NCCU HOSTS HIP HOP Summit
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Posted By: Jehan Bunch on February 05, 2007 OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NC 27707 FEBRUARY 2, 2007 CONTACT: Sharon Saunders Pamela Tolson (919) 530-6295 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY HOSTS HIP HOP SUMMIT FEATURING INDIVIDUALS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY DURHAM, N.C. * North Carolina Central University (NCCU) announces its line up for its second annual Hip Hop Summit February 9 * 10, 2007. The two-day summit will feature panel discussions with noted professionals in the music industry. The following is short biographical information on some the guest speakers as well as the schedule of the Hip Hop Summit. Michael “Blue” Williams will be the keynote speaker on Friday, February 9, beginning at 4 p.m. in B.N. Duke Auditorium. Williams is the founder and CEO of Family Tree Entertainment. Currently, he oversees the management for NAS, Nick Cannon, Xzibit and Keith Murray. His career in the entertainment field began back in 1991, when he made the conscious decision to leave his undergrad career at Central State University. Throughout his excursion, he’s become a know-how at solving problems and managing situations, so much so, he’s even adapted the nickname Mr. Manager along the way. Edward M. Garnes, Jr. is the founder of From Afros to Shelltoes: Art, Action, and Conversation, a nationally acclaimed series of cultural productions confronting the social divide between elders and Hip Hop heads. His seminal essay, Sweet Tea Ethics: Black Luv, Healthcare, and Cultural Mistrust, currently appears in Not In My Family: AIDS in the African American Community, a 2007 NAACP Image Award nominated collection edited by Gil Robertson. Garnes' film and television credits include Finally Sayin' What I Really Mean, a feature length music documentary featuring Jill Scott, Common, and Saul Williams, and the Black Family Channel's Spoken, a poetry program hosted and produced by Jessica Care Moore. The award winning writer, activist, and educator holds a B.A. in English writing from DePauw University and a M.A. in counseling from Michigan State University. A longtime music contributor to Creative Loafing, Garnes has profiled and interviewed such cutting edge artists as Spike Lee, Outkast, Erykah Badu, and Gerald Levert. Indiana jazz legend Bassist Extraordinaire Dr. Larry Ridley was born and reared in Indianapolis, IN. He began performing professionally while still in high school in the 1950s and has toured, recorded and performed with many of the historical legends of jazz. His credits are a virtual Who’s Who in Jazz, e.g., Wes Montgomery, Freddie Hubbard, Slide Hampton, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Dinah Washington, Coleman Hawkins, Duke Ellington, Sonny Rollins, Lee Morgan, Gerald Wilson, Clark Terry, Randy Weston and many other internationally known musicians. Ridley served as chairman of the Jazz Panel of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and was the organization's National Coordinator of the Jazz Artists in Schools Program for five years. He is the executive director of the African American Jazz Caucus, Inc., an affiliate of the International Association for Jazz Education. North Carolina Central University Hip Hop Summit Friday, February 9, 2007 9 a.m. to 12 noon Registration B.N. Duke Auditorium 9:30 a.m. * 9:45 a.m. Opening Session B.N. Duke Auditorium 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions Handling your Business, Legal and Financial Issues in Entertainment Farrison-Newton Communications Building Panelists: 1. Rex Zamor - Artist Manager - Pretty Ricky Management 2. Meagan Tully - Artist Manager - Makin Da Band, Bobby Brown’s Son 3. Cheryl Potts * Crystal Clear Music 4. Tanya Heidelberg-Yopp - Wendeme Creative Fashion is My Passion University Theatre Panelists: 1. Tara Payne - Designer for Abercrombie & Fitch 2. Jasmin Rijcken - Director of Marketing and PR for Miskeen Clothing 3. Osa Asemota * Founder of The Gift Agency Producer Primer B.N. Duke Panelists: 1. 9th Wonder * Producer and member of Little Brother 2. Khari"Needlz"Cain * Hip Hop Producer 3. Khrysis - Producer So I want to be in the Media - Radio, TV and Print Farrison-Newton Communications Building Panelists: 1. Dalia Davies * MTV 2. Elle Castro - Clear Channel, Vibe.com 3. Crystal Bozeman - Sirius Satellite Radio 4. Nicole Allen * Producer, WTVD * TV 11 5. Sandi Freeman * Director of Marketing and Public Relations, TRIBES Magazine Get in the Game: The Key to Working in the Music Industry Farrison-Newton Communications Building Panelists: 1. Matt Maysonet - Artist mgr/promoter 2. Dionnee Harper - Product Manager for Atlantic Records 3. Chris Washington, Director of Promotion for VP Records 4. Shalik Berry - VP of A&R Def Jam 5. Dove - Publicist 6. Antoine "Nomad" Reid - Bad Boy Entertainment 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. General Session 1: Exploitation of Women in