Texas Urban Music Summit set to take place June 27-29 in Dallas, TX

The Texas Urban Music Summit, presented by the CORE DJ’s, Avery Johnson's North Texas Nissan, 100 Entertainment and Texas U.M.S President/CEO Aleshia Steele, is an event designed to educate and create opportunities to empower artists in the Texas market and surrounding areas. The event will create opportunities to connect up-and-coming artists directly with local, regional and national DJ’s while empowering the artists to become more knowledgeable about the entertainment industry as a whole.

The Texas U.M.S is a three-day event that will be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel-Dallas Market Center June 27 - 29, 2008. Key event sponsors include ALLHIPHOP.com, Party Chaser, Aware Affare Fashion, Richmind Records, Mixxbosses.com, Clout Records, Definition DJ’s, Tj’s Dj’s, Ozone Magazine, UGOTWAX, Jen-gerbread Marketing, Exquisite PR, Go Dj’s, R42 Production and Southbound TV.

(Texas U.M.S) will be the premiere music event of the South bringing together unlimited networking opportunities with artists, DJs, industry executives, producers and various media outlets. Texas U.M.S’ goal is to provide the appropriate mediums and dialogue to ensure its attendees leave more knowledgeable in their role with relation to the entertainment industry.

Scheduled events include DJ and industry expert panel discussions such as how to copy write music, how to get music played on the radio, how to network and approach DJs, how to sell music online, how to get music placed in TV and film, BDS and MediaBase and more.  Texas U.M.S will feature various vendors promoting music-oriented products that will be beneficial to Texas U.M.S attendees.  The event will consist of various industry panels, label listening suites, artist showcases, networking mixers, and the “Welcome to Dallas Jump Off Party” hosted by Lavish and Core Models.  The jump off party will conclude with a phenomenal performance headlined by Houston’s Trae tha Truth.

Highlights of the weekend include 100 Entertainment’s own Young Chase hosting a star-studded listening suite featuring a performance by Texas megastar, Paul Wall. Additional Texas-based movers and shakers to be in attendance at the Texas Urban Music Summit include Chamillionaire, Pitbull and Trae the Truth, all of whom will be speak on the industry panel moderated by Rap Coalition founder, Wendy Day.

On the Latin side, Houston-based management company and record label, Latium Entertainment, is throwing a Latin Hip Hop listening suite, hosted by Pitbull and featuring a performance by rap’s next Latin Legend, Rob G.

Monumental event features provided by the summit will include the "U Got Next 2008 South West Tour" presented by U Got Wax. The tour will make its stop at The Texas Urban Music Summit and will feature some of the South’s hottest emerging artists including Lil Wil, Pookie & Lucci, Big Tuck, Bohagon, Trai'D, Lil Shine, Lil Cali and J.D. among others. 

Additionally, national hip-hop site, Allhiphop.com, will sponsor the “Breeding Ground” event on June 28^th, which will feature emerging Texas group, TMI Boyz, whose debut album Grindin’ for a Purpose hit stores May 20, 2008, Houston’s Raw’LT and Yung Texxus from Killeen, TX; all of them Breeding Ground alumni.

Finally, you cannot honor Texas rap music without paying homage to its fallen soldiers; those artists responsible for putting Texas on the map. With this in mind, the weekend will include a tribute to the legendary Pimp C, DJ Screw, Hawk, Fat Pat and many others.

“It is my goal to educate independent artists about the music industry,” says Texas U.M.S CEO, Aleshia Steele. “With knowledge comes power, and if we can assist these artists by providing them with the information they need, we are setting them up to achieve success within this industry.”

In Conjunction with Texas U.M.S. Tonya Terelle, CEO of Lavish models, will present a Model Day hosted by Lavish Models & Core Models. This event marks the first time a music event has dedicated a full day to educating models on the various aspects of the fashion and entertainment industry. The Model Day will consist of various activities ranging from brunches/mixers, a panel, fashion show and model awards.

For more information on Texas U.M.S, log on to www.texasums.com; call 1-877-333-9940 ext. 1, or e-mail texasums@gmail.com.