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ROB MACSON

APRIL 2014

INSIDE TOMORROW WORLD 2014

An in-depth interview with one of Harare’s top EDM deejays

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APRIL 2014

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From the Editor

We did it!!! Through many long nights and hot African days we have finally finished the April Issue and what a feeling that is and what makes it even greater is our cover story. We are so grateful to Rob Macson for availing time to meet us and let us delve into the mind of this epic DJ. What a great interview!!!

In this issue we have tried to keep it funky but th relevant. We look at the 2014 edition of the Harare International Festival Of The Arts (HIFA) and Tomorrow World 2014. We are very excited about our new website, www. aloudzim.weebly.com where you can get the latest news on EDM everyday.

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Hope you enjoy this issue and good luck in the competitions

Yours in electro LMNT 332

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ALOUD!!! EXCLUSIVE

Rob Macson has become one of the most recognized names associated with dance music in Zimbabwe. He has enjoyed widespread acclaim both as a DJ as well as a Producer having played with some of the biggest names in the Electronic Music Scene.

ALOUD!! caught up with this rising DJ and the epic interview is captured in this issue!

Coffee with ROB MACSON

It is a hot, sunny Zimbabwean day and I am

running late as my whatsapp beeps “ Already here and waiting (smiley face)” read the message as I navigate into the parking lot at Sam Levy's and run across to Delicious where super EDM DJ and producer Rob Macson has already helped himself to a nice cup of coffee. Much younger than anticipated and dressed in a simple golf shirt and shorts, one would never guess that the man sitting across me has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in EDM today.

To date this young DJ/Producer has opened for names like Hardwell, Yolanda Be Cool, Alex Kenji, Locnville, Lady Lea, Dean Fuel, Royal K, Ricardo Da Costa, Mark Stent, DJ Dizzy, DJ Costa and The Digital Diva's amongst others. Rob has played to thousands of people at various festivals and events spanning across different counties and continents.

Locally, Rob has held down residencies at various nightclubs in Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, gaining invaluable experience as an entertainer. In 2010 he Won the coveted title of “DJ Idol” Zimbabwe, which led to a residency at Axiom(the finest Nightclub in Zimbabwe), which he held for over two years. Whilst in London, he played at Ministry of Sound, Lightbox, Fire, Gigalum and Zimfest(London). Never afraid to put his talent up on show, Rob has participated in anumber of festivals among them Neverland, Falls Fest, Monster Block party, V Fest, Fatamorgana and ZimFest(Harare)- all well established and recognised outdoor festivals in Zimbabwe.

With a successful independent debut album “My Name” under his wing, and multiple singles signed to a variety of labels worldwide, Rob has established himself as a highly successful dance producer.

He has worked along side some of Zimbabwe's Finest Up and Coming Recording Artists. In collaborations with Simba Tagz, Tehn Diamond and many other Zimbabwean Artists. Rob Macson is regarded favourably by the music world in Southern Africa.

Having recently returned to his homeland, Zimbabwe, Rob has already made an impact with his recent EP release and securing high profile bookings into 2014.

ALOUD!!:Rob, thank you for your time and we going to get right into it. Firstly I am sure the question on everyone’s mind is, is there a Mrs Macson?

ROB:I do have a very loving girlfriend and we have been together for the past three years.

ALOUD!!: Wow, that’s quite something and knowing the life of an EDM DJ, have the demanding hours taken a toll on your relationship at all?

ROB:(jokingly) No, not at all. When we started dating I told her to always remember that the music came before her! But seriously she is very supportive of my career.

ALOUD!! On a professional note what equipment do you use?

ROB: I love using my Pioneer CDJ’s every time I perform.

ALOUD: Academically did you ever study music production at all?

ROB: Yes I actually studied sound engineering!

ALOUD: What’s your view on state of EDM in Zim? ROB: EDM in Zim is growing. The internet age has created a whole new audience for EDM and a very knowledgeable audience at that.

ALOUD!!:Speaking of a new audience, on your new EP you collaborated with Simba Tagz and Tehn Diamond, how was the experience?

ROB:It was a great experience. I actually met Tagz when I was out of the country through Facebook. It was great fun collaborating and look forward to working with him on future projects.

