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Washington, DC August, 2003 -- With her debut solo album, Dangerously In Love, topping the charts across the country, Beyoncรฉ has lit a fire under radio airwaves and at retailers. The Music World Music Entertainment artist and actress will be performing for Black radio and retailers and her fans at an exclusive show during the Labor Day Weekend Black Radio Exclusive Magazine (BRE) Conference and Music Festival held in Washington, DC Thursday, August 28 - Monday, September 1, 2003.
Beyoncรฉ will be joined on Friday night, August 29th at Club Dream by Destiny's Child members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams for the group 's first reunion performance in the states in two years.
The 5-day/4-night BRE Conference & Music Festival opens Thursday, August 28, hosted by the Renaissance Marriott (999 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC. 20001 Tel. 202-682 3400) in the nation 's capitol. Special VIP guests and performers include; Beyoncรฉ, Destiny's Child (Beyoncรฉ, Kelly Rowland & Michelle Williams), Solange, Tina and Mathew Knowles, Sean Paul, Kim Fields, Shai, Impromp2, Congressmen John Conyers and Jesse Jackson, Jr., Donnie Simpson, Russ Parr, Roy Ayers, Virtue, David Gough, Sandtown, Nocturnal Rage, Hal Jackson, Aseni Shakur (Tupac Shakur's Mother), and many others.
During the conference panels will be featured on the business of music that include "Answering Radio 's Call," "Is Research Ruining Radio," "How To Get Rich Without Dying Trying (Growing Wealth)," "Adapting to the New Reality: Operating A Record Label Outside the Box," "Building And Financing Minority Broadcast Companies," "Distribution: Creating Pipelines," "Labels Reloaded," "The State of Independents, Part II," "Miss Understood 3," "Promotion Crossing Over, Under And Around: Get There Anyway You Can," "Fighting For Equity: Artists Speak Up," "Publishing: The Real Estate of the Industry " and "Chairmen of the Boards: Producers Run the Show."
BRE Conference 2003 chairmen--Music World Music Entertainment founder/CEO, Mathew Knowles and Big3 Entertainment and SouthPaw Management President Qadree El-Amin -guide this year 's 27th annual conference through jammin 'artist showcases, hard-hitting panels, a Mathew Knowles keynote, off-the wall parties and BRE 's annual Drummer awards that will be honoring Mathew Knowles,and others from radio and records with the nation 's top entertainers performing nightly, covering all genres of music from pop, R&B and reggae to soul, Latin, hip hop, gospel, praise & worship, jazz, nu-soul, and old school.
Beyoncรฉ,who is featured in the new Pepsi TV spot set to her single with Jay-Z,"Crazy in Love,"appears on the new summer television show on The WB channel, "Pepsi Smash,"as well as stars with Cuba Gooding,Jr.in the Paramount film "The Fighting Temptations " due in September. Paramount will be screening this film on Friday, August 29, with stars from the film including Beyonce, Faith Evans and others. Beyonce 's second single,"Naughty Girl," was just released, and she joins Sean Paul onstage after his show to perform their duet,"Baby Boy." Kelly Rowland, who stars in next month 's New Line Cinema "Freddy vs Jason "and has also signed on to star in the Will Smith/Jada Pinkett-produced indie,"The Seat Filler," releases a new single, "Trains On The Track," from her debut solo LP Simply Deep this week, while Michelle Williams readies her second solo gospel album.
BRE founder/publisher Sidney Miller, Jr. explains,"This conference reflects the rising spirit of the music industry as we reinvent ourselves as survivors. BRE Magazine," he says,,"started publishing in 1976, not too long after so-called 'race records 'were allowed to be on the shelves instead of under the counters. Music speaks a universal language that we all respond to," he declares, expressing a pride in being associated with partner Marc Barnes who operates the highly successful 4-story Club Dream in D.C. "Marc has a similar philosophy of pulling out all the bells and whistles on a project, so I am looking forward to presenting with him a phenomenal music industry conference and street festival that reflects our common ties."
BRE Magazine is celebrating its 27th year of weekly publishing as the nation 's premier
music industry magazine.www.bremagazine.com
Club Dream is located at located at 1350 Okie Street N.E.,Washington,D.C.
20002.www.welcometodream.com
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BRE Music Industry Conference Festival Schedule
Washington, D.C.-AUGUST 28-September 1, 2003
Labor Day Weekend
Theme: "Rising Spirit"
Working Schedule*
*subject to change
THURSDAY-August 28
12 noon Registration/Booths Main Hotel
1:30pm
Golf Tournament
Westfield's Golf Club
1:30-3:00pm Digital Downloading: The Battle For The Soul Of Intellectual Property. Is It Stealing, Sharing Or The Inevitable?
Congressman Jesse JacksonJr., How To Make It Happen. Too much talk and not enough bottom-line on what it really takes to move in the music industry
10pm-3am BRE Jump-Off Party
Artist Performances/Celebrity Guests
FRIDAY-August 29
9am Registration/Booths Main Hotel
10:00-11:30am Building/Financing Minority Broadcasting Companies. How an artist or personality can go from creating content to becoming a station owner.
Ronda Robinson - Moderator (TEC Law Group)
Dan Mason, Esq.
Greg Davis, Davis Broadcasting
10:00-11:30am Passing The Music Test: Making The Grade
Selector guru Earl Boston helps sort through the music maze. What is the right music for right now? What to do if there are too many ballads. He reveals how to set up artist separation categories and turnover ratios. What is the difference between tempo and intensity? These are other key questions will be answered, some of them for the first time. It's the music rotation story you only think you know.
