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Major
record label executive Terry McGill (Motown, RCA, Scotti Brothers
Records, Breakaway Entertainment, Fully Loaded Records), left the
bright lights of Los Angeles and returned to his hometown of
Dallas, Texas in November of 1999 to establish the music and
entertainment company MAJOR MONEY ENTERTAINMENT. His mission was
to develop a full-service company that scouts, markets and
promotes unsigned talent (singers, rappers, models, actors). The
business savvy McGill wanted to establish the company in Dallas
for two reasons.
The first is that the southern market is hot right now. With top
selling acts like Ludacris, OutKast, Usher and Jagged Edge the
south is now on the cutting-edge of hip-hop and R&B. Companies
such as Cash Money and No Limit in New Orleans, So So Def and Def
Jam South in Atlanta, Rap-A-Lot and Wreck Shop Records in Houston
are setting the pace. “The south has become the ‘Breakout’
market and with my roots being in the south I’ve basically had
this market locked down. But, to really commit to this market, I
had to leave LA and be where the flava emanates, and close to my
acts” he says. By being in Dallas he feels that he can be
involved in all aspects of his artist’s development.
The second reason is purely economic. Having a business in Middle
America is a lot less expensive which means that you can make a
dollar stretch much further. “Overhead and day to day costs have
dropped dramatically and now I can concentrate the marketing
dollars on development, recording, production, distribution,
promotion, etc. also I feel it is important to Major Money
Entertainment’s success that I be in the heart of the market and
centrally located”, he admits.
Being
a true visionary he has joined forces with Mic Moodswing, Tightwork
Records, Chicago Bears tight-end Desmond Clark and The Source
Magazine for the 2nd Annual Texas Summer Music Conference. The
goal in the next two years is to develop the Texas Summer Music
Conference into a nationally known annual event that exposes and
open doors for our artist, models and actors (similar to Essence
Fest, Kappa Beach Party Weekend, The old "Jack The
Rapper" and Impact Convention).
The
Texas Summer Music Conference will provide a safe, affordable
opportunity to learn, network, and make valuable industry
connections with nationally known recording artists, key music
industry executives and decision makers in a centrally located
major city that’s easily accessible to independent labels and
developing artist with limited resources. There will be various
exhibits, displays, poolside entertainment, concerts, independent
artist showcases, food, music and a fashion show featuring the
latest hip-hop gear from major fashion lines. “The conference
will be unlike any event that has ever taken place in the Dallas
area” says McGill.
Between
March-June 2004 look out for the “Unsigned Hype Tour”
sponsored by The Source Magazine and the TSMC. The tour, in
conjunction with the top 25 radio markets in the south
(R&B/Hip-Hop) will feature major artist performances along
with an unsigned artist competition in each market. The winners of
the local unsigned artist competitions will be invited to Dallas
to compete during the conference for the "National Unsigned
Hype Award".
The
Texas Summer Music Conference will also announce and award this
year’s recipients of the “Down from Day One Award”. This
award recognizes 5 artist and/or record label pioneers that played
a key role in the record-breaking development of hip-hop in the
south.
The
1st Annual Texas Summer Music Conference put itself on the map
with over 1,500 people in attendance. This year’s conference is
expected to eclipse that with an anticipated attendance of over
5,000 hip-hop and R&B heads. With numbers like these you will
not want to miss The 2nd Annual Texas Summer Music Conference!
This
growth is all a part of the big picture ”Within the next five to
six years Major Money Entertainment will
be one of the most respected full service entertainment companies
in the country”, says
McGill. Focus, respect, planning and implementation are all reason why Terry
McGill and Major
Money Entertainment
will be a force in the south and far beyond.
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