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(LIVE STREAM) 1st annual Viral Movements Music Seminar this Weekend!
By The Bahamas Weekly News Team
Feb 4, 2011 - 1:08:08 PM
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island
- The panelists,
organizers and guest artists have arrived in Grand Bahama for the Viral
Movements Music Conference which takes place all day Saturday, February
5th at the Pelican Bay Hotel in Lucaya at their newly opened Canal
House conference and meeting center.
A press conference was held on Friday, February 4th and was streamed via Ustream.tv/channel/viral-movements
Tonight's
Meet & Greet to be held at Neptune's Cocktail Lounge, Friday, February 4th from 7pm - 10pm
will also be streamed.
During the Livestream, which was facilitated by Africa Allah of @DIRadioCast, persons viewing from other locations were given the opportunity to ask questions about the upcoming conference to a panel made up of Sophia Lightbourne (Da Lioness), event organizer; PJ Sands, founder of DS3 Entertainment Group; Terneille (Tada) Burrows, recording artist; and Scharad Lightbourne.
When asked to give an overview of what the conference is all about, Tada responded by saying, "It doesn't matter where you are from, you can promote yourself, and even collaborate on music with others in other locations by the technology at our fingertips today. Promote yourself no matter where you are by doing so 'virtually' ".
Persons wishing to register that have not yet done so can come out to Pelican Bay as early as 8am and prior to the start time of 10am.
If you do not live on Grand Bahama you can also participate in the event by signing up on the Webinar Hub HERE
Wrapping up the day long conference on Saturday evening will be the
Round 3 Viral Movement closing concert at
Club Amnesia featuring Rock City, Rapp Quelle, Sammi Starr, Raquelle
Oliver, and TaDa.
Register for the 1st annual Viral Movements Music Conference, Saturday, February 5th
Viral Movements Music Conference AfterParty, February 5th
Rock City to sit on panel for upcoming Viral Movements Music Seminar, February 5th
The Viral Movements Music Conference organizers at the Pelican Bay Canal House after a press conference was not only held for visitors in person, but for those on the web via UStream and Twitter. Left to right: Africa Allah, Adra 'GAMFace' Miller, PJ Douglas Sands, Da Lioness, Terneille 'Tada' Burrows, and Scharad Lightbourne Photo: The Bahamas Weekly
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Viral
Movements aims to introduce to the Bahamian entertainment industry the
power of new media by facilitating this seminar via Voice-over IP
and distance learning tools. Viral Movements offers access at a
fraction of the cost with similar goals to that of the Power Summit
hosted during 2005 in Freeport. The seminar allows for more intimate
networking and showcasing opportunities, while providing a digital
footprint for all participants.
The
main objective is to facilitate the growth of a viable entertainment
industry in the Bahamas and export that product internationally. The
primary goal is to educate virtually and physically provide attendees
with information that they use to position themselves and brand on a
global scale. After attending the groundbreaking MUMO Summit in
October 2010 in Nassau, it was very evident that the second city of
Freeport could benefit from a similar event.
A press conference panel made up of Sophia Lightbourne (Da Lioness), event organizer; PJ Sands, founder of DS3 Entertainment Group; Terneille (Tada) Burrows, recording artist; and Scharad Lightbourne not only answered questions and talked about the event on February 5th to local media, but also answered questions coming in via UStream and Twitter. Photo: The Bahamas Weekly
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The event is hosted by
Sophia
Lightbourne
formerly known as DJ Shorty,currently known as Da Lioness
developed an interest in music at the age of 5, when she began piano
lessons. But it was't until her senior year of high school in Florida,
when she truly got in tune with her musical passion, when she took up
the DJ craft. Lioness partnered up with Chip Lee formerly of Black
Chiney and began to play for Lee’s Unlimited sound system. Lioness was
the first female DJ out of the Bahamas to tour internationally,
performing all over the Bahamas, Caribbean, US and Canada.
Panelists for this Seminar include but are not limited to:
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DJ
Aaries - Rocawear spokesmodel, traveling DJ with repeat appearances
on MTV & BET Mixtape DJ & Music marketing. CEO of Hood Hard
DJ's | This DJ knows the power of a digital foot print and how to
garner support via digital means.
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Rock
City “R. City” - Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands recording artists/
songwriters with credits including Akon, Usher, Rihanna, Sean Kingston,
the Pussycat Dolls
, & Ashlee Simpson
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CL
of Digiwaxx - Owner of Digiwaxx Media a digital distribution company .
CL is formerly an A&R for Warner music group and has 15 years of
experience in the music industry
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DIRadioCast
New Media Network - [Headed by Bahamian native K. R Baker aka Africa
Allah] The network acts as a platform to support independent content
producers, urban artists & small business, currently servicing
500,000 monthly with a 10% audio download rate.
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Donnie
“DScantz” Scantlbury - Founder of ‘State of Emergency,’ a music and
extreme lifestyle allegiance dedicated to producing R&B, Pop, Hip
Hop and Rock music and partner in The DS3 Entertainment Group. He is a
producer, musician and songwriter with credits including Chris Brown,
Aaliyah, Ideal, Ludacris, Danity Kane, Chante Moore, Jagged Edge, J
Holiday, Dave Hollister, Toni Braxton, & JoJo. DScantz is a two time
Grammy nominee for work on Usher’s 2004 LP “Confessions” and a Dove
Award recipient for Out of Eden’s 2003 LP “This Is Your Life”.
Viral
Movements Music Seminar will be held in Freeport, Bahamas on
February
5, 2011 at the Pelican Bay Conference Center. Registration is $50 and
can be paid locally in Freeport by contacting Sophia Lightbourne
(242)727-3944, Nassau with PJ Sands (242)424-4977 or via the internet
at
http://viralmovements.
eventbrite.com
.
Special
thanks to all sponsors including Pelican Bay Hotel, The Bahamas Weekly, MUMO Summit,
DIRadiocast New Media Network, Adnil Marine Supplies, Club Amnesia,
Hardour Collection, MangoTree Media, Digiwaxx Media, Monster Cable,
TwitScreens, Stylezine, eLife242, Hood Hard DJs and all others that have
contributed to making this event a success.
DA LIONESS: The Woman Behind the Music
Sophia
Lightbourne formerly known as DJ Shorty,currently known as Da Lioness
developed an interest in music at the age of 5, when she began piano
lessons. But it was't until her senior year of high school in Florida,
when she truly got in tune with her musical passion, when she took up
the DJ craft. Lioness partnered up with Chip Lee formerly of Black
Chiney and began to play for Lee’s Unlimited sound system. Lioness was
the first female DJ out of the Bahamas to tour internationally,
performing all over the Bahamas, Caribbean, US and Canada .
During
this time, Lioness decided to further her passion for music by
attending S.A.E Institute in Miami to obtain a degree in audio
engineering and production. Upon completion, Lioness decided to make a
leap of faith and moved to Los Angeles, California to intern with some
of the best engineers in the music business such as Bobby Brooks,
personal mix engineer for Stevie Wonder, Rick James, Teena Marie and
freelance engineer for the late Michael Jackson.
After
gaining information and knowledge from these engineers, Lioness decided
to move back home to Freeport, Bahamas in 2010 to establish Lioness
Music Group. Lioness Music Group is an urban, independent production
company, that focuses on developing and promoting Bahamian talent.
Lioness Music Group aims to produce quality music while educating,
empowering and developing Bahamian artists and producers.
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