Onyx Media Group | Refined. Rooted. Resounding.
ONYX MEDIA GROUP

Refined. Rooted. Resounding.

Empowering musicians, making music take flight.

2022
Founded in Zambia
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Global CARA nominations
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Divisions in the group
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Flagship live events
What we do

Four divisions, one team.

It started with a studio and a few artists. The rest grew out of wanting to do the work ourselves instead of hiring it out. Same people, same standard, whether it's a vocal take or a media plan.

A · Onyx Sound

Artist Development & Management

Record label · A&R · Management

We manage and develop artists. The coaching, the image, the release plan, the day to day bookings. The slow, unglamorous work that turns a good voice into a career.

  • Vocal Coaching
  • Image Consultancy
  • Choreography
  • Hit Music Theory
  • A&R
B · Onyx Brand

Brand Partnerships

B2B · Activation · Social

We put brands next to the right people and run the whole partnership, from the first pitch to the final report. The point is to sell something, not just to look good on a feed.

  • B2B
  • Marketing Campaigns
  • Brand Activation
  • Social Media
C · Onyx Studios

Content Production

Video · Audio · Live · Podcast

Video, audio, live shows, podcasts, set design. We shoot and edit everything in house, so it's faster and it actually looks like us.

  • Video Production
  • Audio Production
  • Live Production
  • Podcast
  • Set Design
  • Rehearsal Space
D · Onyx Ads

Paid Advertising Agency

Meta · Google · TikTok

Our newest arm. We plan, build, and run paid campaigns on Meta, Google, and TikTok, and we judge them on sales, not likes.

  • Paid Social
  • Paid Search
  • Creative
  • Funnels
  • Reporting
Onyx Ads · Paid Media

Ads that pay for themselves.

We run paid ads on Meta, Google, and TikTok. Every campaign gets a plan, its own creative, and a number it has to hit. Ads also need a few weeks to settle before they perform, so we work in proper sprints instead of loose monthly retainers.

Paid Social & Search

The best product in Zambia does nothing if nobody sees it. We get you in front of the people most likely to buy, across Meta, Google, TikTok, and YouTube.

Creative That Converts

A dull ad is an expensive ad. Our studio makes the video, images, and words that stop the scroll, and we make plenty of them, because good ads wear out fast.

Funnels & Conversion

Clicks aren't customers. We fix the page people land on and the messages that follow, so the traffic you paid for doesn't quietly leak away.

01

Discover

We start with your numbers. Margins, goals, and who actually buys from you.

02

Strategy

A plan for the first 90 days, built around money in the bank, not impressions.

03

Launch

Campaigns and creative go live within two weeks. We don't sit on it.

04

Grow

A report every two weeks and a proper review each month. You'll always know what your money did.

Real results from S Wellness, a wellness influencer. One WhatsApp funnel, US$250 in ads, K100,000 in subscriptions.

21.5×
Return on ad spend
K100,000 in subscriptions from US$250 (about K4,650) of WhatsApp ads.
200
New clients
From 1,087 WhatsApp chats, an 18% chat-to-client rate.
$1.25
Cost per client
About K23 to sign each client, on a K500 subscription.

Even after ad spend and our K15,000 management fee, that's still a 5.1× return on everything spent.

The Legacy

How we got here.

Before any of the divisions, there was a studio in Kabwe and a group of singers. Everything below actually happened. The stages, the awards, all of it.

Onyx Music Group performing
Onyx Music Group
Acapella · Flagship Act
Vocalmania showcase
Vocalmania
Annual Showcase
Live event production
Rebirth
Debut Concert · 2023
Onyx recording studio
The Studio
Kabwe · Since 2013
  • 2022
    Onyx Media incorporated in ZambiaRegistered with PACRA; the group takes shape in Kabwe.
  • 2023
    Launched our first concert, RebirthThe group's debut headline show.
  • 2023
    Backing vocals at Diamond TV POTYAS and Jameson ConnectSupporting Yo Maps on one of Zambia's biggest stages.
  • 2024
    Onyx Music Group album launchDebut record released across all major streaming platforms.
  • 2024
    Vocalmania concert launchedOur own concert, built around vocal talent.
  • 2024
    People's Choice Award at the Moscow Acapella FestivalOnyx Music Group's first festival abroad, and the audience voted them the winner.
  • 2024
    10 CARA nominations · 4 global runner-upsRecognition at the Contemporary Acapella Recording Awards.
Onyx founder at the mixing desk
Founder & CEO

Sydney Tembo

Sydney has been in a studio since he was twelve. He is an artist and a producer, and the DJ crews around Central Province still call him The DJ Boss. He started Onyx Music Group in 2016 and has been building the rest of the group ever since.

That's the whole idea behind Onyx. Nobody here gets handed off to a junior. The person working on your sound or your campaign is the one who has actually done it before.

"I'm still in the studio most nights. That's the point."
Talk to Us

Tell us what you're working on.

Artist or brand, new or established, tell us what you're trying to do. We'll tell you honestly whether we can help and roughly what it would cost.

  • Studio1527 Chavuma Drive, Kabwe, Zambia
  • Phone+260 777 651 656
  • Emailsydney.tembo@onyxmediazm.com