Local Songwriter, Jamilah Windham, awarded $3,500 R&B grant by The Heineken Music Initiative/The ASCAP Foundation
ASCAP's Rhythm & Soul Creative team took Chicago by storm recently to present its first Mid-West SWAPmeet series. The event took place at The Subterranean and was hosted by the legendary George Daniels of George's Music Room.
The club was packed with writers, producers, artists and lyricists eager to develop collaborations, play music and mix with A&R reps, music publishers and other music industry professionals.
A highlight at the event was a special presentation of $3,500 to Jamilah Windham, a beneficiary of The Heineken Music Initiative/The ASCAP Foundation R&B Grant program.
Created in March 2002, the program is designed to assist emerging R&B songwriters in key music markets across the country (New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Miami). Jamilah's winning song "Not the Way" was played during the event and was well received by the audience.
Previous SWAPmeet events have been held at various venues across the country including The Roney Palace Hotel in Miami, The Cotton Club in Atlanta, the Gig in Los Angeles, The Point of Destination Café in Philadelphia and New York's Shine nightclub. Participants have included She'kspere, Cody ChesnuTT, Warryn Campbell, DJ Quik, Jean Norris - formerly of Zhane, Big Jon Platt of EMI Music, Max Gouse of Epic Records, LaRonda Sutton of Universal and Big Chuck of Aftermath Records.
