IES 15 Brought The Urban World Together & World Premiered New NWA Documentary With Exclusive Q&A With Film Director & Producers, Among Other Landmark Summit Panels & Keynotes

IES – the INDIE ENTERTAINMENT SUMMIT, the four day Music-Movie-TV-Tech & Touring Conference & Festival held every August in L.A.'s N.Hollywood entertainment district, has become one of the greatest annual events in the world focused on the booming independent revolution in the business. Led by top industry veterans, & featuring over 60 major events, including a 'Who's Who' in industry leaders running cutting edge seminars on every vital subject including maximizing : Writing Hits, Major Production Tips, Social Media, Monetizing Videos, Getting in Movies-TV Soundtracks, Finding Best Manager & Booking Agent, Touring the World, Merchandising & Endorsement Deals, Finding Investors & Sponsors and many more! Plus major networking events with industry movers & shakers & the famous IES URBAN HONORS, paying tribute to 'Trailblazers' that have achieved global success & broke down doors for us all to benefit from.

This year's IES URBAN HONORS for IES 15 included a major Tribute to & Launch Party for the N.W.A long awaited movie 'STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON' (which the World Premiere was held the day after IES, with IES founder Jay Warsinske & N.W.A publishing guru Madeleine Smith as guests of Dre, Cube & Eazy-E’s widow Tomika Wright) & premiere of DR. DRE’s new album “COMPTON”. Also IES is proud to announce that IES URBAN HONORS 15 featured the World Premiere preview of the highly anticipated upcoming N.W.A documentary movie, entitled "EAZY-E & N.W.A. – THE KINGS OF COMPTON", due to be released later this year. The movie will include never-before-seen footage of N.W.A and rare behind-the-scenes drama of the 'World's Most Dangerous Group'! The World Premiere, included an exclusive IES Q&A with the movie’s director and two producers. IES HONORS past inductees have included N.W.A (in the biggest reunion of N.W.A family & associates in history), TECH N9NE, BONE THUGS ‘n HARMONY, DJ QUIK, ABOVE THE LAW, EAZY-E, NATE DOGG, SPICE 1, THA ALKAHOLIKS, RUTHLESS & PRIORITY RECORDS, Execs VIOLET BROWN, GUERILLA UNION’s CHANG WEISBERG, & the icon 2PAC (in the greatest reunion of his ‘world’, including his mentor, manager, family, best friends, main video director, producers, his label’s head of promotion, his artist peers & his proteges THA OUTLAWZ).

"IES has become THE global summit", states 40+ year industry veteran & IES founder Jay Warsinske, "where the old music business has dissolved, & IES is at the forefront of the new more entrepreneurial & independent industry, where leaders can share their visions & success techniques with the next stars & moguls in the making!" With the explosion of indie artists like TECH N9NE (who recently turned down a $60 million dollar deal), to MACKLEMORE (who went from zero 3 years ago to $40 million on the FORBES list & Top 10 Worldwide Concert list, all without a record deal), to E-40 (who's doing over 10 times the business independently than he was on Warner Brothers a few years ago), to the indie icon JAY-Z (whose billion dollar portfolio includes major music ventures, sports agency & streaming innovators TIDAL, & many more groundbreaking deals), all independent! IES is designed for serious artists, producers, songwriters, managers, video/film makers, DJs, promoters, indie labels, production companies & anyone looking to maximize their growth & success in today & tomorrow's music, tech, touring & entertainment industries.

Next IES is the special Fifth Anniversary & is set for August 10-13, 2016. To register to attend, perform & spotlight your brand to the world at IES, go to www.IESfest.com & call 818-505-9537.