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\n\tIndustry heavyweights united for Billboard Latin Music Week 2023 and the voices of three influential tastemakers were highlighted during a panel conversation amid the star-studded week.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tOn Tuesday, October 3, \u201cThe Power Players: The Indie Edition,\u201d presented by Lexus, programming saw the likes of Jimmy Humilde, CEO of Rancho Humilde, Federico Lauria, CEO of Dale Play Records, and George Prajin, CEO of Prajin Parley and manager to rising superstar Peso Pluma, sit down for a candid conversation about what it means to forego major label support. Moderated Leila Cobo, Billboard\u2019s Chief Content Officer of Latin-Espa\u00f1ol, the discussion hit on what it means to lead the charge on some of the most successful independent labels on the market and the insight was overflowing.<\/p>\n
\n\tWe\u2019ve selected a few standout quotes from the few panels that were captured on video. Below, check out the conversation in full, with some memorable quotes from each panelist:<\/p>\n
\n\tHumilde on Bestowing Talent with Key Advice: \u201c<\/strong>Once I grab them, I\u2019ll shape them up out of nothing. And I say from nothing because it was literally from nothing: no money, no power, no respect from anyone. So, we have earned that with work, with effort, with sweat and that is the same thing I tell everyone: don\u2019t give up. It is the most important thing, don\u2019t give up. And I preach that to the artist: if you give up, then you are giving me a chance to give up.<\/p>\n \n\tLauria on Indie Labels Biggest Strength: \u201c<\/strong>I think that independence is priceless, I mean, it\u2019s the best thing that can happen to us. As independent labels or as independent structures, what it gives us is plenty of possibilities to have a dynamic, an ease and an agility to respond to the speed of the market, possibly much faster. And that is the most important asset we have as structures.\u201d<\/p>\n