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For 2 years, the board of Nashville Music Equality has fostered hard conversations about racism in the music industry, and met as a group nearly weekly to continue these discussions personally. This panel will allow you to join an open dialogue about what has progressed, and what hasn’t on Music Row and beyond. Moderator: Beverly Keel - Dean, MTSU college of Media & Entertainment Panelists: Alandis Brassel - Entertainment Attorney, Scale Firm Cameo Carlson - President, mtheory Nashville Amanda Cates - Head of Marketing, Maverick Nashville Gina Miller - SVP/GM, MNRK Music Group Shannon Sanders - Executive Director, Creative, BMI-Nashville, 3x Grammy winning producer Kortney Toney - Marketing, Inclusion & Outreach manager, Naxos of America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601178b6ea48611bbcdd7f29/9e7b3486-f1d3-4675-9bf7-3e5844149674/2023MixerSQ.png Events - NME Mixer Celebrating the new Equal Access Cohort Join Nashville Music Equality as we celebrate the NEW Equal Access Cohort from mTheory. The event, which is co-sponsored by BMI, will take place on Wednesday, June 28th from 4 pm - 6 pm at BMI Nashville. 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Spearheaded by Dae Bogan – The MLC’s Head of Third-Party Partnerships – in collaboration with NME’s Gina Miller, Kortney Toney and Shannon Sanders, this one-day summit will celebrate the evolution of Black Music and its unique and ever-growing impact on the music industry with collaborative discussions and insightful presentations from some of the leading African American voices in the industry. The event will feature panels designed specifically for Black music creators that both explore creative business strategies and examine the overall royalty landscape, networking opportunities for attendees and a host of live music performances. 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Vocalist & NBC’s “The Voice” Contestant, Wendy Moten Wendy Moten is an American singer, best known for the single "Come In Out of the Rain", which was a No. 8 hit in the UK. Born in Memphis, Moten sang in church choirs as a child. Wendy attended Overton High School in Memphis, TN and sang in the nationally known Overton Choir under the direction of the late Lulah M. Hedgeman. She got her first break singing with Michael Bolton at a benefit concert; after signing with EMI, in 1992 she released her self-titled debut album and opened for Bolton on tour. Moten's biggest hit single was "Come In Out of the Rain", which, although a moderate hit in 1993 on the Billboard Hot 100, was a No. 5 adult contemporary hit, and also reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at No. 8 in 1994. 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