World Artists United (WAU), L.A. Entertainment & Branding Company and Independent Record Label, hosts the first Music Entrepreneur Conference (ME. Con), in partnership with the Harvard Graduate Council (HGC), on Nov. 4-5, 2017. WAU and HGC bring legends, leaders and innovators from around the world of music and innovation to speak and sponsor this music mecca. HGC is well known for creating and hosting initiatives and events focused on bringing more opportunities for connection and collaboration, like ME. Con., echoing President Drew Faust’s “One Harvard” movement.
Among ME. Con. speakers are legends Kerry Gordy of Motown, previously manager of Prince and more. Music Industry Executives as Evan Greene The Recording Academy’s (Grammy’s) CMO, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Grammy Award-Winning Producer of Empire, marketing experts as Kwasi Asare (previously Bad Boy Ent.), DJ Entrepreneur of the Year DJ IRIE, and leading tech, startup and innovative companies and business advisors around music, like PledgeMusic founders Benji Rogers and Jayce Varden.
ME. Con. will explore the journey of “artrepreneurship”, creating a success mindset and equipping artists with a simple strategy to build a intriguing brand, content and marketing strategy applicable to the up and coming artist, startup company, tech innovator and more.
The first Music Entrepreneur Conference (ME. Con) comes to Harvard in November.
After participating in a music business panel at Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Institute earlier this year and sponsoring entertainment for the annual Harvard Graduate Council’s Annual Masquerade Ball, it became clear to WAU, that even the most educated students are yearning for opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals and relevant guidance to pursue their passion.
Dynamic entrepreneurs and founders of WAU, Jalen James Acosta and Rachel Lynn Karry designed this event to cultivate a global community of art advocates and art entrepreneurs by streamlining cutting edge resources and marketing avenue that are continuously developing new opportunities to create a sustainable career from their passion. “We named the event ME. Con because we want guests to leave saying, “I feel free to be ME,” and have the tools to eat from their dream.” At ME. Con., WAU envisions a global community of art advocates and art entrepreneurs who can create sustainable careers from their passions. The conference is open to anyone who has considered partaking in the music industry: investors, entrepreneurs, marketing professionals, and music lovers; because music is for everyone!
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