THE AMP NEWS ARCHIVES

01 September 2004 *LATEST NEWS* The last couple of weeks has seen a number of changes at AMP and it's a pleasure to bring you the lastest news so here goes: We brought you the news of guitarist Esteen Jacobsz taking on a solo career, well the news on that is that AMP sat in on a rehearsal a couple of days ago to see what he's been up to and things are looking pretty exciting. Jacobsz and drummer Warrick Poltney have formed a band together called The Sick-Leaves and will make a whole bunch of rock bands look like absolute beginners to put it quite frankly. Influence by many bands alike, The Sick-Leaves can be classified as Brit Rock with a touch of Jimi Hendrix and the Velvet Underground...Yes we are going way back but they rock and most definately a band to look out for. The band will start gigging extensively in the next couple of weeks and are also set to record a 7 track EP with producer Wynand van der Walt towards the end of October. The band is in search of a bassist with similar influences. For more information, please contact Sam Alberts on +27 83 471 7819 or email at sam@amp.co.za AMP has also been consulting with a number of music loving people and has decided to make a couple of changes to the website pertaining to music in South Africa and around the world and trends that are currently happening in music worldwide. We are also in the process of setting up the AMP Top 30 Chart...Yes we know, another one but it will be different as it will be open to all genres of music both nationally and internationally and will not just be dated to what we hear on radio now but songs from all eras. Watch this space for updates.

18 August 2004 ***BREAKING NEWS*** News just in is that AMP has 2 artists in the KOVSIES SA HOT 30 charts in Bloemfontein...and they are climbing up as the days go by... KOVSIES SA HOT 30 - Monday 9 August to Friday 13 August Laurie Levines' debut single in Bloemfontein, Secret Weapon enters the charts at Number 30 as a new entry. On Thursday 12 August, Henry Ates' 27 Years moves to its highest spot so far at Number 7 after 9 weeks on the charts. KOVSIES SA HOT 30 - Monday 16 August to Friday 20 August "Secret Weapon" moves 5 places up the charts to number 25 on Monday 16 August while "27 Years" enters the Top 5 at number 4 after spending 10 weeks on the charts. TO GET THESE SONGS TO NUMBER ONE, WE WILL BE NEEDING YOUR HELP! VOTE FOR IT BY SENDING A REQUESTING EMAIL TO: sahot30@hotmail.com OR PHONE THE STUDIO TO REQUEST AND DEDICATE THE SONGS AT: (051) 401 2030

17 August 2004 **NEWS FROM THE STATES** After the much disapointed cancellation for the Karma SA Tour, Karma and her band left Miami for Seatle and blew the crowd away at the Seatle Music Festival. The band performed on both the Friday and the Sunday night. They are back in Miami where they have an intense month of gigging ahead of them. Check out the AMP Gig Guide for more info on where Karma will be performing next. Upcoming Gigs: SOUTH AFRICA Mon 23 Aug - Laurie Levine live at Tings an Times, Hatfield, Pta (8pm) Wed 25 Aug - Laurie Levine live at 88, Norwood, Jhb (8pm) USA Wed 18 Aug - Karma live at Churchills Pop Couture III, Miami, FL (10pm) Thu 19 Aug - Karma live at Dada's, Delray Beach, FL (10pm) Fri 20 Aug - Karma live at Churchills, Miami, FL (11pm) Sat 21 Aug - Karma live at Surf Cafe, Boca Raton, FL (12:30pm) Sat 21 Aug - Karma live at Elements, Wilton Manors, FL (10pm) Mon 23 Aug - Karma live at Eddies Attic, Decatur, GA (9:30pm) Tue 24 Aug - Karma live at Eddies Attic, Decatur, GA (8pm) Wed 25 Aug - Karma live at Churchills Pop Couture IV, Miami, FL (1pm) Fri 27 Aug - Karma live at Jay's Bar, Ft Lauderdale, FL (9pm)

