

music& film forum
13th Annual Global Mixx Music & Film Forum Schedule
GLOBAL MIXX FILM FORUM
Saturday, November 2
Hilton Garden Inn McCormick Place
10:00am - 5:30pm
Check-in and Registration
Peerless Room
10:30am - 11:45am
"How To Get An Agent 101" Workshop and Open Call
Veva Riley, Owner and Principal Agent of Promote Talent Agency
At this workshop Veva will share tips on how to get repped, get booked and make a living as an actor in Chicago. She will also tell you how to make lasting impressions on Casting Directors, improve your stage presence, be more confident in auditions and land an Agent. She will cover:
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How to Break Into The Film/TV Industry in Chicago
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What is an Agent's Job
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How To Get Representation
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The Perfect Headshot
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How To Build Your Resume
She will allow Actors to Submit their Headshot and Resume to her for consideration.
Stutz Room
11:00am - 3pm
Short Film Screenings
"A Sisterhood of Signatures" Okema Seven Gunn, Director; "Brooks People" Shahari Moore, DIrector; "Training Wheels" Sanicole Young, Director; "Totally Becky" Dre Robinson, Director; "American As Bean Pie" Liz Toussaint, Director; "Burden" Nathan Hale Williams, Director; "Blackorea" Christine Swanson, Director.
11:00am - 12noon
"Shoot Your Shot": The Truth about Film Production in Chicago
Moderated by Art Sims (WVON Host, “Real Talk”)
Kathy Byrne, Director of TV/Theatrical at SAG/AFTRA Chicago
Kwame Amoaku, Director of The Chicago Film Office
Erica Duffy, Managing Partner of Ambassador Camera
12:15pm - 1:15pm
A Conversation with Claire Simon, CSA
Moderated by Ryan C. (Co-host of Windy City Live)
Stutz Room
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Pitching Your Story
Writer, Leon Hendrix (CW's Two Sentence Horror Stories)
Bearcat Room
1:30pm - 2:30pm
The Writer’s Room
Leon Hendrix
Writer, Sylvia Jones (OWN's Cherish The Day, Lifetime's The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel, CBS All Access' Tell Me A Story, USA's Pearson, Showtime's The Chi)
Writer, Felischa Mayre (BET's Bigger:Creator/Co-EP, Netflix's 13 Reasons Why, Amazon T.V.'s drama series College).
Stutz Room
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Speed Mentoring Session Powered by ComEd
Bearcat Room
4:30pm - 5:45pm
Moderated by Val Warner (co-host of Windy City Live)
Keynote Speaker: A One-on-One with film and television director Carl Seaton
Cord & Auburn Room
GLOBAL MIXX MUSIC FORUM
Sunday, November 3
Hilton Garden Inn McCormick Place
10:00am - 5:30pm
Registration & Check-in
Peerless Room
11:30am-12:30pm
The World of Radio, Podcasts and Streaming
Money Maha (On-Personality/Power 92.3)
Mic Shane (Know1 Radio)
Wally Lockard (President, Urban Grind TV)
Joycie Jay (The Juice Radio Show)
11:30am - 12:30pm
How to protect your brand: Trademark, Publishing and Licensing
Patrice Perkins, Esq.
Lawyers for Creative Arts Representative (TBA)
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Social Media: Monetizing Your Worth Across Your Brands
Scott Steward (Digital Consultant and Co-founder of Dive In Music app)
Antawn Anderson (Marketing Director and Parade Coordinator for the Bud Billiken)
Tish Taylor (Talent Manager--Jacob Latimore, Lxrd Rossi)
Cordaro McKee (Digital Coordinator at Crawford Broadcasting, Editor in Chief at WHATS THE WORD Media Inc.)
2:00pm - 3:00pm | Powered by People's Energy
Master Class: Production & Songwriting
Toxic (Cardi B., Keyshia Cole, Twista, Syleena Johnson)
Laquan Green (Cardi B.)
D Brooks (Dreezy, Lil Durk, Youngboy)
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Moderated by Cesar Rolon (Founder of Latino Fashion Week)
“Building Your Platform Through Fashion”
Eric Williams (Owner, The Silver Room)
Rob McKay (The Silver Room/CONNECT Gallery)
Dave Jeff (Owner, PHLI and PUMA Curator)
3:00pm - 4:15pm
“Lend Me Your Ears” Song Critique Session
Moderated by Sheila O. (Host of AfroZones Radio and Television Show)
Barbara McDowell (Music Director--Power 92.3)
Maurice Harley (Sr. National Director--Universal Music Group)
Toxic (Audio One Music)
Laquan Green
DJ D9-3 (Opening DJ for Chris Brown)
3:00pm-4:00pm
“Using Your Voice For Social and Political Change”
3:00pm - 4:15pm
Speed Mentoring Powered by ComEd
4:30pm - 6pm
Keynote Speaker Moderator: DJ Pharris
6:30pm-10:00pm | Private Location
Global Mixx Presents the Artist Panel & Showcase in conjuction with Hot Rod's TheLit Pit
Powered by MGR Entertainment and Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Moderated by Rita Lee (Founder and host of The Porch)
Jacob Latimore (Co-star of Showtime’s The Chi and artist)
Rollin B. (Songwriter/MGR Entertainment)
Ta’Rhonda (Artist/Actress--Empire television series)
Lajae (Singer/songwriter)
Lives performances to be announced.