Meet & Greet @ Corpus Christi

September 30, 2008 by Jamal Mathis.

Last year ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) held a meet and greet party in Corpus Christi, Texas. This party was FREE and opened to the public. The main purpose of this party was to network with various composers, arrangers, songwriters, musicians, artists, lyricists, and publishers. I attended with my parents. We really didn’t have to RSVP because it was opened to the public as well. However, once we arrived, we got a hotel and unpacked. I gathered all my information I was going to freely pass out at the event. Once we arrived at the event, I heard everyone speaking spanish. I was shocked and apauled. I thought, “does anyone here speak english”? The majority of people there were Hispanics, and Latinos. My parents and I sat down at a table in the middle of the room and tried to socialize. They said, “well since we’re already here and drove all this way, you might as well make some kind of contact”. I thought the same, so I got up from the table and made a few rounds. I came across a mother and her teenage daughter. They sat right beside our table. They wasn’t really walking around socializing as much, so I approached them. I sat down at their table and introduced myself. I asked them their profession in the music industry, and the mother answered me saying, “we’re not in the music business profession, we’re just here to meet artist and to know more about ASCAP”.

I told them everything I knew about ASCAP and tried to convince them that they should join the organization. Anyway, a few minutes had passed and the host of the party started a prize drawing. Afterwards, everyone started taking pictures. I tried to take some, but the room was too dark. So, my parents and I took some pictures on the beach the next day just to remember the event. It was a great time for me, and I’m sure for my parents as well, but I did get some business cards, and gave my information to whomever wanted it too. Although this event wasn’t what I expected, I still had a good time meeting and greeting various publishers and composers in the Latin genre. (enjoy the pix we took @ the beach the following day below)…

Me relaxing on the beach.

Mom and Dad relaxing on the beach.

Here are just a few more pictures we took in the city area in Corpus Christi. I don’t remember, but I think this was a Catholic Church across from the beach.

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