11 August 2004 *LATEST NEWS FROM THE AMP OFFICE* "Morning Sky" playlisted on Highveld Sterio (94.7FM) The first single from AMP artist Laurie Levine has been playlisted on 94.7FM. AMP submitted "Morning Sky" 2 weeks ago and the feedback has been brilliant. To get the song to number one we will be needing your help however...If you like what you are hearing, email onair@highveld.co.za and request, request, request. Watch this space as to find out how the song is doing on other radio stations around South Africa Apart from finishing her first four tracks in the studio, Laurie Levine has also just finished the shooting of a music video for "Morning Sky". Editing is quite the process but AMP should have the final product by next week. Watch this space for its first sceening. Laurie Levine guitarist, Eksteen Jacobsz has anounced his departure from the band to embark on a solo career. AMP will continue its work with Jacobsz but is also in search of a guitarist to full his spot. For more information, contact Sam Alberts on +27 83 471 7819 or email at sam@amp.co.za

26 July 2004 ***KARMA SA TOUR CANCELLED*** AMP is confirming the cancellation of the Karma SA Tour due to the unavailability of flights into South Africa. Please note that all dates have been cancelled including the Mercury Live in Cape Town and the Oppikoppi Festival date. Karma and her band has assured AMP that they will be visiting South Africa before the end of the year. Watch this space for updates and news on the band.

22 July 2004 ***BREAKING NEWS*** AMP confirmed the first dates for Karma and her bands' tour to South Africa yesterday afternoon. Please note that due to other commitments, the band will spend a minimum amount of time in South Africa and that bookings for these shows are essential as no other performances will take place. Due to the unavailability of flights into South Africa from the US, the performance at Hooligans in Table View had to unfortunately be cancelled but the band will be entertaining the Cape Town crowd on the Thursday evening at the Mercury Live. The dates are: Thursday 29 JULY 2004 Karma - Full Band live at The Mercury Live, Cape Town Friday 30 JULY 2004 Karma - Full Band live at Bohemia, Stellenbosch Sunday 1 AUGUST 2004 Karma - Full band live at Tings an Times, Pretoria Tuesday 3 AUGUST 2004 Karma - Full band live at Cafe Barcelona, Pretoria Wednesday 4 AUGUST 2004 Karma - Full band live at Back2Basix, Jhb Thursday 5 AUGUST 2004 Karma - Full band live at Die Mystic Boer, Bloemfontein Friday 6 AUGUST 2004 Karma - Full band live at OPPIKOPPI, Northam (set time - 22:15)

21 July 2004 Up & Coming Gigs: Apart from the confirmed Karma dates, AMP artist Laurie Levine will be performing at Tings an Times in Hatfield, Pretoria on Monday, 26 July. The music starts at 8pm and R10 gets you through the door.

12 July 2004 BREAKING NEWS New Karma and Henry Ate merchandise will be available on the AMP Shop as of this afternoon. Stunning trucker caps and t-shirts are available in different colours and there is some good news for the ladies...You now have the opportunity to order ladies cut t-shirts and no longer have to buy the mens cut for the sake of wearing it as pajamas!! Gigs for the Week: 15 July 2004 Karma will be performing at Churhill's Pop Couture 2 (5501 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, Fl) with Mike B and Mondernage. The music starts at 10pm and $5 gets you through the door. 17 July 2004 Karma will be gigging at Elements (acoustic show on the patio). The music starts at 10pm. 20 July 2004 Karma will be performing at the Purdy Lounge (Purdy Ave & 18th street, Miami Beach, Fl). The music starts at 11pm and entrance is free.

11 July 2004 LOCAL NEWS AMP Artist Laurie Levine finished in the studio on Friday. Four tracks were recorded and the first single "Morning Sky" will be submitted to radio on Tuesday. Laurie and producer Neill Solomon was rather surprised on Thursday when top SA artist, Ed Jordan walked into the studio, absolutely loved the tracks and offered to do backing vocals on "The One". Ed did magic in the recording booth and everyone left the studio smiling. AMP Artist Stefan Dixon is currently in the Mother City of Cape Town for a well deserved holiday. Check out the AMP gig guide for his up & coming gigs in Stellenbosch and the surrounding areas. Stefan is also in the process of getting a band together. Bassists, drummers and lead guitarists will be auditioned as of the 26th of July. If you think you have what it takes and enjoy the genre of Folk/Rock, contact the AMP office on +27 83 471 7819 to set up an audition date.

