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The Caribbean Cultural Conference returns to Brooklyn

Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY

Friday June 18 & Saturday June 19, 2010

The Caribbean music industry faces several daunting challenges and an uncertain future in today’s characteristically digital global music business. The industry, if it is to be competitive must find ways to adapt to new realities and adhere to standard operating procedures.

The 2010 staging of the Caribbean Cultural Conference under the auspices of Caribbean Heritage Month (celebrated in June) promises to bring together industry stakeholders including entertainment attorneys, artists, musicians, record label executives, as well as representatives from, SoundExchange, ASCAP, Minter & Associates LLC, and 360ARTISTS to engage in progressive dialogue with the hopes of delving into current issues affecting players in the industry, while proposing strategies that will move this valid component of Caribbean culture forward.

Although only in it’s second year, the conference has received official endorsements from the office of Brooklyn’s Borough President, Marty Markowitz, and the City of New York, Universal Music Group (UMG), Caribbean Copyright Link (CCL), COTT (Trinidad and Tobago), ECCO (St. Lucia), COSCAP (Barbados), ASCAP, and SoundExchange.

The organizers of the conference believe that in order to empower players in the Caribbean music industry, the discussion on a host of issues including those outlined here needs to begin now:

·       Artist image, brand building and commercial endorsement,

·       How to market your music in a digital age,

·       The power of new media strategies,

·       Understanding the role of the Artist Manager in today’s music business,

·       The changing face of music distribution and most importantly, the future of Caribbean music in the digital age.

Produced by the Caribbean American Cultural Caucus, CCC represents a significant step in an effort to inform, and educate, while providing a platform for exploring how the Caribbean musical product can gain more ground in the international marketplace.