June 21
Mechanical Licensing Collective

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) is teaming up with Nashville Music Equality (NME) to present a one-day summit that will celebrate the evolution of Black Music and its ever-growing impact on the music industry. Titled “For The Culture: Empowering Black Music Creators to Achieve Beyond Reach,” the summit will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time at The MLC’s offices in Nashville. The event will feature panels designed specifically for Black music creators. The event was spearheaded by Dae Bogan, The MLC’s head of third-party partnerships – in collaboration with NME’s Gina Miller, Kortney Toney and Shannon Sanders.

Summit speakers include:

Dae Bogan: Head of Third-Party Partnerships, The MLC, and 2019 Billboard Digital Power Player

–Brennen Boose: Sr. Manager of Marketing and Communications, National Museum of African American Music

–Alandis Brassel: Entertainment Attorney, Manager and Assistant Professor of Music Business – University of Memphis

–Mimi McCarley: Founder of Collab Music Network & Co-Founder of Nashville is Not Just Country Music and We Own Now

–Gina Miller: Senior Vice President & General Manager, MNRK Music

–Derek Minor: GRAMMY® Award-Winning Artist and Producer & Co-Founder of We Own Now and hip-hop record label Reflection Music Group (RMG)

–George Monger: CEO, Connect Music

–Cheryl Potts: CEO, Cleerkut Royalty

–*Shannon Sanders: Executive Director of Creative, BMI Nashville, and 3-time GRAMMY® Award-Winning Producer

–*Kortney Toney: Marketing, Inclusion & Outreach Manager, Naxos of America