5 July 2004 So the updates has been a bit rare on the AMP site lately due to a number of factors...tore legaments to the webmasters' knee and the spell of flu that has been going around. Full recovery is not there just yet but we are all back to work and have loads of news so here goes: LOCAL NEWS The last couple of weeks saw may performances by the AMP artists. Fly Paper Jet left for Grahamstown yesterday to finish the last leg of the national tour. Their shows up in Jozi went extremely well but it was the gig at Die Mystic Boer with AMP artist Laurie Levine that is according to the AMP team, the one to remember. The 180 strong crowd supported the two up and coming bands like they were old favorites and everyone had a great time. AMP would like to thank Eloise Hyland for the brilliant accomodation at their guesthouse - Hillhouse and Die Mystic Boer for keeping their promise to do the advertising and for an excellent time. Check out the venue rating below to find out if a trip down to Bloemfontein is worth your while. RADIO SUBMISSIONS Some news from our recording artists... AMP has recently submitted Fly Paper Jets' single "The Light Fantastic" to radio stations around the country. To get the song to Number 1 on every station, we will be needing your help. Phone or email the station of you chose and request the single. Laurie Levine is almost done in the studio and the first single will be submitted later this week. Watch this space for updates. It has been confirmed that Karma and her band will be playing at the Seattle Music Fest at Alki Beach on the weekend of the 14th of August. The exact date of the performance is yet to reach the AMP offices. This has a slight implication on the bands scheduled tour to South Africa but AMP is working around the clock to reschedule and confirm all dates. **VENUE OF THE WEEK** The trip to Bloemfontein was most definately worth the 4 hour drive. The bands arived at Die Mystic Boer at about 3pm to find the engineer waiting and the pa already set up and ready to blast music. A lot of work has gone into Die Mystic... Artists who have performed there will be glad to know that the stage is not as dodgy as it was a couple of months ago - it's actually very sturdy and the fear of being hit in the face by a mic has been taken out of the picture. The lighting is great, the sound is great, the pizza was fantastic and the management ensured that a great time was had by all there. Bloem is definately one of the most under-rated places in South Africa. VENUE RATING (out of 5):***** Gig Update for the week: SOUTH AFRICA Thursday 8 July -Laurie Levine and her band will be performing at Back2Basix, Westdene, Jhb. The music starts at 8pm. Friday 9 July-Laurie Levine and her band will be performing at Rascasse, Melville, Jhb. The music starts at 8pm and R20 gets you through the door.

20 June 2004 LOCAL NEWS Laurie Levine and her band performed at Kippies Jazz International on Friday night and ensured a good time for everyone in the audience. Half way through her set, owner of Kippies and South African jazz ledgend, Sipho "Hotstix" Mbuso joined Levine and her band on stage, playing the sax on her song "Talk to Me". "It's one of my favorite songs and I just felt like jamming along to it", Hotsix said after the show. Levine, who is currently gigging with Eksteen Jacobsz on guitar, Brendan Ou Tim on bass and Bruce McLaren-Lyall on drums, finishes off in the studio this week. Watch this space for updates. Cape Town based band Fly Paper Jet had their first gigs in Jo'burg last week. They kicked their tour off with a performance at Back2Basix in Westdene and followed it up with an excellent performance at Nile Crocodile in Pretoria. The well known hostile crowd of the Nile very quickly warmed up to the Capetonians and ensured everyone to have a brilliant time. Their gig at Rascasse unfortunately had to be cancelled due to a voiceless, flu infected leadsinger. They were however ready to jam on Saturday afternoon at an instore gig at Compact Disc Warehouse in Rosebank and later that evening at Cafe Barcelona in Pretoria. FPJ will be in Jozi untill the 3rd of July - be sure not to miss their upcoming gigs. NEWS FROM THE STATES Karma's lead guitarist Christiaan Wood arived in South Africa this afternoon - to finish his engineering degree at Stellenbosch University. Apart from being absolutely exhausted, he was full of news and let the AMP team in on some exciting, soon to be confirmed news. He will be in South Africa until mid July after which he will return to the States. Gig Update for the week: SOUTH AFRICA Wednesday 23 June -Laurie Levine and Fly Paper Jet will be performing at the World Famous Blues Room, Sandton Jhb. The music starts at 8pm. Thursday 24 June-Laurie Levine, Fly Paper Jet and Freshly Ground will be performing at Roxy's, Melville Jhb. The music starts at 8pm and R30 gets you through the door.

