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Joel has just completed work on the comedy feature film BIG FELLAS. Written by Ross Garland and Directed by Philip Roberts, this politically incorrect comedy will have audiences rolling in the aisles..

Joel is scoring the new ETV soapie "Rhythm City"

JOHANNESBURG -- E.tv has chosen Curious Pictures, producer of some of South Africa's most highly regarded dramas ("Hard Copy," "Heartlines"), to produce a soap for the free-to-air channel to replace its youth-targeting "Backstage."

London; MTV Films Europe (MTVFE) are pleased to announce they have boarded John Barker's film "Bunny Chow", which has been officially selected to participated in this years Toronto International Film Festival, running from September 7th to 16th.

Joel Assaizky has written film score and provided several songs along with the JMYC Studio crew for John Barkers new film Bunny Chow, which has been selected for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

The soundtrack also includes songs from other well known South African artists. The film also features 3 tracks from the Junior Musicians Yacht Club (the JMYC Studio band) that have attracted much attention internationally as well as underground cult status in the South African music scene.

Joel's vast musical knowledge and inventiveness made a massive contribution to the success of Mzansi, on top of which he is a good man to have at your side in a darkened final mix suite. What can be a rather lonely and draining place for a producer became a space of invigoration.

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JMYC Studio is providing music score for the broadcast identity and animated title sequences for the 12th Annual SA Music Awards − commissioned by Devereux-Harris.

Mzansi 2 has commenced braodcasting and I'm thrilled to be providing music for the second season. The plot is set to thicken as all the action from season one continues

This film explores rites of passage and transitions in male identity through a poignant visual and aural representation of the head shaving "rituals" of young recruits at Third South African Infantry Battalion in Kimberley 3SAI.

I've begun work on music score for Barry Berk's new TV series "The Lab" produced by Curious Pictures.

Joel Assaizky composed additional score for the award winning documentary Angola Saudades from the one who loves you.

ZAMA JOBE (produced by JMYC's Erik Pilani) nominated for MTV Europe award.

Mzansi voted Best TV Show at the 7th Annual Duku Duku awards. Hard Copy was also nominated in this category.

Joel's AKA Skipper's exploratory electronic music has been released on a compilation of electronic music featuring artists from around the world.