Tuesday, July 04, 2006
I know some of the performers on this board are familiar with the Baltimore Music Conference (BMC) because some participated last year and to be frank, last year’s event was unsuccessful due to lack of strategic planning and funds (plus the rain during the event didn’t help). THAT GONNA CHANGE THIS YEAR.
Lisa Suit, Founder of BMC hopes to make this a yearly event showcasing local talent of all genres for greater exposure to Baltimore residents and out-of-towners. The 2nd annual Baltimore Music Conference and Festival goes down at Druid Hill Park in September (no set day yet).
Tislam, LowKey and myself along with a diverse group of other talented musicians, promoters, grant writers, Attys, … who love music want to make this a successful event.
This year we have major sponsors to help out, we added 6stages and BMC is doing listening parties throughout the summer showcasing local participating talents at various venues (the first one: StarScape and Sonar). BMC has received HUGE responses from Bands/Solo Artists OUTSIDE OF BALTIMORE very few from Bmore, especially in HipHop. Artists mostly from DC, one rap artist from Texas, two from NJ and one/two further north are anxious to perform at BMC
I know last year sucked but just like any other big event here in Baltimore, its starts off small. Artscape struggled for many years before it became an East Coast event. BMC has great potential to help local artists showcase their talent to a diverse crowd and gain new listeners but to have a Music Festival founded in Baltimore where money and a lot of energy is being put in to and NOT showcase local talent is killing me. Please APPLY!!
Promoters get involved;
Venues invest in BMC –talk to me about how you can get involved either by sponsoring or offering to do a listening party at your establishment;
Purchase vendor space during the fest.
Also, organizations can get FREE vendor space during the festival. If you have a community organization, as long as your not selling you can get a booth. HOLLA!
Go to www.bmcon.org to apply and for more information about BMC
myspace: http://www.myspace.com/bmoremusic
BALTIMORE MUSIC CONFERENCE
DRUID HILL PARK
SEPTEMBER 2006
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