NEW YORK – June 27, 2013 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – Now in its eighth year, the Latin Mixx Conference and DJ Choice Awards is proud to announce its official content line-up for the highly coveted franchise. In addition to the empowering and celebratory slate of events, this year\u2019s highlights include a tribute to Rub\u00e9n Blades- one of the most influential Latino artists of our generation. Also this year, LMX introduces \u201cLa Mega Next in the Mixx\u201d a unique contest for DJ\u00b4s to enter and win an exclusive opportunity to spin LIVE on the #1 Latin Radio Station in the Tri-State area. The events kick-off July 9th and extend to the LMX DJ Choice Awards presentation on July 11th, which will take place at an all-new venue this year, hosted by one of the country\u00b4s most prominent and recognized DJs\/Radio Personalities Alex Sensation, alongside fitness and cover model, Vida Guerra.<\/p>\n
\u00abhe has been an inspiration to many generations of Latino artists\u00bb<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Corporate sponsors include Ford Motor Company, Universal Music Latino Entertainment, Jack Daniels, BMI, Monster, La Mega 97.9, Music Choice, Send 2 Print NYC, and Porfirio Pi\u00f1a Entertainment.<\/p>\n
This year\u00b4s programming includes:<\/p>\n
Tuesday, July 9th<\/strong>
\nThe Latin Mixx Artist & Turntablist Showcase
\nLocation: Tett\u00e9 Club \u2022 Doors open at 7pm
\n701 W 135th Street, NYC<\/p>\n— Emerging artists will be showcasing their talents to celebrate the opening night of The Latin Mixx Conference. Trick DJs will be showing off their best turntable skills.<\/p>\n
— Winners of the LMX DJ Choice Awards will be announced. Surprise celebrity guests presenters and amazing performances. Icon Award presented to Latin music legend Rub\u00e9n Blades<\/p>\n
Wednesday, July 10th<\/strong>
\nThe Latin Mixx Conference Presented by Ford Motor Company
\nLocation: NASDAQ Marketsite \u2022 Doors open at 10am
\n4 Times Square, NYC (corner of 43rd & Broadway)<\/p>\n— Art Exhibition<\/p>\n
— Custom Sneaker Exhibition<\/p>\n
Featured Panel Discussions<\/strong>
\n— When \u201cDouble-Taps\u201d Equal Dollar Signs!- How marketers today\u2019s are \u201ctapping into\u201d millennial\u2019s for their Social Branding efforts
\nHosted by: Joe Bernard, Sr. Vice-President Sales, Mun2<\/p>\n— Social Media Music Power players – Who\u2019s leading the pack and how can Latino DJs and artists on the rise get their attention
\nHosted by: Vanessa James, Vanessa James Media \/Hispanicize<\/p>\n— Urban Tropical – The melting pot of the new generation Latino artist.<\/p>\n
Panelists:<\/strong>
\nKarlos Rose, Recording Artist \/ Taino Entertainment
\nYunel Cruz, Recording Artist \/Universal Music Latin Machete
\nJR, Recording Artist \/ 848 Entertainment
\nJean, Recording Artist \/ 2 Strong Entertainment
\nJ-Martin, Recording Artist\/ El Movimiento Inc
\nHosted by: Porfirio Pi\u00f1a, Porfirio Pina Entertainment<\/p>\n— Mobile DJ panel
\nHosted by: Jack Bermeo, LJ Productions<\/p>\nThursday, July 11th<\/strong>
\nThe Latin Mixx awards
\nLocation: Stage48 – 605 W 48th St, New York, NY
\nRed Carpet: 6:30 pm \/ Showtime 7:30 pm<\/p>\n\u2013 Winners of the LMX DJ Choice Awards will be announced. Surprise celebrity guests presenters and amazing performances. Icon Award presented to Latin music legend Rub\u00e9n Blades
\nHosted by: Alex Sensation and Vida Guerra<\/p>\nThursday, July 11th<\/strong>
\nThe Latin Mixx Awards BASH
\nLocation: ZBar (Rooftop), 605 W 48th St., NYC
\nDoors open: 10:00pm – 4:00am<\/p>\nThis year\u2019s programming promises to bring together some of music\u2019s biggest influencers and brand executives to celebrate and highlight the work of those that define Latin music, pop-culture, and entertainments- the 2013 Latin Mixx trendsetters. \u201cWe truly appreciate the contributions of Rub\u00e9n Blades as an artist in the music and film industries, as well as his political and philanthropic contributions to the communities he represents. He has been an inspiration to many generations of Latino artists who aspire to succeed not only within the Hispanic market, but beyond,\u201d says President and Founder Kevin \u00a8Pills\u00a8 Montano.<\/p>\n
\u00abWhenever someone considerably younger than me cites my music as an influence my feeling is one of gratefulness and of surprise. I appreciate and thank everyone for their kind words and support\u00bb says Ruben Blades.<\/p>\n
About Latin Mixx<\/strong>
\nThe Latin Mixx Conference and DJ Choice Awards platform is a national celebration of culture, community and Latinos in entertainment. It is exclusively coined as the premier DJ conference, creating a unique and effective forum that unifies the innovators within the space, including DJs, fashion designers, entrepreneurs and artists. For more about Latin Mixx, please visit htp:\/\/www.latinmixx.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2013 LMX highlights the work and accomplishments of nine-time GRAMMY Award winner and Emmy nominated Latin legend Rub\u00e9n Blades<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2350,6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-18161","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entretenimiento","8":"category-entertainment","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/rubenblades.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/rubenblades.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"mruiz","author_link":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/author\/mruiz\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}