Slaight Music Presents
In Association with
The Stylus Group, A&R Report, MANIFESTO
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IT STARTS WITH THE DJ
The Ultimate Music Industry Conference
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Sponsored by FACTOR
Saturday June 8th, 2013
Jackman Hall – Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas Street West
Toronto, Ontario
Admission – $10
Doors open at 12:30pm
Moderators: Rez & Ty (CityonMyBack)
Round 1:
Breaking Ground into the Media World
1:00pm – 2:15pm
Panelists: Tara Muldoon, Lola Plaku, Ryan B. Patrick, Victoria Westfall, Quentin Peters, Karla ‘HustleGRL’ Moy, Catrina Jaricot
This interactive discussion will focus on the world of public relations and the importance of connecting directly with various media outlets. The panel will feature some of Toronto’s well respected publicists, bloggers, and diverse writers, who will explore their outlook on today’s industry and the inside scoop on how to engage the media. This segment will provide a forum to introduce musical artists to the steps in establishing the right PR strategy to build their profile. A few topics on the agenda include: The steps to approach various media types, what do writers care about, and what not to do to burn your bridges.
Round 2:
Keynote Interview with Kawan “KP” Prather, Senior VP of A&R Atlantic Records, CEO Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment
2:30pm – 3:45pm
Direct from Atlanta we sit down for a conversation with successful A&R Record Executive Kawan “KP” Prather. This unique keynote appearance will dive into his outlook on today’s urban music industry and offer an inside look to his entrepreneurship and business philosophy as he shares insights of his music career over the years and stories behind some of the industry’s most celebrated artists that he's worked with throughout the decades. Offering advice and motivation, along with the tools to inspire.
Round 3:
One on One – Creating Relationships
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Back by popular demand, we’re dedicating one hour to the importance of networking. Unfortunately, many musicians do not have relationships with key industry executives and this creates obstacles in receiving exposure. Participants have the opportunity to book in advance a five-minute session with up to three of our influential advisers of their choice, to receive feedback or advice on current projects. After the first five-minute session has completed, participants will proceed to the next scheduled session and continue until all sessions have been completed. One on One relationship building sessions can result in the best of outcomes for a chance to network in a more intimate setting, and open the door to properly strategize next career steps.
REGISTER TODAY: http://bit.ly/15p5C8k
NICOLE ROCHEFORT
Title: Agent, Owner
Company: AIM: Artists In Motion
Years in Business: AIM est. 2010
Career Highlights: Establishing AIM: Artists In Motion
DIRECTOR RT!
Title: Director
Company: The NE Creative Group Inc.
Years in Business: 9 years
Has Worked With: The Remix Project as industry mentor, Snoop Dogg, Sean Paul, Mariana’s Trench, Shawn Desman, Simple Plan, NIKE, Sony, Blackberry, and Nickelodeon.
Career Highlights: Developing an original TV movie property called ALIVE, for BELL MEDIA/MUCH as the Executive Producer, Director and Co-Writer. ALIVE premiered nationwide on MUCH in February 2013 to rave reviews.
KEVIN THOMSON
Title: Head of Music
Company: Creative Control
Years in the Business: 5
Has worked with: Bad Boy Entertainment (A&R – Music Publishing & Producer Management), Multi platinum producers and songwriters: Seven Aurelius, Mario Winans, Bink!, Uriel “Frenchie” Kadouch, Younglord, Waajeed and Amadeus.
Career Highlights: In 2008, he joined Bad Boy Entertainment in New York, under Francesca Spero and Sean “Diddy” Combs, working closely on a number of projects, including MTV’s Making The Band, and VH1’s I Wanna Work for Diddy.
ANDREW KARIS
Works at: ACTRA RACS
Years in the Business: 9
Career Highlights: Helping artists make sense of the music industry and watching them realize their craft is probably still the most rewarding experience.
ADRIAN MCKENZIE
Title: Creative Director
Company: Urbanology Magazine.
DARRYL RODWAY
Title: President
Company: URBNET
Years in Business: 14
Has Worked With: DL Incognito, Moka Only, Sweatshop Union, D-Sisive and Elaquen
DAVID HAYMAN
Title: Music Supervisor
Company: Supersonic Creative Inc.
Years in the Business: 10+
Has Worked With: Everyone worth working with!! Check the link IMDB
MADELAINE NAPOLEONE
Title: Marketing Manager
Company: Universal Music Canada
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