Author: Wholeteam Enterprises, LLC
Published: July 19, 2006
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Charlotte, NC (WEB) July 20, 2006 -- The number one destination for
music industry education and networking in the Mid-Atlantic States for 5
years and counting.
The 5th Annual Mid-Atlantic Music Conference will be held November 3 �
5, 2006 in beautiful downtown Charlotte, NC, the largest trading center
in the southeast and the second largest financial center in the United
States!
The Mid-Atlantic Music Conference is the premier music industry
networking and education event in the Mid-Atlantic state�s for 5 years
running. The conference was established with one goal in mind, to focus the
national and international music industry and related press on the
Mid-Atlantic music market while providing a platform for the areas musicians
and artists to gain exposure, be heard, and be educated in the business
of music.
Over the past 4 years the conference has consistently brought together
more industry executives, artists, musicians, student�s and other
related industry insiders than all other events of its type combined. While
other national music conferences are focusing on becoming festivals,
the Mid-Atlantic Music Conference continues to focus on providing the
best networking, education and performance opportunities for artists and
bands in the market. This approach provides the best opportunity for
sponsors to directly market their products and services to the heartbeat
of the music industry, artists!
The networking and educational portion of the conference has brought
together key figures in the music industry and have included
entertainment attorneys, publishers, songwriters, major and independent label
executives, distributors, marketing specialist�s, major music websites,
booking agents, print media and radio representatives. All of whom have
shared valuable advice to well attended interactive panels.
Past participants have included executives from major and independent
record labels including Sony/BMG, J-Records, Universal, BME, Interscope,
SoSo Def, and Arista as well as film and video game companies such as
Southern Tip Films, The Charlotte Regional Film Commission, Film Music
Network and GRS Games, makers of the SIMS.
Past sponsors of the event read like a who�s who of the music industry
and include RollingStone, MP3.com, Sonicbids, ASCAP, BMI, J Records,
Infinity Broadcasting, WaterSounds Recording Studios, Rule Radio, CD
Baby, Live365.com, Sean John, Universal Music Group, Rap-a-Lot Records, BME
Records, The Zippo Hot Tour, BET and many more. Corporate sponsors have
included heavyweights such as Anheuser Busch, Sam Ash Music, Sprint
Vision Wireless, The Sheraton Hotel and The Film Music Group.
During the 2005 conference, over 100 artists & bands crossing all
genres of music performed in 6 of Charlotte�s hottest performance venues. To
date, Mid-Atlantic Music Conference showcases have featured over 320
artists and bands from the US, Canada and around the world. This year,
performance space will be even more valuable and limited!
Our 2005 �Road to the Mid-Atlantic Music Conference� live music
performance series included more than 200 live performances in 15 cities as we
searched for the best talent the market had to offer to showcase at the
conference. In 2006, the series began in February with Atlantic Records
Hip Hop Summit, held on the beautiful campus of North Carolina Central
University located in Durham, North Carolina. The next stop on the road
was Charlotte in March for the 1st Southeast Community Music Fest where
R&B Grammy Nominated Artist, Anthony Hamilton, a Charlotte native
received the Achievement of the Year Award.
The goal of this live performance series is to find the best artist and
bands in the mid-atlantic market and showcase that talent to the music
industry. Upcoming on the �2006 Road to the Mid-Atlantic Music
Conference� are events in Atlanta, GA, with Virgin Records on August 27th,
Greenville, SC, August 5th, Charlotte NC, August, 12th and 13th, Raleigh,
NC August 20th and Memphis, TN on August 29th.
For additional details please see http://www.midatlanticmusic.com
