THE 8TH ANNUAL EDUTAINMENT SUMMIT: MAKING MONEY, MAKING CHANGE
Scarborough
Scarborough, Toronto, ON, Canada
Ontario
43.7764258
-79.2317521
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R.I.S.E. Edutainment Presents...
THE 8TH ANNUAL RISE EDUTAINMENT SUMMIT: Making Money, Making Change ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
EVENT DETAILS:
THE EDUTAINMENT SUMMIT IS BACK FROM JANUARY 28-30, 2022!!!! This year, our 3-day summit will feature performances, financial workshops for artists, grant writing sessions, music industry panels, catering to the needs of emerging artists everywhere. The Edutainment Summit was created in partnership with the City of Toronto’s - Arts Services division to help bridge the gaps for artists outside the downtown core to access resources and other art opportunities.
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DAY 1 | INDUSTRY PANEL: Tap into your Talents: Exploring the Music Industry | Friday January 28 | 5PM - 7PM EST | LIVE on ZOOM
The person who said you can only choose one career path was wrong. When you look at some of the most successful entertainment professionals across the industry, you often find that they have many areas of expertise. This panel will explore the ways in which you can use your various skills and artistic talents on the business side of the music industry. Audience members will leave with a clearer understanding of how they can use their voice on and off the stage to further their income and still support other artists.
- Presented by: ADVANCE, Canada's Black Music Business Collective
DAY 2 | ARTIST PANEL DISCUSSION: By All Means Necessary | Saturday January 29 | 3PM - 5PM EST | STREAMING LIVE ON YOUTUBE - https://youtu.be/YTxgSRKZYM8
As rich as the culture of music and the arts is here in Toronto, only a handful really “make it” in their field of work. Despite our diversity here in the city, there are gatekeepers that hold artists back from opportunities that can help them reach the next level.
This intriguing panel - Moderated by Elle de Lyon will explore ways Denise De'ion andTÖME have overcome their own share of adversity in life and in the music business, how they have been able to accomplished a lot with little and carved their own lane in the industry when one wasn’t there. Each of them dabble in the different aspects of the music business and have found success that they can feel proud of. Despite the challenges they’re striving to reach their goals By All Means Necessary.
DAY 3 | FINANCIAL WORKSHOPS: Sunday January 30 | LIVE on ZOOM
Did you notice how so many people talk about getting the bag, but they don't mention...The directions to get to the store, Where the bag is in the store....&&...They never mention the color of the bag??? Well that day has come to an end - join us for a full day of workshops to teach you how to get that bag and secure your future:
WORKSHOP #1: Secure the BAG: How to Build Healthy Financial Habits | 12PM - 2PM EST
This workshop will help artists to build healthy financial habits, understand money, and set SMART goals.
- Presented by Finance For the Culture
WORKSHOP #2: Grant Writing 101 | 3PM - 5PM EST
This workshop will take artist through the granting process and explore the best practices when applying for a grants
***************Please note: that you will receive the link to the ZOOM and YOUTUBE 1 hour before the events starts******************
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MEET THE ARTISTS/MODERATOR
Denise De'ion - https://instagram.com/denisedeion
Persistent, playful and passionate, Denise “Nyce” De’ion has been writing and singing for almost three decades, and strategically added music production to her already robust skillset in 2007. As a young, black, female artist, Denise felt she did not have as much exposure and
accessibility to music studios and beats, so she took matters into her own hands. If you had to put a traditional label on her music you may call it an R&B, pop, Caribbean, hip hop medley but in actuality it’s a vibe all on its own. A very colourful person to the core, this is reflected in both
Denise’s wardrobe and personality. The bright colours and patterns she wears on the daily match her music; not dark or moody, nor happy or excited, rather a vibrant and unique palette of varying emotions - it stands out! And Denise knows how to stand out from the competition too.
Some of her most recent accomplishments include the Bacardi Music Liberates Music Campaign. Selected along with two other females, Denise was granted the opportunity to work with and be mentored by Boi 1da. She has also participated and won several beat battle competitions including winning Canadian Beatmakers League (now Global Beatmakers League) in 2020, the IStandard beat battle at the 2019 Ascap Music Expo in LA, and being in the top four, chosen out of thousands of entries, of the Remy Martin Producer challenge in New York.
TÖME - https://www.instagram.com/tomeofficial_/
TÖME has toured with Mr Eazi, shared the stage with African international music heavyweights; Wizkid and Burna Boy yet, she’s only just getting started. The Nigerian-French Canadian SingerSongwriter born in Montreal, Canada boasts of a sonic palette that is just as diversified as her multicultural background.
Her half-a-decade musical journey is marked by her debut project; One with Self, a 5-track selfrecorded acoustic EP that was released on Soundcloud in 2015. Whilst working a full time job as a Marketing Executive, TOME continued to hone her skills and nurture her audience with the release of her first official tape; Tomesroom: Chapter 1. In 2019, the singer quit her 9-5 and released her sophomore album, Bigger than 4 Walls followed by her JUNO award-winning track ‘I Pray’ which features Jamaican artist, Sean Kingston.
Beyond music, TÖME is also a globally recognized actor. Her acting debut as a lead in the short film ‘Love in Transition’ has earned her recognition by the Accolade Global Film Competition USA 2021 - which garners exposure from The Emmys and Oscars. The film also earned an official selection at the Toronto Independent Film Festival of CIFT 2021. Won at the 2021 Canadian Diversity Film Festival, won Best Short film at the 2021 Istanbul Film Festival in Istanbul, Turkey. Additionally, it secured two official selections for: Best Short Drama & Best Movie Trailer at the Prague International Monthly Film Festival in Czech Republic in Europe.
