References

1. ^{^} Hip Hop Press (www.hiphoppress.com)

HALLOWEEN WEEKEND – 10/29-10/31 IN ASHEVILLE, NC

September 2, 2010 – MoogFest 2010 is undoubtedly throwing the biggest Halloween party of the year! With the already-amazing, previously announced weekend lineup, and now the killer additions of Cee-Lo, Sleigh Bells, Neon Indian, and Omar Souleyman to Sunday night, All Hallows’ Eve, plus Mutemath playing Friday, the festival just continues to surprise and delight.  AC Entertainment has made it very clear – Halloween in Asheville is the place to be.  And there’s more to come – new artists will be joining the lineup in the coming weeks, plus details about the workshops, panel discussions, exhibitions, and more will be announced soon.

MoogFest 2010, the extraordinary three-day festival, celebrating the innovative vision of sonic pioneer, Robert Moog, will take place Halloween weekend, October 29-31, in Asheville, NC. Tickets for MoogFest 2010 are on sale now. Weekend festival passes, along with tickets to each individual day, are available. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit moogfest.com.

About Moog Music:

Asheville is the headquarters of Moog Music, the company Bob Moog formed in 1963.  Moog’s push for continual innovation permeates the company’s culture to this day.  In 2008, they produced the groundbreaking Moog Guitar and more projects are currently in development.  2010 marks a landmark in the company’s history as the 40th anniversary of the MiniMoog, one of the most popular of the Moog synthesizers, which will certainly be a focus of the MoogFest 2010 weekend.

Visit moogfest.com for more information and updates about the festival.

For more information about Moog Music and its founder, Bob Moog, visit moogmusic.com.

For more information, contact:
Jessica Linker & Jacob Daneman | Pitch Perfect PR – jessica@pitchperfectpr.com, jacob@pitchperfectpr.com, 773-271-6844

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References

1. ^{^} Hip Hop Press (www.hiphoppress.com)

Two big local music events are on tap for downtown Memphis this weekend.

Conceived and organized by
MemphisRap.com^[1], the Memphis Hip Hop Weekend and Expo will comprise a variety of events over the course of four days.

But before moving downtown, the Memphis Hip Hop Weekend will begin out east, with an all-day seminar Thursday, September 2nd, at the Macon Cove campus of Southwest Tennessee Community College. Panelists for the seminar, which begins at 11 a.m. and runs into the early evening, are scheduled to include MemphisRap.com^[2] founder and event organizer Hosea Mays, Memphis-bred producer Drumma Boy, Memphis Music Foundation’s Cameron Mann, Grammy board member Kurt Clayton, and Yo Gotti manager and former Def Jam South executive Peppa Williams. Panel topics will include marketing, radio, songwriting, and legal issues, among other topics.

On Friday, the two-day expo opens at the Memphis Cook Convention Center with an industry trade show and all-day performance slates.

The Memphis Hip Hop Weekend and Expo has been designed to create connections within the local rap/hip-hop scene and between that segment of the music community and the city’s industry infrastructure. In addition to the panels on Thursday, the expo Friday and Saturday is geared toward letting members of the local rap and hip-hop scenes get direct exposure to industry resources the city has to offer.

The expo will also serve as a showcase of local talent, with scheduled performers including Kia Shine, present or past Three 6 Mafia associates such as Lil Wyte, Gangsta Boo, and La Chat, up-and-comers Teflon Don, Yung Kee, and HillKrunk, Christian rapper Mr. Del, six-year-old P-Nutt, and “hip-hop violinist” Lila.

Other weekend events include celebrity baseball and basketball games; a hip-hop art, tattoo, and fashion show; and a BMX bike show. Additionally, the Southern Entertainment Awards, an annual event that recognizes regional, independent rap/hip-hop-connected entities and which relocated to Memphis from Tunica this year, will announce its 2011 award nominees at the expo.