Coordinated by Jerry Boulding, featuring Earl Boston
11:30-1:00pm Chairmen of the Board: Producers Run The Show
Coordinated by Sibahn Wicks
Rahman 'Rock' Griffin (Bow Wow, Monica, formerly SoSoDef artist)
Easy Tommy & Rich Harris, Witchcraft Ent (Beyonce, Janet Jackson)
Joe Kent & Mark Williams, The Trackboyz (Nappy Roots, Nelly)
Chesser & Gibbs, the Platinum Bros (Will Smith, Run DMC)
Daddy-O (Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Jr. Mafia)
11:30-1:00pm Crossmarketing: Branding Music
Moderator: Marc Williams (Champs Sports
Sheri Huguely (Glue Inc.)
Jamahl King (STEPS Event Planning)
Clint Evans (Symonds Synergy Group)
Jackie Lee (Schieffelin-Somerset)
Felice Jones (NFL)
Judy Mauldin (SoSoDef)
1:00-2:00pm Paramount Movie Reception Main Hotel
1:30-3:00pm Shuttle to premiere Main Hotel Entrance
3:00-5:00pm The Fighting Temptations Screening
Georgetown Cineplex Odeon
6:00-11:00pm BRE/Dream Street Festival Club Dream Okie Street
Headliners: Beyonce and the reunion of Destiny's Child (Beyoncรฉ, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams) and special guest Sean Paul
1:00pm-2:00am Showcases
11pm-3am Let's Party! Club Dream/VIP Rooms
SATURDAY-August 30
9am Registration/Booths Main Hotel
10:00-12 noon Answering Radio's Call
Coordinated by Jerry Boulding. What are radio's needs for the future? What tools does Arbitron bring to the table? And what skills are future air personalities, program directors and music directors going to need in the age of group ownership and consolidation?
10:00-12 noon Government's Growing Impact On Radio & Music
With media consolidation, how will Black radio and Black music survive?
Coordinator: Mildred Morgan
Congressman John Conyers (D-Michigan)
Jenny Tooney, (Future of Music Coalition Organization)
Senator John McCain (D-Arizona)
Londell McMillan, Esq. (Londell McMillan, LLP)
J.R. Wilson, (Multiple Station Owner)
Jordan Goldstein (FCC)
1:00-2:30pm Publishing: The Real Estate of the Industry
Coordinator: Sibahn Wicks
Moderator: Cheryl Dickerson (BMI)
Keith Johnson, ASCAP
Billy Calloway, Hitco
Ethiopia Habtemarian, Universal
Leo Williams, Windswept
1:00-2:30pm Operating A Label Outside The Box: Creating A New Pipeline. The time is NOW for indies to step up and make a "hit" on the industry. What are the latest tools needed? Topics covered include distribution, marketing and promotion.
Moderator: Varnell Johnson (Fast Trak)
Qadree El-Amin (Big3 Entertainment/SouthPaw mgmt)
Ed Strickland (NuMillennium)
Dedra Tate (Flava Unit)
Dan Brown (Break Em Off Records)
Tommy Owens (Owens Entertainment)
2:30-4:00pm Is Research Ruining Radio? There are those who say that today's urban radio is over-researched and that this practice is delaying hits and causing problems. Independent promoters claim that even hits have to now wait for call-out research, which at best, tests familiarity. Familiarity cannot be established without a minimum number of daytime spins. This practice severely penalizes new artists.
Coordinator: by Jerry Boulding
Moderator: Kathy Brown (PD, WMMJ-FM, Washington, D.C.)
Reggie Rouse (PD, WPGC-FM, Washington, D.C.)
Tony Anderson, (Director, AIR Washington, D.C.)
Greg Williams (PD/morning anchor, KDGS-FM, Wichita)
2:30-4:00pm Ms. Understood: Women Drivers. It's still uncommon for women to be the anchor for afternoon or morning drive. These women have been there, done that, and been on top the ratings. So why aren't there more women drivers?
Moderator: Carol O
Porsche Foxx (PM drive, WVEE-FM, Atlanta)
Veronica Rio (AM drive/co-anchor, WCCG-FM, Fayetteville, N.C.)
Bo Griffin (former AM drive/now TV co-host, WPOW-FM, Miami)
Wendy Wheaton, (KJLH-FM, Los Angeles, CA)
5:00-6:30pm
Movie Premiere "Playas Ball" Lincoln Theater
7:00-8:00pm
Reception
8:00-11:00pm
BRE Drummer Awards Show
12:00-1:00am Talent Showcases
11:00-3:00am Let's Party!
SUNDAY-August 31
2:00-5:00pm Gospel/Jazz/Nu Soul Festival
Featuring Virtue, David Gough, Sandtown, Roy Ayers
8:00-3:00am Let's Party
Vital Info
For Conference Registration contact; BRE Magazine: 15030 Ventura Blvd, Suite 864, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 (818) 907 9959/fax (818) 907 9958 www.bremagazine.com
Host Hotel Headquarters: Renaissance Marriott, 999 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 682 3400 www.renaissancehotels.com
Festival/Club Dream: 1350 Okie Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 636 9030 www.welcometodream.com
Movie Screening: Loews Georgetown 14, 3111 K Street N.W., Washington DC, 20007 (202)342 6033
Ticketmaster: (202) 432 SEAT (separate Festival tickets only-Registration includes festival tickets) http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/172329
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