Corey Graham 2.0 Entertainment Blog

My boi MVP running the set warming its up for the clash later.
You done know the Green Synergy Camp for Barbados 2009.

I am here live at Dirkmouse Grandstand.com Its an online show in its second season featuring young DJs and artistes in Barbados each week of summer.

Tonite is a special show!

Featuring MVP, LXG K9 Rosay kool and Prolific.

At 9 pm the fireworks start with the undefeated FullClip Sounds of Season 1 comes up against Season 2 undefeated Camp King Scoobs.

If you have a taste for DJ Clashing.

www.dirkmouse.com

Oye,
Its been along time, I know, I know - I haven't been posting my updates like I used too.
My life and my role in entertainment has evolved primarily to include social media marketing among other things I am still getting a grasp on to be honest.
What I do know, is that Crop Over was very different for me this year and extremely enlightening. I had the privilege of developing the social media strategy for one of the more well known brands in Barbados - Brewster's Road Crew.

Brewster's Road Crew
Now for those of you who don't know the Brewster's Road Crew throws one of the hottest party series in Crop Over and are the creators of the first ever 24 hour soca parties.
With a total of 13 parties every friday night the Crop Over season, it was demanding to say the least.
It really opened my perspective as to how social media can and should be used in the Caribbean context.
I will share more on this sometime..
www.brewstersroadcrew.com

Caribfyah.com
On the media front I did some work with the online entertainment tv station Caribfyah.com over the season primarily covering BRC events, but alsop covering grand kadooment and Cohobblopot. Yes, Yes I it was our outing a Cohobblopot that gave birth to the interview with Admiral Nelson sharing he views on the incident with Admiral Nelson.


BoomTribe.com
Of course still working behind the scenes with BoomTribe getting photos online and doing some other things with the team in and around BoomTribe.
There were 2 summer promotions and lots of behind the scenes stuff you will learn about later!

MyIslandFusion.com
Oh and what is a soca festival without a good J'ouvert? That's why I jumped on Board with the Island Fusion Crew to help them get their inaugural J'ouvert experience together.
Crop Over 2010 was filled with lots of new things, new people getting into the business, investing time and energy into making Crop Over special.


I always thought that since the artiste strike a few years ago, it would take some time before the festival really starts to grow again. My $0.02 is after this year we are going to see lots more interesting things around the festival and I hope lots more forward thinking initiatives!

Corey Graham 2.0

Wow,

Its been a while since I posted on this Blog right here. I have got to do some cobweb cleaning and get it ready for posting again.

Now I have been busy exploring and learning some new stuff with Social Media Marketing and entrepreneurship.

Its been an exciting couple of months that took me off the frontline of Caribbean Entertainment. Just writing this post to say I am still around and still experiencing our very special culture.

I can tell you I am not sleeping and I promise some new stuff for ya soon

Just writing to say its all love and I am still working to aid in your entertainment and fun.

At the Association Of Music Entrepreneurs Barbados Networking Evening.

George Thomas presenting now.

I am here at the launch of the Island Fusion Fore Day / J'Ouvert Band.
Its put together by a young team in

Finance & Logistics - Rhea Mapp
Marketing - Danielle Broome
Creative Direction - Toni Thorne
Media & PR - Sade Jemmott
Hospitality - Jamilya Browne

More details to come

Well as you know I am all about social Media, and I love my Soca and Crop Over so I wanted to sound my voice officially to the movement on twitter to get the #cropover hashtag as a trending topic!!

I would like to see it become the main Crop Over info line. You wondering who on stage at Brewster's Road Crew Fete - you just hit up the #cropover hashtag and go down the road!

Get on twitter and start making it happen!! #cropover

Please note that this an international info line!!! Must give thanks to @girlfrombim for helping push me to really put my effort behind this.

I would like to encourage the other Carnival Nations of the Caribbean to do this too! Vincy Mas, Spice Mas, St. Lucia Carnival.

Key Players
Promoters
@BrewstersRDCrew

Artistes
@Nard246
@AlisonHinds

Airline
@AirCaribbean

Accomodation


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The Barbados Reggae Festival 2010 has now come to an end with a star studded line up. Unfortunately I cant really tell u much about the performances because I was busy backstage getting interviews for BoomTribe.com. Based on the performances I did see, the Jamaican Michael Jackson performing during Mr Vegas set at Reggae Beach Party and Konshens coming on as a surprise guest on Tarrus Riley's to perform their smash hit "Good Girl Gone Bad" were 2 moments that definitely stood out.

Interview wise, I have to say that all the artiste were very approachable and seemed to have fun in the interviews. There were lots of interesting moments in the interviews but for me one thing that stuck with me is a comment that Mr. Vegas made when we asked him about his consistency in being one of the top acts in Reggae/Dancehall Music.
His answer is a big lesson for us all and its something I try to practice in my dealings. Basically he said that he was patient, he waited for his turn, for his opportunity. He didn't try to pull down anyone or anything like that to get where he is today and he believes that is one of the key reasons he is able to remain at the top of the game.
I thought that was all good advice for us all. Stay patient and keep preparing. I think that is the same advice that Eminem would share as he says in his smash hit "Lose Yourself". Yeah its one of my favourite tracks.

I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage

But I kept rhyming and stepwritin the next cypher'

Must make mention of FAS Entertainment who are the producers of the festival. I liked that the approach to the festival every year raises the bar and improves on the previous year. You have been able to create a world class product and keep moving forward. I think adding some interesting flavor for the Bajan reggae artiste could make the festival more unique and tie it to the big Barbados brand. Just a thought.

Keep improving!

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www.CoreyKGraham.com

The crowd is building steadily all the park n ride buses are full to the max.

Data service is bad so doubt I can do much live blogging

• Richie Spice
• Maxi Priest
• Luciano
• Tarrus Riley
• Etana
• Busy Signal
• Romain Virgo
• Supa Ruben
• Buggy Nhakente
• Hotta Flames
• LRG
• Brimstone
• Albert Olton
• Ras Al-I
• Orakle
• Daniel
• Twin Manz
• Lisa Howell
• Prosperity
• Special Guest appearance by Tameka Marshall from Guyana.
• Easy B

Deejays: 

• Jon Doe
• Peter Coppin & The Monsta Piece Federation
• MADD SQUAD HD Sound Entertainment(Mikey Dread & Peter Ram),
• DMZ, Bubbles & Stan
• VerseeWild
• Bard Int'l
• Lil Rick
• Dooley Unruley
• Dave Smooth
• Black Cat Sounds

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www.CoreyKGraham.com

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