The David Gresham Entertainment Group is Africa's leading independent record and music company. I love all of Pete Waterman’s stuff and I want to talk about that – as I came up the stairs to your office, I saw a record on your wall featuring Jason Donovan’s album 10 Good Reasons…. David Gresham Music Publishing is one of the largest publishing companies on the African continent. The Johannesburg office also has two recording studios. The David Gresham Entertainment Group now consists of a full promotional, marketing and sales team with offices in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.
And the nice thing is that with iTunes, it’s almost like the 7″ single is coming back again. He was unfortunately already scooped up by RCA, but we realised then we didn’t want to miss any more of the Stock Aitken and Waterman guys, and we got Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue on board! We’ve got guys like Andre Schwartz, country award winning duo Heuning, Amor Vittone and Armand Hofmeyer – Steve’s son. © 2019 The David Gresham Entertainment Group (PTY) Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Beyele: African mantra for a better tomorrow, Navy Kenzo: New album is electric and groovy, Estère: Culture defines the parameters of my perspective, Black Is King and the Mama Africa fallacy, OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS DURING COVID-19, Blackout talks with creatives #10 w. Siso Nkambule. Connexion.
There must have been some immense changes since you first opened the door in 1972 until today. The famous such saying “Keep your feet on the ground and reach for the stars” was heard on the South African favourites such as TV’s Pop Shop, the Top Twenty Hit Parade, the Daily Drive Show on Springbok Radio and the breakfast shows on 5FM (then Radio Five). I was looking for something to motivate and inspire people and help them keep grounded as well and I modified it to “Keep your feet on the ground and reach for the stars”. You know, it’s now 15 years since the end of the Walkman. View David Gresham’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. But in South Africa retail is still integral. Response by the presenter was I rest my case. But in South Africa retail is still integral. The interview is available on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxHnYnilv4M). Yes that saying has become synonymous with me.
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The Johannesburg complex hosts two full on recording studios. After school, he traveled to Johannesburg to commence his apprenticeship as an Electro-Medical Engineer. I started radio on LM in January 1965. Hi guys, so I’m coming to you as a fan as you probably know, with an interest in pop from 80s and a website reflecting my interest. How do you select your artists / how would a musician apply to be represented by you? And I see that LPs are coming back in.
David was the longest running presenter of the official SA Top 20 Hits and in 1972 he set up his own record company – David Gresham Records, a company which is now the longest running independent record company in the country.
Now The David Gresham Entertainment Group consists of a full promotional, marketing and sales team with offices in Durban and in Cape Town, and with the head offices in Johannesburg. The company also has a separate DVD movie division, and a separate import division, including the largest chill out/lounge series Hotel Costes and Buddha Bar. © 2019 The David Gresham Entertainment Group (PTY) Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Join to Connect. Now The David Gresham Entertainment Group consists of a full promotional, marketing and sales team with offices in Durban and in Cape Town, and with the head offices in Johannesburg. Somewhere I still have a recording of David dedicating a song to me on the Radio Orion Top 20 which always used to air on a Thursday night and mentioning my school – the song was Heart by Pet Shop Boys! Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, Mattafix, James Blunt, Gwen Stefani, Elvis Presley, Quincy Jones to mention only a few.
On radio, David gave tremendous support to South African acts such as Joy “Paradise Road” and PJ Powers “Jabulani”, whom he proudly acknowledges as being responsible for breaking in South Africa! It was heard on the South African favourites such as TV’s Pop Shop, the Top Twenty Hit Parade, the Daily Drive Show on Springbok Radio and the breakfast shows on 5FM (then Radio Five). 1972.
It was a great time of my life. Gruesome Gresh commenced his broadcast career on LM Radio followed by Radio Highveld. 1972 was the year that David Gresham cut the ribbon and opened its doors to what is now the longest running independent record company in South Africa, The David Gresham Record Company. I also had a Thursday evening rock show.
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