13 June 2004 LOCAL NEWS AMP had one of its most sucsessfull gigs to date on Sunday night. Laurie Levine and her band performed at 88 in Norwood, Johannesburg and blew the crowd of about 200 strong off their feet. Levine for the first time also permormed with her new drummer Bruce McLaren-Lyall. The instrument most definately brought a new dimension to her music. Cape Town based band Fly Paper Jet arrived in Jozi this morning for their Gauteng stretch of their nation wide tour. The band has exciting new music to offer to the live music listeing audience and most definately a band to watch out for. Check out the AMP Gig Guide to see where they will be performing. Gig Update for the week: SOUTH AFRICA Tuesday 15 June - Laurie Levine and Fly Paper Jet will be performing at Back2Basix in Westdene tonight. The music starts at 8pm and R30 gets you through the door. Thursday 17 June - Fly Paper Jet and Soil 7t7 will be performing at Nile Crocodile. The music starts at 8pm and R20 gets you through the door. Friday 18 June - Laurie Levine will be performing at Kippies Jazz International. Music starts at 8pm. Fly Paper Jet will be doing an unplugged set at the Rascasse Cocktail Bar. The music starts at 8pm and R20 gets you through the door. Saturday 19 June -Laurie Levine, Fly Paper Jet and Soil 7t7 will be gigging at Cafe Barcelona. The music starts at 8pm and R30 gets you through the door. USA Tuesday 15 June -Karma and her band will be performing at The Purdy Lounge, Miami Beach, Fl tonight. Music starts at 11pm. Wednesday 16 June -Karma will be gigging at Churchill's(pop couture night). Miami, Fl. The music starts at 10pm. Thursday 17 June -Karma and her band will be performing at Dada's, Delray Beach, Fl. Music starts at 10pm.

