ComEd presents the 13th Annual GlobalMixx™ Music & Film Forum which will take place from Friday, November 1 throughout Sunday, November 3, 2019 at the Hilton Gardens Inn at McCormick Place. We are excited to bring a weekend of music seminars ranging from licensing, digital marketing, publishing, A&R, public relations, DJ music workshops, artist showcases, and special receptions.
This year we have chosen to bring this exciting musical forum of business and creative exchange to a wider audience in a comfortable and accessible environment. There will be a variety of vendors and exhibitors to interact with throughout the day. We are honored to have executives from various parts of the United States joining this special 2-day forum to share with attendees the best methods of building their brand value and economic status within the music and entertainment business.
Each day, there will be SPEED MENTORING SESSIONS to give attendees 5-minute interactions with industry professionals from film, media, music, tech, business, fashion and more to ask questions. Powered by ComEd.
13th Annual Global Mixx Music & Film Forum Schedule
GLOBAL MIXX FILM FORUM
Saturday, November 2
Hilton Garden Inn McCormick Place
10:00am - 5:30pm
Check-in and Registration | Peerless Room
10:30am - 11:45am
"How To Get An Agent 101" Workshop and Open Call
Veva Riley, Owner and Principal Agent of Promote Talent Agency
At this workshop Veva will share tips on how to get repped, get booked and make a living as an actor in Chicago. She will also tell you how to make lasting impressions on Casting Directors, improve your stage presence, be more confident in auditions and land an Agent. She will cover:
- How to Break Into The Film/TV Industry in Chicago
- What is an Agent's Job
- How To Get Representation
- The Perfect Headshot
- How To Build Your Resume
She will allow Actors to Submit their Headshot and Resume to her for consideration.
11:00am - 3pm
Short Film Screenings
"A Sisterhood of Signatures" Okema Seven Gunn, Director; "Brooks People" Shahari Moore, DIrector; "Training Wheels" Sanicole Young, Director; "Totally Becky" Dre Robinson, Director; "American As Bean Pie" Liz Toussaint, Director; "Burden" Nathan Hale Williams, Director; "Blackorea" Christine Swanson, Director.
11:00am - 12noon
"Shoot Your Shot": The Truth about Film Production in Chicago
Moderated by Art Sims (WVON Host, “Real Talk”)
- Kathy Byrne, Director of TV/Theatrical at SAG/AFTRA Chicago
- Kwame Amoaku, Director of The Chicago Film Office
- Erica Duffy, Managing Partner of Ambassador Camera
12:15pm - 1:15pm
A Conversation with Claire Simon, CSA
Moderated by Ryan C. (Co-host of Windy City Live)
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Pitching Your Story
Writer, Leon Hendrix (CW's Two Sentence Horror Stories)
1:30pm - 2:30pm
The Writer’s Room
- Leon Hendrix
- Writer, Sylvia Jones (OWN's Cherish The Day, Lifetime's The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel, CBS All Access' Tell Me A Story, USA's Pearson, Showtime's The Chi)
- Writer, Felischa Mayre (BET's Bigger:Creator/Co-EP, Netflix's 13 Reasons Why, Amazon T.V.'s drama series College).
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Speed Mentoring Session Powered by ComEd
4:30pm - 5:45pm
Moderated by Val Warner (co-host of Windy City Live)
Keynote Speaker: A One-on-One with film and television director Carl Seaton
GLOBAL MIXX MUSIC FORUM
Sunday, November 3
Hilton Garden Inn McCormick Place
10:00am - 5:30pm
Registration & Check-in | Peerless Room
11:30am-12:30pm
The World of Radio, Podcasts and Streaming
- Money Maha (On-Personality/Power 92.3)
- Mic Shane (Know1 Radio)
- Wally Lockard (President, Urban Grind TV)
- Joycie Jay (The Juice Radio Show)
11:30am - 12:30pm
How to protect your brand: Trademark, Publishing and Licensing
- Patrice Perkins, Esq.
- Lawyers for Creative Arts Representative (TBA)
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Social Media: Monetizing Your Worth Across Your Brands
- Scott Steward (Digital Consultant and Co-founder of Dive In Music app)
- Antawn Anderson (Marketing Director and Parade Coordinator for the Bud Billiken)
- Tish Taylor (Talent Manager--Jacob Latimore, Lxrd Rossi)
- Cordaro McKee (Digital Coordinator at Crawford Broadcasting, Editor in Chief at WHATS THE WORD Media Inc.)
2:00pm - 3:00pm | Powered by People's Energy
Master Class: Production & Songwriting
- Toxic (Cardi B., Keyshia Cole, Twista, Syleena Johnson)
- Laquan Green (Cardi B.)
- D Brooks (Dreezy, Lil Durk, Youngboy)
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Moderated by Cesar Rolon (Founder of Latino Fashion Week)
“Building Your Platform Through Fashion”
- Eric Williams (Owner, The Silver Room)
- Rob McKay (The Silver Room/CONNECT Gallery)
- Dave Jeff (Owner, PHLI and PUMA Curator)
3:00pm - 4:15pm
“Lend Me Your Ears” Song Critique Session
Moderated by Sheila O. (Host of AfroZones Radio and Television Show)
- Barbara McDowell (Music Director--Power 92.3)
- Maurice Harley (Sr. National Director--Universal Music Group)
- Toxic (Audio One Music)
- Laquan Green
- DJ D9-3 (Opening DJ for Chris Brown)
3:00pm-4:00pm
“Using Your Voice For Social and Political Change”
3:00pm - 4:15pm
Speed Mentoring Powered by ComEd
4:30pm - 6pm
Keynote Speaker Moderator: DJ Pharris
6:30pm-10:00pm | Private Location
Global Mixx Presents the Artist Panel & Showcase in conjunction with Hot Rod's TheLit Pit | Powered by MGR Entertainment and Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Moderated by Rita Lee (Founder and host of The Porch)
- Jacob Latimore (Co-star of Showtime’s The Chi and artist)
- Rollin B. (Songwriter/MGR Entertainment)
- Ta’Rhonda (Artist/Actress--Empire television series)
- Lajae (Singer/songwriter)
Lives performances to be announced.
ALL PURCHASES OF GLOBALMIXX MUSIC AND FILM FORUM TICKETS ARE FINAL.
