New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ City of
Music Festival) - The Seattle Hip Hop Career and Business Expo will take place Saturday, October 9, 2010, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., at the Vera Project, which is located inside the Seattle Center at Warren Avenue and Republican Street. It will be followed by a networking/mixer and a concert that starts at 8:00 p.m. This is a free, all-ages event. The Seattle Hip-Hop Career & Business Expo will focus on introducing young people to the many career and business opportunities in and around hip-hop music and culture, as well as providing aspiring artists and entrepreneurs with tools to grow their careers and businesses.
"As a part of the City of Music Festival we are seeking to provide opportunities for young entrepreneurs and artists to learn, network and fully engage in the growing creative economy in our region," says Wyking Garrett.
Sessions will touch on music production, licencing, marketing, distribution, and business development; and speakers include representatives from the Recording Academy, Sub Pop Records, SportnLife Records, City of Seattle Office of Economic Development, The Stranger/KEXP, AEG Live, One Reel, Seattle Theater Group, Hewlett Packard, International News Inc., Urban Enterprise Center Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Microsoft, and Fused Music, among others.
This educational event is sponsored by Seattle Hip-Hop Hop Youth Council & UmojaFest P.E.A.C.E. Center with support from Seattle Office of Economic Development, Seattle Office of Film & Music, and Kicks & Tees.
For additional information, please visit https://seattlehiphopsummit.wordpress.com/
About the City of Music Festival
Enriching the lives of residents, visitors and listeners around the globe, the mission of the Seattle City of Music Festival is to engage audiences via the foundation of Seattle's vibrant music culture each October. Embracing audiences, business leaders, educators and politicians, this month of music will support the creative, economic and community value of music in Seattle and the Northwest, and its impact throughout the country.
About the Seattle Hip Hop Summit Action Network Youth Council
The Seattle Hip Hop Youth Council was established in August 2002 as a vehicle for youth empowerment and leadership development. Our primary goal is to maximize the involvement of the hip-hop and urban youth community in the social, political, economic and cultural empowerment of our families, communities and nation; and to work to build coalitions with others who share our vision to transform or society and the global community into a better world.