ALOUD: You were part of the line up at Neverland Zimbabwe last year. How was that experience?

ROB: Neverland was amazing. Although I had played with most of the South African Dj’s before it was great getting to hangout again. Jason (Le Roux) was also great.

I remember standing behind the booth and Jason came and looking out over the crowd he simply said “Its really happening!!”

ALOUD: Neverland 2014?

ROB: Definitely bigger and better. I do hope that local Dj’s get later slots as well this year ( not that I am complaining!)

ALOUD: I understand you have had some experience with the Ministry Of Sound, how was that experience?

ROB: Yes, I entered a Djing competition, the Movida Corona Competition and I came second although I should have rightfully come first! After that I was approached by a number of US artists to collaborate on tracks but I opted to work with local Zimbabwean talent because they are easier to access and work with.

ALOUD: Is there room for any corporate partnerships with EDM? ROB: Definitely, there are a lot of opportunities for companies to advertise particularly if they have products that directly target the EDM audience like energy drinks for example.

ALOUD: If ALOUD could arrange it, who would you like to meet?

ROB: I would like to meet Tiesto. I have a lot of respect for him as a producer and as a DJ ALOUD:Finally, while we are dropping names you have had the opportunity to open for Hardwell!!! Tell us about that ROB: Well that was back before Hardwell was famous. I was suppose to play and Jason was suppose to come after me but after my set Jason asked me to keep playing. Later Hardwell came to me and shook my hand and simply said “ Now THAT’S how you open for another DJ!!!!!

SPOTLIGHT

MARTIN GARRIXX Meet the rising star of EDM who is shaping your tomorrow

Sounds Like: Euro-smash EDM that'll make you want to dress up like a glam chipmunk and party til you collapse.

For Fans Of: TiĂŤsto, Skrillex, Calvin Harris Why You Should Pay Attention: This babyfaced 17year-old Dutch DJ and producer looks like a hair model, but don't hate him because he's beautiful. Hate him because his life is way, way better than yours. He recently scored a massive European hit with "Animals," a throbbingly transporting, relentlessly pounding bit of trance that has been bouncing around the lower reaches of the American Hot 100 for 17 weeks. He's enjoyed massive success on the European festival circuit and will embark on his first U.S. tour later this month before hitting Ultra Festival and Coachella. In an email, he defines his formula succinctly: "Energetic, big drops, PARTY!" He Says: "It was 2004 and I was watching TV with my parents, who mentioned that a famous Dutch DJ would perform at the Olympics, so we watched it together. It was the first time I ever saw a DJ performing and when I watched how TiĂŤsto was DJing, I just thought it was the coolest thing and wanted to do it myself! I've always done what I love the most: Making music. That my track, "Animals," became so big was just so unexpected! The rollercoaster ride [I'm] experiencing is just crazy! You meet so many new people, get to perform at the most amazing places in the world and get so many amazing opportunities. I feel very fortunate to be able to do this."

Source :Rolling Stone

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DEEJAYING 102

EDM MIXING 50 Effective Tips for Improving Your Mixdown Quality, Workflow, and Mixing Knowledge

TIPS 1 -20

DEEJAYING 102 Mixing down a track is just one of the many things required in music production, though more of a ‘technical’ craft – it’s still certainly creative, and it plays a huge part in music as a whole.

If you’re a bedroom producer, then it’s likely that you’re mixing down your own material.

Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start, and often it can seem like a chore.

Because of this, I’ve decided to compile a list of tips that I and others use. Take these with a grain of salt, and please take the time to experiment and learn for yourself. The purpose of this is to give you some ideas or help you improve your work.

Preparation

The first 10 tips are about preparation, that is – preparing your track before the final mixdown, which leads to my first point.

1. Do a final mix at the end

We posted an article a while back on mixing as you go vs. mixing down at the end. A lot of people mixdown as they go, which is great, but it helps to do a final check and clean up at the end.

Separating the creative/musical and creative/technical side can be incredibly helpful, not only to workflow but production quality as a whole.

2. It all starts with sound design and sample selection

You know the old saying - you can’t polish a turd.

