ASCAP Latino Acoustic Showcase to feature Salgado, DeAnda

Big gathering for experinced and aspring artists, songwriters and producers. The event is the ASCAP Latino Acoustic Showcase freaturing performances by Michael Salgado, Paula DeAnda, Obie Bermudez, Amerika, Jezai Duarte, Zeri.

The gathering, open to music industry only, is

schesduled at the Katz Steak House & Club 21, 317 N. Mesquite St. in Corpus Christi. It is scheduled 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, July 9 and presented by ASCAP and Texas Chapter Recording Academy. RSVP to Velia Gonzalez (210) 204-6001.

"This event will give hope and create opportunties for aspiring songwriters in a time of uncertainty in the music industry, by connecting them with successful hit makers of today & yesterday," said Gonzalez.

"It is an excellent opportunity to network with other music industry professionals and colleagues."

She added that the event is beneficial because it allows Texas Chapter of the Recording Academy to showcase several of their recent Grammy winners/nominess and ASCAP Latino gets to showcase several of their recent Latino hit singer/songwriters.

"Members of ASCAP and the Recording Academy get to see both organizations working together,"she said. "Not very many of these events are being held free to the music industry so I highly encourage everyone to attend because you never know when an opportunity will pass you by.  I am a firm believer of 'you snooze you lose'."