09 June 2004 LOCAL NEWS Julian Sun and Douglas Bean will be performing at Rascasse this Friday. Both have been performing with numerous bands including Henry Ate and Tamara Day but is taking the roles of lead singers more seriously nowadays. Be sure not to miss this performance. Music starts at 8pm and the cover is R20. If after their show, you are still in the mood for great music (and we can guarentee that you will be after seeing them), you can hop next door to Roxy's to check out Arno Carstens' New Porn. Cape Town based band FLY PAPER JET will be ariving in Jozi over the weekend and will start their conquering of Gauteng on Tuesday 15 June. Be sure not to miss out on any of their performances. Their debut album "Fly Paper Jet Live" is also available on the AMP SHOP. Kay Oliver performed at Kippies in Newtown last week and blew the crowd away. His mixture of rock and folk with great sing along melody lines soon had the people on their feet and cheering for more. Cant wait to see him with a full band behind him. Most definately a performer to watch out for. Kay is in search of a drummer and bassist with rock influences. For more info contact Sam on 083 471 7819. His next gig will be at Rascasse (next to Roxy's in Melville) on Monday 28 June. NEWS FROM THE STATES Karma and her band performed at Disney World this weekend and blew the 2000 strong crowd away. CD's were sold out in a matter of minutes and signing autographs took about 2 and a half hours. For those you had bad luck in not being able to get a copy of their music, all Karma and Henry Ate albums and merchandise are available on the AMP SHOP for your convenience. Karma will be back in South Africa in August for a very brief tour. The first show is set to happen at Back2Basix on 4 August as a warm-up for Oppikoppi. Bookings are essential for this performance and AMP would advise you to call the venue asap to reserve your seat. (Back2Basix - 011 726 6857) **NEW VENUE** 88 in Norwood is not exactly a new spot to check out but but they do have a new way of doing things. After being in the bussiness for a couple of years, owners Josh and Allen (owned 206 back in the day and gave Henry Ate one of their first gigs) have decided to have live bands at the bar on Sunday nights - and not only high profile bands which is great news to AMP. This past Sunday saw MXO getting the crowd on their feet. The vide is great and apart from the venue being a sound engineers nightmare (but that is nothing for you to worry about), 88 is most definately a spot to check out. AMP artist Laurie Levine will be gigging there on Sunday 13 June. VENUE RATING (out of 5):**** Gig Update for the week: SOUTH AFRICA Thurday 10 June - Laurie Levine will be performing at Kippies Jazz International. The music starts at 8pm and R30 gets you through the door. Sunday 13 June - Laurie Levine will be performing at 88 in Norwood. Music starts at 7pm and no cover will be charged. Tuesday 15 June - Laurie Levine and Fly Paper Jet will be gigging at Back2Basix in Westdean. The music starts at 8pm and R30 gets you through the door. USA Tuesday 15 June - Karma and her band will be performing at the Purdy Lounge.The music starts at 11pm.

02 June 2004 NEWS FROM THE STATES Some great news to reach the SA shores is that Karma won the singer/songwriter competition at Eddie's Attic in Atlanta and will be back there on Friday night (5 June) to compete in the finals. Read more about the gig and the bands' experiences in Karma's diary. Also be sure to check out the AMP Gig Guide for more gig dates and their planned trip to South Africa. LOCAL NEWS Laurie Levines' time in the studio is paying off in a huge way. The recording is going very well and all should be done in the next couple of days. Guitarist Max Mikula, harmonica genuis Jamie Jupiter and drummer Georg Voros has done their bit with violinist Brendan Jury coming in on Friday. Read more on the studio time in Lauries' studio diary. **NEW VENUE** Okay so this update might be a bit late but it's worth sharing the news anyway...There is a new venue in Jo'burg and it rocks. Back2Basix opened a while ago but it was only on Tuesday last week that AMP decided to check it out. The band: DNA Strings. The atmosphere: Abosolutely brilliant and some good to know facts: It's a full on music venue with great service...something, that with the departure of the Bassline was very much in need in Jozi. The band enjoyed themselves very much and the people in the crowd were soon dancing on the tables and the venue owners...well they stood around with huge smiles on their faces, knowing that they must have done something right. VENUE RATING (out of 5):***** Gig Update for the week: SOUTH AFRICA Thurday 3 June - Stefan Dixon and Kay Oliver will be performing at Kippies Jazz International. The music starts at 8pm and R30 gets you through the door. USA Thursday 3 June - Karma performing live at the Social. (54N Orange Avenue, Orlando, Fl). The music starts at 10:30pm. For bookings call (407) 246 1419 or visit the website at www.orlandosocial.com Saturday 5 June - Karma will taking part in the Eddie's Attic singer/songwriter competition in Atlanta. Sunday 6 June - Karma (full band) performing live at She Rock, Orlando. Monday 7 June - Karma (full band) will perform at Senor Frogs, Miami (Collins Avenue, South Beach, Miami) The music starts at 11pm.

