July 1st, 2009 marked the grand opening of new Studio/Showroom/Event Space–THE ARSENAL.  Launched by Brooklyn Royalty’s own Bob Bland, The Arsenal is aimed to be a space where local artisans can come to display their art, preview their new designs, execute a photo shoot, or most importantly–throw a great party!
On opening night, Bob put the [...]

This past week, New York social diary and online party source Socially Superlative celebrated it’s first anniversary at INC Lounge in the Time Hotel.  Always a huge supporter of AMP3-related clients and events, it was fun to have the tables turned, and attend an SS-sponsored event, which I must say was executed very nicely with [...]

Today, June 25th, 2009, is one of those monumental days where decades from now, you will still remember where you were when you “heard the news.”  The world lost an incredible talent today, the elusive Michael Jackson, and the news broke first in real time on Twitter.  I compulsively refreshed my Twitter feed, waiting to [...]

Tonight, I attended the third Mashable NextUp NYC event at 92Y, which was the third in a series of three, and also a part of this week’s “Internet Week” celebration in New York.  [If you missed my recap of the first two, here they are: "The State of the New York Blogosphere" and "Lessons from [...]

NIGHTtime is a new weekly event that features Marcus Goldhaber’s intimate jazz performance and an exclusive cocktail menu designed just for our crowd, including a special $5 Happy Hour wine.   The NightHotel is an exercise of Modern Gothic Gotham, filled with black & white décor, and nestled secretly in behind the Midtown Mayhem of Times [...]

Social platform, GuestofAGuest.com, hosted a kick-off yesterday for the launch of their newsletter and the re-birth of their Hamptons sister site, given that as of next weekend (Memorial Day), New Yorkers will be heading out east for some fun in the sun on weekends now through Labor Day.
Though they had a “rain date” location secured, [...]

Celebrity Lifestyle Blogger, Tia Walker of The Quest for “it”, hosted her 2nd annual “Save the Eggs” function tonight, benefiting Fertile Hope, an organization that raises funds for women who wish to conserve their eggs before they go through cancer-related chemotherapy.
Tia, who, herself, has unexpectedly dealt with and successfully overcome breast cancer, knows about the [...]

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Creator and Founder of YOUAREONTHELIST.com, the lovely Robin Ross.  YOUAREONTHELIST.com is an exclusive destination for gaining access to a modern, fashionable lifestyle.   The list, seperated into two categories (The List and the more elusive, Invitation Only List), allows patrons access to some of the [...]

April 28th marked the 2nd in a series of events dubbed NextUP NYC, put on by Mashable - the bible for all things social media. [If you missed the run-down from the debut event of the Mashable NextUP Series, you can check out my recap here.] The topic at hand this time around [...]

When I heard about this “Fashion For All” event, designed to collect clothing for Brooklynites in need, through friend / blogger / author Felicia Sullivan, I knew it was the real deal because she has been selflessly working on it for months.
Next Friday (May 8th), there will be a pre-party to collect clothes for the [...]

Last night, professional salsa dancer, Burju Perez, officially launched her new dance-inspired shoe line, Burju Shoes, a shoe collection that merges Fashion & Comfort into one shoe. Burju currently inventories over 50 styles of shoes (for men, women, and children) which can all be custom ordered in terms of style, color combination, width (3 [...]

Earlier this week, Time Out New York hosted another one of it’s DLS (Drinking & Libation Society) events at exclusive lounge, The Eldridge, on the Lower East Side.
The DL Society is a civilized league “offering culinary enthusiasts the opportunity to consort with like-minded individuals.”   The society invites and encourages other foodies to join in as [...]

Last night, I checked out the “Green Arm Candy Party” hosted by the two lovely co-founders of the “go to” bag blog: BagTrends.com, Pamela Pekerman and Michelle Finkelshteyn, at the Union Square Ballroom.
The event featured a series of booths manned by various hand bag companies who share an eco-friendly “green theme,” as well as a [...]

On April 21st, AMP3 PR will be handling the New York launch of a dance-inspired shoe line, Burju Shoes, designed to bring comfort and high-fashion into one shoe.
The line is designed by Burju Perez: a dancer, dance-studio owner, and established choreographer.  Burju found herself wearing her commercial and more fashionable shoes out for a night [...]

Last night I attended  the re-launch of the New York Chapter of “Girls In Tech.”  Once a male-dominated field, “Girls in Tech” is an organization all about building recognition, encouragement, and support for women who work in (or women who are interested in) technology.  What I love about GIT is that it does not discriminate.  [...]

On Thursday night, my client, Elline Surianello (Founder & CEO of LeMetric Hair Center INC), hosted an event at Saks Fifth Avenue, co-sponsored by the new BettyConfidential.com (Your best friend, only better), entitled “An Evening Of Reinvention: From Hair to Toe, and From the Inside Out.”
After months of brainstorming, we were delighted to partner up [...]

AMP3 client and 3D social networking site, RipLounge.com, recently hosted a contest via SonicBids to find new musical talent to add to its on-site roster. With three distinct rooms in which 3-D avatars can mix and mingle in real-time, winners from three different genres—Top 40 and Rock, Techno/Electronica, and Hip Hop / R&B—were selected [...]

Last night, fellow AMP3-er, Termeh Mazhari and I went to the launch of Eau de Sisley (Paris) at the very beautiful Carlyle Hotel on the Upper East Side of Manhattan after work.
Sisley, an established European brand, was launching it’s new perfume line, which comes in three parts, apptly named “1,” “2,” and “3,” designed to [...]

After a flurry of emails and phone calls from love-struck ladies started flowing in to AMP3 PR regarding our client, Andrew Stern of RipLounge.com–I knew that I just had to check out his recent appearance on BRAVO’s hit show, “Millionaire Matchmaker.”  Luckily for me, it re-ran on BRAVO this weekend and I finally caught the [...]

Who is Micah Jesse? Well, the more appropriate question might be, Who Isn’t Micah Jesse!? A simple google search tells me a lot about Micah including the fact that he is a blogger, red carpet interviewer, radio host on Blog Talk Radio, PR-guru, socialite, AND named “The Perez Hilton of the East Coast” [...]