US-based Music Executives Grace the Inaugural 2014 South Africa Music and Entertainment Symposium
March 2014, Valiant Innovative Creations and its US-based partner, Stratica
Group, will proudly host award-winning music executives Amir
Windom and Maurice Slade for a
pre-symposium workshop and industry meet and greet on March 27th at
the World of Yamaha Johannesburg.
The full 2014 South Africa Music and Entertainment Symposium,
kicking off this spring, will feature two action-packed days of music and
entertainment panel discussions, workshops and Q&A with two of the United States
leading music executives. Included in the programme are networking events,
A&R showcase and one-on-one sessions.
This first
workshop event is aimed at empowering established and aspiring South African
DJ’s, agents, songwriters, musicians, producers, managers, publicists,
promoters and radio executives with a platform to engage one on one with world-class
expertise.
Windom and Slade
will lead a two-hour workshop, “Building Your Personal Brand: Beyond the
Mic”, exposing participants to some of the winning strategies of
establishing successful and sustainable careers in the music and entertainment
industry, and building revenue streams beyond the traditional.
Amir Windom has
held executive and management positions at historic record labels such as
Atlantic Records, Def Jam Records and Bad Boy Records. He has assisted in
developing and managing careers of some of today’s biggest stars such as: the
American Indie-pop band Fun, T.I., Bruno Mars, Lupe Fiasco, B.o.B, Estelle,
Trey Songz and Kanye West. To date, Windom has worked on numerous Grammy Award
winning albums that have earned gold and platinum status.
Windom
is also a Television and Film Music Supervisor, where he’s helped create music,
scores and creative strategies for major film companies such as Sony Pictures
and LionsGate Films and movies such as Despicable Me 2, TAKERS, SWAT 2, Steve
Harvey’s Think Like A Man-Act Like A Lady, Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married
Too, and Stomp The Yard 2. Windom has
also assisted in the creation of global marketing campaigns for brands such as
Kodak, Adidas, Coca- Cola and ESPN.
Maurice
Slade’s career started with a taste of the music business working with megastar
Beyonce Knowles and Destiny’s Child. He
is now Creative
Branding & Digital Marketing Manager at Jay-Z’s conglomerate RocNation and
RocNation Sports. Slade is one of the
lead creative minds in developing marketing and branding strategies across all
RocNation brands. He’s helped create some of the most globally recognisable
brands in music and sports, including: Jay-Z, Kevin Durant (NBA), Rihanna,
Robinson Cano (MLB), Shakira, J-Cole Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Kid
Cudi. He’s worked on numerous Grammy Award winning albums that have garnered
Gold and Platinum RIAA achievement.
Those interested in attending the
“Building Your Personal Brand: Beyond the Mic” workshop and industry meet and greet
can book tickets via iTickets.co.za
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