--- title: A3C Hip Hop Festival Blog | Cora Taft description: The official blog of the A3C Hip Hop Festival. --- [**](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/author/cora-taft#) - Oct 8-13, 2019 - [Home](https://www.a3cfestival.com) - [Schedule](https://a3cconference.com/shows/index.html) - [Lineup](https://a3cconference.com/lineup/index.html) - [Oct 8-13, 2019](https://www.a3cfestival.com) - [Blog](https://blog.a3cfestival.com) - [Buy Tickets](https://www.a3cfestival.com/tickets) ![](https://udxsva.com/tag?id=11009) - [Home](https://blog.a3cfestival.com) - [Artist Advice](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/artist-advice) - [Music Industry](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/music-industry) - [A3C Updates](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/a3c) - [Events](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/events) - [Atlanta](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/atlanta) - [Opportunities](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/opportunities) ## Cora Taft ![Cora Taft](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/hubfs/12011283_10153705326871209_3593968523354832296_n.jpg) ### Recent Posts [![Photo by Chris Clay](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/hubfs/IMG_0821.jpg) ](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/sunglasses-advil-hennypalooza-was-mad-real) ## 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[From DJ'ing to Pandora: Justin Boland's Journey Through the Music Industry](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/from-djing-to-pandora-justin-bolands-journey-through-the-music-industry) Posted by [Cora Taft](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/author/cora-taft) on Sep 20 Topics: [Music](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/music), [DJ](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/dj), [Tech](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/tech) [![polaroid.jpg](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/hubfs/polaroid.jpg) ](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/5-must-have-gadgets-to-enhance-your-a3c-experience) ## [5 Must-Have Gadgets to Enhance Your A3C Experience](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/5-must-have-gadgets-to-enhance-your-a3c-experience) Posted by [Cora Taft](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/author/cora-taft) on Sep 16 Topics: [a3c](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/a3c), [Tech](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/tech) [![4ize.jpg](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/hubfs/4ize.jpg) ](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/artist-profile-4-ize) ## 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