On Sept. 1, the 4th Ward Historic Park and Masquerade Music Park will collide as the host site for the third annual ONE MusicFest.  ONE MusicFest (OMF)  is an outdoor concert showcasing a diverse group of artists uniting for the love of one thing…music.  In past years, a wide range of national and international performers graced the stages of OMF (i.e. Common, De La Soul, Goapele).  This year will be no different. The wide-range of artists on the bill to perform at this years festival includes Marsha Ambrosius, Santigold, Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, MC Lyte, Dougie Fresh, Eric Roberson, and Big KRIT.  The music lovers attending will also enjoy a Food Truck Block Party, Steamhouse Lounge’s shrimp and crab fest, DJs, and other various social and environmentally-conscious activities.

 

“The whole idea behind ONE MusicFest, the logo, the name…was to figure out a way to actually bridge some of the gaps and barriers in Atlanta, and using music as that vehicle.” – J. Carter

 

 

To kickoff the festivities, a press conference was held for local media outlets to learn more about OMF 2012.  The evening also consisted of a roundtable of industry experts who shared their views on the current “State of the Atlanta Music Scene”.   The panelists included Shanti Das (Press Reset Entertainment), Maurice Garland (Vetern Music Editor), Keinon Johnson (Interscope Records), Peniece Legall (SESAC), Aaron Arnold (Music Is My Business), Salah Ananse (Celebrity DJ), Mali Hunter (Treesounds Studios), and J. Carter (Founder of ONE MusicFest).

 

With V-103FM radio personality Egypt Sherrod filling the hostess seat, each panelist shared their journeys into the music business and fielded questions regarding artists and the  music business.

 

 

 

Singer Kameron Corvet was also on hand to grace the audience with his smooth sounds.  Check out a quick video of his performance below:

 

 

To learn more about OMF, go to www.onemusicfest.com.  If you’d like to attend OMF 2012, tickets are on sale now. Until Aug 10, tickets are on sale for special discounted price just use the code “our people”.

 

Special thanks to The Garner Circle for the invite!