General admission single-day passes are $10 for adults and $5 for kids ages 6-12. Single-day VIP admission is $30. An all-event pass for the entire weekend is $75. For information, go to
memphishiphopweekend.com^[3].

While the Memphis Hip Hop Expo is going down Saturday at the north end of Main Street, a few blocks away one of the city’s best annual music and cultural events will be getting started. The 23rd Memphis Music & Heritage Festival will take place in and around the Center for Southern Folklore at Main and Peabody Place on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Always a terrific sampler of regional culture — with music only the chief calling card — this year’s Music & Heritage Festival will pay tribute to one of its greatest friends, late musician and producer Jim Dickinson, who was a regular performer at the festival over the years and who passed away last year.

Music will be distributed across four stages each day. On Saturday, potential highlights include: indie pop faves Mouse Rocket (2 p.m.), jug-band specialists the Bluff City Backsliders (7 p.m.), and soul-blues legend Bobby Rush (10:15 p.m.) on the ArtsMemphis Stage; vintage country performer Roy Harper (1:15 p.m.) and blues/roots artist William Lee Ellis (9:15 p.m.) on the Folklore Store Stage; garage-rockers Jack Oblivian & the Tennessee Tearjerkers (7:45 p.m.) on the Comcast Folklore Hall Stage; and the classic soul band The Bo-Keys (7:30 p.m.) on the Tennessee Arts Stage.

On Sunday, highlights might include: first-generation rockabilly performers Sonny Burgess & the Pacers (6:30 p.m.) and Dickinson’s son Cody’s Hill Country Revue (10:15 p.m.) on the ArtsMemphis Stage; the Dickinson-inspired Sons of Mudboy (7:15 p.m.) and blues pianist Eden Brent (9:15 p.m.) on the Folklore Store Stage; honky-tonk vet Eddie Bond (5:45 p.m.) and folk/alt-country songwriter Kate Campbell (9 p.m.) on the Comcast Folklore Hall Stage; and former International Blues Challenge winners the Homemade Jamz Blues Band (9:30 p.m.) on the Tennessee Arts Stage.

The Memphis Music & Heritage Festival is, as always, free. See southernfolklore.com^[4] for more information.

References

1. ^{^} MemphisRap.com (memphisrap.com)
2. ^{^} MemphisRap.com (memphisrap.com)
3. ^{^} memphishiphopweekend.com (memphishiphopweekend.com)
4. ^{^} southernfolklore.com (southernfolklore.com)

Sept 1, 2010 – New York, NY – CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival has announced its first round of panels including:

    * From Crowd Surfing To Crowd Funding
    * Making Money In A Singles Market
    * How To Sell 500 Tickets In 5 Markets
    * Free Your Copyright, And The Rest Will Follow
    * Quantifying Analytics; Let The Data Decide
    * Getting Paid From The Song
    * Hey Mr. DJ, Put A Record On… A Real One
    * Tailored Plans For Modern Bands
    * Hip-Hop For Profit
    * Hitting Your Target: Using Adwords, Facebook Ads & Blog Networks To Reach Your Fans
    * Labels In The Black And How They Are Succeeding
    * So You Want To Be A Music Blogger, Who Cares?
    * Take Back The Mic
    * Challenging Hip-Hop Stereotypes
    * Taking It From The Home Studio To The Next Level
    * Taming Your Social Media Beast
    * The “Free Play For Free Promotion” Free-For-All
    * The 360 Deal Does A 180
    * The Sync Is Clogged
    * Today’s Featured Download
    * Your Brand Is Your Future

For full descriptions, visit http://www.cmj2010.com/panels. More panels and panelists will be announced in the coming weeks.

CMJ Music Marathon has also teamed up with SonicScoop to present “Studio Time,” a two-part program open to all CMJ badge holders, focusing on music production mastery, with ‘Mix Reconstruction’ and ‘Rough to Refined: Exploring Recording from the Demo to the Finished Product.’ “Studio Time” provides emerging artists, engineers and producers with recording and mixing insights and inspiration from expert music creators.

