Archive for the ‘person(aly)ty’ Category
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New York Fashion Week gets off to an interesting start
Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Thursday, February 11th, marked the first official day of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in the Tents at Bryant Park.
The morning of Day 1 was quickly overshadowed by news that famed British designer Alexander McQueen had committed suicide. In this day in age, word spreads quickly–I first heard the moment I pulled up Twitter that morning. Apparently, [...] -
A discussion with music industry legend Clive Davis, moderated by Editor-in-Chief of Billboard Magazine, Bill Werde
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
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 [...]
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“Crush It” like Gary Vaynerchuk: New book hits stores October 13th! [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
Friday, October 9th, 2009
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 BMI Urban Music Awards Recapped
Friday, September 11th, 2009
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 [...] -
Honor Society rock the Blender Theatre in New York City
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
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 [...] -
A Tribute to The King of Pop
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
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 [...]
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Mashable’s 2nd NextUp NYC: “Lessons From the Local Internet Start-Up Community”
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
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 [...]
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LeMetric hosts an Evening of Reinvention at Saks Fifth Ave
Saturday, March 28th, 2009
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 [...] -
New York Fashion Week FW2009 Kicks Off
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Though Fashion Week officially began on Friday, February 13th–I got my start on Saturday (the official day of love), and it was an eclectic start to say the least: one very flamboyant in-store burlesque lingerie show, one Fall/Winter 2009 menswear presentation, and one runway show in the tents.
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My interview with Termeh Mazhari of NewYorkBuzz.org
Saturday, November 29th, 2008
This week, Termeh flipped the script on me and interviewed me about AMP3, PR, and my blog: It’s All Very PR. Termeh is a social media publicist at AMP3 and blogger of NewYorkBuzz.org, a perso-professional blog that reaches out to New Yorkers who want to hear about cool new happenings in their city (and [...]
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My Interview with DJ Skratch Bastid
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Today, I sat down with my childhood friend, Mr. Paul Murphy, AKA DJ Skratch Bastid, who was in NYC for the weekend to perform with The Rub (DJ Ayres, Cosmo Baker and DJ Eleven) at Southpaw in Brooklyn. I’ve known Paul since we were wee-lads, and I specifically remember the year when he flipped the [...]
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NKOTB @ MSG : OMG
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Last night, my big sister & I headed to Madison Square Garden for the New Kids on The Block concert. Not sure what exactly to expect, we arrived to an arena laden with ‘mature women’ (as I was calling them) clad in early ’90s inspired neon t-shirts designating their New Kid of choice and [...]
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Marcus Goldhaber In Store CD Signing @ Jo Malone
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Last Night, we pulled off an amazing event for my client, singer/songwriter Marcus Goldhaber.
Jo Malone, the British perfumery now owned by Estee Lauder, was so kind as to host an In Store CD Signing & Live Performance in anticipation of Marcus’ forthcoming CD, “Take Me Anywhere,” hitting stores in November.
The flagship store, located in the [...] -
The Power of Positive Thinking: Realized!
Sunday, September 21st, 2008
OK – I’m having a break-through and I’m going to get meta-physical on you for a moment… take it or leave it .
So, when I got a call this week from one of my longest & dearest clients, Elline Surianello of LeMetric, I have to admit, I was not enthused by her request that [...] -
Exploring the Pre-Opening of “HAVEN”
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
On a mission to check out #3, in my Top 3 Venues for Marcus’ upcoming CD Release Party in November, I went to the Private Preview of new club, “Haven,” last night, on 51st between 2nd & 3rd. A refreshing take on the upscale New York club, Haven is a welcome addition to a [...]
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Lucky #7? I meant to say Lucky #6! I won, I really won!
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
ummmm…OMG…please refer to previous post where I was actually mocking my chances of winning the raffle I signed up for last night @ the Tablet 10 Book Release Party at The Bowery Hotel.
I got the most delightful post-work phone call today from “Sherry,” informing me that I actually won the inclusive stay at none other [...] -
S/S Fashion Week ‘08 comes to an end / Sleep is on my horizon!
Friday, September 12th, 2008
Last night was a perfect example of several circles coming together for the greater good, turning a flawlessly planned evening of event hopping into an even better one.
Agenda: Mtg @ 770 Broadway / Nielsen building -> quick dinner with fellow AMP3 publicista Jackie Brook -> pit stop @ The Tents to say hi to a [...]