The current Board, with portfolios and abbreviated Curriculum Vitae are:

name: Antos Stella
portfolio: Chairperson

Antos Stella is one of the few women to have reached the topmost levels of the South African music industry. Starting in the legal department of Gallo Music ("assisting with artist's contracts") in 1984, Antos rose through the ranks, becoming first Public Relations Manager and then Managing Director of South Africa’s longest standing record company. In 2005 Antos started her own music company AS Entertainment, which manages acts like the Mahotella Queens, and releases African and World music titles. Antos is the South African representative for Reed Midem, who host Midem, the world’s largest music industry trade show in Cannes every year, and has been instrumental in the growth of South African presence at Midem over the past years. Antos also co-ordinates a number of large scale music events such as the annual Africa Day Concert in Johannesburg. 

name: Dodo Monamodi
portfolio: Vice-Chair and Chair - Skills Development

Dodo began his career in the music business as a professional musician in 1988. From 1992 to 1995 he completed a music diploma at Funda Arts College, Soweto. He also studied sound engineering and worked as engineer and producer at Inhouse Sound College, and at Cyberforce studios, producing veterans like Blondie Makhene, Dan Nkosi and Nana coyote. In 1998 he worked part-time for Universal Brotherhood Consortium as music contract consultant, and was recruited by Cool Spot Productions as sound engineer, producer, songrwiter and programmer, working with the likes of Brenda Fassie, Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Oleseng. In 2002 he launched his own company Dojam Productions, and in 2003 launched the publishing division, Dodo's Music. In 2006, he was elected to the AIRCO Exco, and to the Midem Committee. He is currently working with North West procince to develop local talent, organise events and mentor emerging labels. 

name: Teboho Rammile
portfolio: Chair - Legal & Business Affairs

Teboho Rammile is a "protégé of the sunflower, tin-fish line guitar (which was crafted and built by his then ‘DJ’ father)". Born and raised in the Free State, he studied Commerce at Wits University, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting degree and a Higher Diploma in Tax Law, and other short-term qualifications in project management, investments, bond markets and equity capital markets. Having worked for various corporates, he started consulting on accounting, tax and business management in 2000. Having pursued musical inclinations since childhood, he plays guitar, piano and marimba (amongst other instruments), and was guitarist, musical director and manager for Free State Afro-pop band Maluti Band. He is also a qualified sound engineer. Teboho is AIRCO's current Legal and Business Affairs Chair. Teboho is the Executive Member  of Bit-O-Roc Entertainment, a company specialising in productions, recording, publishing, artists management, events and sound. 

name: Mandla Maseko
portfolio: Chair - Local Content & Anti-Piracy

Profile to follow.

 

name: Ken Haycock
portfolio:

While studying at Wits University in the early 70s, Ken played bass for a number of bands and achieved 4 Top 20 Hits. After completing a B.Com Honours at Wits and UNISA, Ken joined the music industry in 1975 as African Market product manger for EMI’s racking operation MFP. In 1976 he began working with Clive Calder heading up marketing at his label CCP Records. In 1979 Calder sold CCP to EMI, and by 1982 Ken had risen to Managing Director. During 1983 – 1988 he headed CCP and was a director for EMI, responsible for developing a roster of platinum-selling artists such as Brenda Fassie, The Big Dudes, Condry Ziqubu, Cheek To Cheek, The Winners and CJB. In 1988 Ken left EMI to start his own label Cool Spot, distributed by EMI, and achieved platinum sales with his debut 2 releases on the label. Some 20 years later and Cool Spot has become one of the longest standing independent record companies with its own premises, recording studios, publishing company and numerous gold and platinum selling artists. In 2006, Ken was elected to the AIRCO board.  

name: Harvey Roberts
portfolio: Chair - International Affairs

Harvey was born and reared in the UK, arriving in South Africa in 1972. He played tenor sax with The Dynamics in the early 80’s, relocating with the band to the UK from 1984 – 1986, after which he returned to South Africa and joined EMI in 1987. At EMI he took the position of Trade Marketing Manager handling Indies business from 1989 – 1993. He was promoted to MD of CCP Records and the EMI Board in 1993, where he served until 1998. He also served on the board of ASAMI (now RISA) during this period. In 1998 he left EMI and started Bula Music with Clive Hardwick and Peter Tladi, which is a leading gospel and traditional music label and one of South Africa’s largest independent record companies. Harvey was instrumental in the formation of AIRCO, was elected to the board in 2006, and currently represents South Africa and AIRCO on the board of WIN internationally. 

name: Hilton Roth
portfolio: Chair - Digital & Website

Hilton Roth, commonly known as Roach, has been involved in the Cape Town music business since 1992, working as music writer, community radio dj and at a mail-order CD club before starting electronic music record shop Solid Records in 1995. After it died in 1997 he co-founded DJ crew Krushed & Sorted, and in 2001 they launched their influential Cape Town label African Dope Records , which over the years has spawned publishing company African Dope Publishing, and commercial studio Krushed & Sorted Studios. Since 2005, inspired by Chris Anderson's Long Tail Theory , Roach's focus has switched from DIY music to digital and mobile marketing and distribution of music. He is co-founder and co-owner of b2b music licensing portal SonicSpaza , digital promotions and distribution consultancy Dig.it.all Solutions and 'underground' mobile portal Dopemobile and sometimes gets to sleep. 

name: Ashley Stone
portfolio: Chair - Marketing

Ashley Stone hails from the Free State, where he was born and schooled. In 1995 he joined M-Tel, a divison of the MTN group, and spent almost a decade with the company, assuming several Management roles at MTN Corporate Sales in the Free State, and developing a wide range of skills ranging from Management Development (Diploma) and Risk Management to Firefighting. In 2004, Ashley left the MTN Group to start his own Recording Company - Ashley Stone Recording and Production, which is his full-time focus. The studio-based business is one of the most prominent and active in the Free State, providing the full range of studio and production services, development of local talent, and record label / publisher functions for select artists. 

name: James Bassingthwaite
portfolio: Chair - Sponsorship
Profile to follow.