What is your brand saying?!?! If you don’t know, The Garner Circle can definitely tell you! Over the weekend, I had the great opportunity to hang out with The Garner Circle at their 2nd Annual “F.A.M.E. PR 101” Workshop. From the scope of fashion, art, music and entertainment, participants got an opportunity to learn the skills to enter the world of publicity, execute campaigns and launch promotional parties. Here are a couple of clips from the “Music” segment of the workshop. Indie artists, listen up because you’ll find some golden nuggets in these clips!!
Listen to Saptosa Foster from 135th Street Agency speak on music publicity:
Listen to Fadia Kader from Come Up Kids Consulting Agency (C.U.K Development) speak on music branding:
In addition, Garner hosted a diverse entertainment panel:
Nina Brown – V-103 WVEE “Frank and Wanda Morning Show” Producer
Janee Bolden – Bossip.com
Yvette Caslin – Rolling Out Magazine
Jen Farris – Z Dennis Media Group (Atlanta Ballet/Big Boi collaboration)
Saptosa Foster – 135th Street Agency (Campaigns for Universal Motown, Warner Music, Coca-Cola)
Gyant – Gyant Unplugged.com
Isoul Harris – Editor 944 Magazine, Contributor for People Magazine
Kimberly Walker – BET.com, Honey Magazine
Fadia Kader – C.U.K Development (Branding clients Q-Tip,Ciara, Nas, Drake)
Margaret Kargbo – National Black Arts Festival
I’na Saulsbery – The Starfire Group (Diddy MTV Sweet 16)
Joe Womack – Founder of DIGITALGUESTLIST
From beginning to end, this was an informative workshop. Congrats to Nicole Garner, Daniel Dickey and the entire Garner Circle staff for a great job!
Hope West is a music enthusiast and music photographer who has captured artists like B.B. King, Janet Jackson, Teddy Riley and many others. A life long lover of music, Hope is a graduate of Full Sail University where she studied music engineering. She’s also a proud “Florida Girl” born and raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. and currently resides in Atlanta, GA as a “Georgia Peach”. Hope is known for her creativity, sense of humor and quirky perfectionism. Artist(s) that make her freak out as a music fan: Sheila E., Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Quincy Jones.
