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meet our panelists<br />
BRANDI GARCIA / DJ & radio personality, KBXX-Houston<br />
– DJ Panel (Houston, TX)<br />
The bit of sunshine Brandi Garcia took from her native<br />
state of Florida has paved a bright future. Garcia worked<br />
the radio ladder to become the proud owner of Houston’s<br />
#1 night show on 97.9 The Box, host of the music video<br />
show “Hot TV,” creator of the sultry Southern Stilletto mix<br />
CD series, and becoming 2006 Southern Entertainment Award’s Female DJ of<br />
the Year. A proud member of the Murder Mamis & NoizeMob, Garcia is en<br />
fuego!<br />
BRYAN LEACH / TVT Records – Indie Exec Panel (New<br />
York, NY)<br />
Bryan was largely responsible for propelling acts like Lil<br />
Jon & the Eastside Boyz, the Ying Yang Twins, and Pitbull<br />
to national success during his time as VP of A&R at TVT<br />
Records. Now on the verge of launching his own label,<br />
Bryan’s thorough knowledge of the music business and<br />
hands-on approach to artist development will guarantee him success.<br />
CARL CHERY / SOHH.com – Media Panel (New York, NY)<br />
CAVARIO HODGES / Don Diva <strong>Magazine</strong> – Media Panel (Atlanta, GA)<br />
CHAKA ZULU / Co-CEO, Disturbing Tha Peace & Ebony<br />
Son – Indie Exec Panel (Atlanta, GA)<br />
Chaka Zulu has been making his mark in the music<br />
industry for the past 10 years. Much like his namesake,<br />
Zulu relies on education and tenacity for success while<br />
giving back to his people. Chaka Zulu has worn many hats<br />
including Music Director for Atlanta’s Hot 97.5, radio promotions<br />
for Sony & Universal, and currently serves as Co-CEO and manager<br />
for entertainment icon Ludacris and the Disturbing Tha Peace brand.<br />
CLINTON SPARKS / DJ, Producer, Entrepreneur – DJ<br />
Panel (Hartford, CT)<br />
Music is universal as Clinton Sparks proves through the<br />
syndication of his “SmashTime Radio” heard in the USA,<br />
Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Canada and on Sirius<br />
Satellite’s Shade 45. Sparks takes full advantage of his<br />
entrepreneurial skills with two merchandising websites<br />
MixUnit.com & FlixUnit.com. While cats from Kanye West, 50 Cent, Eminem,<br />
& Pharrell have all blessed his famous mixtapes, the world is just now<br />
“getting familiar” with Sparks the producer. And as Sparks continues to push it<br />
to the limit with a new album plus deals involving video games and Pepsi, the<br />
world is about to become very familiar with Clinton Sparks.<br />
COOL & DRE – Producer Panel (Miami, FL)<br />
Production credits include Ja Rule f/ Jadakiss & Fat Joe<br />
“New York New York,” The Game f/ 50 Cent “Hate It Or<br />
Love It,” Christina Milian f/ Young Jeezy “Say I,” Juvenile<br />
“Rodeo,” and DJ Khaled f/ Paul Wall, Rick Ross, Pitbull, &<br />
Fat Joe “Holla At Me.”<br />
COREY LLEWELLYN / Digiwaxx.com – Technology Panel (New York, NY)<br />
CRISTAL BUBBLIN / Vice President, Bum Squad DJz – DJ Crew Panel<br />
DART PARKER / Dir. A&R, Shady Records – A&R Panel<br />
(New York, NY)<br />
Most folks in the industry base signing new talent from<br />
charts and bandwagons, but true A&R’s such as Dart<br />
Parker rely on their ear and the conviction to stand behind<br />
the music they sign. Parker has trusted his instincts ever<br />
since leaving Raleigh, NC via Amtrak armed with $800<br />
and a dream. Parker has continued living his dream beginning as a producer<br />
for DMX and De La Soul then eventually moving up to becoming Director of<br />
A&R for Shady Records, signing Stat Quo and Ca$his to the house Em built.<br />
DJ CHUCK T / DJ & CEO, Port City Productions – DJ<br />
Panel (Charleston, SC)<br />
Frustrated with the lack of opportunities available to<br />
independent artists, Chuck T dropped his mic and picked<br />
up the turntable. He decided to fight the game from within<br />
the system and has opened doors for many artists in and<br />
