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Broccoli City: Starting a Musical Festival From Scratch

Broccoli City: Starting a Musical Festival From Scratch

FromIDEA GENERATION's All Angles


Broccoli City: Starting a Musical Festival From Scratch

FromIDEA GENERATION's All Angles

ratings:
Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Jul 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 2010, Brandon McKayHern and Marcus Allen threw a hip-hop centric Earth Day celebration for the black community in Los Angeles.In the decade plus that followed, that party evolved into Broccoli City, a global brand focused on community, music, health, and culture, culminating in an annual festival in Washington DC. But along the way Broccoli City would discover the challenges that come with running a festival, expand into digital content, and develop exciting new initiatives that make a positive impact in their community.On this week’s episode of Idea Generation's All Angles, we talk to co-founders Brandon McKayHern, Marcus Allen, and Darryl Perkins, creative director Hugo Cubias, and Chief of Staff Jacqueline Alston, to hear the intricacies of throwing a major festival and creating one of the most dynamic brands in music and culture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jul 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (14)

“IDEA GENERATION's All Angles” is a twelve-episode co-produced series highlighting brands from the fashion, food, media and music industries that shape and define today’s culture. Hosted by former Complex Chief Content Officer and founder of IDEA GENERATION—an independent media brand dedicated to the education and inspiration of tomorrow's creative entrepreneurs, whose eponymous interview show airs weekly on Bloomberg's linear cable channel—Noah Callahan-Bever, the unscripted series steps behind the curtain and talks with a variety of company leaders to uncover the crucial role that team chemistry plays in the making of the most popular culture-creating brands today.