There was much to do in Chicago this weekend. Besides the annual Air & Water Show, the Nas and Pusha-T show, there was another big entertainment celebration going on in the city by way of the Global Mixx Music Forum.
The project of Mary Thatcher, this is the 4th year the conference has taken place in Chicago. Ms. Thatcher readily admitted she was fed up with the shenanigans and if it had not been for the convincing of Chicago’s own DJ Slugo and the help of the Blok Club DJ’s, the conference would not have happened. Well let us take the time to personally thank Mary Thatcher and DJ Slugo because Chicago is definitely is at a point where the conference is needed.
Sunday’s event was the largest and featured three open panels, “Radio Wars: How to Stay Ahead of the Game”, “Artist & Development: Marketing, PR & Image” and “DJ & Producers: Beats, Rhymes, & Hit Makers”. Each panel consisted of different moderators and panelists giving advice and critiquing artists that were there. All the panelists were very receptive to answering all questions-in fact encouraging audience members to flood the mic at one point.
Some of the panelists included Windy City Underground’s own JR Bang, ChiBlizz of Power 92, Kyra Kyles of Ebony & Jet, Derrick McKinney of L.O.U.D. Musik, Jameelah Wilks-CEO of Hype Magazine, Tuo of the producing duo Da Internz, Grammy Award Winning Producer Mil Tickit, and DJ Vdub. Moderators included First Lady Khris Raye, Naki the Beatman, Caryn Lee-Midwest Promotions Manager of Interscope Records, and the legendary George Daniels. In fact, there was too much enormity in one room to name!
Overall, events like this are necessary in Chicago. All creative people in one room, I can only imagine the greatness that will happen because of the networking that took place at this forum!
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