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BLUES GOT A SOUL KIDS WORKSHOP  2-DAY EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP SERIES
 (INCLUDES BREAKFAST & LUNCH BOTH DAYS)

Wed July 31, 2013
 Breakfast
STAX MUSEUM TOUR
BLUES FOUNDATION TOUR
CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM TOUR
HISTORICAL DAISY & ROCK’ N SOUL MUSEUM

LUNCH AT B. B. KING CLUB ON BEALE  STREET

WDIA RADIO STATION TOUR
 WILBE STUDIO TOUR
 
Return to Hotel

Thurs. August 1, 2013

 THE DELTA BLUES EXPERIENCE - COMPARING BLUES
 TRADITIONS  (RURAL/URBAN/ROCK/SOUL)
 
WORKSHOP
BLUES ARTIST/MENTORS DEMONSTRATIONS

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BOBBY RUSH
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MILLIE JACKSON
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LATTIMORE

BOHEMIAN PRODUCT DEMONSTARTION

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ADAM LEE
Adam Lee is a South African born entrepreneur living in
Atlanta. CEO of Bohemian Guitars, a family company with a vision of
changing the way people think about musical instruments by offering more a
affordable, stylish, sustainable way to make music.
Bohemian  Guitars mission is to build funky, unique, and innovative sounding instruments out of unconventional materials for real, everyday use. Passionate about art, music and community outreach, Bohemian Guitars puts a creative spin on a timeless and classic instrument—the guitar—that offers a refreshing and inspirational change of pace to the music and art scene.

Friday August 2nd
“Blues Got a Soul” Technology Conference

 Skilled technology experts will present various ways that music artists (veteran and new talents) can better market, promote and sell their works using online mediums and other technologies.

JERRY "BOOGIE" MASON

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Jerry "Boogie" Mason - renowned radio announcer, programmer,
Internet marketing guru and owner of Mason Media Services
introduces the Blues / Soul community to the most current techniques in
music marketing

DOMINIQUE PRYOR ANDERSON

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Dominique Pryor Anderson - Owner of VIDA PR  and STAR
BRANDING.  VIDA PR focuses primarily on crisis planning, management,
and repositioning for the lifestyle, entertainment, and hospitality
industries.  Star Branding & PR creates recognizable brands for
entertainers, and spreads the message of their music through social media and 
traditional media.  We offer media placement, social media management
and monitoring, and album support for musicians, actors, and dancers.

PAUL BENJAMIN

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Paul Benjamin co/founder of the North Atlantic Blues
Festival, in its 20th year, held annually in Rockland, MA, Awarded 2002
“Best Festival” by The Blues Foundation. He will share valuable information
about how to market artists to national & international festivals.

CASSIE J. FOX

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Cassie J. Fox - South Carolina native Cassie “ CJ “  Fox
has been on a “ Funky  Radio  Trailride
Through  the Juke Joints Of Our Minds”  for  the last 23 years. While navigating
the rapidly changing and sometimes perilous  waters of mainstream
radio, Cassie put her hard earned & expensive  music business education
and life experiences to work in  artist booking, management, concert & record promotions, public relations.  Her clients included: South Carolina’s Blues Doctor – Drink Small,  SC’s  Ambassador Of Jazz –
Skipp Pearson, Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs, Billy Scott (The Prophets)
In the  spring of 2010, Cassie answered “The Call of The Wild,”  Yep, a phone call  & invitation  to enter
the  global world  of  Internet Radio. Obviously, Cassie jumped at the chance  to host her self  produced show ” Soul Of The Blues With  Cassie CJ Fox.”  

ALLEN JOHNSTON

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Allen Johnston consults new and existing entertainment businesses, increasing their revenue streams while making them technically astute. He develops international licensing and sub-publishing
agreements. Mr. Johnston is an accomplished speaker and has most recently
lectured for music conferences in France, South Africa, England and China.  

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