This event is sponsored by Finessed Media, Inc. and is hosted by Kayla Perez and Kennaisiya Miller.
Calling all forward thinking rising artists and music industry pros. Have you ever opened your browser and searched, "what is an NFT?" Well, you're in luck!
THIS SATURDAY, join the Finessed Media team for a discussion centered on artist safety in the crazy world of WEB3, learn how to become involved in the Metaverse space, and resources geared towards increasing educational awareness and accessibility in the WEB3 for aspiring independent artists and industry pros.
We'll be joined by two prominent individuals in the WEB3 + music industry space:
ladidai - songwriter, producer, and champion of music professionals
Tavonia Evans - creator of GUAPCOIN, focused on increasing accessibility to funding for the Black community
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Agenda:
12 - 12:10pm EST Introductions
12:10 - 12:45pm EST Discussion with ladidai and Tavonia Evans
12:45-1pm EST Audience Q&A
1-1:30pm EST Community Networking
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ladidai is a multi-genre songwriter and producer from Yonkers, NY, focused primarily on contemporary pop, R&B, and hip-hop music. Her distinct style has caught the ears of music professionals associated with Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Drake, and Chance the Rapper, among others. In 2018, she was a recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Harold Adamson Lyric Award for Rhythm & Soul. Her music has been licensed to several major networks including Fox and NBCUniversal.
Beyond her craft of songwriting, ladidai is involved in various operations that champion music professionals. She is the Social Media & Community Manager for EQ Exchange, a music tech company that provides capital for creators in the world of web 3, as well as the Content Manager for Gender Amplified, a non-profit organization that supports and highlights women and non-binary individuals in music production and audio engineering. Previously, she was the Social Media Manager for the Black Women in Media Collective, which highlights and supports Black women in music, television, and film as well as the Media Coordinator for HRDRV, the world’s friendliest indie music creator community. ladidai desires to continue to expand her reach in music creation and creator advocacy.
She currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
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Tavonia Evans is a 47 year old native of New York and “mompreneur” with a 20+ year background in technology. She is a 4x founder, Engineer, Designer, Data Scientist, and she founded the decentralized cryptocurrency Guapcoin. Tavonia’s vision is to use Guapcoin for the economic empowerment of black people and especially black-owned businesses.
Not new to the world of startups, Tavonia made the transition into the world of Blockchain in 2016 as a result of identifying Cryptocurrency as a tool that could stimulate economic growth and financial freedom within the Black community. She is one of the first Black women heralded as being the founder and lead engineer in developing a coin with such a mission within the Black community. She was featured in Glamour Magazine’s May 2018 “Women in Crypto”, as a crypto expert to CNN, Complex TV, CNBC, Marie Claire, Blavity, Ozy – as well as other media publications for her work in the space.
Since 2017, she has been an expert global voice for blockchain, and has spoken on diversity and the impact of blockchain technology in a variety of forums. She has made it her mission to educate both minorities & women on the potential of cryptocurrency to liberate the masses from poverty while providing greater access to funding.
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