1st Annual Seattle Hip Hop Business and Career Expo

The Seattle Hip-Hop Career & Business Expo, scheduled for October 9, 2010 at the Vera Project – (Warren Ave. & Republican Street) Seattle Center is part of the Seattle City of Music Festival and will focus on providing established and aspiring artists and entrepreneurs with tools and resources to grow their careers and business while also introducing young people who are part of the hip-hop generation to the many career and business opportunities in and around hip-hop music and culture.

I'll be facilitating a conversation on Music and Media, 11:30am at the Vera Project in Seattle Center as a part of this event.

Join me along with:

Tom Mara - Executive Director, KEXP
Larry Mizell - Writer/Hip-Hop Artist Stranger Raindrophustla.com
Andrew Matson - Writer, Seattle Times
Jonathon Cunningham - Publicola.net
Casey Carter, misscaseycarter.com
Marian Liu, Entertainment Editor, Seattle Times
Alvin Singh II, Digital Media Consultant, Guerrilla Techknowledge
Mia "DJ B-Girl" Beardsley, B Girl Media
Joaquin Uy, News Director, KBCS


From the press release:

"The Seattle Hip-Hop Career & Business Expo will focus on providing established and aspiring artists and entrepreneurs with tools to grow their careers and businesses while also introducing young people to the many career and business opportunities in and around hip-hop music and culture in this free, all-ages event.

"As a part of the City of Music Festival we are seeking to provide opportunities for young entrepreneurs and artists to learn, network and fully engage in the growing creative economy in our region," says K. Wyking Garrett.

Sessions will touch on music production, licencing, marketing, distribution, and business development; and speakers include representatives from the Recording Academy, Sub Pop Records, SportnLife Records, City of Seattle Office of Economic Development, The Stranger/KEXP, AEG Live, One Reel, Seattle Theater Group, Hewlett Packard, International News Inc., Urban Enterprise Center Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Microsoft, and Fused Music, among others.

This educational event is sponsored by Seattle Hip-Hop Hop Youth Council & UmojaFest P.E.A.C.E. Center with support from Seattle Office of Economic Development, Seattle Office of Film & Music, and Kicks & Tees.

For additional information, please visit http://seattlehiphopsummit.wordpress.com/

Other Confirmed Speakers Include:

Who is Julie C?

Peace and Universal Greetings, I'm Julie Chang Schulman, Hip Hop artist, educator, freelance journalist and community organizer from Seattle, WA, hailin' from the crew Alpha P. I'm assistant chapter-head of 206 Zulu, Seattle's branch of Universal Zulu Nation. codirector of Reclaim the Media, a media justice organization, and Northwest regional coordinator for Hip Hop Congress, and urban arts and culture 501c3 non profit. I'm also an artist on B Girl Media The Knox Family E.P is scheduled to debut this Spring.



I'm a real person, not a, computer, someone's paid zombie, or an advertisement, and my aim in undergoing the daunting process of penetrating the "blogosphere" is to expand my network, build with like minded individuals, and connect to other community media makers and organizers from the global grassroots in this worldwide people's movement. Please, shoot me any questions, comments, or just a hello, if your out there, world.



Photo: Our presentation at 2008 National Conference for Media Reform (from left to right, Shamako Noble, Toki Wright, Julie C, Rosa Clemente, J.R Flemming)