Along with panels, the first round of performing artists was announced this week, including acts such as: DeVotchKa, Surfer Blood, Two Door Cinema Club, School of Seven Bells, Bad Books (feat. Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra), Four Tet, and many more. Please go to www.cmj.com/marathon for more artists.

2010 brings the launch of CMJ Play, the first-ever intensive gaming and music seminar on October 20th, 2010. It will be a one-day summit featuring key gaming and music leaders hosted by CMJ Music Marathon in association with the Music Video Game Research Project at NYU Steinhardt at New York University’s Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for University Life, in the Richard L. Rosenthal Pavilion.  Registration for CMJ Play is open at www.cmj.com/marathon. Registration fee of $149 includes admission to this one-day event, the interactive exhibit area, CMJ Music Marathon Exhibit Lounge and evening showcases during October 20, 2010 only (All CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival badge holders are of course welcome to attend).

CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival is one of the world’s most important platforms for the discovery of new music and cutting-edge films, and will take over New York City from October 19-23, 2010. Over five nonstop days and nights, CMJ will feature over 1200 live performances from over 30 countries in more than 75 of New York City’s greatest venues and theaters. In addition to hundreds of showcase performances, cutting-edge films and informative panels, CMJ 2010 will present over 70 panels including featured speakers, a music business law seminar, and College Day and will feature live music performances, exclusive parties, an exhibitor loft, a registrant lounge, an artist gifting suite, meet and greets, seminars, mentoring sessions, networking events, comedy showcases, Q&As, and special events.

For the latest news, artist updates, discount badge registration and more information visit: www.cmj.com/marathon.

About CMJ Network Inc.

CMJ Network connects music fans and music industry professionals with the best in new music through interactive media, live events and print. CMJ.com offers a digital music discovery service, information resources and community to new music fans, professionals and artists.  CMJ Events produces the legendary CMJ Music Marathon, the largest and longest-running music industry event of its kind, in addition to live events and tours across the US.  The weekly music-business trade magazine CMJ New Music Report is the primary source for exclusive charts of non-commercial and college radio airplay, and independent and trend-forward retail sales.  CMJ Access is an integrated marketing agency specializing in providing its clients unparalleled access to the college and young adult demographic and emerging music world. Log on to www.cmj.com for more information about all of CMJ’s products and services.

Press Registration: http://cmj2010.com/info/press/

For More Information Contact:  Big Picture Media @ 212.675.3103
Dayna Ghiraldi – dayna@bigpicturemediaonline.com
Christina Reynier – christina@bigpicturemediaonline.com
Melissa Smolensky (CMJ Film inquiries) – melissa@bigpicturemediaonline.com

Or Log onto:www.cmj.com/marathon

*General, student and press registration are still open at www.cmj.com/marathon

(Via Hip Hop Press^[1])

References

1. ^{^} Hip Hop Press (www.hiphoppress.com)

TODAY, SEPTEMBER 2 AT 4:00PM (ET)**

NEW YORK, NY – September 2, 2010 – TUNE IN to hear R&B/Soul singer and Stax Records/Concord Music Group recording artist, Leela James, on National Public Radio’s popular “All Things Considered” TODAY, September 2, 2010 at 4:00PM (ET)**

Leela James will appear on NPR to discuss her latest Stax Records/Concord Music Group release, My Soul, her current tour and what it is like to be an R&B/Soul singer in today’s music scene.

“All Things Considered” is National Public Radio’s flagship news program.  It was the first news program on the network, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets.  It, and “Morning Edition” are the highest rated public radio programs.

