(L to R) Antonio M. Reid Jr. , Angela Simmons, Aaron Reid and Executive James A. Smith
New York, NY - Executive James A. Smith, will be in Cleveland July 24th for the next round of auditions for the New Voices 2010 Tour, with Record/ Publishing Executive Antonio M. Reid, Jr. his brother Aaron Reid, Vanessa and Angela Simmons. Smith joins the brother and sister partnership with a tremendous amount of experience under his belt, as an executive, entrepreneur, philanthropist, impresario, and music mogul in the making.
Smith is a prominent example for the term “work your way up the corporate ladder”. Using his overly achieved skills of networking, Smith has interacted on a business and professional level with some of the most distinguished music executives as a young teenager. Establishing these relationships at a young age, have provided him the opportunity to intern at the likes of Street Mos Magazine and later Island Def Jam. Smith also managed at a young age, to dabble into almost everything. He worked at an independent record label where he managed tour promotions, artist showcases, reviewing budgets, concert productions, and appointing stylists and publicist.
Smith is excited to lend his expertise to the talented hopefuls, amongst the industry’s top A&R’s consisting of management teams, producers, and song writers who will be judging and critiquing New Voices contestants. “Interested contestants will audition before a panel of industry insiders,” comments Smith who is also a Co Founder to the YEEC, (The Young Entrepreneur Empowerment Coalition). The YEEC‘s mission is to help today’s youth become tomorrow’s successful leaders. “Everyone needs to bring their A -Game”.
About New Voices Tour
New Voices Tour was launched with Record/ Publishing Executive Antonio M. Reid, Jr. his brother Aaron Reid, Vanessa and Angela Simmons and in conjunction with Executive James A. Smith and a “Who’s Who? “ team of industry insiders, taste makers and executives. It is a talent competition committed to music and dedicated to the spoken word. "The most gratifying part of my life in music has always been the search for new talent, the discovery of an artist whose music changes the culture, brings it forward. When Antonio asked me to serve as a judge for his talent search, I did not hesitate. This is the heart and soul of where new music is at, and I'm really looking forward to it”, states Chairman of Island Def Jam LA Reid.
Winners of New Voices receive recording budgets, private showcase with record executives, celebrity make-over, and much more. This competition will be fierce…Someone will be famous!
For more information on New Voices Tour please visit www.newvoicestour.com
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