About Us
House Of Talent East Africa whose acronym is HOT was set up set up with the aim of
transforming the entire landscape in the arts/culture/entertainment
industry both in Uganda and the entire East African region.
In the 12+ years of our existence, House Of Talent East Africa Ltd has
built a proud repertoire of clientele and performance portfolio, and has
performed at events of big brands and organizations in Uganda and the
East African region. We take great pride in the quality of work we do
and we are determined to attain heights never reached before in this
industry by other players. We are on a constant march to excellence,
innovation and absolute perfection of our artistic prowess.
Who we are:
House Of Talent East Africa Ltd is a cultural and Performing Arts Company registered in the republic of Uganda. House of Talent East Africa Ltd whose acronym is HOT, is a talent management company dedicated to discovering, nurturing and showcasing talent in the various spheres of life with a focus on the Arts and Culture.
We focus on continuous professional development and packaging our artistic talents; helping talented East Africans to achieve personal objectives while tailoring their unique skills to meet the specific demands of the entertainment industry in the region.
We are specialists in Cultural & Traditional Music and Dances, Contemporary music and dances, Public Address and Sound Systems, Christian Entertainment, Participatory Community Theatre, Audio and Video production and Arts Management Consultancy.
Other activities include participating in international art and cultural festivals, producing stage plays and skits, making films, Storytelling, Theatre for Development, performing at Musical concerts, Training, Adjudication, Children’s Theatre, and managing or hosting international cultural and art-based programs.
Our core business/services:
Our core business is to educate, inform and entertain the public through the provision of Cultural & Traditional Music and Dances, Contemporary music and dances, Christian Entertainment, Participatory Community Theatre, Public Address System and Sound equipment for all types of functions, Audio and Video production and Arts Management Consultancy. We are therefore a one stop centre for all your LIVE entertainment requirements.
Our Market:
Our market is that unit that needs to be educated, informed and entertained and one that uses the creative performing arts as a medium to further their missions and/or their objectives. Such include NGOs, Government Agencies, family, Private sector, corporate bodies, schools, educational institutions, Hotels, Events Companies, foreign missions, fellow artistes. This is thus the market that buys our services and products and hence informs our clientele.
Our business future:
Who we are:
House Of Talent East Africa Ltd is a cultural and Performing Arts Company registered in the republic of Uganda. House of Talent East Africa Ltd whose acronym is HOT, is a talent management company dedicated to discovering, nurturing and showcasing talent in the various spheres of life with a focus on the Arts and Culture.
We focus on continuous professional development and packaging our artistic talents; helping talented East Africans to achieve personal objectives while tailoring their unique skills to meet the specific demands of the entertainment industry in the region.
We are specialists in Cultural & Traditional Music and Dances, Contemporary music and dances, Public Address and Sound Systems, Christian Entertainment, Participatory Community Theatre, Audio and Video production and Arts Management Consultancy.
Other activities include participating in international art and cultural festivals, producing stage plays and skits, making films, Storytelling, Theatre for Development, performing at Musical concerts, Training, Adjudication, Children’s Theatre, and managing or hosting international cultural and art-based programs.
Our core business/services:
Our core business is to educate, inform and entertain the public through the provision of Cultural & Traditional Music and Dances, Contemporary music and dances, Christian Entertainment, Participatory Community Theatre, Public Address System and Sound equipment for all types of functions, Audio and Video production and Arts Management Consultancy. We are therefore a one stop centre for all your LIVE entertainment requirements.
Our Market:
Our market is that unit that needs to be educated, informed and entertained and one that uses the creative performing arts as a medium to further their missions and/or their objectives. Such include NGOs, Government Agencies, family, Private sector, corporate bodies, schools, educational institutions, Hotels, Events Companies, foreign missions, fellow artistes. This is thus the market that buys our services and products and hence informs our clientele.
Our business future:
Our Vision Statement:
House Of Talent East Africa’s vision is to be “The leading one-stop centre for all round live entertainment and artistic services, facilities and solutions responsive to our clients’ needs”
Our Mission Statement:
House Of Talent East Africa exists “To provide excellent and professional live entertainment and artistic services, facilities and solutions in East Africa through constant research, innovations, diversification, talent management and development.”
Our Philosophy:
‘’ We believe that when you bring young people together from different racial, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds and challenge them to develop their own solutions, they will respond with energy, imagination, commitment and action.’’
Our Slogan;
‘’We perform”
Our Core Values
• Teamwork:
We are aware that mutual trust and teamwork among staff and artists is the best ingredient for a progressive working environment. We thus believe in teamwork and shared responsibility of all staff.
• Efficiency and Effective:
We believe in being well organized, acting on time and competent on top of being valuable in our business.
• Equal Opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity company that is committed to equity and gender mainstreaming in all our business.
• Shareholder sensitive:
By increasing shareholder returns sustainably by at least 10% per annum and being the employer of choice in the entertainment industry.
• Corporate Social Responsibility:
We understand that we are part of the community in which we operate. We therefore value our active participation in community initiatives. We want to be the leading contributor to the community in which we operate given the nature of our business.
• Quality:
We believe in excellence in all that we do. We are therefore committed to delivering to our customers the best entertainment at all times through the best human resources and progressive investment in the state of art entertainment equipment.
• Creativity and innovativeness:
We are aware that creativity and innovativeness are the pillars for existing in this industry. We therefore engage in creativity and shall attempt to be the first to bring on board very innovative entertainment gigs, content and advertising solutions for our clients
Our experience
This is the coordination, administration and implementation
body of House Of Talent’s activities, policies and objectives as
formulated by the Board. The Secretariat is administratively run on a
day to day basis by the Executive Director.
