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Saturday, September 24, 2011 was the biggest and busiest day of the Cutting Edge NOLA Music Business Conference. Not only were many of the music panels on that day, but the NOLA Downtown Music & Arts Festival continued from 10 AM until late in the afternoon at Lafayette Square behind the Whitney Hotel. After speaking on the distribution panel, Rico Brooks and I joined the manager of the Brass-A-Holics for dinner at Drago’s Seafood next to Harrah’s Casino at the foot of Canal Street. Drago’s had the best chargrilled oysters I’ve ever eaten. 

Saturday, September 24, 2011 was the biggest and busiest day of the Cutting Edge NOLA Music Business Conference. Not only were many of the music panels on that day, but the NOLA Downtown Music & Arts Festival continued from 10 AM until late in the afternoon at Lafayette Square behind the Whitney Hotel. After speaking on the distribution panel, Rico Brooks and I joined the manager of the Brass-A-Holics for dinner at Drago’s Seafood next to Harrah’s Casino at the foot of Canal Street. Drago’s had the best chargrilled oysters I’ve ever eaten. 

Saturday, September 24, 2011 was the biggest and busiest day of the Cutting Edge NOLA Music Business Conference. Not only were many of the music panels on that day, but the NOLA Downtown Music & Arts Festival continued from 10 AM until late in the afternoon at Lafayette Square behind the Whitney Hotel. After speaking on the distribution panel, Rico Brooks and I joined the manager of the Brass-A-Holics for dinner at Drago’s Seafood next to Harrah’s Casino at the foot of Canal Street. Drago’s had the best chargrilled oysters I’ve ever eaten. 

Urban Music Showcases at @CuttingEdgeNOLA

My friend Rico Brooks, who manages Gorilla Zoe, was in New Orleans for the Cutting Edge conference, and after we ate dinner at the Steak Knife, we headed over to Le Roux on Louisiana Avenue for the conference’s rap and R & B showcases. The hip-hop performances upstairs had ended early due to some artists on the line-up that failed to appear, but the R & B/soul showcases were still going on downstairs, including the Austin-based band Neckbone. 

For the first time this year, the Cutting Edge NOLA conference sponsored an outdoor event called the NOLA Downtown Music Festival in Lafayette Square near the Whitney and Intercontinental Hotels. The first night featured zydeco, and the big band jazz stylings of Kidd Jordan’s daughter Stephanie Jordan. 

For the first time this year, the Cutting Edge NOLA conference sponsored an outdoor event called the NOLA Downtown Music Festival in Lafayette Square near the Whitney and Intercontinental Hotels. The first night featured zydeco, and the big band jazz stylings of Kidd Jordan’s daughter Stephanie Jordan. 

For the first time this year, the Cutting Edge NOLA conference sponsored an outdoor event called the NOLA Downtown Music Festival in Lafayette Square near the Whitney and Intercontinental Hotels. The first night featured zydeco, and the big band jazz stylings of Kidd Jordan’s daughter Stephanie Jordan. 

The Cutting Edge Music Conference was held this year at the Pan American Center at St. Charles and Poydras, and the windows had amazing views of the Central Business District.

The Cutting Edge Music Conference was held this year at the Pan American Center at St. Charles and Poydras, and the windows had amazing views of the Central Business District.

The Cutting Edge Music Conference was held this year at the Pan American Center at St. Charles and Poydras, and the windows had amazing views of the Central Business District.