It applies to mixing. If you’re trying to mixdown a track that has a poorly designed bass, horrible kickdrum, and ugly hi-hat – then what’s the point?

Mixing is not something you do just at the end of your production, it’s something that you have to think about from the moment you open your DAW.

3. Be happy with everything else first

I know some people can work fine like this, but I find that jumping between mixing, arrangement, sound design, and musical creation is a nightmare.

Before doing the final mixdown, take a listen through your track a few times and make sure you’re content with the arrangement and everything else (you don’t have to be completely happy with how it sounds sonically, as you’ll be fixing that in the mixdown).

4. Label and color tracks

Some people will disagree with me here, but I think that labelling and coloring tracks speeds up workflow big time.

Our brain responds to color faster than it does to words. When mixing down it’s important you know what section you’re working on, you don’t want to EQ your bass while listening to your synth.

I typically color all my drums and percussion yellow, bass blue, and synths green.

Having an already set up template can help with this, and I recommend creating one.

5. Using audio over MIDI has its benefits

I’m not going to make any recommendations here, because I know many people who prefer not to bounce down to audio, and that’s fine.

Aside from this, there are actually a few benefits to working with audio: You can visually see where the audio starts and ends, making it easy to clear things up (reverb tails, delay tails, etc) It’s more CPU-friendly It’s easier to work with in general As a preparation tip, bounce down certain elements to audio if you feel you’d work better that way.

DEEJAYING 102 6. Group similar tracks

This is something you may also do during the mixdown (wanting to even out two tracks for example). Grouping similar tracks can help you to achieve a more ‘unified’ sound through bus compression, EQ, reverb, and whatever else.

It’s also a lot easier to turn one fader down instead of 5. If your drum section is too loud, then you can simply turn the group fader down.

7. Mixdown earlier in the day, if possible

This will likely be controversial.

As far as I’m concerned, our ears don’t perform at 100% the whole time we’re awake. If you’re listening to music all day, or working in a place with loud noises – then mixing down afterwards can be dangerous due to your already fatigued ears.

Our ears are a lot more fresh and unbiased in the morning.

Whether this has an identifiable significant difference is another story, but it’s worth trying out.

8. Start with all the faders down

It’s a lot easier to get a good balance by turning the volume up from nothing. In preparation, turn all the faders down and then start with the element you want to be the loudest (in most EDM this would be the kick drum) 9. Highpass everything

You might want to do this after the preparation stage, I like to do it before.

Filter out all the unneeded low-end information from each track. Highpass up until the point where it affects the sound, and then pull it back a bit just to stay on the safe side. This is a good starting point.

Note: Kick and sub-bass are an exception here.

Along with anything else you think needs frequencies under 100Hz.

10. Choose reference tracks

Mixing without reference tracks is like drinking alcohol for no apparent purpose. You feel great at the time, but in the morning when you wake up you ask yourself, “Why the hell did I do that?”

Don’t overestimate your abilities. Reference tracks are in my opinion, essential.

The next 25 tips are about mixing in general, this includes creative and technical aspects.

11. Start with your most important element

In any given song you’ll have one element that’s the most important. In an acoustic song it might be the vocal, in dubstep it might be the snare, and in trance it might be the kick.

Work out what this is and start with it, use it as a reference point and build all other elements around it (for this reason I typically start with the kick, any time I add an element that causes the kick to lose punch I know I need to adjust the new element).

12. Devote time to your mixdown

It takes time! Mixing down a track does not involve slapping a limiter on top and uploading it to Soundcloud saying ‘plz download’, it involves effort, hard work, and time.

If you know that you’re going out in 30 minutes, then it’s probably not the best time to start a mixdown. Find a time where you can commit a couple of hours solely to your mix.

13. Mix at low volume

Yes, cliché, I know. But it’s important that people understand this.

Mixing at a low level not only reduces the risk of ear fatigue (and permanent hearing damage), but it’s a great way to judge your mix more accurately because: You have less harsh room reflection You can get a more accurate balance, if you can’t hear something at a low level then it may be too quiet If it sounds good at a low volume, it’s generally going to sound good at a high volume

DEEJAYING 102 14. Mastering won’t fix anything

18. Spectrum analyzers are invaluable, but

Don’t tell yourself that mastering will fix the problems you have in your mix. It simply won’t.