24 May 2004 Some unconfirmed news is that Karma will be back in South Africa to strut her stuff in August. A three week tour is in the pipeline and will also include the 10 Year Oppikoppi Celebrations. Watch this space for the regular updates or visit www.henryate.com News at AMP is that Laurie Levine started pre-productions at Passage One Studios today. A studio diary will be loaded onto the AMP site daily. Gig Update for the week: SOUTH AFRICA Thurday 27 May - Laurie Levine will be performing live at Kippies in Newtown. The music starts at 8pm and R30 gets you through the door. Kay Oliver will be the support act. Friday 28 May - Laurie Levine live at El Denta, Sandton. The music starts at 7pm. USA Wednesday 26 May - Karma performing live at the Poorhouse. (110 SW 3rd Avenue Ft Lauderdale). The music starts at 10:30pm. Thursday 27 May - Karma will be performing at Churchill's, Miami. (5501 NE 2nd Ave, Miami Beach). The music starts at 10pm. Friday 28 May - Karma performing live at the Sandbar (6752 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach). The music starts at 10pm. Saturday 29 May - Karma will do an acoustic show at Elements (3073 NE 6th Avenue, Wilton Manors) Music starts at 8pm. Tuesday 1 June - Karma performing live at Churchill's, Miami. (5501 NE 2nd Ave, Miami Beach). The music starts at 10pm.

17 May 2004 AMP Artist Laurie Levine will be in the studio for a couple of days starting on Monday 24 May 2004. Watch out for four great tracks to hit the radio stations soon. Laurie will also keep a daily diary of her studio experience so be sure to check this out on the AMP website. Gig Update for the week: Tuesday 18 May - Karma will be performing at Churchill's, Miami. (5501 NE 2nd Ave, Miami Beach). The music starts at 10pm. Thursday 20 May - Karma will be performing at Shero's, Pompano Beach. (1441 S Powerline Rd, Pompano Beach, 33069.) The music starts at 10pm. Monday 24 May - Karma and her band will be performing at Eddie's Attic, Atlanta. The music starts at 9pm.

10 May 2004 "Welcome to Monday", the week has got off on a rather hectic start but things seems to be falling into place!! AMP Artist Laurie Levine will be celebrating her birthday on Wednesday and Karma will be gigging in Miami. Gig Update for the week: Friday 14 May - Karma will be performing at the Sandbar (6752 Collins Ave, Miami Beach. The music starts at 10pm. Be sure not to miss the gig!!

7 May 2004 ***BREAKING NEWS*** AMP has been talent scouting for the last couple of weeks and have found some amazing artists in the Jo'burg area. The AMP Artists section will soon be updated with biogs, pics and downloads of two new artists, Kay Oliver and Duncane. A couple of exciting changes will happen on the site in the next couple of weeks so be sure to visit the website daily.

5 May 2004 (due to some "worm-writing the world (and that includes AMP) wants to kill him right now computer genius", updating the AMP website took a lot of restarting, but is sorted out now and updates should happen regularly.) Gigs for the week: Tonight - Karma will be performing at the Poorhouse, 110 SW 3rd Avenue, Ft Lauderdale. Music starts at 10:30pm. Saturday 8 May - Stefan Dixon will be performing with Delta Blue at Cool Runnings Centurion.

27 April 2004 AMP artist Stefan Dixon performed last night at Tings an Times in Hatfield, Pretoria, along with Cape Town based band Delta Blue. The venue was packed well before the gig began - an indication of the anticipation of the great music to come, and the crowd were not left disappointed. Stefan took the stage and had the audience on the edge of their seats (the few that were sitting!) for his entire set. Then it was Delta Blue's turn to rock the venue... I'm sure the tremors were felt in Cape Town as they romped, with an awesome stage-presence, through a two-part set consisting mostly of their own material as well as some great covers of Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, and others. Stefan Dixon will be performing with Delta Blue on the following dates: Friday 30 April - Tanz Cafe, Rivonia Saturday 8 May - Cool Runnings Centurion

