2012 SUMC: Southeast Urban Music Conference

The Southeast Urban Music Conference is back in its 9^th year!  Radio and record legends, some of today’s top on-air radio personalities, major record label, promotions & marketing specialists, producers, distributors, publishers, executives, and new recording artists will all be flocking to Charlotte, North Carolina April 26^th-28^th.  Featuring all genres of urban music—Jazz, Blues, Hip-Hop, Gospel, Neo-soul, R&B, and everything in between, while merging branding & marketing strategies and new technologies with the principles of the radio/record industry the 9^th annual SUMC will be the best yet! 

The 1^st annual SUMC was held in 2004.  Combining the elements of retail, radio, and marketing, live performances, and networking opportunities with an educational component to boot. Radio personality, sales & marketing guru, magazine publisher, and entrepreneur Tony Baraka conceptualized the SUMC as a result of an event he created to reach ASCAP’s members, songwriters and performers.  Since it’s beginning the SUMC has drawn more celebrated performers, a variety of music industry professionals and larger crowds.

This year the SUMC gives students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) a face-to-face and hands on experience and introduction to the Urban entertainment and music industries.  Tony Baraka, Allen Johnston, and their radio partners Black University Radio Network, Black College Radio Today, and the Living Legends Foundation have incorporated their first SUMC-HBCU Internship Program into the 2012 SUMC.

“The 2012 SUMC-HBCU Internship Program provides students with a cutting edge, technologically sophisticated approach to all aspects of organizing a world class music conference. Interns will conduct interviews with industry VIPs for archiving within the Living Legends Foundation, develop media databases, assist with the implementation of branding & marketing strategies, create radio spots and audio & video productions, film interviews, and write articles, press releases, news stories, and biographies. College credit will be given for the successful completion of the internship program.”
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The 2011 SUMC Black Music Month was able to put together a team of 16 online student marketers from Georgia State and Kennesaw.  Those students created a successful online campaign, complete video and print interviews, and developed a YouTube campaign.  They helped to develop several mixtape compilations and mix shows also.

Panelists for the 2012 SUMC are Stephen Crumbley, Perniece Le Gall, Andre Carter, Eddie Pugh, Kermit Henderson, Sha’Linda Jeanine, Cassidy Bass, Manny “Mad Dog” Ayala, Morin Rufai, Paulette Desuzia, Nikki Rich, and Wildman Teddy T.

The Source Magazine will also be holding "5 Mic Friday"

The 2012 SUMC is sponsored by: The Source, DTLR, SESAC, Blake hotel, The Urban Buzz, WGIV 103.3 FM-1370 AM The Soul of Charlotte, and many more.

There will be a showcase presented by Gospel Synergy also!

If you’re interested in the music industry this is a conference you don’t want to miss!  Hope to see you there!

For more info check out www.2012SUMC.com and follow them on Twitter and like on Facebook!

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