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You may not be familiar with the name Nephrateri just yet, but trust us, that’s all about to change. This 25-year-old is a star on the rise.
Nephrateri is the owner of the “A-Game Writers Song Placement Team.” Under her leadership, her song writing and production team has secured several song placements with the 20th Century Fox hit musical dramas: “EMPIRE” and "STAR". That would be considered a major accomplishment for any musician, but when you consider that she’s really just getting started, it’s even more impressive.
But for anyone who wants to call her an overnight success, don’t, because she’s been working at her craft for a long time. During her childhood growing up on the south side of Jackson, Michigan, Nephrateri’s parents exposed her to all the gospel greats, such as Commissioned, The Clark Sisters, and Sounds of Blackness, just to name a few. She says that was how she first fell in love with singing; by imitating all the riffs and runs she would hear and then turning them into her own.
As an independent artist in her own right, we couldn’t be happier to welcome Nephrateri to the Blue Carpet as a co-host of the 2nd Annual I See You Awards®! She’ll be joining us as we recognize and reward the accomplishments of low-budget indie filmmakers.
There’s still time to join us on the Blue Carpet! Visit FilmFreeway or Eventbrite for your tickets. Tickets may be purchased for one or all of the events.
Schedule of Events
The festivities will begin on Thursday, August 23rd with a full day of nominated film screenings, starting at 11:00 a.m. and running until 9:00 p.m. Click here for the complete list of films and the screening schedule.
On Friday, August 24, we will be hosting an indie filmmaker seminar starting at 12:00 noon featuring our founder, Terri Lee Chandler, who just returned from Los Angeles in July, where she filmed her second short film, “Sexy Dex.” Joining Terri on the panel will be Phil Elam, an award-winning indie filmmaker and the host of the I See You Awards® show and Kathy Byrne, Director of TV/Theatrical for SAG-AFTRA Chicago.
The activities will conclude on Sunday, August 26, with our black tie/ blue carpet awards ceremony. Sunday’s awards ceremony gets underway at 2:00 p.m. with an opportunity for guests to walk the beautiful blue carpet and network with other attendees. The highly-anticipated awards ceremony will start at 3:00 p.m. All events will take place at the Emagine Theater in Royal Oak.
Tickets are available on FilmFreeway.
And, they’re also available on Eventbrite.
Until the big day arrives, check out Nephrateri’s new single “Too Much” on YouTube:
Click here for the complete schedule of films that will be shown on Thursday, August 23rd. The screenings and all other events will be held at the Emagine theater in Royal Oak.
Thank you to our sponsors: the Michigan Film & Digital Media Office, Emagine Entertainment, WWJ Newsradio 950, the Lee Group and Randazzo Formal Wear.