around his hometown of Charleston, SC though his mixtape series, Ghetto<br />
Gangsters including dropping 45 titles in one year! DJ Chuck T has already<br />
had coverage in The Source, <strong>Ozone</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, Scratch <strong>Magazine</strong>, and MTV’s<br />
Mixtape Mondays to name a few. His hard work is paying off as DJ Chuck T<br />
was nominated for 14 Southern Entertainment Awards in his first year of eligibility<br />
and looks forward to watching his label Port City Productions become<br />
a super power in the music industry.<br />
DJ JELLY - DJ Panel (Atlanta, GA)<br />
DJ MARS / Founder, World Famous Superfriends – DJ<br />
Crew (Atlanta, GA)<br />
As the President and founding member of the World<br />
Famous Superfriends Crew, DJ Mars single handedly<br />
changed the DJ scene in Atlanta. While attending Clark<br />
Atlanta University, DJ Mars started his career DJing in the<br />
cafeteria during dinner for only $75. Mars went from being<br />
Outkast’s original DJ to touring with Usher. Currently Mars is living the life of<br />
legends and happily on tour with Ciara.<br />
DJ NASTY / DJ & Producer, Nasty Beatmakers – DJ Panel<br />
(Orlando, FL)<br />
Now that his partner DJ Prostyle has departed for NYC<br />
and BET, Nasty virtually holds a DJ monopoly on the city<br />
of Orlando, dominating radio and clubs. Widely considered<br />
one of the best on the one’s & two’s, Nasty and his<br />
brother LVM have also used their industry connections to<br />
venture into production. Their tracks have appeared on albums by everyone<br />
from Camron to Ludacris.<br />
DJ TOOMP – Producer Panel (Atlanta, GA)<br />
Production credits include T.I.’s “Dope Boyz,” “U Don’t<br />
Know Me,” “Motivation,” “What U Know,” “Be Easy,” and<br />
Ludacris’ “Two Miles An Hour.”<br />
DJ WALLY SPARKS / DJ, syndicated – DJ Panel (Chattanooga,<br />
TN)<br />
Once upon a time Wally Sparks was OZONE <strong>Magazine</strong>’s<br />
music editor, but he left us to pursue his true love 24/7:<br />
DJing and breaking new music. He can currently be heard<br />
on 3 commercial radio stations in 3 different states in<br />
addition to his own weekly show on Sirius Satellite Radio<br />
entitled “League Crew Radio.” Wally Sparks currently has<br />
globally distributed mixtapes featuring big names such as<br />
Ludacris, Chamillionaire, Yung Joc, Trae, and 8Ball & MJG.<br />
DONYA FLOYD / Programmer, AOL Radio Network<br />
– Technology Panel (New York, NY)<br />
Donya Floyd programs nearly 40 urban music stations for<br />
the AOL Radio Network, including R&B, dancehall and<br />
gospel – acting as a liaison between AOL Music and labels<br />
and artists. In addition to her radio responsibilities, she is a<br />
contributor to AOL Music’s news and feature articles, AIM<br />
interviews and Sessions. Ms. Floyd’s background includes programming and<br />
on-air stints at WOWI-FM in Norfolk, WPGC 95.5 FM in Washington, DC,<br />
and WUSL Power 99 FM in Philadelphia. Most recently, she also appeared<br />
as a weekly entertainment news contributor on Philadelphia’s top-rated TV<br />
station, NBC-10.<br />
ELORA MASON / Founder, E. Mason & Associates<br />
– Women In the Industry Panel (Atlanta, GA)<br />
Elora Mason is the founder and CEO of E. Mason & Associates,<br />
a Miami based Events Management and Publicity<br />
Firm. She is also the co-founder of Young Florida Vote, a<br />
non-profit, non-partisan voter empower program and the<br />
Florida Entertainment Summit, Florida’s most important<br />
entertainment networking summit. Elora, born in St. Croix, has worked with<br />
Atlantic Records, Bigga Rankin, Benji Brown, Caribbean Reggae Fest, DJ<br />
DEMP, DEMP Week, So South, Tarvoria, The Core DJs,<br />
The Core DJs Retreat, Trick Daddy, Trick Luvs Da Kids<br />
Foundation and a host of others.<br />
1st LADY EL / Founder, Murda Mamis Ent - DJ Crew<br />
Panel (New York, NY)<br />
1st Lady El is the architect of the largest collective of<br />
ozone 10 awards