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Gil Scott-Heron being interviewed
by Touré, contributing
editor at Rolling Stone.
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Gil Scott-Heron was presented
with the Heineken Ampt/ASCAP
Recognition Award for "his
extraordinary contributions
as a songwriter, artist and
major influence on contemporary
music." Pictured left to
right are: Touré, ASCAP's
Jeanie Weems, Gil Scott-Heron,
and ASCAP's Loretta Munoz
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The Wylde Bunch with ASCAP membership
reps Jenna Derhammer, Margaret
Spoddig, Loretta Munoz and Keith
Johnson.
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A rising star with with a sultry
voice -- singer/songwriter Lola
pictured with ASCAP's Keith
Johnson.
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Carl Restivo with ASCAP's Loretta
Munoz, Jeanie Weems and Kenny
Ferracho
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Two-time MTV VMA nominee Kenna
pictured after his off-the-hook
performance with (left to right)
ASCAP's Jason Silberman, Loretta
Munoz and Margaret Spoddig.
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 A&R
reps and producers gathered
for the Insider's
Edge panel to
discuss their rapidly
changing roles within
the music industry and
share their insider secrets.
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Insider's
Edge
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Pictured left to right:
Producer Kwame, producer
LaShaun Owens, panel moderator
Jem Aswad, President of
Yes Know Management Brian
Long, platinum writer/producer
Charles Ferrar, producer
Ryan Leslie, and producer
Karriem Mack.
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 Managers,
professional artists,
publicists and marketers
discussed the creative
and business decisions
needed to further your
career, and how to execute
a successful music promotion
plan during the New
and Innovative Ways to
Market Yourself
panel.
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New
and Innovative Ways
to Market Yourself
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Pictured left to right
are: Kathi Moore, Sr.
VP Promotions @ Blackground
Records; Vickie Starr,
Girlie Action Media &
Marketing; JoJo Brim,
Park Avenue Global Media
Group; ASCAP's Kenneth
Ferracho; Celia Hirshman,
Owner of Downtown Marketing;
the panel's moderator
Carol Watson, Publisher
of Vibe Magazine; ASCAP's
Loretta Munoz, and Paul
Resta, Product Manager,
Island/Def Jam. |
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Wylde Bunch
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Lola
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Carl Restivo
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Kenna
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Chinua
Hawk performing
"I Remember
You"
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Pictured left
to right:
ASCAP's Kenny
Ferracho,
Chinua Hawk,
Kwame M. Viapree,
and ASCAP's
Keith Johnson.
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Songwriters Chinua
Hawk and Kwame M.
Viapree are the
New York-area recipients
of the 2003 Heineken
Music Initiative/ASCAP
Foundation R&B
grant. Hawk and
Viapree co-wrote
the winning song
"I Remember
You," which
was selected from
over 100 entries
received from the
New York area.
The collaborators
received a $3,000
grant for their
songwriting efforts.
The grant program
assists emerging
R&B songwriters
in furthering their
careers, and will
benefit songwriters
in key music markets
across the country.
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Photos by J. Scott Wynn |
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