19 April 2004 **AN UPDATE ON THE WEEK** A week of musical research at Splashy Fen resulted in three broken ribs and a funny coloured shoulder for the webmaster... no questions were asked and it turned out to be quite the eventfull weekend. After being towed into the festival grounds at Splashy, hotwiring the combi and using a screwdriver as a key for the petrol tank, Laurie Levine and her band finally got to the stage and performed a brilliant gig. She was invited to perform on the main stage the following night but had to leave for Oppikoppi in a car that had the resemblance of a Jo'burg taxi. At the same time, Stefan Dixon was entertaining the crowd at Oppikoppi with an excellent set of tunes along side guitarist Julian Sun and took the iniciative to extend his set by a further 30 minutes... In his words, "I just couldn't get off stage, I had so much fun. Die crowd was...." Well we'll just leave it there. Ariving at the farm in Northam (that's now after the R300 fine in Rustenburg) Laurie and her band got onto stage (after meeting up with a very excited Stefan) and performed a brilliant Sunday afternoon layed back gig. The weekend came to an end with BOO! performing an excellent gig at the Koppi and many great memories made... Oppikoppi and Splashy Fen... Until next year. **BREAKING NEWS** Laurie Levine and her band started the recording of her debut album at Passage One studio, with producer Neal Solomon on Friday. If all goes according to plan the album should be done, packaged and for sale by mid June. Watch this space for studio pics, song downloads and daily updates on how things are going. ***MERCHANDISE*** Really cool looking HENRY ATE and KARMA t-shirts and caps were delivered to the AMP office today. Visit the AMP SHOP to have a look and order yours online. Delivery will take about 2 weeks for South African orders and 3 for international orders. Only a limited amount is available. ***GIVAWAY*** AMP has a set of DR strings to give away. Email your name, surname, guitar gage you prefer and answer to the question below and stand the chance to win. Question: Name the guitarist performing with AMP Artist Stefan Dixon?

06 April 2004 *BREAKING NEWS* Karma is making her way to the West Coast of the United States to perform a couple of shows there. These shows will all be acoustic performances. The dates are as follows: 7 April - Baked Potato Original, 3787 Cahuenga Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91604. 8pm. 9 & 10 April - Anastasia's Asylum, 1028 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401. 8pm. The Karma website (http://www.karma.za.net) is under intense construction. As soon as the webmaster returns from a week of "musical research" at Splashy Fen and recovers from the "information overload", the new website will be launched.   Gigs for the week: Saturday 10 April, 14h00 - Laurie Levine will be performing at Splashy Fen music festival in the Natal Midlands. Saturday 10 April, 15h30 - Stefan Dixon will be performing at Oppikoppi music festival on the farm in Northern. Sunday 11 April, 12h00 - Laurie Levine will be performing at Oppikoppi music festival on the farm in Northern.

29 March 2004 AMP artist Laurie Levine has found herself a new guitarist. Eksteen Jacobsz, currently studying music at Allenby Campus has recently returned from London after spending two years there gaining valuble gigging experience at the same time.     Rocker Doctor has gone to the USA! Guitarist Christiaan Wood, aka the Rocker Doctor, has put an end to Karma's international search for a guitarist! Originally from Cape Town, Wood joined Karma in Miami on Wednesday and has already performed a couple of shows with her. A classically trained musician, he left the classical concert scene after a few years and has subsequently performed with many bands, in genres as diverse as classical, jazz, rock and acoustic folk. During this time, whilst playing festivals and competitions, he won several "Best Guitarist" and "Best Musician" awards and was offered a bursary to pursue a classical guitar career in Amsterdam.   *COMPETITTION WINNERS* AMP would like to congratulate Kobus van Niekerk & Ruzaan Olckers for each winning themselves a copy of the limited edition Henry Ate "Seven Songs" on TUKS FM 107.2 Jou Ma last week Monday. AMP will also be taking Stephan du Plessis & Jan-Henri Booysens back to nature... by way of two free tickets to this year's Easter Oppikoppi! AMP Gigs for the week: Jamie Jupiter & Stefan Dixon joined on stage by Henry Ate guitarist Julian Sun will be performing tomorrow night (30 March) at Aandklas, Hatfield Pretoria. Admission to this gig is free! Jamie Jupiter & Laurie Levine will be strutting their stuff at Kippies in Newtown on Sunday 4 April, starting at 8pm. Bookings for this gig is essential.

