International Music Selecta Society

International Music Selecta Society We're a musical society dedicated to making people aware of their wonderfully diverse MUSICAL WORLD. Click LIKE to join the movement. www.imssociety.com

..::Purpose::.. To create a place for the international community to commune, create, and relate through pop culture discovery and socially responsible works.
.::History::.. The International Music Selecta Society (IMSSociety) headquarters is based in Charlotte, NC. The idea for IMSSociety started back in 2010 when the founder returned from her study abroad journey in the UK. She realized that a

ll the relationships she established in the UK were all based on a shared love for music. Then in the summer of 2011 IMSSociety founder, Kia O. Moore, landed an internship at Black Entertainment Television (BET). She interned with BET International, the division of BET Networks devoted to beaming American Black Pop Cultural content to the UK, Ireland, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. While at this internship she had to log hours upon hours of video. She was assigned to watch music videos from all over the world and catalog them. When other interns fast-forwarded through videos, she would find herself actually watching them. She would find herself grooving to UK Grime hits, Congolese R&B ballads, Benin soul singing, Nigerian chart toppers, and so on. This exprience showed her she had just tipped the iceberg of the wonderfully diverse international mainstream music marketplace. She knew there was so much more music and culture to discover, but how could she do it? Then, Bingo! She realized that social media was a tool that keeps people connected, no matter the border restrictions. She thought, "Why not use social media to connect with people of all cultures through a topic she holds dear to her heart, POP CULTURE?" After that realization, the International Media Selectors Society (IMSSociety) was created. The first International Music Selecta Society event (then International Music Selectors Society) was the "We Own the Night Rave" in February 2012. The rave had a "social change" element to it. People did not just come out and party, they were "partying for a cause." That cause was to raise awareness about the international problem of human trafficking. That event landed Kia an internship with the socially conscious cable television network Halogen TV. There she learned how to leverage the power of entertainment to make a positive social change in society. Being That Kia is a 2009 Leadershape Alumni, she was taught the importance of social entrepreneurship. Now the International Music Selecta Society aims to blend the best of both worlds, QUALITY pop culture & GOOD deeds.

Meet Prince Akilz, the self proclaimed “Prince of the South.” This youngblood is one of Charlotte, NC's (USA) best kept ...
07/23/2013

Meet Prince Akilz, the self proclaimed “Prince of the South.” This youngblood is one of Charlotte, NC's (USA) best kept hip hop secrets, but we here at IMSSociety Media think it is high time to let this secret out of the bag.

Back in November 2012 IMSSociety hosted the nightlife/concert event titled ‘AudioSyrup’. Akilz was booked for a 10 minute set during the Carolina Hip Hop Mini Concert and shutdown the stage. The youngster put on a well polished show and made us here at IMSSociety fall in love with his stage presence and storytelling abilities. Soon after the event we caught up with Akilz to learn more about this regal hip hop youngster.

Prince Akilz is a young gun steeped in the craft of storytelling and was bread to be in the entertainment industry. He grew up writing short stories, poems, and acting. Akilz even took his hip hop moniker from a classic Greek mythological tale--The Iliad. “Akilz is the abbreviation of Achilles from the story of The Iliad. I got that name from the way I deliver my flow. It’s really intense. It’s live and direct. That is what Achilles was doing in the story of The Iliad, so it was only right that I associated that with my music,” said Akilz.

After spending his early teen years with various management companies in different entertainment groups Akilz eventually found the A&R and Management support he was seeking with the Charlotte-based entertainment management company Clarksfield Group. After years of being paired with kids not as focused on making their hip hop dreams into reality, Akilz found it to be so refreshing to work with a management company that was ensuring the young buck was always in the studio, on the road performing at shows, shooting music videos, and helping focus on pushing quality social media marketing content.

Akilz is definitely one to watch. This regal rap kid is about to ‘Take Flight’.

Audio: http://youtu.be/VdVcB02r7bI
Video: http://youtu.be/crDl6C0mpaI
More Info: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Prince-Akilz/388018347878649?id=388018347878649&sk=info

International Music Selecta Society writer Kia O. Moore captures the essence of A.W.O.L. Charlotte in 1,215 words. Rea...
07/22/2013

International Music Selecta Society writer Kia O. Moore captures the essence of A.W.O.L. Charlotte in 1,215 words. Read the full event recap NOW on CLTure to relive the experience!

CHARLOTTE, NC–As grey skies roll in, most events in Charlotte seem to draw extremely small crowds that typically come in as a slow trickle. Not the case with AWOL Charlotte on Saturday, July 13.

International Music Selecta Society has landed a creative partnership with With These Hands DJ Academy - A School for Cr...
06/17/2013

International Music Selecta Society has landed a creative partnership with With These Hands DJ Academy - A School for Creative Music Education We will be providing Business Development Services to the "With These Hands Sprite Music Academy" by helping this brand keep an international focus as it grows.

International Music Selecta Society has partnered with Pazport Magazine. We are taking things to another level with this...
06/17/2013

International Music Selecta Society has partnered with Pazport Magazine. We are taking things to another level with this content collaboration. Here is the first article they posted from : https://pazportmag.com/?p=1193

If you know of international artist that should be featured on "IMSSociety FB Magazine", send us a message! Your favorite artist may become a "Featured Artist" on PazportMag.com

By International Music Selecta Society Meet Amplify Dot (aka A.Dot…aka Dotty), one of the best upcoming UK Rap & Grime artists out right now. She is part of the estrogen surge that seems ...

10/02/2012
09/30/2012

Even deep in war-torn Eastern Congo, our correspondent Petna finds young American hip-hop-influenced kids dancing to American music.

The art of dance transcends cultures. See what dance means to these Jamaicans in Konshens "Do Sum'n" Video.
09/21/2012

The art of dance transcends cultures. See what dance means to these Jamaicans in Konshens "Do Sum'n" Video.

..::R.I.P. TuPac::.International Music Selectors Society founder, Kia, is taking a moment to remember one of the greates...
09/13/2012

..::R.I.P. TuPac::.

International Music Selectors Society founder, Kia, is taking a moment to remember one of the greatest MCs by watching the MTV Jams tribute to TuPac via Music Videos. It is on right NOW if you want to join in on the TuPac Rememberance Moment.

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