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Culture Weekend Event Schedule
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24th
5PM
The Culture House
Official kick-off reception for Culture Weekend NY
8PM
Cult of Individuality
Concert series
Culture Night
Live performance stages; Mad Money Militia stage, Dajon Tee stage, Mo’ Music Entertainment stage, Squad Studio stage, Clarity stage, Tha Culture Report stage
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25th
11AM
The Culture Panels
Insightful commentary from an engaging lineup of creative industry professionals.
2PM
Developing a Record w/ Kanai Puhleaseee
Understanding the basics: The Music Business w/ Josh Dreon
Entertainment law professional and artist Josh Dreon shares fundamentals of the music business.
The History of Hip-Hop w/ Nikki Knowledge
3PM
Songwriting 101 w/ Krysta Youngs
Getting music placements in tv and film w/ Anthony Clint Jr.
Plu Sessions w/ Pacman Plu
In-studio creative jam session and programming with New York MC Pac Man Plu.
4PM
4OURCAST listening event w/ 4OE D
Free to public listening event for rapper 4OE D.
5PM
The Soundcheck Stage
Live performance stage curated by Soundcheck distribution.
6PM
Culture Weekend Main Stage
Pushin P stage, The Culture stage, Punchline academy, The Rel Carter stage.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH
2PM
The Media Honors Brunch
Exclusive brunch acknowledging an intimate lineup of industry innovators and game changers.
4PM
Mor.bookings Stage
Live performance stage curated by national music touring company Mor.Bookings.
Tech Sunday at CoExist Game House
Creators Panel
Tech Sunday kicks off with a dynamic creators panel live from CoExist game house.
6PM
Culture Tech Panel
Exclusive panel hosted by Gary Garris Jr.
Crediting creating 'The Rel Carter Culture Tour' as his first national industry opportunity, the recording artist has since worked on album projects with Ne-Yo, served on the board of a 7-figure tech start-up and spent time as executive assistant to Janet Jackson’s executive team. He’s spent years curating platforms and initiatives designed to support artist development and now more recently launching his own Distribution imprint, Soundcheck.
.Previously Director of A&R for Roc Nation; Recently appointed Director of Artist Relations for Roc Nation’s Distribution platform Equity. Nephew of Rap Icon Jay-Z, Rel has consistently exhibited determination to create a path of his own that doesn’t rely solely on his family history. The executive and music entrepreneur currently influences and supports the journey’s of artists around the country with several tour based programming platforms including The Rel Carter Culture Tour and The Art of Music Tour. He most recently announced the beginning of work on his 2nd artist compilation album No Handouts 2 and was awarded “Innovator of the Year” via Nerve DJ’s.
Courtney “SnapsNYC” Nelson is an absolute powerhouse in the industry. Early in her career, Courtney established herself as a professional photographer and videographer that transitioned into a producer and radio personality for VIP Saturdays on SiriusXM Shade45. Snaps continued to grow as an entrepreneur and develop into the media maven she is today by opening her own boutique Lucky Finds in 2015 and creating Snaps Media Group in 2020. Focusing more on Public Relations, Marketing, Brand Management and Curating Celebrity Events, Snaps has worked with many artists such as Safaree, Papoose, Remy Ma, 2 Chainz and Jermaine Dupri, just to name a few.
