In Association with MANIFESTO

Presents

It Starts With The DJ

…Sponsored by FACTOR

Saturday May 28th, 2011

Ryerson – Eaton Lecture Theatre

Rogers Communication Centre

80 Gould Street (2nd floor)

$5 cover

Doors open at 12pm

Featuring Live Interview with

TONY TOUCH, an icon in Hip-Hop and in the Urban Hispanic genre plus seasoned player in the game, is a true innovator and has revolutionized the DJ game over and over. Heavy influenced by pioneers like Grandmaster Flash and Jam Master Jay. He is one of Hip-Hop’s most recognized DJ with his legendary mixtapes and skills on the 1’s and 2’s. He is currently working on his eighth commercial release titled “The PieceMaker 3 …The Return of the 50 Mcs”. You can catch Tony Touch every tuesday night hosting TOCA TUESDAYS on Sirius Satellite’s Shade 45.

DIAMOND KUTS is a DJ, producer and television personality. The Philadelphia native has her own radio show and she is also one of the fresh faces of BET’s national syndicated show, The Deal. Before her radio career took off, she put out a series of mix tapes that caused the streets of Philadelphia to take notice. Diamond Kutz started DJing at a local sneaker store in Philadelphia, Sneaker Villa, and spinning in 21 and over clubs at age 18. She is the official DJ for Nicki Minaj and breaking ground in a male-driven industry regionally, nationally and globally.

Hosted By Ty & Rez (CityOnMyBack.com)

Round 1:

Keynote Interview w/ Tony Touch

12:30pm – 1:45pm

We will feature internationally known DJ Tony Touch, who will speak to his own experience of facing the unique challenges of being a Producer/DJ today. He will demonstrate ingenuity, entrepreneurship and the self branding necessary to be a major player in the competitive international DJ and music industry.

Round 2:

Marketing 101: Making The Brand

Panel: 1:45pm – 2:45pm

In order to be successful in the music business it’s important to understand the basics of marketing yourself as a brand whether you are a DJ, manager or producer. The panelists have a wealth of knowledge around the steps to building a brand profile with various partnerships. Creating a marketing plan, knowing your target audience, advertising & public relations tactics are just some marketing components that are crucial to a successful brand. This session will provide a forum to educate and advise on maintaining an effective brand.

Moderator: Tony Sutherland (Durham College)

Panelists:
Name: Jason Murray
Title: Co-Owner Operator
Company: Black Box Music
Worked with: Classified, SHAD, Ten Second Epic, Bedouin Soundclash, Lisa Scinta, Dan Weston, Crash Parallel
Years in the Business: 9
Career Highlights: Gold and platinum awards for Classified and Bedouin Soundclash, Juno award for Shad

Name: Nicole Chrysostom- Murray
Title: Director, Brand Marketing
Company: Tanjola Entertainment Inc
Years in Business: 15 years
Worked with: P.Diddy, Usher, P!nk, Chantal Kreviazuk, Wyclef, Keshia Chante, Shawn Desman, jacksoul & many more
Career Highlights: Too many to name

Name: Tom Kemp
Title: Agent
Company: S.L. Feldman & Associates
Years in Business: 13
Worked with: Classified, Kardinal, Joel Plaskett, Jill Barber, Plain White TS, Allysa Reid, Ten Second Epix, etc.
Career Highlights: Speaking at the Stylus Conference

Name: Duane Watson
Title: Freelance Writer/ Copy Writer/ Blogger/ Marketer
Worked with : EMI Music & Sony Music

Name: Steve Goldby
Title: National Music Marketing & Artist Relations
Company: Rooftop Agency
Worked with: Tiesto, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Classified, My Darkest Days, Jagermeister, Rockstar Uproar Tour KoRN.
Years in Business: 4
Career Highlight: Brand Tour Manager for largest Electronic Tour in Canada

Round 3:

Keynote Interview w/ Diamond Kuts

3:00pm – 3:45pm

We will feature rising DJ Diamond Kuts, who will speak on her experience of facing the unique challenges of being a female DJ and her journey into being well respected DJ. Well known for appearances on BET and touring with Nicki Minaj.

Round 4:

One on One – Creating Relationships

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Back by popular demand, we’re dedicating one hour to the importance of networking. Unfortunately, many artists do not have relationships with key industry executives and this creates obstacles for artists to receive exposure. Each artist will book five minutes with one of the advisors of their choice, and either play their music and receive feedback or advice. Once their five minutes have been completed, the artist will proceed to the next person on his appointment schedule and continue until their entire schedule has been completed. Our goal is to have each advisor meet with a number of people during the hour. One on Ones can be a great benefit to artists because it not only gives them a chance to network in a more initiate setting, but it allows the artist to properly strategize the next step in their career.

HOW TO BOOK A MEETING:

Send your request by filling out the registration form in the following link provided below. Remember, a maximum of three (3) advisors can be chosen.

