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MANNIE FRESH SPEAKS KNOWLEDGE: Producer shares thoughts on the music business and his musical peers.
Star producer Mannie Fresh headlined the prestigious Behind the Boards Series earlier this month at the World Famous Mic Club in Atlanta.
Presented by 4Kings Entertainment and BMI Atlanta and hosted by D.R.E.S. tha Beatnik, alongside DJs Edward Scissorhands and Razah, this highly anticipated edition of the series welcomed Fresh, the creative mind behind sounds popularized by the Cash Money Millionaires and others.
Mannie Fresh did not disappoint, as he shared his thoughts on the music industry, fellow artists and his life in music.
Underground rap impresarios Dead Prez brought their A-game as well, performing to a packed crowd. All-star attendees included Ray Murray of Organized Noize, Goodie Mob's Khujo, Bizarre of D-12 and Public Enemy's Professor Griff.
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Mannie Fresh
During the Q&A, Mannie Fresh projected an optimistic outlook. From his musings on star T.I. , whom he called "a creative genius," to reflections on Katrina, he imparted hard-earned wisdom on the audience filled with fans and peers. Fresh also addressed the state of the music business, celebrated the diversity of hip hop and defined his own sound.
He professed, "I'm a regular dude who likes to have fun, be with family and collect sounds." He advised up and coming producers to "pray, for real. This is a hard business that can take over your mind and your soul; just pray and work."
The World Famous Mic Club's Behind the Boards Series is a recurring live event that has also hosted hip-hop legend Diamond D and Grammy award- winning producer 9th Wonder. "We are proud of what we are doing with the Behind the Boards Series and are going to keep doing it until we educate and entertain all who want it," said host Andre Lett aka DRES the Beatnik of 4Kings Entertainment. "These type events are exactly what we need to see more of if we are going to bring balance, artistic integrity & truth into an industry where these very valuable commodities are in short supply."
Sponsors of the November 1 edition of The World Famous Mic Club's Behind the Board Series included BMI Atlanta, Mogultunes.com, jGlass communications, Mindzai Multimedia, Paperbag films and Scion.
For more information on The World Famous Mic Club's Behind the Boards Series, please visit www.myspace.com/mic_club. To view pictures from this event, log on to www.myspace.com/jglasscomm.
Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI) is an American performing right organization that represents more than 350,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music and more than 6.5 million works. BMI's recently announced financial results, $839 million ( U.S. ) in royalty collections for its 2007 fiscal year, are the highest for any copyright organization in the world. BMI has represented the most popular and beloved music from around the world for over 65 years. The non-profit-making U.S. corporation collects license fees from businesses that use music, which it then distributes as royalties to the musical creators and copyright owners it represents.
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