Thabo Konopi

Thabo Konopi is a musician, producer, businessman, philanthropist and arts promotor

Also referred to as T-Man and HRH Thabo Konopi

Biography

Born and raised in Meadowlands Soweto, he started out in the music business, working as a producer, DJ and mastering engineer, inter alia using the professional name of T-Man.

Since 2004 he has been Executive Chairman and CEO of the 12 Inch Group of Companies[1], an independent record label (devoted to dance music) and prominent production company with studio facilities. The company specializes in music productions, studio recordings, mastering, digital audio editing, publishing, events production / logistics, artist development, DJ services, audio post-production and multimedia sound concepts for radio and film.

For more on his musical career as T-Man, see for example https://www.skeelo.co.za/Ttman.htm and https://www.discogs.com/artist/957967-Thabo-Konopi

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

He is an executive member of a forum called SPACE (Smart Partnerships in Arts and Creative Enterprise) which is dedicated to creating a platform for accessing skills, technologies and training for arts and culture industry practitioners, and building capacity through creating partnerships with government, organizations and individuals supportive of creative industries.

In 2008 he founded and became chairman of the National Arts and Culture Development Foundation (2008 - )[2] to support the various arts and artists.

In 2021 he created the Soweto Arts and Culture Festival (SACF) as a community development project through the National Arts and Culture Development Foundation (www.nacdf.org.za), which curates the festival.