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Boom.Studio Company
Boom.Studio entered the South African music industry in 2015, with founder Dave Thompson, signing their first artists RO and Lucille Slade. Dave Thompson is known for working with international labels, including Arista, Chrysalis, Interscope, J Records, Jive/Zomba, MCA/Geffen and RCA. He also worked with intentional artists such as Alicia Keys, Avril Lavigne, Bob Dylan, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Guns and Roses, Jay Z, Nirvana, Pink, Puff Daddy, R Kelly, Toni Braxton, Usher and Whitney Houston.

Boom.Studio is a digital talent discovery platform; aiming towards an environment for creativity (song writing and production, not solely focused on vocalists) that tries to bring together artists as well as fans. The third pillar of Boom.Studio is positioned towards brands who would like to tap into music and entertainment marketing - a discovery tool to find talent, with white label and e-commerce facilities.

It can be classified as a Digital Label, a larger version of a Netlabel that mainly distributes music through digital audio formats and relies on the Internet to serve the product.

Music Industry Associations and Bodies in South Africa
ICASA, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa is mandated to regulate the broadcasting industry in the public interest. The Recording Indusrty of South Africa is responsible for representing the interest of producers of music and record labels in South Africa. They are also responsible for the annual South African Music Awards (SAMA)

When enforcing the South African Music Content regulations, the Authority is guided by the ECA .Section 61(2)(c) of the ECA provides that  a musical work broadcast by a broadcasting service licensee qualifies as “ South African music” if such work complies with at least two of the following criteria, namely –

I.	if the lyrics (if any ) were written by a South African citizen; II. if the music was written by a South African citizen; III. if the music or lyrics was or were principally performed by musicians who are South African citizens; IV. if the musical work consists of a live performance which is – (aa) recorded wholly in the Republic; or (bb) performed wholly in the Republic and broadcast live in the Republic.

RISA SAMRO SARRAL AIRCO

Founder
Dave Thompson spent 17 years as the A&R Marketing Director for Sony Music Africa and has been the music coordinator for the popular South African reality shows Big Brother, Fear Factor, Project Fame and, of course, Idols, where he was a key judge from 2002 until 2009. He’s also been the Executive Producer for over 100 SAMA Award finalists and winners.

List of artists

 * RO
 * 1) Lucille Slade
 * 2) Bring it 2 the Cypher
 * 3) M. Coopay