Entertainment B.N. Duke Auditorium Panelists: 1. Dr. Lyfe Johnson - Gender/SEX Psychologist/NCCU graduate 2. Yolande Geralds - Vice President of video production for Atlantic Records 3. Rex Zamor - Pretty Ricky Management 4. Dalia Davies * MTV 5. Shalik Berry - VP of A&R Def Jam 6. Chuck Creekmur - Allhiphop.com 7. Edward Garnes * Hip Hop Motivational Speaker 8. Janine Morris - Former HOT 97 Program Manager/Author of Diva Diaries 9. Sean Don - Recording Artists/Little Brother road manager 10. Lasana Smith * MTV and local TV Host 2:45 p.m. to 4 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Handling your Business, Legal and Financial Issues in Entertainment Farrison-Newton Communications Building Panelists: 1. Megan Tully - Artist Manager for Makin Da Band, Bobby Brown’s Son 2. Cheryl Potts * Royalties 3. Rex Zamor - Pretty Ricky Management 4. Tanya Heidelberg -Yopp - Wendeme Creative Fashion is My Passion Farrison-Newton Communications Building Panelists: 1. Tara Payne * Designer 2. Jasmine Rijcken - Miskeen Clothing 3. Osa Asemota * Former Roc-A Wear Designer/Gift Agency Producer Primer Farrison-Newton Communications Building Panelists: 1. 9th Wonder * Producer and member of Little Brother 2. Khari "Needlz" Cain * Hip Hop Producer 3. Khrysis - Producer So I want to be in the Media: Radio, TV and Print Panelists: 1. Matt Maysonet * MTV 2. Chuck Creekmur - Allhiphop.com 3. Shena J * Radio One 4. Elle Castro - Premiere Radio 5. Crystal Bozeman - Discovery Channel/Sirius Satellite 6. Kyle Santillion - Entercom Radio 7. Nicole Allen * Producer, WTVD * TV 11 8. Sandi Freeman * Director of Marketing and Public Relations, TRIBES Magazine Get in the Game: The Key to Working in the Music Industry Panelists: 1. Dove * Publicist 2. Kimberly Cooper - Source Magazine/BG Unlimited 3. Eddie Blackmon - Former VP of G.O.O.D Music 4. Janine Morris - Former HOT 97 Program Manager/Author Diva Diaries 5. Sean Don * Recording Artist/Little Brother Management 6. Brian Stevenson * Wendeme Creative 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Keynote speaker - Michael “Blue” Williams B.N. Duke Auditorium 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Hip Hop Summit Film Festival The University of North Carolina * Chapel Hill Sonia Hayes Center Khomari Flash Movie: "Beat Kings" Length: 28 minutes Eddie Smith Atrium Cinematics Movie: "The Cleansing" Length: 23 minutes Christopher Martin Movie: "Holy Hip Hop" Length: 22 minutes * Following the film festival, there will be discussions with the filmmakers. The jazz reception will be held for networking/mix and mingle opportunities directly after the film festival. Saturday, February 10, 2007 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration B.N. Duke Auditorium 9 a.m. Teachers Hip-Hop Workshop New School of Education Sponsored by the School of Education Presenter: Walter Gershorn, Kent State University 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Men and Women: The Fight for Power in the Music Industry Panelists: 1. Eddie Blackmon (Former VP of G.O.O.D Music) Confirmed 2. Dove - Publicist 3. Crystal Bozeman - SIRIUS Radio 4. Dionnee Harper - Atlantic Records 5. Kyle Santillion - Entercom Radio 6. Antoine "Nomad" Reid - Bad Boy Entertainment Online Media and Technologies: The Wave of the Future Panelists: 1. LaTrice Burnette - Director of online media, Atlantic Records 2. Truitt O’Neil * Radio One 3. Chuck Creekmur * AllHipHop.com Resume/Career Workshop Panelists: 1. Cindy Love * Director of Student Professional Development, NCCU’s School of Business 2. Sherise Malachi - Columbia Records Self-Image/Beauty Workshop Panelists: 1. Tara Payne - Abercrombie & Fitch designer 2. Osa Ayameto - The Gift Agency 3. Lasana Smith * MTV and local TV host 4. Carla Aaron-Lopez * NCCU graduate 5. Aaron Tucker * Assistant stylist, Hype Hair The Church and Hip Hop B.N. Duke Auditorium Panelists: 1. Dr. Ron Lewis - WEB Dubois Center 2. Christopher Martin * Producer and NCCU’s Artist-In-Residence 3. Minister Paul Scott Parents Just Don’t Understand Panelists: 1. 9th Wonder * Producer and member of Little Brother 2. A parent unrelated to hip hop 3. Dr. Jonathan Livingstone * NCCU Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology 4. Maya Jackson * NCCU student majoring in sociology 1:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. General Session: Hip Hop and the Connection of Music of the African Diaspora Panelists: 1. Mike E. - Wendeme Creative 2. Dr. Larry Ridley - Executive Director of the African American Jazz Caucus, Inc. 3. Nicole Martin * Senior Editor/Writer, TRIBES Magazine 3:15 p.m. Conclusion of Hip Hop Summit B.N. Duke Auditorium 8 p.m. Hip Hop Summit Concert featuring . . . MC Lyte, Doug E. Fresh and Dana Dane McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium Students - $10 in advance and $15 at the door General admission - $20 in advance and $25 at the door If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Jehan Bunch
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