Urban Organic 5 Year Anniversary

For its five year anniversary which takes place in Detroit from Friday November 17th through Sunday November 19th, Urban Organic plans to mark this milestone anniversary by inviting all of its friends to come out and celebrate. The schedule of events is as follows:

Friday, November 17th

10:00PM – Until – Buzz, Cut and Soul a DJ set from DJ OhSoKool of Brooklyn, DJ Frances Jaye of Dallas, DJ Hannibal of Milwaukee, and DJs Genesis of Detroit downstairs. Lashaun Phoenix of Detroit, Maya Azucena of Brooklyn, Mojoe of San Antonio AB of San Antonio and others upstairs at the Buzz Bar. The Buzz Bar is located at 546 Larned Downtown Detroit. Admission is $10.00

Saturday, November 18th

12:00 noon – 1:30 PM Songwriters Workshop – Eric Roberson (Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, Vivian Green) and Grammy award wining songwriters Gordon Chambers (Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker, Faith Hill) and Barrett Strong (Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight, Temptations)
Johanson Charles Gallery 1345 Division Street, Detroit, MI Cost $30; $20 with a student ID

2:00 – 3:30 PM Retailer’s Roundup – Now that Tower’s gone, now what? A discussion on innovative and intuitive ways to open new terrestrial retail markets in an increasingly online world. This workshop is a great one for retailers and artists alike. There will be lots of networking opportunities

Lead by Joelle Gwynn of PositiveRhythms.com. Panelists include, Dwayne Powell of Dr. Wax, Chicago; Joe Barrett, Sony BMG; Nefertiti of Hair by Nefertiti, Detroit; Zana of Spectacles, Detroit; Sharon Pryor of Tulani Rose , Detroit; Rick Wilhite of Vibes Rare and New Music, Detroit, Todd Holiday, Handleman Entertainment Resources.

3:30 – 5:00 PM – Is there any other space besides Myspace? A discussion on ways of tastemaking, word-spreading, fan-building and press-getting that can help the indie soul artist build a viable career. Lead by Chris Rizek from Soultracks.com

Panelists Include Phil Harvey of NatCreole.com, Brooklyn, New York, Asya Shein founder of Fusicology, Los Angeles, California, Terry Bello, Groovenation.net, Atlanta; Kelley Carter of The Detroit News; Frances Jaye of NeoSoulCafe.com, Dallas Texas, Mo founder of Mosaicthump.com, Detroit, Michigan, Jodine Darce, founder of JodinesCorner.com, Atlanta, Georgia.

The Buzz Bar located at 546 Larned in Downtown Detroit. Both discussions are free of charge but do require that attendees RSVP. Please RSVP by emailing mo@mosaicthump.com or calling 313-283-5248
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9:00 PM – Until – The Great JAM-bolayah – a jam session hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Roberson, featuring Grammy winning Gordon Chambers, Jaguar Wright, Detroit’s own Neco Redd, Monica Blaire, Doc Holiday, Malik Alston, Tony Ozier, and L’Renee, Atlanta’s Julie Dexter and Rhonda Thomas; Texas’ Carmen Rodgers, Geno Young, and Mojoe; Brookyln’s Maya Azucena, Russell Taylor, Peter Hadar; and DC’s W. Ellington Felton, Wayna, AB, and Mustafa Akbar and plenty of surprises by some old UO favorites.

Fifth Avenue
Downtown inside Comerica Park, located at 2100 Woodward Ave.
$15.00 in Advance; $20 at the door.

Sunday, November 19th
Brunch at Lola’s 12 noon – 3PM

Brunch at Lola’s will be the wrap up brunch for the weekend. Good vibes, good people, cool music, and bottomless Mimosa’s.
Lola’s is located at 1427 Randolph Street in Detroit’s Harmonie Park. No cover
Brunch at Lola’s will be the wrap up brunch for the weekend. Good vibes, good people, cool music, and bottomless Mimosa’s.
Lola’s is located at 1427 Randolph Street in Detroit’s Harmonie Park. No cover