Global Mixx Conference

Chicago is known for having a very prominent music scene. This year, Mary Datcher put on the 4th annual Global Mixx (G-Mixx) Retreat with a line-up of guest speakers at the yearly panel. Check out the winners of this year’s conference and what some of the celebrity panelist have to say.

by Rob Schwartz

The 4th Annual Global Mixx Music Retreat, which took place on Oct 6th, was a jam packed weekend filled with top music events, artists, radio execs, and tons of surprises. The GMIXX panels and forums empowered, educated and engaged the Urban Entertainment Community.

At the award show, some of the big winners at the GMIXX Award Ceromony included Lil’ Wayne, DJ Khaled, Diddy, Dwele, Tony Touch, Digiwaxx, Serato, Def Jam and Koch.

Some of the attendees and presenters included DJ S&S, George Daniels, Drew Sidora, Khao, Sony Music Group, Ramonski Wade/V-103 Interscope Records, and The Source Magazine. First Lady (Radio personality/PD Radio-One Indianapolis) hosted the awards. The voting process for nominees and winners were determined by enthusiasts, DJ’s, and record labels executives through globalmixx.com.

“I was honored to be a part of such an incredible event. Being along side Chicago legends such as George Daniels and First Lady. I can’t say enough about Mary Datcher and the Global Mixx crew. The award ceremony was a star-studded event and I was proud to present the award for Best House DJ of the year to a very close and personal friend, Mr. Mark Farina. Thank you Mary and thank you Global Mixx,” says DJ Bear Who?.

The panel and forums were extensive, impactful and profound where the Music meets Politics and the Producer/Songwriter in particular nourished attendees with valuable knowledge. George Daniels moderated the Music Meets Politics discussion with panelists Dorothy Tillman (former Alderman), Kenny Johnson (The Richmond Group), Cynthia Johnson (National Director of Urban Promotions/Interscope), Maze Jackson (Universal Maz Jac Marketing), and Kenard Karter (MD/WGCI). Kevin Shine moderated the Producer and Songwriting forum with Sesac songwriter of the year/Grammy-award winning Bryan Michael Cox (Mary J. Blige/Keyshia Cole), J-Que of The Clutch (Usher, Avant, Fantasia), producer Khao (TI, R. Kelly, Ludacris and Lil’ Kim), Grammy award-winning producer/remixer Maurice Joshua (Beyonce), producer No I.D. (Jay-Z, Kanye West, Alicia Keys), and the legendary house/dance/R&B producer Steve “Silk” Hurley (Michael Jackson/Chaka Khan) as panelists on this powerful discussion.

“The Hip Hop and Politics Panel showed how much of an impact music can have in politics and how greatly the government can influence policies that are changing the way many of us do business in the entertainment industry,” says Janie Jennings of Industry Works/Universal.

The winners are:

FEMALE DJ OF THE YEAR
DJ Dimepiece

INDIE RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
Koch

MIXTAPE DJ OF THE YEAR
Sean Mac

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
T-Pain

POWER PLAYER OF THE YEAR
DJ Khaled

MAJOR RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
Def Jam Music Group

MUSIC MARKETING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Digiwaxx

MUSIC EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Sean Prez (Bad Boy Worldwide)

HOUSE MUSIC DJ OF THE YEAR
Mark Farina

LATIN MUSIC DJ OF THE YEAR
Tony Touch

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
DJ Pharris (WPWX Power 92-Chicago)

MIDWEST DJ OF THE YEAR
DJ G-Spot

EAST COAST DJ OF THE YEAR
Clinton Sparks

WEST COAST DJ OF THE YEAR
JiJi Sweet

SOUTHWEST DJ OF THE YEAR
Michael Watts (KBXX 97.9 The Box-Houston)

SOUTHEAST DJ OF THE YEAR
DJ Khaled (WEDR-Miami)

INTERNATIONAL MIXX DJ OF THE YEAR
DJ A-Trak (Montreal)

DJ GEAR COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Serato

REMIXER OF THE YEAR
DJ Doc Rock

FAVORITE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lil’ Wayne

INDIE SOUL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Dwele

CLUB PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
PhifexDuce (Chicago)

STREET RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Dey Know” Shawty Lo

“This year’s 4th Annual GMIXX Music Retreat was a major success because not only the attendance was strong in numbers but we achieved a major task and that was to bring together a diverse group of people from all areas of the music and entertainment industry. There were those that doubted our ability to pull this off particularly in Chicago but with our various alliances and an abundance of talent, we kicked those doubts to the curb. We taking in a great deal of feedback as we move towards working on our 5th year Anniversary in 2009 and making it a better experience for our Global Mixx attendees,” says Mary Datcher Creator/Executive Producer.