Press Release / Art & Entertainment / I E S Urban Honors Feature N.W.A Movie Kick Off Launch, Induction Of Legends W C, Tha Eastsidaz, Lady Of Rage & World Premiere Of Upcoming N.W.A Documentary

I E S Urban Honors Feature N.W.A Movie Kick Off Launch, Induction Of Legends W C, Tha Eastsidaz, Lady Of Rage & World Premiere Of Upcoming N.W.A Documentary

IES the INDIE ENTERTAINMENT SUMMIT, the four day Music-Movie-TV-Tech & Touring Conference & Festival held every August in L.A.’s N.Hollywood entertainment district, has become one of the greatest annual events in the world focused on the booming independent revolution in the business. Led by top industry veterans, & featuring over 60 major events, including a ’Who’s Who’ in industry leaders running cutting edge seminars on every vital subject including maximizing : Writing Hits, Major Production Tips, Social Media, Monetizing Videos, Getting in Movies-TV Soundtracks, Finding Best Manager & Booking Agent, Touring the World, Merchandising & Endorsement Deals, Finding Investors & Sponsors and many more! Plus major networking events with industry movers & shakers & the famous IES URBAN HONORS, paying tribute to ’Trailblazers’ that have achieved global success & broke down doors for us all to benefit from.

This year’s IES URBAN HONORS for IES 15 include a major Tribute to & Launch Party for the N.W.A long awaited movie ’STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON’ (which the World Premiere is held 3 days after IES) & the IES Inductions of legendary & influential artists WC (multi-million selling artist, partner of icon ICE CUBE’s live performances all over the World, & co-founder of legendary group WESTSIDE CONNECTION, with CUBE & MACK 10), THA EASTSIDAZ (multi-million selling group, launched by the icon SNOOP DOGG), & LADY OF RAGE (multi-million selling artist, the First Lady of DEATH ROW RECORDS, who alongside DR. DRE, 2PAC, SNOOP, DOGG POUND: DAZ & KURUPT, & more, made history & impacted the world in countless levels), & helping to induct are WU TANG’s PRODIGAL SUNN & CHI KING. It will also feature a Special Honor & Talk with the Co-Founder of DEATH ROW, the Boss Lady herself LYDIA HARRIS, who along with her husband HARRY O, funded DR. DRE & SUGE KNIGHT to start the label, later winning a $107,000,000.00 judgment that closed the final chapter of the infamous label. Also IES is proud to announce that IES URBAN HONORS 15 will feature the World Premiere preview of the highly anticipated upcoming N.W.A documentary movie, entitled "EAZY-E & N.W.A. THE KINGS OF COMPTON", due to be released later this year. The movie will include never-before-seen footage of N.W.A and rare behind-the-scenes drama of the ’World’s Most Dangerous Group’!

"IES has become THE global summit", states 40+ year industry veteran & IES founder Jay Warsinske, "where the old music business has dissolved, & IES is at the forefront of the new more entrepreneurial & independent industry, where leaders can share their visions & success techniques with the next stars & moguls in the making!" With the explosion of indie artists like TECH N9NE (who recently turned down a $60 million dollar deal), to MACKLEMORE (who went from zero 3 years ago to $40 million on the FORBES list & Top 10 Worldwide Concert list, all without a record deal), to E-40 (who’s doing over 10 times the business independently than he was on Warner Brothers a few years ago), to the indie icon JAY-Z (whose billion dollar portfolio includes major music ventures, sports agency & streaming innovators TIDAL, & many more groundbreaking deals), all independent! IES is designed for serious artists, producers, songwriters, managers, video/film makers, DJs, promoters, indie labels, production companies & anyone looking to maximize their growth & success in today & tomorrow’s music, tech & entertainment industries.

IES 15 takes place August 5-8, 2015 in N.Hollywood/L.A. California. Next year’s IES is set for August 10-13, 2016. To register to attend, perform & showcase your brand at IES, go to www.IESfest.com & call 818-505-9537.