Elle de Lyon - https://instagram.com/elledelyon
Elle de Lyon is a professional writer, speaker and Life Skills Coach who supports, educates, and empowers individuals to achieve balance in life and work. Elle is currently the Program Director for R.I.S.E Community & Arts Services and Black Physicians of Tomorrow. She is also the co-founder MADEWELL INC., a creative event production company-- that provides management consulting in the arts, culture and community development sectors.
Elle is passionate about applying what she has learned in her own career as an emerging singer/songwriter and visual artist to help people reduce stress, create work-life balance and manage their health and wellness through arts-based therapy. As someone who utilized art to heal from past traumas - she deems herself an artivist on a mission to produce art that positively transforms people, places and things!
When she isn’t working or volunteering in the community, Elle enjoys singing, reading, writing, drawing, painting, hiking, rollerblading, acting, attending arts and wellness events, watching sports, and spending time with her family, friends and loved ones.
MEET THE PANELISTS/ MODERATOR
Tia Gordon - http://www.instagram.com/_tlg
Tia Gordon is a multifaceted music enthusiast. With a decade of experience, she has gained the skills needed to translate her love for music into understanding the logistics outside of pressing play on a record. Dedicated to breaking barriers and creating new opportunities for artists and stakeholders, Tia has explored many corners of the entertainment industry - broadcasting, arts and culture funding, talent manager, A&R and more. Today, Tia acts as the Music Opportunities Manager for BeatStars, where she curates opportunities for the producer community to connect with rising and established artists.
Diana 'Mamarudegyal MTHC' Hellson https://www.instagram.com/mamarudegyal/
Mamarudegyal MTHC (Born Diana Hellson; January 11, 1992) is a Professional Hip Hop & R&B Artist and Founder of Indigenous Hip Hop & Multimedia Group “Rudegang Entertainment”; Based in Burnaby, BC. Releasing her debut EP “MRG EP” in 2016, and taking home two Fraser Valley Music Awards (Best Hip Hop - Female, Queer Excellence in Music) in 2017, Mamarudegyal MTHC has made quite a name for herself and has the BC Hip Hop scene waiting impatiently for her follow up album, currently in progress.
Miles Jones https://www.instagram.com/runawayj/
*Miles Jones is an established composer, producer and songwriter from Toronto Ontario. His first full-length studio album “Runaway Jones,” released in 2009, enjoyed immense success throughout its Canadian release. The single he co-wrote and produced “Coast to Coast” was featured on both Canadian and American broadcast television being heard during CTV’s winter Olympic coverage and CBS’s CSI Las Vegas respectively. He has collaborated with
producers Boi 1da, Black Milk as well as lyricists Percee P and Shad K. His productions have won critical acclaim as winner of the 2009 IMA Hip Hop song of the year and a 2010 Billboard Song Contest winner. Miles’ work as composer has brought him recent attention as the scoring composer and theme songwriter for CBC’s hit show Kim’s Convenience through its 5 seasons and also the Spin off CBC show Strays. He has landed commercials with Visa, Freedom Mobile, S’Well and Paralympic Games.
Jones also has a passion for bringing his music to life and has produced songs for up and coming Canadian talent including Ghanian born, Kae Sun, who’s song “On the Lookout” saw rotation on Much and Much More Music including charting on college radio stations across the country. He has also been a part of developing young and upcoming queer rapper Lillian Blue Makin who’s first
release has seen close to 1 million plays streaming and SlowMo based out of Montreal who’s music blends Latin and urban sounds with a Canadian
francophone background.
His passion for live performance led to the creation of the Runaway Band with jazz drummer Trevor Falls and Toronto legendary Dj Serious that continues to blend the poetics of hip-hop with live music. He has also worked with and produced/remixed songs for Canadian icon Dan Hill and home-grown
singer/songwriter Mike Ford.
*With influences coming from his Jamaican roots and his early memories of his father’s DJing days, Miles continues to push the envelope for Canadian music always having an eye and hear for new talent and always ready to turn artists’ musical ideas and visions into reality. He currently manages a roster of Canadian music talent helping artists acquire funding and bridging the gap to independent
and major records labels.
Andrew Sannie
Andrew Sannie is a Canadian creative, business owner and member of acclaimed Canadian hip hop group, The Lytics and co-founder of award winning, experiential marketing and consultation company, Grape Experiential. In his personal time, Andrew works with several community groups and non-profits, contributing to executive boards and organisations across the country.
Though Andrew started in the worlds of community development, marketing and public relations, he's recently opened the doors to opportunities in the placemaking and public planning realm, as well as new endeavours in retail, product development and community engagement. Through these new ventures, he's found partners in municipal governments in Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg as well as brand partnerships with nationally recognized properties like JustEat, Hudson's Bay Company, Apple, Converse and Redbull.
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ADVANCE INDUSTRY PANEL: Tap into your Talents: Exploring the Music Business
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ARTIST PANEL : By All Means Necessary ft TiKA, TOME and DENISE DE'ION
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WORKSHOP: Secure the BAG: How to Build Healthy Financial Habits
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WORKSHOP: Grant Writing 101
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