibilion: Education provides content and lecturing services to the University of the Witwatersrand as well as the University of South Africa (UNISA). This includes the Music Entreprenuer module within the Musicology degree at UNISA and the module Music Business Studies Wits’ Bachelor of Music degree. Learning content was also provided to Soul Candi Institute of Music (2006 – 2010). Jonathan Shaw has also been a peer reviewer for the Journal of Musical Arts in Africa (2020).
Workshops and Guest Speaker
Jonathan G. Shaw is a regular speaker at workshops and conferences around South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Holland. Notably, in South Africa he has spoken at Moshito, Joy of Jazz Geleza Cleva & Learn, the Ingome Music Conference, for the Arts and Culture Trust (ACT), KZN Virtual Music Mbizo and Manguang Music Business Conference.
Mr Shaw has spoken internationally at the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) conference in Holland (2012), conducted workshops in Windhoek, Namibia (2007), as well as at the Botswana International Music Conference in Gaborone (2015).
Referrals
Both Wits Enterprise and DTM SA referred to Jonathan G. Shaw as “the guru”!
- “You conduct yourself very professionally and we’d recommend you highly. Thank you for your efforts and contribution.” Mhlanganisi Masoga, Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Gauteng Provincial Government
- “You’re the guru!” Karen Du Toit, DTM SA
Clientele
South African Music Week
Additional research and editorial for the SAMW 2020/2021 market access guide (January 2021)
Motaki / MIMMS (Botswana)
Major research project, June 2018 to May 2020
Music In Africa Foundation
Revenue Streams for African Musicians (RSFAM) research foundational discussion paper (January 2021) and workshop panelist (March 2021)
SAMRO Foundation
Consultant, November 2017
PwC
Subject matter expert (SME), September 2017. Expert reviewer (music industry), 2016 / 2017.
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
Major research project, 2013
Eastern Cape Audio Visual Centre (ECAVC) & Eastern Cape Provincial Government
Consultant, 2012-2013
Department of Sports, Arts, Culture & Recreation (SACR), Gauteng Provincial Government
Major research project, 2008-2010
National Association of Broadcasters
Expert witness, 2011
Downtown Music Hub
Consultant, 2010
Association of Independent Record Companies (AIRCO)
Board member, 2009-2010
Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)
Consultant, 2003
Educational Services
University of the Witwatersrand
Lecturer, 2005-2021
PAS Media Academy
Guest Lecturer, May 2017, March 2018
RISE Academy
Guest Lecturer, 2020
Boston City Campus
External Examiner, 2018
Gordon Institute of Business (GIBS)
External Examiner, 2012
Music Business Academy
Co-Owner, 2008-2012
Academy of Sound Engineering
Lecturer, 2007-2010
Inhouse Entertainment Training
Lecturer, 2005
Public Speaking
Infinity Management Music Business Masterclass
March 2021
South African Music Week
January 2021
The Virtual Music Mbizo
August 2020
The Jump Off
August 2020
Kwa-Zulu Natal United Music Industry Association (KUMISA)
February 2020
Arts Amuse
February 2021, November 2019, February 2019
KUMISA Online Workshop
August-September 2020
Melanin Goddess Productions and Events
August 2020
Vermaak Holdings
December 2019
Recording Industry of South Africa
September 2019
Arts & Culture Trust (ACT)
July 2019
Mangaung Music Business Conference
April 2018
Boleng Arts Foundation
August 2017
Namibian Society of Composer and Authors of Music (NASCAM)
April 2017
GRID Christian Hip Hop Conference
October 2017
Geleza Kleva & Learn, Joy of Jazz
2015-2016
Botswana International Music Conference
Inaugural workshop and conference 2015, 2016
Lesh Music Business Workshop
2015
My Band Project
2014
Ibilion: Press Play Music Business Workshops
2012, 2013
International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) Benelux Conference
Inholland University, Haarlem, Netherlands 2012
Ingoma Music Conference
2012
Moshito Music Conference
2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017
Namibian Music Industry Workshop
August 2007
Mad Music Mafia Records Workshop, South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
2006
Inhouse Audio Training
2004
