Four informative and substantive panel discussions, a
music showcase for top up-and-coming Latino artists and
the industry’s first Latino Youth Town Hall meeting
where top artists and executives face off with the
elusive bilingual teen consumer.
“We are thrilled that the LRC has attracted incredible
talent and industry visionaries. Their candid insight
will be invaluable to conference attendees,” said Jesse
Perez pka Shysti, Chairman of the LRC. “This is the
first time that all segments of the Latin Rap community
are being brought together with major label and radio
executives to talk about the future.” The LRC is an
organization dedicated to fostering the growth,
education, empowerment and development of good business
practices for the Latin Rap industry.
Confirmed participants include Univision Radio, Clear
Channel Radio, New York’s Hot 97, Los Angeles’ Power 106
Pocos Pero Locos, Mun2, Billboard, ASCAP, BMI, Warner
Music Group, Wu Tang Latino, Sony BMG, Universal Music
Group, UBO, Fuego Magazine, EMI Latin, Sirius Radio,
Machete Records, and Mediabase.
Rich Isaacson, of the Fuerte Group, an LRC member and
Conference organizer added: “We recognized the need to
create a national forum that represented a segmented,
but powerful group of pioneers, to share each other’s
visions and enable ongoing collaboration. I hope the
conference brings together all of these important
regional groups and business leaders to establish a
vibrant community that can exercise its collective power
as the fastest-growing segment within the music
industry.” Fuerte Group is a multi-cultural music
promotion and lifestyle marketing company with specific
expertise in the US Hispanic Market (Fuerte Marketing,
Fuerte Management and Fuerte Records).
Register at
http://www.latinrapconference.com