The Executive Committee comprises of the Executive Director, Company Secretary, Business Director, Artistic Director, Creative Manager, Production Manager, Music Director, Public Relations & Communications Director, Programmes Director, Business Development Director, Human Resource Director, Information and Documentation Officer, Legal Consultant and the Administrative Manager.
With this organization structure, you can easily see that the Company is easy to manage as most of the time is spent on working on the product/service through rehearsals and then marketing the service to potential clients.
House Of Talent East Africa’s vision is to be “The leading one-stop centre for all round live entertainment and artistic services, facilities and solutions responsive to our clients’ needs”
Our Mission Statement:
House Of Talent East Africa exists “To provide excellent and professional live entertainment and artistic services, facilities and solutions in East Africa through constant research, innovations, diversification, talent management and development.”
Our Philosophy:
‘’ We believe that when you bring young people together from different racial, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds and challenge them to develop their own solutions, they will respond with energy, imagination, commitment and action.’’
Our Slogan;
‘’We perform”
Our Core Values
These are the beliefs that will guide our work:
• Professionalism:
At HOT, we take pride in serving and entertaining our customers in a decent and professional manner.
• Customer focus:
HOT is dedicated to a proactive approach to our customers’ entertainment needs in a responsible, accountable, efficient manner and ensuring that they get great value for their money and time. We therefore want to be the market leader in the eyes of our customers in our chosen segments.
• Integrity:
We are aware that this industry demands the highest levels of decency, integrity and honesty. We thus subscribe to being ethical and delivering trust and integrity at all times.
• Professionalism:
At HOT, we take pride in serving and entertaining our customers in a decent and professional manner.
• Customer focus:
HOT is dedicated to a proactive approach to our customers’ entertainment needs in a responsible, accountable, efficient manner and ensuring that they get great value for their money and time. We therefore want to be the market leader in the eyes of our customers in our chosen segments.
• Integrity:
We are aware that this industry demands the highest levels of decency, integrity and honesty. We thus subscribe to being ethical and delivering trust and integrity at all times.
• Teamwork:
We are aware that mutual trust and teamwork among staff and artists is the best ingredient for a progressive working environment. We thus believe in teamwork and shared responsibility of all staff.
• Efficiency and Effective:
We believe in being well organized, acting on time and competent on top of being valuable in our business.
• Equal Opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity company that is committed to equity and gender mainstreaming in all our business.
• Shareholder sensitive:
By increasing shareholder returns sustainably by at least 10% per annum and being the employer of choice in the entertainment industry.
• Corporate Social Responsibility:
We understand that we are part of the community in which we operate. We therefore value our active participation in community initiatives. We want to be the leading contributor to the community in which we operate given the nature of our business.
• Quality:
We believe in excellence in all that we do. We are therefore committed to delivering to our customers the best entertainment at all times through the best human resources and progressive investment in the state of art entertainment equipment.
• Creativity and innovativeness:
We are aware that creativity and innovativeness are the pillars for existing in this industry. We therefore engage in creativity and shall attempt to be the first to bring on board very innovative entertainment gigs, content and advertising solutions for our clients
Our experience
From the intimate to the elaborate, House Of Talent East
Africa has performed at some of the most memorable events in the Region.
All this is made possible by our highly trained and experienced
personnel who boast of several years of experience.
This is further supported by our team’s background as being professionally trained at Uganda’s prestigious Performing Arts and Film, formerly MDD Department at Makerere University.
Our tenacious desire to understand our clients’ organizational culture, needs and goals you want to achieve, have also been of great help in enabling us perform to your expectation and exceeding them too.
Whether it’s a wedding reception, introduction ceremony, anniversary, end of year party, product launch, conference, concert, state banquet, state function, we’ll work day and night to customize our performance to your event and so create an atmosphere that’s nothing short of relaxation, refreshing and astounding.
Our approach
One Focused Team
When you approach us, we’ll guarantee to take good care of you in terms of discussing in detail your entertainment needs and as such advise you on the best package that fit within your resources. You will be looked after by one central point of contact – a highly experienced and passionate Arts Manager responsible for bringing your event or program to life.In short, you’ll be assured of a truly unique experience that will NOT only surprise you but also delight and engage your audience.
Management
This is further supported by our team’s background as being professionally trained at Uganda’s prestigious Performing Arts and Film, formerly MDD Department at Makerere University.
Our tenacious desire to understand our clients’ organizational culture, needs and goals you want to achieve, have also been of great help in enabling us perform to your expectation and exceeding them too.
Whether it’s a wedding reception, introduction ceremony, anniversary, end of year party, product launch, conference, concert, state banquet, state function, we’ll work day and night to customize our performance to your event and so create an atmosphere that’s nothing short of relaxation, refreshing and astounding.
Our approach
One Focused Team
When you approach us, we’ll guarantee to take good care of you in terms of discussing in detail your entertainment needs and as such advise you on the best package that fit within your resources. You will be looked after by one central point of contact – a highly experienced and passionate Arts Manager responsible for bringing your event or program to life.In short, you’ll be assured of a truly unique experience that will NOT only surprise you but also delight and engage your audience.
Management
The Executive Committee comprises of the Executive Director, Company Secretary, Business Director, Artistic Director, Creative Manager, Production Manager, Music Director, Public Relations & Communications Director, Programmes Director, Business Development Director, Human Resource Director, Information and Documentation Officer, Legal Consultant and the Administrative Manager.
With this organization structure, you can easily see that the Company is easy to manage as most of the time is spent on working on the product/service through rehearsals and then marketing the service to potential clients.
