Breaking into the music industry is no simple feat, and as more and more artist find fame through the Internet, competition is going to only get tougher. But the Chart Vision Institute is looking to give budding artists a leg up on the game by teaming up with HipHopDX and the community awareness group ARISE Detroit for the upcoming industry event “Be Seen and Be Heard.”
The event, which is scheduled to held at Detroit’s Northwest Activities Center on March 26, will give 500 aspiring producers, singers and songwriters and 100 local youth the opportunity to learn the tricks of the music industry trade.
Panelists include:
Omar Grant, Senior Director of A&R, Epic Records (Beyonce, Sade, Rodney Jerkins, Rico Love)
David “Touch” Wright, A&R, Music World Entertainment (Chris Brown, Keri Hilson, Britney Spears)
Serge Durand, A&R Consultant, Atlantic Records (No I.D., Marcus John, Ced Keys)
Terrence Nelson, A&R, Interscope Records (Soulja Boy, Roscoe Dash, Keri Hilson)
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“We welcome the support from an industry leading media company like HipHopdx and an organization like ARISE Detroit that is in the trenches on a daily basis”, said Warren Griffin, Jr., chairman and CEO of the Chart Vision Institute.
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DX’s own editor-in-chief Jake Paine added that, “In today’s Internet era, face-time with industry experts is limited. Panel discussions and interaction is critical to those trying to get a hands-on understanding of the behind-the-scenes world of the industry, and relationship-building.”
Artists and music lovers looking to get involved in “Be Seen and Be Heard” can head over to Chart Vision’s website for more details.