ONE ON ONE REGISTRATION FORM: http://bit.ly/jd8W3d

CONFIRMED ADVISORS

NAME: Starting From Scratch
COMPANY: FLOW 93.5FM // SFS Ent
TITLE: DJ Producer
YEARS IN THE BIZ: 19
WORKED WITH: Usher, Russell Peters, Divine Brown, John Legend, Amerie, Jelleestone, Faith Evans, Ginuwine, Beenie Man, Omarion, Divine Brown, Doug E. Fresh, Brand Nubian, Kardinal Offishall, Fat Joe, among others…
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: The New FLOW 93.5 DJ Traffic FLOW Mixshow & Critical Mix (2001-present), Usher Official Tour DJ (One Night Stand Tour, 2008), Comedian Russell Peters Official Tour DJ (since 2007), Now Magazine’s Best of Toronto: Best Hip Hop DJ (2008), Stylus Award Winner for Best Club DJ, Best Toronto DJ and Best Radio DJ (2006), Received a Lifetime Achievement Award as voted by the Toronto Record Industry, Canadian Rep (& only Canadian member) of DJ Whoo Kid’s “Shadyville DJ’s Coalition”, Official member of Clinton Sparks’ “Smash Squad” DJ Crew

NAME: Justin Dumont
TITLE: Music Director // DJ
COMPANY: FLOW 93.5FM – http://www.flow935.com/
YEARS IN THE BIZ: 13
WORKED WITH: almost everyone in the Urban Music industry… too many to mentions…
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Nominated for Major Market Music Director of the year 3 times, FLOW won CHR Station of the year in 2005, as a dj played alongside the city’s hottest dj’s …. Starting From Scratch, Baby Yu, Wrispect, etc… Opened up for Fabolous, The Game, Maestro Fresh Wes, Choclair, JD Era to name a few.

Name: Che Kothari
Title: Executive Director (Manifesto) & Co-Creative Director/Owner (Hightop)
Company: Manifesto Community Projects / Festival & Hightop Studio
Years in Business: 9 years & 5 years (+ been a photographer since age 15)
Worked with: Photographed intimate portraits with Ziggy Marley, Julian Marley, K’Naan, k-os, Faith Evans, T.I., KRS-ONE, and many others for renowned magazines and publications. Done creative client work for Nike, City of Toronto, Organization of American States, Sony BMG, FIDO, Sony/BMG + more.
Career Highlights: K’naan performing waving flag on Manifesto Main Stage in 2008, Exhibiting a solo show and artist talk in Tokyo in 2010, Bringing Charlie Ahearn, Jamel Shabazz & Ernie Paniccioli (all legends that I have looked up to) to Toronto to either show work, speak or teach workshops. Speaking on behalf of young artists across the western hemisphere at the 5th Ministerial of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities of the Organization of American States in Barbados. Too many good memories to share.

Name: Jesse Jones
Title: Founder
Company: TEN81 brand consultancy
Worked With: With his extensive background working with a broad range of organizations, including Bell, MuchMusic, Mattel, RBC, Converse, Energizer, Fuji Film, Adidas, and Ford,
Career Highlights: The launch of TEN81, a division of the Jones & Jones Group, which is the culmination of Jesse’s experience in lifestyle marketing, brand management, partnership development, and social media strategy. Being responsible for national marketing, advertising and PR strategies and activities for Timex Group of Canada Inc.’s TX, Marc Ecko, and Nautica licensed fashion watch brands.

Name: Katrina Lopes
Title: Manager
Company: Firebox Management
Years in Business: 8
Worked with: Manages platinum selling artist Shawn Desman. Worked with award winning producers and songwriters Chris Perry, RedZone Entertainment, Nicole Hughes, Random & Negin.
Career Highlights: Shawn Desman album FRESH garnered three Gold singles, two #1 hit singles, and 4 MMVA Nominations. Previous positions include; Director of Management Services – UOMO Media Inc., Vice President – UMAC, WarChild Canada, FACTOR, Rush the Vote and Courage Artist & Touring.

Name: Dale Peters
Title: CEO
Company:Dale Speaking Ltd.
Years in business: 8
Worked with: City and Colour, Alexisfire, Ricky J, Aleesia, Tokyo Police Club, Feist, Champion, Jimmy Rankin,
Saukates, Ill Scarlett to name a few. There are so many more on the www.dalespeaking.com website.
Career Highlights: Breaking Feist in Canada for the world. Breaking Champion out of Quebec. Working with Kermit the Frog. Watching my company grow every 8 months over 8 years into the dream I believed it would be. Going to see Manny Paquio fight in Vegas and seeing both Dan Hill and him singing together.

Name: Lola Plaku
Title: Online Marketing/ Event Coordinator
Company: Lola Media Group / iLuvLola
Years in Business: 2
Worked with: Artists: Belly, P. Reign, Danny Fernandes, Akon, Rick Ross, Big Sean, Big Boi, Swizz Beats, Fabolous, Young Dro, Yelawolf, Wiz Khalifa, Stereos,
Companies: CP Records, Smirnoff, Maxamus Entertainment, HipHopCanada, SmokingSection, CreamWorld Magazine
Career Highlights: Working with HipHopCanada. Working with Maxamus Entertainment doing online marketing and promotions for their events slowly earning an instrumental role in the company. Working initially with hip-hop recording artist Belly, and eventually moving up as online marketing co-ordinator for CP Records and all CP Recording artists.