Summit to equip musicians and industry professionals with skills needed to create sustainable businesses. 

The DC Music Summit (DCMS), an award-winning 501(c)(3) nonprofit, announced its sixth annual music conference, scheduled for March 22-23 at Anacostia High School in Washington, D.C. Register here.

Guided by the theme “It Takes This Village,” the 2024 Summit will equip musicians and industry professionals with the skills needed to build their creative businesses and cultivate sustainability through their craft.

Summit participants have the option to attend the two-day event or create a custom schedule based on an array of programming, including workshops, industry panels, networking sessions, and live performances by some of the most respected names in the area scene.

“Every other meeting I was having was this conversation around community – meetings with other organizations, potential partners, other artists,” said DC Music Summit Founder and Executive Director Dior Ashley Brown.

Brown understood that the theme of the 2024 Summit should center around how it takes a village to create positive outcomes. During a team discussion, Althea Forrester, a long-time DCMS volunteer, shared, “You know, I think it takes this village,” referring to the DC Music Summit, and Brown could not agree more.

“If I empower fellow creatives, people with the open creative mindset of allowing others to be who they are – and who end up really being able to thrive in our society – then they, too, will be able to own spaces and places for other creative mindsets, flourish, and grow so that we can actually have real freedom,” said Brown.

The Summit, one of the D.C. area’s most anticipated annual music events, offers something of value for creatives at all stages, including seasoned, emerging, and new artists, with a focus on uplifting underserved communities.

“Your financial empowerment and independence will allow you to create a multitude of spaces and places and individuals who are creating community for all to be happy and thrive, and that is a part of the dream,” said Brown, herself an award-winning artist and Washington Post named “Hip-Hop Polymath.”

Conference sponsors to date include DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center, Levine Music, Proper Order, and Anacostia High School.

Individuals and organizations interested in partnering with DCMS should contact info@dcmusicsummit.org.

The PW Perspective will be on site to cover this prestigious event.