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The Juice Up

by Lavela Sodo

Welcome to The Juice Up, an insightful series on local arts, music & entrepreneurship space in the Eastern Cape hosted by Lavela Sodo. We pride ourselves on unearthing Eastern Cape’s finest creatives & young hustlers on our streets.To get the latest releases on the streets, like our page on Facebook and follow us on IG: thejuiceup.

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Episodes

  1. THE GAME

    Music drastically changed over the years, access to music also evolved with the times. From vinyls, cassettes, cds, iPod mp3s and now streaming sites. Let’s take you through the evolution of music and making money nowadays.

  2. The Birth Of iNtshibha

    On this episode we take look on Mthatha’s hip hop scene, local brands and events. I’ll drop dimes on the latest drops on visuals and projects.

  3. Cathrine Grenfell drops dimes on the music business for artists.

    We are more than happy to have a heroine of production, radio broadcaster for 14 years on 5fm and a mother on our show, Cathrine gives us tips on music licensing, copyrights, performance, contracting your work and more.

  4. TARP WORLD DEBUTS XO FEST.

    AGee, is an artist from Tsolo a small town in the Eastern Cape. He saw a need to bring give his hometown something to look forward to annually on the 16th of December. This artist/entrepreneur gives us a scoop on his latest projects with regards to his music, clothing brand and what to expect on...

  5. Nov Art Kulture Fest is about empowering the youth with everything art, music & entrepreneurship.

    Amkele and his colleagues collectively built an event that is by the people and for the people, unlike typical people that make capital or funding an excuse not to ‘start’ they came with a solution to that, find out how?, learn more about #novartculture and more.

  6. T-MABS gives u more insight & his views on how far the game of hip hop grew with proactive artists.

    This is a discussion on how the game has changed in Mthatha (047) to what is now, touching on how artists engage with various entrepreneurs to have stable industry within our province. We also touch on events, why event organizers take artists for granted, issues that still affect the youth…

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  7. South African local brands I personally like.

    This episode is a review on local clothing brands that take pride in quality & changing the street wear fashion. It’s a review on Seasonz, ArtClubandFriends, Pessimistic.Clothing, Bhaqaza Footwear & Bullet Clothing Brand.

  8. Hlumelo Nyaluza give us the journey to HN Citipages app.

    Hlumelo Nyaluza gives us a heartfelt journey into making HN Citipages from his upbringing, dropping out, writing a book in 19 day that eventually lead to the biggest app in South Africa. He also gives us a scoop on what to expect on the new version of the app this December 2020.

  9. Mrs Wandile Trollip gives us extensive accounting tips on starting up a business & personal tips

    Mrs W.T Trollip a Wits accounting graduate that is currently running three companies, namely Exilasat (Pty) Ltd,Touching Acts NPC,advisory and taxation services in my personal capacity takes tome from her work to give us advice on the importance of accounting in business (or as an artist)…

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  10. The Berd’s Nest has hatchlings for beauty enthusiasts.

    Siphesihle Tetyana comes from humble beginnings selling anything she liked and got her hands on to eventually running a beauty company that sells premium quality wigs. This episode is mainly for aspiring female entrepreneurs.

  11. Bambino Films cut on videography & working with up coming artists.

    Gcobani Nyathela is a self-taught videographer that had humble beginnings, he went further and bought himself equipment to tell his stories via photography and ended up being a videographer inspired by what happens around him.

  12. Olu Klaas shares his journey on how he became an entrepreneur & gives pointers on how to get started

    From merely and idea to a flourishing business, Olu saw an opportunity and took it. He believed in his dreams so much it became a reality. To find out how then you’re welcome to hear his journey to success.

  13. 9ine6ixes journey to stardom

    9ine6ixes are a a due from East London that decides to take their career to greater heights and made moves to improve their career and moved to Jozi. They also indulged into taking their music as a business rather than a career.

  14. Blue King talks about his journey as an artist, photography, collaborative work and so on.

    Blue King is doesn’t frame his art hence he refers to himself as an artist and he shares what inspires his craft, how he uses whatever he has to create his art, shares about his upcoming project, gives insights on advantages of collaborative work, shares on bringing a new event to his...

  15. Siyamthanda Ndamase gives insights on how to become a brand and/ brand ambassador and so on.

    On this episode Siyamthanda Ndamase gives me an insight on her life as a brand and a brand ambassador, she drops dimes on branding, how to become a brand ambassador, how to become a brand and/or brand ambassador, does and don’ts of being a brand ambassador, pros and cons of being a brand…

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  16. Illathan on his journey in hip-hop.

    This interview is to catch up with one of the major artists from Mthatha & PE who has been in the game. He gives us a low down on where has he been, what has he been up to, his journey in hip hop, the obstacles he faced and how he overcame them and last but never the least his opinion on Eastern...

  17. Interview with Unathi Mandela

    The first and youngest female photographer from Eastern Cape in the city of Mthatha making moves across the South African boarders discusses her journey in photography and as a hip-hop head she gives her opinions on the state of the game in Eastern Cape, gives advise to artists on the importance…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to The Juice Up, an insightful series on local arts, music & entrepreneurship space in the Eastern Cape hosted by Lavela Sodo. We pride ourselves on unearthing Eastern Cape’s finest creatives & young hustlers on our streets.To get the latest releases on the streets, like our page on Facebook and follow us on IG: thejuiceup.

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Welcome to The Juice Up, an insightful series on local arts, music & entrepreneurship space in the Eastern Cape hosted by Lavela Sodo. We pride ourselves on unearthing Eastern Cape’s finest creatives & young hustlers on our streets.To get the latest releases on the streets, like our page on...

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