25th annual Los Angeles Virtual Uplifting Minds II Entertainment Conference

"Uplifting Minds II” (ULMII)Entertainment Conference, a virtual conference, since the covid pandemic. Was held annually in Baltimore at Security Square Mall and in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Launched in 1999 to offer young artists a stage to showcase and education about the business of entertainment.

The ULMII Entertainment conference offers a panel of entertainment industry professional, a professional showcase of artists from indie labels, management companies or talent agencies, and an internationall talent competiton (singers, songwriters, dancers and actors). The ULMII conference was founded by entertainment columnist Dr. Eunice Moseley (www.ThePulseofEntertainment.com) who acts as moderator. The ULMII Entertainment Conference in Baltimore is normally hosted by radio personality and SAG/AFTRA comedian/actress Dr Doresa Harvey (1500Radio.com). The ULMII Entertainment Conference is held virtually, via Zoom. The Baltimore ULMII is still sponsored in part by Security Square Mall (www.SecuritySquare.com), and its long time media partner The Baltimore Times (www.BaltimoreTimes-Online.com).

Talent winners of the ULMII International Talent Competition receive the "ULMII Best Artist" Award and over $30,000 valued in products, services, and cash.

The ULMII Entertainment Conference is also held virtually in Los Angeles on November 9, 2024 hosted by Sports Commentor/Motivational Speaker Vera Jones (ESPN, Fox Sports) and actress/dancers Raquel Belt (The Chosen by Raquel Belt). Check out highlights of past conferences at .

Success stories include:

- Grammy Award winning Miguel - performed at the Los Angeles conference and was signed to a record deal by panelist Jimmy Maynes, Sr. VP at Jive Records.

- New Jersey’s Naturi Naughton performed at the Baltimore “ULMII” conference and was scouted by Broadway while at the event. Her Broadway run led to her joining the R&B group 3LW and after leaving the group she landed a leading role in the STARZ Network series “Power”.

- Baltimore singers/songwriters The Featherstone Brothers performed an original song at ULMII, which so impress diamond selling SisQo (Dru Hill), there to support ULMII panelist Jazz (Dru Hill) , that he included the song on the 3rd Dru Hill album as “I Should Be (Your Boyfriend)”. The song was selected as the first single/video off the Dru Hill project, and it went platinum.

- Singer/dancer RoShon Fegan performed at the Los Angeles “ULMII” conference, and his dad/manager said the information he learned from the panel was instrumental in him taking RoShon to the next level. That next level included a co-starring role on Disney’s sitcom “Shake It Up,” which led to a leading role in Disney’s “Camp Rock”. From there RoShon went on to star in the ABC dance competition “Dancing with the Stars.

The Baltimore ULMII Entertainment Conference is held via Zoom is held in partnership with The Pulse of Entertainment (www.ThePulseofEntertainment.com), Security Square Mall (www.SecuritySquare.com), and The Baltimore Times (www.BaltimoreTimes-Online.com).

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