Who We are
Uzinduzi is a digital platform meant to help artists launch their artwork and get financial support from their fans and supporters. It’s a great way for artists to connect with their audience and get the support they need to continue creating.
What We Do
We make Album launches profitable for the artists whilst the fans also get a physical experience of their favourite artist’s work through a physical plaque delivered to them in their name. Fans compete with each other to financially support their artist’s album launch by participating in a bidding war where everyone’s a winner. At the end of the bidding, fans are grouped by their contributions resulting in each category getting a plaque shipped to them respective of their bid amount. The plaques rank copper, silver, gold and platinum. All proceeds will go towards the artist after plaque manufacturing expenses.
How We Do It
Firstly, artists create accounts with Uzinduzi and set up their bio information on their profiles. When they have an upcoming album launch, they create the virtual launch event through their account and invite their fans through their social media accounts as well as ours.
Fans interested in supporting the artist can attend the launch by clicking the launch link and sign up using their email. Upon
login in, they are welcomed by the details of the album, the songs on the album, features, the album art and the plaque design for that album.
After going through the details of the album by the artist, the prompt to place a bid appears allowing the fan to support their artist in local currency or foreign currency using multiple payment options available. A bid amount slider is also present, showing the category of plaque and its respective minimum amount.
When the bid has been placed, the corresponding plaque
category is automatically awarded and contact details of the fan are required for shipping of the plaque and customisation of the name tag on the plaque. Shipping of plaques commences 2 weeks after the launch event expires.
The proceeds are forwarded to the respective artist after
deduction of plaque manufacturing expenses and the statistics of the financial performance of the album launch are compiled. The information is shared on social media, newspapers, radio stations and television networks for transparency.
The album receives an overall rating based on the total funds raised from the virtual launch event and the artist receives a corresponding plaque of achievement. The information is later used for annual awards of most funded album by genre.
Why Use Uzinduzi
At Uzinduzi, we believe that the artist needs the fans the same way the fans need the artist, a perfect balance of the relationship can be mutually beneficial to both the artists and their fans. Here are some of the benefits for both artists and fans for using this platform.
Fans Benefit
- Get a personalised plaque of your favourite artist’s album.
- Support your favourite artist directly from anywhere in the world.
- Satisfaction from the common good of being a proud sponsor of local content and artists.
- Get free access to your favourite artist’s shows for a period determined by your plaque category.
Artist Benefit
- Direct engagement with your support base and fans.
- Financial support of your artistry directly from your fans.
- Growth of your brand as an artist through access to new fans across the globe.
- Discovery of new performance destinations informed by the plaques shipping destinations.
Contact Details
Address
51 Samora Machel Avenue
Throgmorton Building
6th Floor, Office Suite 605
Throgmorton Building
6th Floor, Office Suite 605
Email
info@uzinduziafrica.com
payments@uzinduziafrica.com
payments@uzinduziafrica.com
Phone
Landline: +263 2427 52160
Cell line: +263 71 421 9938
Cell line: +263 71 421 9938
Working Hours
Weekdays: 0800hrs - 1700hrs
Weekends: 0900hrs to 1500hrs
*Closed on Sundays
Weekends: 0900hrs to 1500hrs
*Closed on Sundays
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