| Mic Check Part 2 |
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Friday, February 25 2011, 7:00pm - 12:00am |
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Doors open at 7pm
performances....
Ja Alan
Madame Ki Ki
J2da & The G5 Boys
Ryz
Royal T
Scoe Skillz
panelists...
Chris Herrington, Music & Film Editor, Memphis Flyer
Morris Empee Perry - Producer and Founding Member The Iron Mic Coalition
Jonathan Jay Pee Powell - Producer and CEO Long Boy Entertainment
Allarick DJ Scut Roberson - DJ
Ty Sanders, A& R Representative Big Gates/Universal
Christopher DJ Superman McNeil - Mid Day Radio Personality Hot 107.1 FM
Malaika Salaam - Principal, Malaika
Salaam Artist Management Group
Cameron Mann - Director Music Resource
Center Memphis Music Foundation (click here to see highlights from last month's event) The purpose of this summit is to UNIFY the Memphis
Hip Hop community.
The World Famous Brew Krewe is organizing this event in order to foster a
networking and collaborative spirit among the artists, producers, DJs,
promoters, managers and other agents within the local and regional hip
hop
scene. The Brew Krewe feel there has to be a reason why Memphis, the
home of
Grammy and Academy award winning artists, and platinum selling rappers
and
producers, is often overlooked when it comes to things like VH1's salute
to the "Dirty South" and its contribution to the Hip Hop culture. The
Brew Krewe
also find it disheartening that our own native sons and daughters feel
the need
to move to other cities to find success within a genre of the music
industry
that has so much homegrown talent and resources.
The three day event starts with a panel discussion
addressing how Memphis can unify its local Hip Hop culture by reaching out to
the seemingly fragmented subcultures of that community. The Summit's
intent is to invoke an honest, candid and open dialogue about what can be done
to bring together this disjointed community which is divided along the lines of
race, socioeconomic status, neighborhood boundaries, subject matter as well as
delivery. |
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Location: 119 S. Main (Folklore Hall) |
