Last night, SoundCTRL — a group that explores the convergence of music & tech — hosted an Official Social Media Week panel on the future of music in the digital era and the question “What is your Social Music Currency?”
The event was fittingly held in the old Tower Records space on 4th & Bway, which [...]

Entitled, “WHAT IS YOUR SOCIAL MUSIC CURRENCY?” SoundCTRL hosts the only music-related panel during this week’s Social Media Week in New York.
The discussion will be moderated by social media maven, James Andrews (Co-Founder, BeEverywhere.tv & TheKeyInfluencer.com), and the panel will feature: ?uestLove (National recording artists & infamous drummer of The Roots and The Jimmy Fallon [...]

There is a Haitian motto, “L’union fait la force,” which is French for “unity makes strength.”
Here in New York, it’s business as usual, as we’re forced to move on with everyday life while the devastation continues in Haiti.  If you’re in NYC this week and looking for additional ways you can do your part to [...]

Last night, the managing partners of Blazetrak, Corey J. Stanford and Nate Casey, presented a live demo at the monthly NY Tech Meetup to over 750 New York technologists.  Currently organized by Nate Westheimer, the meetup occurs on the first Tuesday of every month.
Kicking off 2010 right, four NY tech start-ups were invited to live [...]

Last night, LeMetric Hair Center INC hosted a special womens event at Saks Fifth Avenue entitled “The Power of Hair.”   The expert panel featured Qianna Smith (Editor-at-Large for FashionQandA.com), Dr. Judith Hellman, MD (Dermatologist), Eugene Smith (Celebrity Hair Stylist, Ted Gibson Salon) and Dr. Dennis Lin, MD (Sex Therapist and Psychiatrist).  Moderated by Elline Surianello, [...]

Millions watched Baya Voce as the ‘cute one’ on MTV’s The Real World: Brooklyn, where she chased her dreams of becoming a dancer in the Big Apple throughout the 13-episode series last Spring.  Today, the Salt Lake City native remains in New York City, continuing to pursue the common thread of artistic outlets that make [...]

As with every major music award show, there is always one defining moment that gets America talking at the water cooler the next morning and forever solidifies itself as a defining moment in “pop culture” for years to come.  In 2003 we had the infamous Britney/Madonna kiss, in 2004 we had Janet Jackson & Justin [...]

Last night, music business icon, Mr. Clive Davis, was interviewed on stage by Billboard Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, Bill Werde.  The discussion, which celebrated the 35th Anniversary of Arista Records, was sponsored by Billboard and Pepsi and co-presented by The Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music (at NYU) and SoundCTRL—a new networking organization that focuses on the [...]

On Saturday night, AMP3 PR client Amanda Dolan unveiled her latest exhibit, “Precious Things,” at the Ward Nasse Gallery on Prince Street in SoHo.  The show served as a follow up to “She’s a Lady,” “Call Me Crazy,” and “Heart Attack,” and was noticeably happier in theme, including a hodge podge of all of her [...]

New AMP3 PR client, www.Grooveshark.com, is an online music-streaming platform that allows you to ’search & play’ any song in the world without the need to register or for downloads.  This instant gratification can also be enjoyed by creating your own custom playlists (just like you would on iTunes) which can be later accessed from [...]

Gary Vaynerchuk’s new book, “Why Now is The Time to CRUSH IT! Cash in on Your Passion,” is being released next Tuesday, October 13th, and for the New Yorkers out there, he’s doing a book signing at Columbus Circle (book tour details here).
The book surrounds his relatively quick and calculated rise to personal branding fame [...]

The other day, my friend Joe Ciarallo, the new full-time editor over at Media Bistro’s PRNewser.com, asked me if I had any tips for pitching the infamous Page Six for a story.  PRNewser, a blog interested in all things PR, went ahead and ran my tips along with some other interesting tidbits right from the [...]

Last Night, BMI hosted their annual Urban Music Awards at Jazz At Lincoln Center in the Time Warner Building overlooking Columbus Circle and Central Park South.
The evening started out with a pre-awards event that included live performances by the likes of Keri Hilson and Mario, and a buffet of delicious things sponsored by Coca Cola [...]

Yesterday, my friend Roberto Gonzalez, better known as an award-winning Real Estate Agent at Bond New York, released a new video designed to simplify the purchase process for first-time buyers and dispel some of the age old myths that exist within his industry.
“The NYC Realty Guide: A Better Way To Buy Real Estate,” is a [...]

In anticipation of their new album, “Artwork,” The Used has announced the first ever 24-hour tweet-for-ticket “Twitter Listening Party”.  On Monday, the day before the album’s official release, the band will be offering a free full-stream of the album plus two B-Sides, “On The Cross” (Save Yourself Mix), and “In a Needle”.  The admission?  One [...]

Last night, I hosted a private ‘Sneak Peek’ event at AMP3 Headquarters to preview the soon-to-be-launched Blazetrak.com for a select group of trendsetting friends across the media, tech, music, fashion and entertainment verticals.
With savory hors d’oeuvres, wine courtesy of VOGA, and mini cupcakes from The Cupcake Stop, guests listened in as co-founding partners Corey Stanford, [...]

In true form, up & coming Rock Band–Honor Society–went all out on their show at The Gramercy Theatre (AKA the Blender Theatre), in “honor” of their original New York fan base.
The four piece boyish band featuring Mike Bruno (lead vocals / guitar), Andrew Lee (bass / vocals), Jay Rosen (keys / vocals) and Alexander Noyes [...]

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 [...]