If the low-end is too loud, then fix it! If you’ve got a harsh high-end, fix it! Don’t just procrastinate and convince yourself that mastering will fix it.

ultimately rely on your ear

15. Learn to use your tools

Whether it’s VST’s, your DAW, or your monitoring environment – don’t make excuses.

My studio was lo-fi by necessity; I was fourteen with no reliable income. I was monitoring my music using $100 Logitech speakers, and I only used software. – Porter Robinson Good tools help a lot, but they aren’t required. The most important thing is that you know your gear inside and out.

I see a lot of new producers posing questions like, “How good is compressor X?” Or, “Sick of Fruity Reverb, what do you recommend?”

Understand that I have no hate towards third party plugins, there’s no denying that they do sound better – but a new plugin will not make your mixdown sound significantly better if you don’t know how to use the tools first. If you’re unaware of how a compressor works, then why would you buy (or acquire) a different one?

Save money, and learn first.

16. Consider using volume automation instead of compression

Compression is a great tool, and it’s important that you understand how to use it. But, there are often times where volume automation is more applicable.

If you’ve got some loud peaks in your song, compression can fix them – but so can placing a little dip with an automation clip. It’s a lot more flexible and may just prove beneficial to you.

17. Subtle sidechaining can work wonders

I’m not talking ‘Call on Me‘ type sidechain compression, but rather so subtle that it’s almost inaudible.

Doing this creates a lot more room for the kick to punch through, and who says you need to sidechain with a kick? You could use another synth, or anything else. Be creative!

You’d be silly to work without them, but it’s important that you make final calls with your ear.

Use both!

Don’t have a spectrum analyzer? Check out SPAN. 19. Don’t blame your bad mix on the tools you have

20. Don’t wear a beanie

Or anything else that covers your ears, for that matter.

Honestly, you’d be surprised at how often I see this.

It’s completely stupid, listen to a song with a beanie on and take it off halfway through. Wearing something over your ears blocks out a lot of highfrequencies and is horrible for mixing and making music in general.

Are you reading this Avicii?

SOURCE: edmprod This is the first of a three-part series and will be continued in the May Issue of ALOUD!!!!

10 Reasons Tomorrow World 2014 Will Outshine Every Other Festival In America This Year

Last year, Belgium’s legendary TomorrowLand arrived on American soil. TomorrowWorld touched down to close out the festival season in Chattahoochee Hills, just outside Atlanta, Georgia, in South Fulton County.

The US ticket pre-sale in 2013 sold out in a mere two hours and 140,000 fans from around the world gathered to begin a new annual pilgrimage to the festival. The 2014 edition returns to Atlanta this September and goes on sale this Saturday at 12PM EST. Nearly 300 artists performed across eight exotic stages at quite possibly the largest first-year music festival in history. However, things are sure to be even bigger in 2014, and we have 10 reasons to prove it:

3. Dance On Water

Each year, TomorrowWorld uses scuba teams to construct floating bridges connecting various areas of the festival. You can dance on water, literally.

4. An Incredible Lineup

1. Mainstage Madness

TomorrowWorld does things bigger and better than any other festival on earth. The massive Mainstage stretches as long as a football field and pairs DJs with pyrotechnics, fireworks, water fountains, live performers and other surprises.

Oh, and lasers… lots of lasers.

TomorrowWorld will welcome nearly 300 of the world’s best DJs from nearly every electronic genre in 2014. Last year featured Tiësto, Calvin Harris, Hardwell and Armin Van Buuren, just to name a few.Look beyond the star DJs at TomorrowWorld and discover stages dedicated solely to Techno, Deep House, Dub-Step, Hardstyle, Trance and more!

5. Experience DreamVille

2. An Unbeatable Location

After visiting over 100 locations around the world, TomorrowLand’s creators settled in Chattahoochee Hills, just outside Atlanta, Georgia. It’s just like being in Belgium, with rolling hills, lakes and a natural grass amphitheater around the Mainstage.

