This event is sponsored by Finessed Media, Inc. and hosted by Tammy Henderson and Jordan Steele.
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Many of us are fans of music outside of our designated regions. We listen to reggae, K-Pop, Latin music etc. We can't help but to be moved by these different genres of music! There are so many talented artists globally in different genres of music that are yearning for their name to be known internationally.
That's why this weekend we'll be joined by Sunjay Kohli, an expert in marketing to global audiences.
We’ll be discussing how we as independent artists can break into the global markets and get our names known around the world.
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Agenda:
12 - 12:10pm ET Introductions
12:10 - 12:40 pm ET Interview with Sunjay Kohli
12:40 - 12:50 pm ET Live Q+A with Zoom Audience
12:50 - 1:30 pm ET Performances
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Sunjay Kohli is an editor and digital marketer. He graduated in International Business and Management and has spent several years in the music industry. After co-founding NUBI Magazine, an online publication focusing on a millennial generation of trendsetters and early adopters interested in fashion, music, tech and culture, Sunjay began producing regular editorial content. He now has work published on various platforms including GRM Daily, Ticketmaster & more and is Associate Editor at Nation of Billions, interviewing some of the biggest names in music and directing the content published. Sunjay continues to work on artist content and marketing campaigns and following a year at Ticketmaster International, joined Warner Music in late 2018 in marketing and digital, followed by his latest move to BMG as Account Manager, responsible for the relationship and marketing campaigns between the label and YouTube amongst other DSPs, as well as the optimisation and strategy of artist channels.
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Tesselated is one of Jamaica's brightest young talents. “I express what I feel from my soul. The basis of the sound comes from my love of Caribbean drums, they bring life to everything. I believe that music and dance are inextricably intertwined from the soul – I want people to move, I want them to dance.”
Three years ago proved to be a breakthrough period for the young musician and producer. He teamed up with another young creative – Valleyz – and they became room-mates. After a night-long reasoning session, the seminal track “Pine & Ginger” was born. Tess’s goal for the track was clear in his mind. “I felt like it had the potential to be my biggest SoundCloud track to date, and was hoping it could beat my previous highest amount of listens which was about 30,000.” He didn’t have to worry. The track has racked up a staggering 30 million streams. It was also signed by an international name, which propelled the Tessellated name to a brand new audience.
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Hailing from the Chicago suburbs, Nehemiah has rapidly become one of hip hop industry’s freshest faces. He has been featured by WGCI, The Daily Herald,and SXSW. With his music he wants to inspire everyone to do whatever they set their mind to.
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Holocene personifies the world of a grunge-head teenager who loved to sing jazz. Influenced by the dark vocal-lead artists from Soundgarden to Nina Simone, I wanted my music to be a melting pot for the characters who populate my musical space and marry these two at-odds worlds of jazz and grunge into my sound. London born and bred, I started writing music in 2011 when I was aged 15. The character 'Holocene' was more recently created by me and my brother who is a graphic novel and comic-book artist. We wanted Holocene to be an all-powerful supernatural heroine and antihero, who mirrors the themes I use in my writing. She yearns for omnipotence, whilst accepting her own complete fragility and solitude. Dealing with the side effects of unrequited love; smothered in deep femme fatale vocals, distorted guitar and bass lines, Holocene breathes a new melancholy in her sound.
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Victor Collins Nebo most widely known as Victor Collins was born on the 11th of December. He is a Nigerian singer and songwriter from Enugu State. His undying love for music sprouted during his choir days in church. Victor Collins’ steadfast love for music has been made evident with his releases overtime and his sound seems to bloom exponentially alongside his growth and fame. Victor draws inspiration for his music from real life situations, books and movies as he fuses multiple genres with his sound as well as captivating backup vocals. Over time, artistes like; Coldplay, Lana del Rey, Asa, Bez, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar and Benee have influenced his sound.
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EL.SY. is an LA-based Asian-American singer/songwriter and producer who has been featured as one of Apple Music's AAPI 'Artists We Love.' She crafts soul-moving alternative pop & dance music with influences across folk, contemporary R&B, soul, and electro-pop -- carving out a space that is all her own. EL.SY. is currently collaborating with producers from around the world on a series of dance remixes for tracks from her debut cinematic pop album "Wanderer."
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Nanna is a singer, songwriter, and producer from Brooklyn New York. Nanna performs at all the popular music bars in NYC. She has over 300,000 views combined on her music videos. Nanna idol is MJ, her motto is to live every day like it’s her last
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Thomas is an emerging artist in the R&B industry currently creating music out of Boston, USA. He has found recent fame through TikTok being duetted by well known artists such as Lizzo and having worked with big asian led creatives Wong Fu Productions. Thomas Ng has already released a number of self-produced and written singles on all platforms. However, Currently working closely with his main producer Joe Bae to explore and refine his artistry.
“We all know how complex emotions feel but there’s no perfect way to describe that to someone else. My goal is to create music inspired by my own personal experiences for others to relate to and to find a connection.” - Thomas Ng
He is currently in Boston, USA studying Songwriting at Berklee College of Music. Thomas currently has release his official debut EP “3am” co-produced with Joe Bae alongside a follow up single “flaws” that has had some virality through TikTok.
Thomas is hoping to release more singles and EPs collaborating with great producers and artists like Joe Bae. Still building his craft and his artistry whilst staying true to the music and to himself.
“Words can’t always say everything so I just let the music do the talking.” - Thomas Ng
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