Archive for the ‘person(aly)ty’ Category
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My first Press Article being quoted as “Alyson Roy”
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
So I was skimming through my morning round-up of new press coverage surrounding my client, Nolcha Fashion Week, and all the sudden I come to a quotation, by none-other-than “Alyson Roy.” Is it weird that my first reaction was “who’s that!?!” followed by, “whoa… sh*t just got real!!!” I mean, my email signature still says [...]
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Introducing: Alyson Roy
Saturday, September 29th, 2012
To my dearest blog readers (if you’re still out there!), I have to apologize for my lack of posts in 2012. It’s been a bit of busy year so far to say the least, filled with some of the most amazing experiences of my life. I’ve been working on a few small projects, like oh [...]
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Recapping the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Missed the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards? No worries, my recap of “the most wonderful night of the year” is here. Five cross-genre females opened up the show with a tribute to the great Aretha Franklin: Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride, Whitney Houston, Florence Welch, and Christina Aguilera. It must have been a thrill for newcomer Florence [...]
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Kelly Cutrone’s: If You Have To Cry, Go Outside (And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You)
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Over the weekend, I curled up with Kelly Cutrone’s new book–and unlike any book in a long time, I read it cover-to-cover in one sitting. Already a fan of her ballsy PR techniques, I knew I’d be fascinated by her point of view on the industry. What I didn’t expect was to completely relate, to [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]