BY NIKKI BALDWIN
FOR THE CHRONICLE
On Saturday, July 25 at 2 p.m. the North Carolina No
Stress Fest event was held at Ziggy's Music Park in down
town Winston-Salem. The event contained a platform for
artists to perform their music, games as well as vendors
who were selling food, makeup and jewelry.
The event featured per
tormances by Grammy nomi
nated recording artist 2
Chainz, DJ E. Sudd, Gilles,
Armani Caesar, local artists,
the MTV Wild 'N Out mem
bers Darren Brand, Chico
Bean and Osama Bin
Drankin and artists sponsored
by the management and mar
keting firm Street Execs.
The MTV comedian
Chico Bean, who is a D.C.
native, performed during the
event. He said he heard about
the event when DJ E. Sudd,
who is a very good friend of
his and was one of the first
people he met when he
moved to North Carolina,
told him about it. Bean said
his upcoming events include traveling to Greensboro for a
show, then he will be in New York the next week to shoot.
He said his advice for people wanting to achieve their
goals would be to "work hard and go after your dreams,
don't procrastinate, for God does not make mistakes. We
all have gifts we been blessed with that is worthy."
Female rap artist Armani Caesar performed "2nite"
and "Bad Attitude" at the No Stress Fest. She considers
her home to be in New York and North Carolina and cur
rently has "Caesar Mondays" on 102 Jamz, where her
music is played in Winston-Salem. She said she considers
her style to be versatile for it's "very over the top." Caesar
is currently working on her mix-tape called "Caesar's
Palace" and will be heading to the studio in Atlanta to
work on her music with artists such as Mase. She said she
will be going on tour in the future.
Another artist that performed was Gilles Walters from
Atlanta, Georgia, who is a rap artist as well as a lawyer. He
said he first heard about the event through advertisements
and made a phone call afterward to his manager, who was
able to secure him a spot in the event. He was set to per
form his song "Super" and said he normally relaxes before
going on a set to perform.
One of the vendors was ReveLips founder Teria Hall,
who is located in the Winston-Salem area. She said her
inspiration for the lipstick and gloss in one started when it
was her birthday and she was searching for a black lipstick
and decided to create her own, which led to her ReveLips
product.
She said she had been at the event since 10 a.m. and
has had a few of the people at the event stop by her booth.
Hall said the booth was expensive, but she would definite
ly come back again if the event is held next year.
Candace Payne a
Winston-Salem resident
who said she was looking
forward to seeing Migo
Money perform. "I am
enjoying seeing all the
artists at the event and
would definitely come
again next year with my
friends if the event is held
again," she said.
Another Winston-Salem
resident, Alduse Lettsome,
said he was looking for
ward to seeing 2 Chainz at
the event. When asked if he
is enjoying himself, he said,
"It's nice to come outside to
hear music and see a lot of
people." Lettsome said he
would definitely come
again and tell people about it if the event was held next
year.
2 Chainz performed later in the night, about 11 p.m.,
to an eager crowd.
The Street Execs producer Chill Go Hard, who is from
South Carolina, said the firm was started when he signed
a deal that plugged him into the industry and the rest is
history. When asked about his artists, Go Hard said, "If the
local artists lose the streets, then they lose the heart of the
music, and we can't forget that."
He said Street Execs promotes events like No Stress
Fest in Atlanta, Ga. and South Carolina as well as in North
Carolina. He said the idea was started when the Street
Execs team and DJ E. Sudd wanted to captivate every
artist from the area while still being in tune with the peo
ple in the community.
To find more information about Chill Go Hard, go to
Instagram or Twitter @ _ChillGoHard.
To find more information about Armani Caesar, go to
Instagram or Twitter @armanicaesar.
To find more information about Gilles Walters music,
go to SuperGilles.com.
To find out more information about Revelips, visit
wwwshopreve23 .com.
2 Chainz was the main attraction during the first No
Stress Fest held at Ziggy's Music Park, 170 W. 9th
St. in downtown Winston-Salem.
The Salvation Army Academy of Music & Arts sets
Graduation Concert for Friday
SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
The Summer
Conservatory of The
Salvation Army Academy
of Music & Aits, in part
nership with the Winston
Salem Symphony, will
present its Graduation
Concert on Friday, July 31,
at 6:30 p.m. at Galilee
Missionary Baptist Church,
4129 Northampton Drive
in Winston-Salem.
Special guest Voices of
Galilee will perform with
the students.
Winston-Salem Area
Commander Maj. James
Allison says, "The Summer
Conservatory Graduation
Concert is a testament to
the hard work of the stu
dents and dedication of the
staff. The fruit of their
efforts combined with the
amazing Voices of Galilee
will provide a wonderful
evening for all who
attend."
The concert is free and
the public is invited.
The Summer
Conservatory is an inten
sive seven-week music day
camp that takes place daily
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
Students in the program
learn to play a brass instru
ment (trumpet, horn, bari
tone or tuba) and get to
learn a second instrument
of their choice depending
on availability (guitar,
piano or drumline).
Violin as a second
instrument is offered
through a partnership with
the Winston-Salem
Symphony. Students learn
basic music theory, sing in
a choir and take part in a
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Bible class. The summer
conservatory is open to
children in grades 4-12
who can commit to attend
all seven weeks of the pro
gram. New students need
no prior brass or musical
experience.
Students have plenty of
time for recreation daily.
Field trips are taken once a
week as part of the curricu
lum. These include visits to
the mall, bowling, movies
and weekly trips to the
YWCA Gateway pool. In
addition, the most
advanced students will
have the opportunity to
take part in several min
istry trips to local assisted
living residences and two
Sunday ministry trips to
area Salvation Army corps.
For more information
on The Salvation Army
Academy of Music & Arts
contact: David Zuniga at
(336) 970-0608 or (336)
499-1196 ext. 171 or
David.Zuniga@uss.salva
tionarmy.org.
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