11 March 2004 ***COMPETITION*** AMP has two tickets to Easter Oppikoppi (9 to 11 April) to give away. Whoever sends us the coolest idea for giving away these tickets gets the first one! The winner will be announced on the 23rd of March at Tings an Times, Hatfield, Pretoria where AMP artists Stefan Dixon and Laurie Levine (also performing at this year's Easter Oppikoppi) will be strutting their stuff. One little competition rule: You have to be at Tings an Times on the 23rd to win the tickets. Visit the official Oppikoppi website at www.oppikoppi.co.za AMP gigs for next week: Alouise and Duncane will be performing at Aandklas, Hatfield Pretoria, on Tuesday night (16 March). Music starts at 9pm and R20 gets you through the door. Laurie Levine will be performing at Kippies in Newtown Johannesburg on Sunday 21 March. Seeing that Monday is a public holiday, the music will start at 9pm and R30 will get you through the door.

08 March 2004 AMP artists Alouise and Jamie Jupiter will be performing at Tings an Times in Hatfield, Pta tomorrow night (9 March). Music starts at 9pm and R10 gets you through the door. This will be Jamie Jupiter's first gig with AMP. ***BREAKING NEWS*** AMP got confirmation on Friday (5 March) that Laurie Levine and Stefan Dixon will be performing at this years Easter Oppikoppi (9 to 11 April)!!!! Watch this space for Oppikoppi ticket give-aways.

05 March 2004 *BREAKING NEWS* Karma will be performing an unplugged show this Sunday at Tarpon Bend in downtown Ft. Lauderdale. Music starts at 2pm and admission is free. If you're in the area, be sure to check it out.

01 March 2004 Laurie Levine will be appearing along with SciCoustic unplugged at Aandklas this Thursday, 4 March. Music starts at 8pm, and R15 gets you in. Be sure not to miss it. *BREAKING NEWS* AMP artist Laurie Levine will be performing at the World Famous Blues Room supporting the Cuban Doctors on Saturday 6 March 2004!

12 Feb 2004 *DAVE FOSTER CD LAUNCH* The AMP Agency was asked to book new comer to the music scene, Dave Foster's Gauteng stretch of his Nation Wide CD LAUNCH. Dave will be performing at Cafe Barcelona Elardus Park, Pta on Tuesday 24 Feb. AMP artist Stefan Dixon will be the support act. Check out the AMP Gig Guide for the complete Dave Foster gig listing. **AMP ARTIST SUPPORT ACT FOR SciCoustic** AMP artist Stefan Dixon will be supporting SciCoustic at Tings an Times, Hatfield Pta on Tuesday 24 Feb. Yes that's right, Dixon will be doing two shows on one night...

11 Feb 2004 **BREAKING NEWS** KARMA will be performing at the EVE INTERRUPTED ART SHOW, Miami Florida, tomorrow night (12 Feb 7pm). If you are in the area and searching for some great music to enjoy, be sure not to miss this performance by South Africa's top recording artist. (Eve Interrupted Art Show, Artopia - 2200 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL)

9 Feb 2004 **BREAKING NEWS** The World Famous Blues Room has invited AMP artist Laurie Levine back to perform with Deon Katz on 6 March. Joining Levine on stage will be Antony Kaplan on guitar and upright bass player Quinn Hawley. Watch this space...

4 Feb 2004 AMP artist Laurie Levine performing live at the World Famous Blues Room, Village Walk Sandton, Jhb, South Africa, supporting Marlon Green. Doors open at 8pm. **COMPETITION** We have a bunch of double-tickets to the Blues Room gig to give away to Mailing List members!! - Email your name and surname to AMP.

2 Feb 2004 Today is the official launch of the new AMP website! Welcome from the AMP team - Please have a look around and make yourself at home! A few of the sections are still under construction, but we are updating it on a daily basis, and we have many additions planned, so keep in touch.

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