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Johan Heystek - musical director * producer * arranger
Johan attended "Die Kruin School of Arts" in Johannesburg, developing his talent, and at age 15 he wrote his first official composition, "The Last Supper" which was performed as part of an Easter Musical at his local church. In his final school year he was responsible for the music arranging and directing of the school stage production. While studying he arranged and directed numerous musicals.
Later years Johan started freelancing which allowed him to be involved in a broader spectrum of the South African Music Industry. In a joined venture with two other partners, they started their own state-of-the-art recording studio.
Doors opened Internationally. City Harvest Church in Singapore invited him to assist them with the recording of their live praise and worship album. He was subsequently invited back for another four years.
The Willow Creek Association SA (head office based in Chicago) appointed Johan as Music Director for their yearly conferences held in South Africa. At the XI World Congress of the International Christian Medical and Dental Association held in Durban, South Africa in July 1998, Johan Heystek acted as arranger, producer, band leader and pianist during all the music sessions. He did the same for other world conferences held in South Africa for the Kenneth Copeland Ministries (KCM) and CFAN (Reinhardt Bonnke)
He has won numerous awards, e.g. Crescendo and Lier. Some of the CD's produced and arranged by Johan have reached Gold Status and received SAMA and Lier awards. He also received awards for his own compositions (ATKV Lier award for his song Here Heilige Here)
For the past four years he has been responsible for the music page Saamluister of Leef! Met Hart en Siel magazine, writing short articles on Artists and reviewing CD's.
While freelancing Johan is currently also the Musical leader of Mosaïek, a church in Fairlands with more than 5000 members. He is responsible for all aspects of the music and together with the Arts team putting together a musical every year.
Johan has worked with numerous artists' productions the past 20 years (to name a few of nearly 200 productions): Catherine Jones, Jan de Wet, Piet Smit, Wanda de Kock (Bamm) Jubelate Sanggroep, Rouel Beukes, Prophet, Reason, Danie Botha, Annalise Wiid, Rouel Beukes, Mache, Tiro, Manuel Escorcio, Janita Claassen, Mari Michael, Arina de Witt, Badie Broers, Lp Louw, Four Jacks and a Jill, Jasmyn, etc ...
Johan has been the Music Arranger and Producer of various stage productions:
ATKV Lier Toekennings, Leef! met Hart en Siel Lofprysing Konsert, Meditations on Easter with Richard Cock and Mosaiek, Numerous musicals with Mosaiek (Vere, Opgehoop, Stasioner, etc), PIF (Pay it forward), etc...
As part of these stage productions he worked with many know South African Artists:
Brandon October, Kurt Darren, Juanita du Plessis, Amanda Strydom, Sweet Voice Masters, Marelouise, Retief Burger, Bianca le Grange, Kobus Muller, Helene Bester, Bobby van Jaarsveld, Nia Nell, Navi Redd, Jak de Priester, Jannie du Toit and Christa Steyn, Sonja Herholdt, etc...
Some of South Africa's top musicians and singers formed part of these productions:
Dennis Lalouette, Concord N'cabine, Bruce Wallis, Jean Floor Oosthuizen, Mauritz Lotz, Vinnie Henrico, David Classen, Marc Rausch, Fabian, Rob Watson, Ettienne Oosthuizen, Rixi, Luellen John, Kevin Kruger, Susan Mouton, Malie Kelly, Bobby Louw, Marriette Labuschagne, Hannes van der Walt, Corlea Botha, Fanie Fouche, Melody Bracey, Veronique Lalouette, Sweet Voice Masters, etc...
During 1997 & 1998 Johan was the presenter of the CNW television music programme Gospel Gossip.
Johan has done three of his own Piano albums of which two were released worldwide under the Brentwood Music label
Johan Heystek was recently the Music Director for the first Afrikaans Musical Movie, Liefling, die movie.
Age
47
Country
South Africa
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