About NEUMA
Charles Clemons, Jr., a Boston native and owner of several established businesses, is President and founder of the New England Urban Music Awards. A successful entrepreneur, Charles founded First Choice Limousine Services and C.C. Sounds DJ and MC Services. He is also the owner of the popular urban radio station Touch FM, WTCH 106.1 FM in Boston. It is not uncommon for Charles to be seen in the community in his DJ capacity at senior and youth programs, large community events, or teaching young men in his youth group how to lead better lives.
Charles thought about the concept for New England Urban Music Awards for about 5 years, and the wealth of untapped musical talent in New England that has yet to be explored. He also though about the opportunities that NEUMA could present for networking and the opportunity for artists to showcase their talents, and go to the next step in their careers.
Since its early stages, New England Urban Music Awards has had the support of many of Charles’s closest friends, several whom continue to serve on the Board of Directors. They have been involved from the beginning, lending their skills, expertise and services to ensure NEUMA’s success. They do a lot of the work behind-the-scenes while Charles remains in the forefront, working tirelessly to raise awareness and money for NEUMA to put the music industry on the right path. It has deviated from what most people, especially parents with younger children, consider appropriate for their children to materials with reprehensible language, the exploitation of females—and even men, with a highly negative impact on our youths. “Not all of us are feeling that” Charles stated. “We want to get music back to what is acceptable to most people – to have clean, conscious, empowering music that parents and children can comfortably listen to. Urban Music Awards is bigger than me. We were all put on the earth to do something positive. I’m always a step ahead, thinking of what the next step is in terms of uplifting our communities. Boston needs a New England Music Awards. It’s the Grammy Awards of Boston; red carpet, cameras flashing, people coming out in droves looking sharp, the whole thing.”
The next event will be held at the newly renovated Strand Theater in Dorchester, Massachusetts, on Saturday, April 25, 2009. “We are very excited to have been able to book The Strand. It has a tremendous history just as we are establishing for NEUMA right now, and we can become a part of that community history moving forward.”
If you are a musician and would like to participate in the New England Urban Music Awards, please contact us at info (at) urbanmusicawards.org.