TomorrowWorld’s vibrant camping city is expanding in 2014 and is expected to welcome 35,000 fans per night.

Located directly on the festival grounds, DreamVille residents get access to a special welcoming party called “The Gathering” on Thursday night and will have access to The Marketplace with shops and food

6. Eight Unique Stages

XS also hosted a main stage VIP section that gave festival attendees the optimal combination of premium placement and a top tier nightlife experience.

9. Adults Only — 21+

Each of TomorrowWorld’s eight stages will be custom built to host unique experiences. After last year’s Temple-, Butterfly- and Candylandthemed stages, we can’t wait to see what 2014 will bring 7. Good Food… Seriously

TomorrowWorld is an exclusively 21+ affair. The age requirement ensures a more upscale experience and leads to a crowd unlike that of any other dance music festivals across the country 10. Special Little Moments

TomorrowWorld 2014 will feature cuisines from around the world throughout its many picnic areas. Look beyond typical festival food and discover Southern BBQ, Belgian Waffles and Crêpes.You can even wash it all down with the TomorrowWorld Craft Beer, from one of the Belgian Beer Café’s 10 taps.

8. LIV Nightclub & XS Nightclub

Last year, TomorrowWorld partnered with two of America’s best nightclubs to curate its VIP areas.The LIV Ocean and Pool club played host to poolside cabanas overlooking a massive

Last year TomorrowWorld played host to a wedding in DreamVille, an International Moment uniting fans from 75 different countries, and tons of other unique experiences!

TomorrowWorld is a 3-day music festival (and 5day camping experience) nestled within 8,000 acres of expansive forests and lakes known for mindblowing décor, massive artist line-ups, A-class camping, and gourmet food. In 2013, TomorrowWorld was the first European electronic music festival of its scale in the US and the first US festival to set a minimum age of 21. The Fairytale continues… TomorrowWorld returns September 26-27-28, 2014.

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ALOUDTECH Whether you are a professional DJ, or just a “wanna-be” and wanted to have fun mixing your music library then a DJ Software is all you need to have a good time on the fly. With a DJ software, you can record your musical mixes as well as produce unique remixes like a pro. Here are the Top 5 Free DJ program for Windows that we can recommend to jumpstart your hobby as an audio, music, song, and sound mixer.

3. Dj ProMixer

1. Mixxx

features as compared to other free DJ software

Mixxx is one of the pioneers in DJ mixing consoles. It is designed for both professional and semi-professional users. While it is free, it is a great tool for professional mixing, programming, recording or live presentation. It also includes beat estimation, parallel visual displays, hot cues, looping and other effects that is perfect for DJ’ing Our Rating: 5 Stars

Pros: professional program, Advanced MIDI controller support, full functional features, customizable, superb performance Cons: default skins for windows are not

attractive,have to go to community support to get the link for extensive guide of the program OS: Windows 8 32-bit and 64-bit, Windows 7,

Windows Vista, Windows XP 2. Virtual DJ

Virtual DJ is another popular and great DJ software that is well laid-out and is equipped with comprehensive features for professionals and amateurs alike. VirtualDJ is widely used for its cutting-edge beatlock engine, automatic seamless loop engine and synchronized sampler.

It is also has a stylish interface with hundreds of downloadable skins.

Our Rating: 5 Stars

Pros: stylish and attractive interface, versatile, fully-featured, nice graphics, easy installation features and settings can still be improved ,

OS: Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Me,

Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows XP

DJ ProMixer is a digital mixing suite with clean and intuitive interface. It offers two-track recording and mixing, automatic beat detection, tracklists and advanced sync system to make live remixes. It also comes with sample beats to help you going.

Our Rating: 4 Stars

Pros: lite and nice interface, powerful audio production tools

Cons: does not fully function in Windows 7, limited OS: Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP 4. KraMixer

Kramixer is also an excellent DJ software program that has a stunning interface and has all the basic functions such as BPM counters, ability to vary frequency range and good selection of real-time effects to enhance vocals.

