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In The News: Beyond Potential Conference Hits Nashville This Weekend

Artistic Soul Entertainment’s popular Beyond Potential Music Gathering & Showcase is taking place this weekend in Nashville, TN.

The two-day conference is the brainchild of Brandon Egerton & Antonio Neal and has been very successful over the past several years, providing attendees with a LOT of industry info and some great performance/feedback opportunities.

Beyond PotentialOn the evening of Friday, April 16th, there will be time to chat with Joey Elwood (President, Gotee Records) and Wade Jessen (Sr. Chart Manager, Neilsen/Billboard), followed by an Open Mic Showcase hosted by Wayne “Holla” Waller.

On Saturday, April 17th, there will be a full day of instructional seminars and discussions featuring presentations by Larry Blackwell (VP/GM, EMI Gospel), Karen Jackson (Director of Artist Development, EMI Gospel), Marcelo Pennell (GRAMMY-winning mix/recording engineer), and several other notable industry folks.

If that’s enough to draw you in (and it oughta be), yours truly will be teaching a class on “Maximizing Social Media”, as well as sponsoring a Networking Luncheon & Halftime Show.

Visit http://www.GoBeyondPotential.com for details on how to attend– I don’t think it’s too late! :-)

Several of you have reached out to me on Twitter, telling me you’ll be there.  Can’t wait to see ya!  Who all is coming???

Word Has It: The Clark Sisters & Family Record Christmas Project

Word has it that the Clark Sisters recorded their already highly-anticipated holiday album, A Clark Family Christmas, yesterday in Detroit.  Aside from the Sisters, guest appearances came from Kierra Sheard, J Moss, Bill Moss Jr., and J Drew Sheard II… wowwwww!

I’m uber-excited for this project.  Industry vet Neily Dickerson tweeted a coupla details from the live recording for her followers.  Apparently, producer extraordinaire Asaph Ward was on hand to lend his expertise.  Some of the songs included “O Come Emmanuel,” “Silent Night,” “Beautiful Christmas” feat. Kierra Sheard (and produced by J Drew II), “This Christmas” feat. J Moss and Kierra Sheard, and “Little Drummer Boy.”

A Clark Family Christmas will be the first project released on the newly formed Karew Records, and is expected to drop on OCTOBER 13.  Shout-out to Neily for keepin’ folks informed (and for the great family photo below).  Other industry execs in attendance included Karew Records General Mgr. Darrell Thompson, Assistant General Mgr. Cynthia Ellis, EMI Gospel’s Marketing Team (Larry Blackwell & Karen Jackson), and Walter Kearney & Paul “PDA” Allen of PAJAM.

Am I buggin’ or is anyone else extremely eager to hear this?! *marking my calendar and savin’ my pennies NOW*

(l-r) J Drew Sheard II, Kierra Sheard, J Moss, Twinkie Clark, Karen Clark-Sheard, Bill Moss Jr, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Jacky Clark-Chisholm