**For specific broadcast station and air-time details for your area, please visit: http://www.npr.org/templates/stations/schedule/index.php?prgId=2

About Leela James:
Leela James, the petite artist whose deep, rich, gritty vocals have been compared to Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan and Tina Turner, cracked the Billboard Top 10 R&B and Top 200 charts, debuting at #7 and #37, respectively, with the May 25, 2010 release of her 3rd album, My Soul, from Stax Records/Concord Music Group.  Her latest single, “Tell Me You Love Me,” was named USA Today’s “Pick of the Week” the week of release and she has recently appeared on The Mo’Nique Show, Good Day New York, Good Day Atlanta and in People, Billboard, amNewYork, Dallas Morning News, BRE, Essence, AOL Black Voices, Jet, Honey, Sophisticate’s Black Hair, Houston Style Magazine, Blogcritics.org, to name a few.  Outside of the studio, Leela co-hosted the second season of the TV beauty talk show My Black is Beautiful, which aired Sundays on BET.

Learn more about Leela James by visiting:  http://www.leelajames.com or http://www.simonesmallspr.net/clients/leelajames/BIO.html

Charlie Guadano
Simone Smalls PR, Inc.
917.388.3890
charlie@simonesmallspr.com
   
Simone Smalls
Simone Smalls PR, Inc.
917.388.3890
simone@simonesmallspr.com

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References

1. ^{^} Hip Hop Press (www.hiphoppress.com)

This year has featured the slow revival of Halifax’s historic hip-hop tradition, in a city that has known the likes of Skratch Bastid, Classified, Ghettosocks, Josh Martinez, Sixtoo and Buck 65. The problem is getting big often means leaving, leaving the scene to pick up the pieces.

The DJ Olympics and Hopscotch Festival are going back to the beginning. Starting from scratch. “This is a call out to the best and brightest in our scene,” says Sammy Davis, organizer of the DJ Olympics. “We are going to show the world what this city can do.”

From the release of the Boom Bap project to Kyle Dooley’s grassroots “To The Top” rap battle league, this year has shown that Hali’s hip-hop scene can re-
create itself over and over. What better way to signal the coming of a new day than the revival of the vaunted DJ Olympics, as part of the Hopscotch Festival? And who better to open the festival than pioneer Pete Rock, with Large Pro and JUJU at the Paragon, September 4.

“Our goal for Hopscotch is to let people experience hip-hop in its truest form, a celebration of self-expression with a touch of respectful competition where people can test themselves,” says Drew Moore, chairman of Hopscotch. “From the first moment we proposed a hip-hop festival to HRM, the city was on board, which only makes sense given the strong hip-hop community we have in and around Halifax.”

MCs, DJs, rap crews and b-boys will take part in the largest DJ Olympics ever, battling for over $17,000 in cash. Retirements have been lifted and past champions will return. Crews will battle to see who has the best live show. The DJ competition will have a new hip-hop-driven focus, fused with house and crunk, to make a monster competition that will leave the audience cut and scratched like they just experimented with S&M. The Atlantic provinces’ first national B-Boy competition, 3 Coast Roast and B-Boy battle will take the city by storm.

The festival begins September 4 and will feature workshops and classes to educate youth about hip-hop culture and its many elements. –

 “Hip Hop Weekly Reloaded 4″(If It Ain’t About Money)^[1]

BONUS:  1.   Crooked I Special on Wake Up Show with Tech & Sway on Power 106: HERE^[2]

                 2.  Horse Shoe G.A.N.G. They rip Ushers “Little Freak” instrumental:  HERE^[3]

For the 4th installment of the new Hip Hop Weekly Reloaded series Crooked I goes in on Fat Joe’s single ft. trey songz “If it ain’t About Money”.This past Sunday(8/29) Crooked I was on The world famous Wake Up Show on Power 106 with King Tech & the whole show was a special on him. I included the link to the whole show below. Enjoy!

References

1. ^{^} “Hip Hop Weekly Reloaded 4″(If It Ain’t About Money) (usershare.net)
2. ^{^} HERE (realtalkny.uproxx.com)
3. ^{^} HERE (%20http)

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