Award-Winning Vocalist Janiva Magness to Perform at Gravity Summit After Party February 22 at The Roxy Theater

Award-Winning Vocalist Janiva Magness to Perform at Gravity Summit After Party February 22 at The Roxy Theater

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gravity Summit is pleased to announce that award-winning Alligator recording artist Janiva Magness will perform at the 4(th) Annual Gravity Summit after party, which starts immediately following the conference at the exclusive On The Rox private club located above The Roxy Theater and overlooking Sunset Blvd located at 9009 West Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, Calif. 90069.

Magness is among the premier blues and R&B singers in the world today. A charismatic performer known for her electrifying live shows, Magness is a gutsy and dynamic musical powerhouse. She has received a total of 17 Blues Music Award nominations to date, winning four times, including the coveted 2009 Blues Music Awards for B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year (she is only the second woman to ever win this award) and for Contemporary Blues Female Artist Of The Year, an honor she also received in 2006 and 2007. USA Today declared, "Magness is a blues star," and The Philadelphia Inquirer said, "Magness sings superb, potent soul-blues with a scorching intensity." Her newest album, Stronger For It, is set for release on March 13, 2012.

This year's Gravity Summit honors Social Media for Sports & Entertainment and takes place at UCLA on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. For the first time ever, Gravity Summit will bring together the sports and entertainment industries to discuss the impact of social media on television, branding, movies, online content and sporting events. True Blood star Janina Gavankar and Super Bowl champion Warren Sapp will both receive the Gravity Summit 'Excellence in Social Media' Award in their respective industries.

This full-day, fast-paced sports and entertainment program will educate and inform the business community on how best to utilize social media to enhance audience engagement, retain customers, and grow the bottom line.

Entertainment marketing and sports marketing professionals, C-level executives, brand and product marketers, agency new media specialists, PR professionals, journalism professionals, reputation management executives, social media marketing practitioners, and members of the business community who are looking to gain social media marketing insight should plan to attend.

Registration is OPEN www.gravsumucla2012.eventbrite.com

Sponsor Opportunities Scott Gerling jscottgerling@gmail.com

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