Schedule for Seattle Hip-Hop Career & Business Expo this Saturday 10/9 @veraproject Seattle Center #seattle #seahiphopexpo
CONTACT: Amalia Martino, BlueShoes Media
(425) 361-2754 / amalia@blueshoesmedia.com
Seattle Hip Hop Career and Business Expo Brings the Business of Music to Seattle Artists and Young People, Saturday, October 9th at the Vera Project in Seattle Center
This Event is Part of the Seattle City of Music Festival
Seattle, WA / September 27, 2010 - The Seattle Hip Hop Career and Business Expo will take place Saturday, October 9, 2010, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., at the Vera Project, which is located inside the Seattle Center at Warren Avenue and Republican Street. It will be followed by a networking/mixer and a concert that starts at 8:00 p.m. This is an all-ages event.
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
| 8:30-9:30a | Registration | |
| 9:30-9:50a | Welcome | |
10:00 - 11:15 a.m. OPENING SESSION – “MUSIC BIZ 101”
■ The state of the music business
■ Seattle City of Music Initiative
■ New opportunities for Independent Artist
■ Developing Multiple Outlets and Revenue Streams for Your Art
■ Common Mistakes for artiststs and labels to avoid
■ Digital Distribution & E-commerce
○ DeVon Manier - Co-Founder, Sportn’ Life Records
○ Neema Khorrami - CEO The Art Music, Unexpected Arrival
○ Ben London - Media Rights Manager, Hewlett Packard
○ Tony Kiewel - Head of A&R, Sub Pop Records
○ Dave Meinert – Fused Music
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1
Start & Grow Your Business moderated by M. Eaze
■ Turning your talent, hobby or hustle into a business.
■ The basics of starting and running a successful business
■ Creative solutions to common obstacles faced by entrepreneurs
■ Show Me The Money: Traditional & Non Traditional Financing
○ Mark Dyce, Founder/Principal, 206 Inc.
○ Dave Meinert, Fuzed Music
○ Greg Anderson, Rainier Valley Development Fund
○ Wells Fargo Bank
○ City of Seattle Office of Economic Development
○ Washington CASH
Media & Music Landscape moderated by Julie C, Hip-Hop Congress/Reclaim The Media
■ New Media & Music
■ Getting media coverage
■ Tapping the blogosphere successfully
■ Basic media tools you can use to generate awareness
○ Tom Mara, KEXP
○ Larry Mizell, Stranger/KEXP
○ Jonathan Cunningham - lastnightsmixtape.com/ Hollow Earth Radio
○ Casey Carter, misscaseycarter.com
○ Marian Liu, Entertainment Editor, Seattle Times
○ Alvin Singh II, Digital Media Consultant
Playing Live & Staying Alive: Getting Paid Shows & Touring Effectively
■ Booking Paid Shows and Touring
■ The basic economics of venues.
■ Event Planning & Promotion
○ Alex Kochan, AEG Live
○ Chris Porter, Director of Programming One Reel
○ Heidi Jackson, Heidi Jackson Presents/Hidmo Entertainment
Production 101
■ Publishing & Getting Paid for your Beats
■ How technology has changed the game
■ New technology/tools that artists/producers/labels should be familiar with
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. LUNCH
1:45 - 3:00 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS 2
Branding Marketing Public Relations
■ The basics of building your brand
■ How to use Social Media effectively in your Small Business
■ The role of PR
■ Producing and Marketing Events
■ Sponsorships
○ Caroline Li, TD Wang
○ Amalia Martino, BlueShoes Media
○ Omari Salisbury, Founder/Chief Executive Officer, R Networks
○ Michael Graubard, VP, Public Relations, 206 Inc.
○ Josh Berman – Founder/Owner, Soul Gorilla
○ Bryant “BBoy” Worthington – Soul Gorilla
Fashion Industry 101
■ Starting your own fashion line
■ Opening & Running a Boutique
■ Turning your fashion sense into money as a stylist
○ Agnes Munala, Director of Marketing, International News, Inc.
○ Unika First Lady Beunique, Beunique Agency
○ Mara Palmer - Owner Kolmara Studios
○ Nikita Mathis, Owner, Platinum Plush Fashions
○ Cassius Belair – Owner, Platinum Plush/Triple Crown Streetwear Boutique
○ Margo Jones – Owner, A Personal Point of View and Natural Child, LLC
○ Marek Grubel - Founder/Owner/Creative Director, Two In The Shirt
○ Kicks & Tees
Film & Video
■ Producing Your Own
■ Videos On A Budget
■ Getting On Soundtracks
■ Resources to support independent filmmakers
○ Chris Swenson – Seattle Office of Film & Music
○ Chris “The Note” Gamble, Music Video Producer/Hip-Hop Artist
○ Jesse Harris, Founder/Exec. Dir. Nationall Film Fest for Talented Teens
○ Draze, Mixtapemovies
3:15 - 4:30 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS 3
Legal 101: Copyrights & Intellectual Property
○ Jen Czeisler, Vice President of Licensing, Sub Pop Records
○ Edward P. Pierson, Esq. - Author, "Law & Business of the Entertainment Industries
○ Cameron J. Collins, Esq. – Saku Collins, PLLC
○ Washington Lawyers for the Arts
Music Youth & Community
■ Educators and youth service providers
■ Best Practices
■ Incorporating Hip-Hop Into Academic and Youth Development Programming
■ Organizing and advocating for access to funding and resources
○ Kate Becker, Seattle Theater Group
○ Cochise Moore – Seattle Hip-Hop Youth Council/Seattle Vocational Institute
○ Timmie "Lady Tasz" Foster - Foster Enterprise
○ Montique “MG” Carter – UmojaFest P.E.A.C.E. Center
○ Josh Powell, Vera Project
○ Shannon Roach, Vera Project
○ Montique Carter – Artist/Producer, UmojaFest P.E.A.C.E. Center
○ Razpy - Artist/Entrepreneur, Seattle Hip-Hop Youth Council
○ Lary Barilleau, Head of International Arts, Hamilton Middle School
○ Tina Hendrix - Hendrix Music Academy
○ Jeron Gates – Seattle Parks Department
○ Terry Calloway – Studio Coordinator, Seattle Parks Department
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