Our Rating: 4 Stars

Pros: plenty of features and effects, fast sound

processing capabilities, used FMOD sound engine which is also used by xbox and playstation 2 authors, Cons: bundled with 3 Spyware/Malware programs, OS: Windows 95, 98, NT, Me, 2000, 2003 Server or XP (only 2000, XP and above have recording available) 5. Ultra Mixer Free Edition

UltraMixer is a DJ software program with two channels, a mixer and library, which will let you store tracks and play them consecutively. It has a clear interface and also has great mixing options and effects as found in other typical mixers.

Our Rating: 3.5 Stars

Pros: nice interface, good sound quality, great mixing options

Cons: complicated registration process, it runs on java and has tendency to be slow,

OS: Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows XP

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ALOUD FASHION GUIDE

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Words by Rejoice Moyo So you are ready for a night out and want to paint the town red? Whether you are going out to have fun, to impress or just on a social tip you need to pay particular attention to what you are going to wear. This fashion guide will help you in choosing the best outfit and being outstanding during the night out.

Before we start tackling the dress code it is imperative to emphasise the need for a shower before going out. Comb our hair and trim your fingernails and brush your teeth and wear a deodarant. Do not bathe in spray, as spray mixed with sweat and cigarrete smoke might produce a pungent smell that would drive anybody away.

Guys · Jeans and sneakers are a definite no-no especially if you are going to a trendy upmarket club. A nice pair of chinos, classy –not- too- loud shirt will do. · Avoid wearing cotton shirts as cotton doesn't allow for air and by the end of the night you will be drenched in your sweat. · Avoid wearing shorts and sandals unless you are attending a beach party. · Dark sunglasses are pretty cool during the day not so in the club. · Do not wear caps and a million gold chains that is very tasteless.

Ladies · First thing first please do show your skin, you came to be noticed so go ahead but you need to make sure It is in a tasteful manner. Do not show all the skin at once but concentrate on your best assets. · If you have lovely long legs a mini-skirt or short dresses are ideal. · If you have a nice flat tummy, a nice crop top will do. · Show off some cleavage, that is sure to get you the attention you need but don't show everything least you are mistaken for a hooker and attract the wrong attention. · Heels are perfect for posture , but if you are out just to dance the night away wear shorter dancing shoes, again sandals and slippers are really not great club regalia. · Skinny jeans and leggings have taken the fashion industry by storm but do not spot these if you have got too much cellulite the legging don't tend to hold things together, all contours will be visible and that just ha a trashy look to it.

Worse if you are twerking it wouldn't look good if all flesh is just wobbling around. · Zebra and Cheetah prints are great but not if it is the whole outfit blend it with a plain coloured top if it is a cheetah trousers or plain coloured bottom if you are spotting an animal print top. · Do wear underwear, because by the end of the night after downing in one or two bottles and are falling all over the place it would took tacky if you were not wearing any undies · Women tend to move around with their whole wardrobe in their bags. These are a definite hell no if you are going clubbing. You don't need to be hitting people on the dance floor and cause some concussions with your bag. A simple clutch that accommodates your lip gloss, eyeliner, powder and spray will do.

Just like the guys , do not wear too much jewellery. A simple necklace, bracelet and anklet will suffice

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We are giving away copies or Rob Macson’s new EP “Chasing Lights” with tracks featuring Simba Tagz and Tehn Diamond.

How to enter Simply like Aloud Magazine on Facebook and you are in the running!! That simple!!

WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE MAY ISSUE OF ALOUD!!!

HIFA 2014 Dates Announced The Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) has announced that the 15th edition of the Festival will run from 29 April to 4 May 2014.

Novelties to be expected in the coming year include the staging of more shows and Arts promotion activities in-between its Festival editions. HIFA will be embarking on these projects as part of its fiduciary duty to promote the Arts and Culture industry in Zimbabwe.

The 2014 Festival as well as the additional events HIFA will be staging will serve to maintain the critical momentum of employment creation that these events bring about. HIFA has been supporting individual shows and other festivals in Zimbabwe for many years but will now increase the number of activities staged and supported to the greater benefit of audiences and industry players.

HIFA will also introduce a season ticket for its 2014 edition as well as begin the rollout of its online booking capabilities.

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