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.

On 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???

Folks, this is HUGE.  And not just for the gospel industry, but for the ENTIRETY of the music business, cross-genre.

After 36 years, Radio & Records (R&R), the entity responsible for reporting radio airplay data in the music industry, is ceasing all operations by this Friday, June 5th.

I wanna be clear: the data still exists, as it is tracked by Neilsen Broadcast Data Systems (the same service that tracks television viewing, as well as record sales for Billboard).  But R&R had done a great job of converting that data to user-friendly charts, upon which the entire music industry relied.  It’s kinda like if Billboard magazine shut down and stopped reporting sales figures.

What are we gonna do NOW?!

*humming “The Lord Will Make A Way Somehow” and tappin’ my foot to the beat…*