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Amadeus chosen to lead music leadership conference panel
BY ALEX MITCHELL
One of the Bronx’s and perhaps
the nation’s most talented
music producers will be paneling
The Leadership Music
Conference and Showcase at
Manhattan’s Zanger Hall on
Sunday, June 30.
Washington Avenue’s own
Antwan J. Thompson, better
known by his stage name,
Amadeus, will be breaking
down the multi-faceted music
business to a standing-roomonly
venue fi lled with aspiring
producers, singers and
musicians, sharing his own
personal experiences in the
industry.
Those experiences include
becoming a multiplatinum recording
artist, taking over as
director of music and the liveperformance
drummer for rapper
Trey Songz, recording tons
of tracks for Chris Brown, in
addition to making the theme
song for ESPN’s First Take
while additionally recording
similar pieces for the soonto
air BX Express with Alex
Mitchell show on BronxNet.
Amadeus drumming at Drais nightclub in Las Vegas. Sammy Dean
Amadeus’ mantra that’s led
to his own astonishing success
in music is to pass the rope
down and help others following
a similar path.
“That’s what my Bronx upbringing
showed me, that it’s
up to me to be a light to others
and guide them,” he said.
In the past he’s hosted
events for his neighbors living
on Washington Avenue and
East 169th Street called Amadeus
Comes Home, in which he
brought other producers and
artists like Tony Sunshine to
the Bronx, showing youngsters
how to produce and explain
what it takes to make it
in the music world.
To learn more about The
Leadership Music Conference
and Showcase plus more about
Amadeus, his tracks and associated
acts, visit his Instagram
at amadeusbpm.
Information regarding the music conference. Amadeus
To commemorate Co-op City’s
50th anniversary, the Co-op
City History Committee and
residents hosted ‘Pioneer Day’
on Saturday, June 22 to honor
the original cooperators, ‘pioneers,’
for laying out the strong
foundation of the community
and thanking them. The special
occasion featured live musical
performances by Metropolitan
Klezmer, Sky Caldwell, Soul Latin
Line Dancer and The Lickety
Split Band.
Co-op City Hosts Pioneer Day
(l-r) Pioneers Riverbay general manager Noel
Ellison; Eva Kindaicki Lazaar; Riverbay Board
president Linda Berk; Fred Clark; Riverbay fi rst
vice president Bernard Cylick and Riverbay Board
director Claudia Sampson welcomed everyone to
the community celebration.
Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
(l-r) American Legion Post 1871 veterans Lloyd
Edmondson, Norman M. Thomas and Post 1871
commander Toba LaCrown.
Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
Congressman Eliot Engel (c) met with Riverbay
general manager and Pioneer Noel
Ellison (l) and Pioneer Charles Bishop during
the festivities. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
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