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David Hill, CEO and founder of Vyre Network sat down with the Dakar Apprenticeship program leaders and conducted a masterclass on thriving in Hollywood. He held court, Friday, March 28th at his Vyre Studio just east of downtown Los Angeles. David Hill is a 42 year old self-starter from Philadelphia, who’s been in media and…

Volume 1 is in the books as Over 40 students, and Media-entertainment executives crammed inside of the Sony Digital Media Production Center yesterday, hosted by Samuel Fares and staff. It was a day we shall not forget. We’re slated to come back later this spring for Volume 2. There’s not much else to say, so…

Dakar Foundation gives a big shout-out to Sherri Francois, SoLa Foundation, and Chris Jai Alex Phoenix Entertainment “Fire Hearts” , and the huge list of partners for raising money, awareness, and the spirits for the victims of the recent Los Angeles fires yesterday, Feb. 22nd. The event featured a day long program capped off with…

“The true mark of a leader is the willingness to stick with a bold course of action — an unconventional business strategy, a unique product-development roadmap, a controversial marketing campaign — even as the rest of the world wonders why you’re not marching in step with the status quo. In other words, real leaders are…

Last night the SOLA Foundation under the direction of Monty Marsh, hosted a screening and Q & A of a film Monty produced and went on al film festival run for the ages. Although the film was considered a short documentary, it certainly had the legs for more engagement, especially with young adult audiences. Cudo’s…

Description: How to build wealth by doing production and owning our own content and our work.  The industry isn’t built for us—so we build our own. This discussion unpacks the realities of Black indie filmmaking and how we create sustainable success outside of Hollywood’s traditional gatekeepers. These brothers were original and provided a cohesive blend of actionable…

The Pan African American Film Festival Institute kicked off Saturday’s series with an thought provoking discussion about an inflection point history where strategy and best practices were on full display at 11am, Saturday morning. Indie filmmakers face unique challenges in getting their films seen. This panelexplores effective DIY marketing tactics and distribution channels to help…

Accelerated Radio network, the brainchild of Kevin Nash is on a heater, now firmly established as a digital radio station providing 24-7 programming, featuring music, news, community facing live-event production for a youth audience, executed by a youth audience. Below, past capture of Accelerated Radio production in remote mode. Live event programming streamed to digital radio.…